Anna Monreale

Anna Monreale is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Pisa and serves as the Delegate for Masters and Continuing Education. She concurrently holds an Adjunct Professor position at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Computer Science. Her institutional leadership includes vice-coordinating the National Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence for Society and chairing the Internships Committee for the Master's in Data Science & Business Informatics.

She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degrees with honors in Computer Science from the University of Pisa in 2007 and completed her PhD there in 2011. Prior to her faculty appointment, she conducted research on European projects from 2011-2014 and has been affiliated with the CNR's Institute of Information Science and Technologies since 2008.

Professor Monreale's research centers on ethical AI development, with core expertise in data mining, explainable AI, and privacy-by-design methodologies. Her work bridges technical innovation with societal impact, particularly in healthcare applications, mobility data analysis, and social media systems. She emphasizes transparency and legal compliance in algorithmic decision-making.

Her recent publications (2023-2025) reveal a concentrated focus on trustworthy AI frameworks, with significant contributions to federated learning privacy, trajectory data protection, and real-time explainability systems. She actively addresses emerging challenges in content moderation regulation and healthcare AI deployment.

As an educator, she teaches Data Mining and Data Science Lab courses while directing major academic initiatives. She leads a PNRR-funded national project and a European research project, with over 90 publications and 3,200+ citations reflecting her scholarly impact. She is a key member of the University of Pisa's KDD Lab and maintains strong ties with CNR research units.