Fabio Persia

Fabio Persia is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics (DISIM) of the University of L'Aquila, Italy. Previously, he held positions as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (RTD/B) and Assistant Professor (RTD/A) at the same department and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, respectively. He earned his MSc and PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Naples Federico II (2009 and 2013), with a six-month visiting scholar stint at the University of Maryland, College Park (2012).

• Education:
  • MSc, PhD in Computer Engineering (University of Naples Federico II, 2009/2013)
  • Visiting Scholar (University of Maryland, 2012)

His research focuses on event detection and analysis in large-scale databases, applied to multimedia, semantic analysis, and security. This spans video surveillance systems, social network analysis, and probabilistic itinerary planning. He co-developed ISEQL (Interval-based Surveillance Event Query Language) with advanced temporal operators and efficient algorithms for interval joins, extending its use to social networks and PostgreSQL integration. Notable collaborations include work with Prof. Sven Helmer and Dr. Paolo Bolzoni.

Recent research trends include robotic platforms for dynamic surveillance (SARRI robot), multi-camera configurations, and social sensing for tourist applications. He has secured over €45,000 in research funding and published in top venues like IEEE TKDE, VLDBJ, IJCAI, and IEEE ICSC.