Luca Luceri

Luca Luceri is a Research Assistant Professor at the USC Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science and Lead Scientist at the university's Information Sciences Institute (ISI) in Marina del Rey, CA. His research examines malicious online behaviors through computational approaches, with active leadership in major cybersecurity and policy initiatives.

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Bern, Switzerland
• M.Sc. in Telecommunications Engineering, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
• B.S. in Telecommunications Engineering, Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy

Research Focus

Luceri investigates abusive behaviors and manipulation dynamics on social platforms using machine learning and network science. His work in computational social science focuses on misinformation propagation, social influence patterns, and developing AI countermeasures against online harms. Primary domains include behavioral analysis, information diffusion modeling, and policy-focused computational frameworks.

Leadership & Projects

As co-Principal Investigator, Luceri leads:

• INCAS (DARPA-funded): Developing detection systems for geopolitical influence campaigns
• CARISMA (Swiss NSF-funded): Creating computational models for online harm mitigation policies

Affiliations

Based at ISI's Marina del Rey campus, Luceri bridges academic research and applied cybersecurity through USC's computer science department and institute collaborations.