Luigi Asprino

Luigi Asprino is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Classical Philology and Italian Studies of the University of Bologna. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome (2014) and a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Bologna (2019). He worked as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Science and Technology of the CNR in Rome (2015) before joining his current faculty.

• Specializes in empirical methods for knowledge representation and ontology-based knowledge graphs
• Projects span cultural heritage (EcoDigit, ArCo, IDEHA, SPICE), social robotics (MARIO, SI Robotics), and food quality (FOOD, ISPRA)
• Co-author of publications at IJCAI, AAAI, ISWC, and EKAW

His research explores ontology engineering and knowledge graph applications across domains like cultural heritage preservation, social robotics frameworks, and common sense reasoning. Key trends include formalizing historical pathways (Atlas of Paths) and advancing semantic technologies for human-robot interaction.

Luigi actively contributes to the academic community through conference co-organization, program committee participation, and peer review. He collaborates with institutions including the Italian CNR and European research consortia.

• Email: luigi.asprino@istc.cnr.it