Marcello Pelillo

Marcello Pelillo is a **Full Professor** at the Department of Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Statistics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. His research focuses on machine learning, pattern recognition, computer vision, and adversarial machine learning. He has contributed significantly to graph-based methods, clustering algorithms, and security in machine learning systems. Pelillo is affiliated with the European Center for Living Technology (ECLT) and the Research Institute for Complexity Communications.

His work spans theoretical advancements in graph theory and practical applications in cultural heritage digitization, climate science (e.g., ice core analysis), and AI security. Recent projects include entropy-guided graph clustering, backdoor poisoning defenses, and benchmark datasets for puzzle-solving tasks.

Publications emphasize interdisciplinary applications, such as AI-assisted historical document digitization and energy-latency attacks in networks. He has supervised multiple collaborative projects involving institutions like the Research Institute for Complexity and the European Interuniversity Research Center.