Maria De Marsico

Maria De Marsico is an academic affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, specializing in biometrics, computer vision, and pattern recognition. She actively contributes to conferences such as ICPRAM, serving as editor for multiple proceedings. Her research focuses on gait and facial recognition, wearable sensor applications, and multimodal interaction systems. She collaborates with institutions like SCITEPRESS and Springer, publishing extensively in journals like Pattern Recognition Letters and IEEE Transactions. Her work addresses challenges in biometric systems, emotion recognition, and accessibility through AI-driven solutions.

Maria co-organizes workshops on Games-Human Interaction (GHItaly) and contributes to fields like e-learning accessibility for deaf students via SignWriting tools. Her projects include developing applications such as VQAsk for visually impaired users and exploring gait recognition via smartphone accelerometers. She also investigates robust machine learning models for facial expression analysis and dataset rebalancing to reduce bias in demographic classification.

Her research spans from theoretical contributions, such as surveys on image integrity methods, to applied systems like the Biopen-Fusing authentication framework. She collaborates with global researchers on topics ranging from microplastics detection to UAV joystick interfaces, demonstrating interdisciplinary impact.