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Michael Lodi is a Junior Assistant Professor (fixed-term) in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bologna since February 2023, specializing in Informatics (INFO-01/A). Previously, he served as a Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Computer Science Education at the same department from November 2019 to 2022.
His academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering (2020, University of Bologna, grade: excellent), a Master's degree in Computer Science (Theoretical CS, cum laude, 2014), and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (cum laude, 2010), all from the University of Bologna. He also holds a High School teaching license in Computer Science (2015, grade: 99/100).
Dr. Lodi's research centers on integrating Computer Science and Computational Thinking into K-12 education, with intense focus on teacher training and professional development. He pioneered studies on "Computer Science Growth Mindset" and expands his work to cryptography education, High Performance Computing (HPC), and quantum computing pedagogy. His research bridges theoretical computer science with practical classroom applications, emphasizing scalable teacher development models.
His notable recognitions include:
- Two-year post-doc research grant for CS Education (2019-2021)
- Italian Ministry of Education PhD grant (2016-2019)
- 3rd place at University of Bologna's Three Minute Thesis competition (2018)
- AICA-Rotary International 'ETHICS' prize for master's thesis (2015)
- AILA Price 3+2 for bachelor's thesis in Logic (2011)
- High School Italian Excellence monetary award (2007)
Dr. Lodi maintains active research collaborations including membership in INRIA Focus team (Sophia Antipolis, 2017-present) and a visiting researcher position at University of Canterbury's Computer Science Education Research Group (2018-2019). His work integrates international perspectives with Italian educational frameworks to advance computational thinking curricula.