Nicolò Navarin

Nicolò Navarin is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Padua, Italy, within the Department of Mathematics. He serves as the head of the department and is a key member of the Machine Learning Group @ UniPD. His academic journey includes research fellowships at the University of Nottingham under Prof. Thomas Gärtner and the University of Padova under Prof. Alessandro Sperduti, along with a visiting researcher position at the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Dr. Navarin's research spans Artificial Intelligence with deep expertise in:

• Machine Learning on structured data
• Kernel methods and Artificial Neural Networks
• Statistical learning theory and Online learning
• Machine learning for Bioinformatics and Business process mining
• Natural Language Processing and Knowledge Representation
• Remote sensing applications

His scientific recognition includes:

• NVIDIA GPU Grant (Titan Xp) awarded in 2018

As an active supervisor, Dr. Navarin leads the Machine Learning Group with secured computational resources through grants like the NVIDIA GPU award. He organizes major academic events including INNS Big Data and Deep Learning 2019 and special sessions at IJCNN 2018 ('Empowering Deep Learning Models') and ESANN 2018 ('Emerging trends in machine learning'). His Friday afternoon office hours facilitate student collaboration through a dedicated booking system.

The Machine Learning Group at University of Padua maintains strong international collaborations, evidenced by Dr. Navarin's research fellowships in the UK and Germany. The group's August 2020 website relaunch reflects its dynamic research environment pursuing both theoretical advancements and real-world applications across bioinformatics, business analytics, and remote sensing domains.