Nicu Sebe

Nicu Sebe is a Professor at the University of Trento, Italy, leading research in multimedia information retrieval and human-computer interaction for computer vision applications. He holds a PhD from Leiden University, The Netherlands, with prior affiliations at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

His research expertise encompasses Multimedia Information Retrieval, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computational Intelligence, and Ambient Assisted Living, focusing on intelligent systems that bridge human-centered multimedia analysis with advanced visual computing.

His professional recognitions include:

• Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
• Senior Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Sebe has held pivotal leadership roles in major conferences:

• General Co-Chair: IEEE FG 2008, ACM ICMR 2017, ACM Multimedia 2013
• Program Chair: ACM Multimedia 2007/2011, ECCV 2016, ICCV 2017, ICPR 2020
• General Chair: ACM Multimedia 2022
• Program Chair: ECCV 2024

He currently serves as Vice Chair of ACM SIGMM (Special Interest Group on Multimedia), driving innovation in multimedia systems and applications.