Paolo Garza

Paolo Garza is an Associate Professor in the Department of Control and Computer Science (DAUIN) at the Polytechnic University of Turin, where he also serves as Coordinator of the College of Computer, Film and Mechatronics Engineering. He is a member of the DBDM research group and the SmartData@PoliTO laboratory, and actively contributes to academic governance through roles in teaching coordination and PhD program committees.

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin (2001)
• PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering, Polytechnic University of Turin (2005)

His research centers on data science, big data analytics, data mining, and machine learning, with applications in emergency management, real-time communications, Earth observation, and cybersecurity. He has led and participated in numerous national and commercial research projects, including AI4CTI and NODES (PNRR), and has collaborated with industry partners like Cisco Systems. His work bridges theoretical algorithm development and practical deployment in critical systems.

The recent publications reflect a strong trend toward multimodal AI, crisis informatics, and intelligent networking. Articles span computer vision for environmental monitoring (e.g., burned area detection, canopy estimation), ML for real-time communication quality, multimodal document understanding, and crisis response systems. His team leverages deep learning, transformers, and vision-language models across diverse domains.

Scientific Service:

• Associate Editor, Knowledge and Information Systems (2024–)
• Associate Editor, Expert Systems with Applications (2022–)
• General Co-Chair, IEEE AICT Conferences (2022, 2023)

He mentors several PhD students and leads funded research initiatives focused on AI for sustainable industry and cyber threat intelligence. His teaching includes graduate courses on big data processing, distributed architectures, and data science lab methods. He has also directed commercial training programs and research contracts in machine learning and cybersecurity.

Research Labs & Teams:

• DBDM - Database and Data Mining Group (DAUIN)
• SmartData@PoliTO - Big Data and Data Science Laboratory
• LAB 5 - Research Laboratory (DAUIN)