Tiziana Ciano

Tiziana Ciano (born April 21, 1991) serves as a tenured Researcher and Assistant Professor at the Department of Economic and Political Sciences, University of Aosta Valley. She holds a PhD in Law and Economics & Doctoral Europaeus from Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria & University of Portsmouth, and a Master's Degree in Economics obtained with highest honors. Her academic appointments include Contract Professor at DICEAM Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, and membership in Decisions_Lab scientific laboratory.

Dr. Ciano's research spans mathematical economics with strong AI applications:

• Artificial Intelligence and Applied Mathematics
• Machine Learning and Deep Learning for socio-economic systems
• Stochastic Programming and Multi-objective Optimization
• Dynamic Systems and Epidemic Modeling
• Decision Support Systems for tourism and finance

Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on applying advanced mathematical methods to portfolio optimization, pandemic dynamics, climate change sustainability, and tourist flow forecasting. She has developed tri-objective optimization models for financial decision-making and fuzzy fractional-order models for pandemic dynamics, demonstrating methodological innovation across multiple domains.

Dr. Ciano has received multiple prestigious recognitions including the Best Poster Award at DySES2022 conference for her work on fake news sentiment analysis during pandemics, a Research Award for her paper on duopoly game analysis published in Symmetry, and the Anassilaos Giovani Ricerca Award under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy.

She serves on editorial boards of high-impact journals including Mathematics (MDPI) Financial Mathematics section (Q1, IF 2.592), Applied Mathematical Sciences, and International Journal of Contemporary Mathematical Sciences. As Guest Editor, she has curated special issues on mathematical economics, differential games, and symmetry in machine learning algorithms. She regularly referees for Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Information Processing & Management, and Scientific Reports (NATURE).

Dr. Ciano actively participates in Decisions_Lab research laboratory and leads multiple collaborative projects including MONTUR (Real-time Monitoring of Tourist Flows in Aosta Valley), MEC – Marketplace Ecosostenibile Calabria, and IUSTIT-IA. She has organized numerous international conferences including AMASES 2023, NUMTA2023, and special sessions on predictive analytics and machine learning applications in socio-economic systems.