Umberto Grandi

Umberto Grandi is a Professor of Computer Science at Toulouse Capitole University and a member of the Toulouse Institute for Research in Computer Science (IRIT), affiliated with the LILaC team. He holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam (2012) and an HDR (2021) from Toulouse Capitole University. His research bridges artificial intelligence and economic theory, focusing on computational social choice, judgment aggregation, voting models, and digital democracy.

He leads the ERC Synergy-funded ADDI project (€9.8M), exploring digital tools to enhance democratic practices. Collaborators include experts from the University of Amsterdam, Toulouse School of Economics, and University of Turku. His work emphasizes open-source solutions for participatory democracy and ethical AI.

• Education: PhD (University of Amsterdam, 2012), HDR (Toulouse Capitole, 2021)
• Affiliations: IRIT, LILaC team, Université Toulouse Capitole

Research interests include computational social choice, digital democracy, and AI ethics. Recent projects integrate social sciences to develop algorithms for equitable decision-making and moral planning agents.

• Key Award: ERC Synergy Grant (2024)
• Publications: Over 50 articles in AI and social choice theory

Supervises PhD and master’s students in computational social choice and digital democracy. Active in teaching and international master programs like the MIAGE program.