Valentina Presutti

Valentina Presutti is an Assistant Professor at the University of Bologna and an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies (CNR). She coordinates the STLab (Semantic Technology Laboratory) and leads the EU H2020 Polifonia project (2021–2024), following previous roles in projects like MARIO, IKS, and NeOn. She is the co-founder of ontologydesignpatterns.org and the Ontology Patterns (WOP) workshop series.

• PhD: Computer Science, University of Bologna (2006)
• Key Collaborations: LIPN (University of Paris 13 and CNRS), CNRS

Her research focuses on Semantic Web, Linked Data, Ontology Design, and Social Robotics, with a strong emphasis on Knowledge Engineering, Empirical Semantics, and Collaborative Content Management. Recent publications highlight trends in LOD analysis, Ontology Applications, and Human-Robot Interaction.

She serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Web Semantics, Data Intelligence, JASIST, and Intelligenza Artificiale, and co-directs the International Semantic Web Research Summer School. Her work bridges semantic technologies with ICT for eHealth and cognitive computing.