Dr. Paolo Mengoni is a Lecturer I at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Complex Network Analysis. Originally from Italy, he brings over 20 years of experience as an IT consultant and researcher. His work focuses on AI applications in education, natural language processing, emotion recognition, and autonomous agents. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Florence and MSc/BSc degrees from the University of Perugia (Italy). Teaching responsibilities include courses like AI and Digital Communication , Basic Programming for Data Science , and Recommender Systems for Digital Media . His research explores topics such as learning analytics, sentiment analysis in social networks, and community detection in collaborative environments. He actively contributes to academic activities, including organizing international workshops like the 2020 Global Virtual Hack and Design Challenge and the HKBU-University of Perugia exchange program. His publications span journals and conferences including IEEE/WIC/ACM Web Intelligence, Future Generation Computer Systems, and IEEE International Symposia. He serves as a reviewer for venues such as IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation and the International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications.







