About me

Education

• 1990: Laurea cum Laude in Computer Science – University of L’Aquila (18th December 1990) 

• 1995: PhD degree in Computer Science – University of Rome "La Sapienza" (24th October 1995)

Appointments

• 1995: Postdoc Computer and Systems Science Dept. - University of Rome "La Sapienza"(1 year, CNR fellowship)

• 1st Mar 1996– 31st Oct 2000: Assistant Professor in Computer Science - University of L'Aquila

• 1st Nov 2000– 28th Feb 2005: Associate Professor in Computer Science - University of L'Aquila

• 1st Mar 2005– 5th August 2016: Full Professor in Computer Science - University of L'Aquila

• 6th Aug 2016 - 30th Sep: Full Professor in Computer Science on leave from the University of L’Aquila – Gran Sasso Science Institute, L’Aquila

•  From 1st Oct 2019: Full Professor in Computer Science - Gran Sasso Science Institute of L’Aquila

• 1st Jan 2023 – 31st December 2025: Temporary Full Professorship position in Computer Science at the University of Calabria (overall 15 months)

Academic Roles

• 18th Mar 2005–12th Feb 2008 and 13th Feb2013 – 21st Mar 2016: Director of PhD studies in Computer Science - University of L'Aquila

• 1st Nov 2007–31st Oct 2012: Director of studies for Computer Science Bachelor and Master Degrees Curricula - University of L'Aquila

• 21st Feb 2011– 13th Jun 2018: Founder and Director international double degree Master in Computer Science UBIDIS (UBIquitus computing and DIstributed Systems), University of L’Aquila and University of Nice(FR)

• 11th Dec 2012 – 17th May 2018: Chairman of the Research Committee of the Dept. Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics - University of L'Aquila

• 1st Nov 2015– 5th Aug 2016: Vice-Director of the Dept. Information Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics - University of L’Aquila

• 6th Aug 2016 – 10th Oct 2018 and 26th Sep 2019 - 30th Nov 2022: Member of the Academic Senate of the Gran Sasso Science Institute of L’Aquila

• 1st Jun 2017 – 10th Oct 2018 and 26th Sep 2019 - 30th Nov 2022: Director Computer Science Area - Gran Sasso Science Institute of L’Aquila

• 1st Jun 2017 – 28th Feb 2018: Director PhD studies in Computer Science -Gran Sasso Science Institute of L’Aquila

• 1st Mar 2015 - 31st May 2019: Responsible of the University of L’Aquila section of the CINI lab on Big Data

• 26th Nov 2017 - 30th Sep 2021: Member national management board of the CINI lab on Big Data

• 1st Feb 2022 – 21st Mar 2024: Responsible of the GSSI section of the CINI lab on AI and Intelligent Systems

Visits

• Jan 1993 and Jan 1994 - Jun 1994: Columbia University and IBM T.J.Watson of Yorktown Heights (New York)

• Jan-Mar 1995 and Mar 1996: CNRS/Univ.Nice Sophia Antipolis (FR);

• 1st Sep 1996–31st Aug 1997: INRIA/CNRS/Univ.Nice Sophia Antipolis (FR) - Postdoc TMR grant of CE

• 1st Oct 2013–30th Sep 2014: sabbatical leave at Gran Sasso Science Institute of L’Aquila