Editorial Boards
Conference Roles and responsibilities
(HELMeTO) International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies. Steering Comitee Member.
(DAA '07) 6th International Workshop Data Analysis in Astronomy «Livio Scarsi» “Modelling and Simulation in Science”. Local Chair.
(WILF 2009) 8th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications. Local Co-Chair.
(CIBB 2010) 7th International Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. Local Co-Chair.
(DAA '11) 7th International Workshop Data Analysis in Astronomy «Livio Scarsi and Vito Di Gesù» “IMAGe IN AcTION”. Local Chair.
(CPM 2011) 22nd Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching. Local Co-Chair.
(ICIAP 2013) 17th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing. Tutorial Chair.
(CIbb 2016) 13th international conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. Special Session Co-Chair.
(WILF 2016) 11th International Workshop on Fuzzy Logic and Applications. Local Co-Chair.
(ICANN2017): 26th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks. Special Session Co-Chair.
(CIbb 2018) 15th international conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. Special Session Co-Chair.
(BITS 2019) Workshop on Algorithms and Tools for the Analysis of Big Omics Data. Workshop Co-Chair.
(BITS 2019) 16th Annual Meeting of the Bioinformatics Italian Society. General Co-Chair.
(EAIS 2020) 2020 IEEE Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Special Session Co-Chair.
(HELMeTO 2022) 4th International Conference on Higher Education Learning Methodologies and Technologies. General Co-Chair.
(EAIS 2024) 2024 IEEE Conference on Evolving and Adaptive Intelligent Systems. Special Session Co-Chair.
(AIED 2025) 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. Local Co-chair.
(EDM 2025) Educational Data Mining 2025. Local Co-chair.
Scolarship, PhD and PostDoc
2009-2012 Francesco Benvegna (phD, co-supervised): Metrics, clustering and simulations to evaluate seismic signals.
2014-2015 Marco Alfano (postDoc): Metodologie per l'estrazione e l'integrazione di caratteristiche da dati biomedici.
2014-2015 Valerio Perticone (scholarship): Sviluppo di Software per la gestione di dati clinici.
2017-2018 Marco Alfano (PostDoc): Analisi di Dati e Progettazione di Servizi ICT in Ambito Socio Sanitario.
2017-2020 Daniele Schicchi (phD): Sentence Complexity Evaluation for Italian and English Language through Deep Learning Methodologies.
2018-2022 Domenico Amato (phD): A Tour of Learned Static Sorted Sets Dictionaries: From Specific to Generic with an Experimental Performance Analysis.
2021-2024 Andrea Di Benedetto (phD): Computational Models for the Analysis of seismo-volcanic traces.
2021-2024 Salvatore Calderaro (phD): Embedding Techniques for Biomedical and Biological Data Interpretable Methods and Applications.
2020-2024 Mariella Farella (phD).
Research Projects
2003-2007 FIRB 2001 dal titolo BioInformatica per la Genomica e la Proteomica. Research group member.
2003-2005 PRIN 2003 "Sistema automatico di acquisizione e modellazione 3D a basso costo (LIMA3D). Research group member.
2004-2006 PRIN 2004 "Metodologie di data mining per le applicazioni di ebusiness". Research group member.
2006-2008 PI2S2 PON "Ricerca" 2000-2006 "Progetto per l'Implementazione e lo Sviluppo di una e-Infrastruttura in Sicilia basata sul paradigma della GRID. Research group member.
2006-2008 PNR 2005-2007 "ASIC-Applicazioni e Servizi Innovativi di Comunicazione Voce/Video/Dati". Research group member.
2013-2015 PON 2007-2013 PON04A2_c "SMART HEALTH - CLUSTER OSDH - SMART FSE - STAYWELL". Head of Research Unit.
2014-2016 PON Smart Cities and Communities SCN_00447 "ADAPT: Accessible Data for Accessible Prototypes in Social Sector". Head of Research Unit.
2013-2016 PRIN 2010-2011 "Automi e Linguaggi Formali: aspetti matematici e applicativi". Research group member.
2019-2023 Prin 2017 "Multicriteria Data Structures and Algorithms: from compressed to learned indexes, and Beyond". Research group member.
2022-current PNRR PNC "HUB2 - DARE - DIGITAL LIFELONG PREVENTION". Work Package Responsibility, Research Group member.
2024-current PNRR MUR M4C2 Iniziativa 1.4 - Centri Nazionali (CN) "TEcniche non Convenzionali per l’anaLisi di immagini Astrofisiche ". Head of Research Unit.
2024-current Erasmus Plus International Capacity Building "Advancing Data Literacy and Innovation in the Western Balkans ". Scientific coordinator for the University of Palermo.
2024-current PNC-F.3 - Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy "ATENA - diAgnostica innovaTiva degli impianti di sicurEzza e segNalamento ferroviArio". Scientific Coordinator.
Roles in Universities and Scientific associations
Associate Chair (Vice-direttore), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (October 2022-November 2024).
Member of the Unit responsible for the internal Quality Assurance system of the University of Palermo (Presidio di Qualità, PQA) (October 2022-now).
Member of the Scientific Council of the University of Palermo (Consiglio Scientifico di Ateneo) (May 2023-now).
Co-Chair of CIS11, the IEEE Italy Computational Intelligence Society Chapter (October 2023-now).
Program Committee Membership
IbPRIA 2011, CPM 2011, PPSN2012, IbPRIA 2013, VISAPP 2014, PPSN2014, CIBB 2015, VISAPP 2015, ICIAP 2015, KES-InMed-15, VISAPP 2016, KES-InMed-16, CompSysTech'16, MOD 2016, BITS 2016, PPSN2016, CIBB2016, VISAPP 2017, CIBB 2017, BIOKDD'17, KES-InMed-17, MOD 2017, NETTAB 2017, BITS 2017, ICIAP 2017, VISAPP 2018, KES-InMed-18, PDP2018, GECCO 2018, CIBB 2018, BIOKDD'18, PPSN 2018, LOD 2018, BITS 2018, VISAPP 2019, GECCO 2019, CIBB 2019, KES-InMed-19, LOD 2019, ICIAP 2019, ICANN 2019, PPSN 2020, KES-InMed-20, VISAPP 2020, FAPER 2020, MAES 2020, GECCO 2020, iABC’20, IEEE EAIS 2020, LOD 2020, GECCO 2021, KES-InMed-21, CIBB 2021, Wilf 2021, VISAPP 2022, IEEE EAIS 2022, SCSN 2022, PPSN 2022, GECCO 2022, SCSN 2023, CIBB 2023, AIxEDU2023, GECCO 2023, Kes-InMed-24, VISAPP 2024, CIBB 2024, Helmeto 2024, ECAI-2024, GECCO 2024, PPSN 2024, ECAI 2025, GECCO 2025.