Education

• PhD in Computer Engineering, Department of Enginerring, University of Ferrara, 2022

  • Thesis title: Extensions and Applications of Probabilistic Logic Programming. Supervisors: Prof. Fabrizio Riguzzi and Prof. Evelina Lamma

• MSc in Computer Science and Automation Engineering, University of Ferrara, 2018 (110/100 cum laude)

  • Thesis title: Blockchain Technologies for e-Voting Systems. Supervisors: Prof. Fabrizio Riguzzi and Prof. Evelina Lamma

• BSc in Electronics and Computer Science Engineering, University of Ferrara, 2016 

  • Thesis title: Sviluppo di un'Applicazione di Visione Artificiale per Guida Robot con Libreria Open-source (in italian). Supervisor: Prof. Marcello Bonfè

Scientific expertise

• Logic Programming and Probabilistic Logic Programming

• Statistical Relational Artificial Intelligence

• Machine Learning

Awards

• 2023: co-author of the best student paper ”Regularization in Probabilistic Inductive Logic Programming” by Elisabetta Gentili, Alice Bizzarri, Damiano Azzolini, Riccardo Zese and Fabrizio Riguzzi at ILP2023

• 2023: member of the winning team of the LP/CP Programming Contest 2023 at ICLP2023

• 2022: winner of the Technological Contest at CILC2022 with the software PASTA

• 2022: special mention at “Premio per la migliore tesi di dottorato su argomenti di Logica Computazionale” (best PhD thesis on computational logic) awarded by Associazione Italiana per la Programmazione Logica GULP at 37th Italian Conference on Computational Logic CILC2022 for my PhD thesis: “Extensions and Applications of Probabilistic Logic Programming“

• 2021: recipient of “Prima Edizione Premio Nazionale Ricerca Big Data e AI” from International Foundation Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Human Development (IFAB)

Teching and Seminars

• Module “Informatica e seminario” (Informatics) of the course “Basi molecolari e funzionali della vita” (Molecular and Functional Bases of Life), Corso di Laurea in Infermieristica abilitante alla professione sanitaria di infermiere (Classe: L/SNT1) (Bachelor degree in Nursing), both in Ferrara (20h) and Adria (20h) and the same course for Corso di Laurea in Ostetricia abilitante alla professione sanitaria di ostetrica/o (Classe: L/SNT1) (Bachelor degree in Midwifery), 12h, and Corso di Laurea in Fisioterapia (Classe: L/SNT2) (Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy), 12h, A.A. 2022/2023, 2023/2024, and Corso di laurea in Tecniche della Riabilitazione Psichiatrica (Classe: L/SNT2) (Bachelor degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques), 8h, A.Y. 2023/2024

• Course Advanced Software Engineering (30 h) A.Y. 2023/2024 for the Master Degree in Computer and Automation Engineering

• Module “Introduction to containers: best practices and technologies” for the course “Services and Innovation for Industry 4.0” (3 h), 2023

• Laboratory of Modulo A, B, and C, at Advanced School on Artificial Intelligence (ASAI), 2022 (12 h) and 2023 (12 h)

• PhD course: “Advanced Computer Science and R Language” – Basic Module. 14 h November 2022, 12 h November 2024

• Co-teaching Fondamenti di Informatica e Laboratorio Modulo B (Basics of Computer Science and Laboratory) (30 h) A.Y. 2021/2022 for the Bachelor Degree in Electronics and Computer Engineering

• Seminar for the course Advanced Software Engineering (25 h) A.Y. 2021/2022

• Seminar integrating the course Programmazione e laboratorio (25 h) A.Y. 2020/2021

• Seminar “Gestione tecnica di laboratori di informatica in ingresso al Corso di Laurea in Informatica” (12 h) A.Y. 2019/2020

• “Linguaggio C” for the regional course IFTS for the years 2019 (28 h), 2020 (28 h), 2021 (20 h), 2022 (16 h), 2023 (16h), 2024 (16h)

Fundings

• “Fondo per l’Incentivazione alla Ricerca Dipartimentale” (FIRD) year 2024, University of Ferrara

• GNCS “Finanziamento Giovani Ricercatori” 2022/2023 with the project “Statistical Probabilities”

Activities

• Program chair: PLP2024

• Program committee: BEWARE2024, KRR@SAC2025, IJCLR2024, ECAI2024, UAI2024, KRR@SAC2024, BEWARE2023, ILP2023, PLP2023, BEWARE2022

• Review Editor for Frontiers in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence