Research Topics

• Collaborative Filtering
• Preference-based Query Processing in Large Databases
• Multi-modal Image and Video Retrieval
• Image/Video Tagging
• Shot Detection
• Data Mining for Image Databases
• Browsing (PIBE)
• Learning Techniques (FeedbackBypass)
• Semi-automatic Techniques for Semantic Annotation
• Content-Based Image Retrieval (WindSurf framework with software library!!)
• Region Fragmentation
• Query Processing
• Relevance Feedback
• Patterns Comparison Within a Unified and Flexible Framework (PANDA)

Projects

• Authorship, varianti, stili: Frontiere dell'analisi testuale tra filologia, linguistica, matematica e computer science - FARB Project
• GenData 2020 (Data-Centric Genomic Computing) - MIUR PRIN Project
• CoOPERARE (Content Organization, Propagation, Evaluation and Reuse through Active Repositories) - MIUR PRIN Project
• Context Awareness and Autonomic Networks - University of Bologna and Gruppo Telecom Italia joint Project
• WISDOM (Web Intelligent Search based on DOMain ontologies) - MIUR PRIN Project
• PANDA (Patterns for Next-Generation Database Systems) - Thematic Network funded by the IST/FET Programme of European Community
• D2I (Integration, Warehousing, and Mining of Heterogeneous Data Sources) - Italian MURST Project

Professional Activities

• SIGMOD 2013 (Program Committee member and Session Chair)
• WISE 2013 (Program Committee member)
• SEBD 2013 (Program Committee member)
• DASFAA 2013 (Program Committee member, Demo Track)
• MHCI 2013 (Scientific Committee member)
• SITIS 2012 (Program Committee member, Internet-Based Computing and Systems (IBCS) Track)
• ITS 2012 (Program Committee member)
• DASFAA 2012 (Program Committee member, Demo Track)
• SITIS 2011 (Program Committee member, Internet-Based Computing and Systems (IBCS) Track)
• IEEE IFIP EUC 2011 (Program Committee member, Multimedia and Data Management Track)
• SEBD 2011 (Program Committee member)
• DASFAA 2011 (Demo reviewer)
• IEEE IFIP EUC 2010 (Program Committee member, Multimedia and Data Management Track)
• SITIS 2009 (Program Committee member, Information Management and Retrieval Technologies (IMRT) Track)
• SITIS 2008 (Program Committee member, Information Management and Retrieval Technologies (IMRT) Track)
• CVDB 2007 (Program Committee member)
• DBMAN 2007 (Program Committee member)
• GCC 2006 (Program Committee member)
• XWICT 2006 (Program Committee member)
• CVDB 2005 (Program Committee member)
• FWV 2004 (Expo, slides)
• CVDB 2004 (Program Committee member)

Publications

• Complete list
• DBLP list (thanks to Michael Ley)
• Citations according to Google Scholar
• Citations profile by Google Scholar
• My profile at DBLife