Title: TBA
Speaker:
Stefano Melacci | University of Siena
Bio:
Stefano Melacci is an Associate Professor of the Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics (DIISM), University of Siena (Italy), whose research activity is focussed on the field of Artificial Intelligence with emphasis on Machine Learning, mainly using Neural Networks. Prof. Melacci studies Machine Learning problems in which the machine processes data streams and interactions, from which it is expected to continuously learn to model its behavior in making predictions (Lifelong Learning, Learning Over Time), as well as approaches to integrate symbolic knowledge and neural models (Neural-Symbolic Learning & Reasoning). Prof. Melacci obtained his PhD in 2010 from the University of Siena, in addition to the Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering (cum Laude), on research topics involving Machine Learning. He was a Visiting PhD Student at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, and he actively collaborated with the French startup CogniTalk for the design of Conversational Human-Machine Interfaces. He worked for the Italian company QuestIT for three years, conducting research aimed at developing automatic language processing technologies. Prof. Melacci is a member of the Siena Artificial Intelligence Lab (SAILab), co-author of the book “Machine Learning: A constraint-based approach” (MK, 2023, second edition). He was Associate Editor for the scientific journal IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems for six years (2017-2022), and he is a member of the board of the National PhD Program in Artificial Intelligence for Society. He was the Program Chair of the International Conference on Lifelong Learning (CoLLAs, https://lifelong-ml.cc/Conferences/2024) 2024 and the main organizer of the Spring School on “Learning Over Time” (LOT, Siena, 2025, https://collectionless.ai/school). He is the co-author of the “Collectionless AI” perspective (https://collectionless.ai), and co-founder/chairman of the board of the innovative startup UNaIVERSE (https://unaiverse.ai).