Marco Roccetti

Academic Experience

• 2000 - present, Full Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna
• 2024 - present, Member of the Scientific Board, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Bologna
• 2024 - present, Senior Fellow (Dean of Degrees), First Cycle Degree in Information Science for Management, University of Bologna 
  
• 2019 - present, Resident Member, Academy of Sciences, Bologna Institute
  
• 2022 - 2024, Member of the Scientific Board on AI, Robotics e Cybersecurity, Italian Space Agency (ASI)
• 2003 - 2023, Various visiting research appointments, Network Research Laboratory, Computer Science Department, UCLA (Los Angeles), including a Visiting Scholarship (School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2011-2015)
• 2017 - 2024, Member of the Scientific Board, PhD School in Data Science & Computation, University of Bologna
• 2017 - 2018, Coordinator of the PhD Course on Data Science & Computation, University of Bologna, Polimi, Fondazione Golinelli
  
• 1998 - 2016, Member of the Scientific Board, PhD School in Computer Science, University of Bologna
  
• 2006 - 2008, ViceChair for Europe, Africa and Middle East, Multimedia Technical Committee of the IEEE Communications Society
  
• 2001 - 2004, Deputy Head, Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna
• 2000, Appointment to Full Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Bologna
• 1998 - 2000, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna
• 1995 - 1998, Adjunct Professor, Military Academy of Modena
• 1992 - 1998, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Bologna
• 1993, Visiting Scientist, International Institute for Computer Science, affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley
• 1990 - 1992, Member of the technical staff, Department of Statistical/Mathematical Sciences, University of Bologna
• 1989, Licensed for the Engineering profession - Italian National Engineer's Registry: License  n. 4472 - 8/11/1990, Bologna
• a.a. 1987/88, 5-year Laurea (doctor's) degree, Electronics Engineering, University of Bologna

 

Bibliometrics:

 

Scopus

• 220 indexed documents (list available here)
• h-index= 35
• total number of citations  = 2975
• i10-index = 85
• 186 documents with at least one citation
• average number of citations per document (averaged over 220) = 13.5
  
  

Google Scholar

• 340 indexed documents (list available here)
• h-index= 40
• total number of citations = 5023
• i10-index =123
  
• 267 documents with at least one citation
• average number of citations per document (averaged over 340) = 14.8
  

 

Research Gate

• 299 indexed documents (list available here)
• h-index= 36
• total number of citations = 3972
• average number of citations per document (averaged over 299) = 13.3

Research Interests

• Human centric data science
  
• Prescient intelligence
• Human-AI partnership
• Data and AI for social good
• Biomedinformatics
  
  

Awards

• 2023, 2024: Publications ranked in the top 10% Computer Science and Engineering Department - Periodic Scientific Research Assessment/VRA, University of Bologna
• 2018, BEST PAPER AWARD, IEEE/ACM Springer International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
• 2006-15, Publications ranked in the top 10% quantile Computer Science - Annual Scientific Research Assessment, Computer Science Department, University of Bologna
• 2009, Global Learning Impact Awards, BEST PERSONALIZED LEARNING SOLUTION: A new standard passepartout: Implementing IMS AccessForAll and ISO FDIS 24751 Accessibility standards,  The IMS Global Learning Consortium
• 2009, WEB ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGE DELEGATES AWARD, 6th ACM International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility - 18th ACM International World Wide Web Conference
• 2007, BEST PAPER AWARD, 8th Annual GAME-ON Conference
• 2005, BEST PAPER AWARD,Third annual ACM International Conference on Computer Game Design and Technology 
• 2003, RESEARCH STAR AWARD, Microsoft 
• 2001, BEST PAPER AWARD, IEEE Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Software Technology Track

 

Funded Projects 

• CATTSMM: Consumer analytics and technology transformation in sports marketing and management, PRIN 2022, Italian Ministry for Research and Education, (Research Unity - P.I.: D. Scarpi; Member: M. Roccetti) 2023-2025
• KALAM Project. New strategies and methods to analyze, safeguard and enhance the archaeological heritage in Iraq and Uzbekistan through ICTs and community-based approaches. Funded by Volskswagen Foundation (P.I.: N. Marchetti, co P.I.: M. Roccetti et al.), 2021
• Machine Learning and Bigdata Analytics for Water Project - HERA Acqua SpA, PI, 2018/2019
•  ILocalApp - Incidentally Learning Other Cultures and Languages through an APP, Erasmus Project, co-P.I., 2016
• Augmented Reality for Museums Project, Second Executive Programme on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Italy and Turkey, P.I., 2012
  
• The MuMu Project (A Museal Multiverse), Institute for Cultural Heritage - Emilia Romagna, P.I., 2012-2013, (~ 100.000 euro)
• Tortellini Experience Project at the Shanghai Expo, 2010, Regione Emilia Romagna e Università di Bologna, P.I., Tortellini Experience
• ALTER-NET: Altruism Enabling Resource NETwork, PRIN 2009, Italian Ministry for Research and Education, co-P.I., 2011-2013 (~38.000 euro)
• DAMASCO: Data Acquisition and MAnagement in a Sensing and COmmunicationg environment, FIRB/Internazionalizzazione, Italian Ministry for Research and Education - co-P.I., 2006-2011 (~200000 euro)
• Tools and Techniques for Online Entertainment, Ricerca Fondamentale Orientata "EX Quota 60%", University of Bologna - P.I., 2005-2007 (~22000 euro)
• Opportunistic Networking Technologies for Public Safety Applications, Internazionalizzazione del Sistema Universitario, University of Bologna - P.I., 2006-2007 (~22000 euro)
• MoMa: a middleware approach to MObile MultimodAl web services, PRIN, Italian Ministry for Research and Education, P.I., 2005-2007 (~150000 euro)
• Selective Cooperative Arrangement Italy and USA for ICT, 2005 (co-PI: M. Gerla - M. Roccetti): US-Italy for ICT
• Joint Doctorate in Computer Science, University of Bologna and UCLA, INTERLINK, Italian Ministry for Research and Education, P.I., 2002-2006 (150000 euro)
• A Software Tool for Fair Management, Private Partner: FIN-MARK, Bologna, co-P.I., 2007 (~50000 euro)
• The SWIMM Project, Regione Emilia Romagna, co-P.I., 2005-2007 (~180000 euro)
• Music on Demand over UMTS Networks, Private Partner: Fondazione Marconi, Bologna, P.I., 1998-2000 (~50.000 euro)
  

 

Journal Editorial Boards

• Journal of Big Data, Springer, Editorial Board Member
  
• Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Elsevier, Associate Editor
• Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, Editorial Board Member
• Annales, Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna - class of Physical Sciences, Member of the Editoriial Board
• Sensor Networks, Frontiers, Associate Editor
• Computational Biomedicine, Globsci, Editorial Board member
• Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research, Lidsen Pub., Editorial Board Member
• International Journal of Virtual Technology and Multimedia, Inderscience Publishing, Associate Editor
• Advances in Multimedia, Hindawi Publishing, Associate Editor (2010-2023, discontinued collaboration)
• Journal of Future Robots Life, IOS Press, (discontinued publications), Associate Editor (2019-2024)
• International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, Hindawi Publishing, Associate Editor (2010-2023, discontinued collaboration)
  
• ACM Computers in Entertainment, ACM, (discontinued publications), Associate Editor (2003-2018)
• The International Journal of Multimedia Technology (discontinued publications), Associate Editor (2011-2014)
• The Open Virtual Reality Journal (pubblicazioni attualmente interrotte), Bentham Open, Associate Editor (2009-2014)
• IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, IEEE, Associate Editor (2006-2009, discontinued collaboration)
• E-Letter of Multimedia Technical Committee, IEEE Communications Society, Editor in Chief (2003-2007, discontinued collaboration)

 

Journal Guest Editorships

• Bioengineering, MDPI, Special Issue on "Far-Sighted Perspectives of Data Science, AI and Digital Models in Biomedicine", deadline for submission July 2025, Guest Editor
• Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, AIMS Press, Special Issue on "Exploring the evolution of healthcare analytics: from descriptive to predictive", deadline for submission December 2024, Co-Guest Editor
• Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, AIMS Press, Special Issue on "Predictive health intelligence: mathematical, statistical, computational modelling", Closed, Guest Editor
• Healthcare, MDPI, Special Issue on "The End of the Covid-19 Era: Models, Predictions and Projections", Closed, Guest Editor
  
• Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation , Elsevier, Special Issue on "Network Technologies for Emerging Broadband Multimedia Services'', February 2010, Guest Co-Editor
• Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer/Kluwer, Special Issue on "New Achievements in Pervasive and Interactive Multimedia Systems and Applications'', May 2008, Guest Co-Editor
• IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Communications Society, Special Issue on"Entertainment Everywhere: System and Networking Issues in Emerging Network-Centric Entertainments Systems, Part II", June 2005, Guest Co-Editor
• IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Communications Society, Special Issue on"Entertainment Everywhere: System and Networking Issues in Emerging Network-Centric Entertainments Systems, Part I", May 2005, Guest Co-Editor
• Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer/Kluwer, Special Issue on "Advances in Consumer Communications and Networking'', Guest Co-Editor

 

Former PhD Students/Post Doc/Intern

• Vittorio Ghini (Associate professor, University of Bologna)
• Giovanni Pau (Full Professor, University of Bologna and Adjunct Professor, University of California Los Angeles)
• Stefano Cacciaguerra (Senior technologist, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia)
• Stefano Ferretti (Full professor, University of Bologna)
• Claudio Palazzi (Associate professor, University of Padova)
• Matteo Roffilli (CEO, Bioretics)
• Silvia Mirri (Associate professor, University of Bologna)
• Gustavo Marfia (Full professor, University of Bologna)
• Giovanni Delnevo (Researcher, University of Bologna)
• Luca Casini (Research engineer, KTH Stockholm)
• Francesco Piconi (Data scientist, Bologna)
• Alessandro Pistola (Data scientist, Milan)
  
  

Current PhD Students/Post Doc/Intern

• Chiara Anna Cartarasa (Teaching assistant)

 

 Conference Chairmanships

• 13th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Bologna, September 2018), General Co- Chair
• 6th IEEE International Workshop on Digital Entertainment, Networked Virtual Environments, and Creative technology (Heraklion, July 2017), General Co- Chair
•  5th IEEE International Workshop on Digital Entertainment, Networked Virtual Environments, and Creative technology (Messina, June 2016), General Co- Chair
•  12th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Mauii, February 2016), General Co- Chair
•  11th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Anaheim, February 2015), General Co- Chair
• 10th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Las Vegas, January 2014), General Co- Chair
• 9th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (San Jose, July 2013), General Co- Chair
  
• 8th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Munich, August 2012), General Co- Chair
•  4th IEEE International Workshop on Digital Entertainment, Networked Virtual Environments, and Creative Technology (Las Vegas, January 2012), Co-Chair
• 7th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Hawaii, August 2011), General Co- Chair
• 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Digital Entertainment, Networked Virtual Environments, and Creative Technology(Las Vegas, January 2011), Co-Chair
• 6th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Singapore, July 2010), General Co- Chair
• 1st International IEEE Workshop on Ubiquitous Multimedia Systems and Applications (St Petersburg, Russia), General Chair Chair
• 5th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Las Vegas, January 2009), General Co- Chair
• WCC-2008 First IFIP Entertainment Comptuing Symposium (Milano, September 2008), Symposium Co-Chair
• 2008 IASTED EuroIMSA Conference (Innsbruck, March 2008), General Chair
• 4th IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Las Vegas, January 2008), General Co-Chair
• 2007 GAME-ON Conference (Bologna, November 2007), General Chair
• 2007 IASTED EuroIMSA Conference (Chamonix, March 2007), General Chair
• 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Las Vegas, January 2007), General Co- Chair
• 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Multimedia (San Diego, December 2006), Program ViceChair
• 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Las Vegas, January 2006), General Co- Chair
• 1st IEEE International Workshop on Networking Issues in Multimedia Entertainment (Dallas, December 2004), General Co-Chair
• SCS WMC/International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (Orlando, January 2003), General Chair
• SCS Euromedia Conference (Modena, April 2002), General Chair
• SCS WMC/International Conference on Simulation and Multimedia in Engineering Education (San Antonio, January 2002), General Chair

 

Other Services

• Italian National Olympic Committee: Advanced School of Olympic Specialization, Data Management and AI for Sport (2024), Invited Speaker
• Meeting on AI and Sport Management and Marketing, Bologna, (2023), Invited Speaker
• Rotary Club - Sezione Bologna Nord, (2023), Invited Speaker
• Venice Design Week, (2022), Invited Speaker
• Serra Húnter Programme - Tenure-eligible lecturer in Statistics and Data Science at the Universitat de Barcelona (2021), Member of the Selection Committee
• Fundacao para Ciencia e a Tecnologia/Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Portugal, (2020), Member of the Expert Review Panel
  
• Areté Bologna, (2019), Invited Speaker
• Medical Association Brescia, (2019), Invited Speaker
• Rotary Club Pesaro Urbino, (2019), Invited Speaker
• TEDx Bologna, (2018), Invited Speaker
• Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri - Italian Government, Roma, (2018), Teaching
• Fondazione MAST, Bologna, (2018-2019), Advisor on AI Summer School
• Fondazione Genus Bononiae, Bologna, (2018), Advisor
• Festival della Scienza Medica - Bologna Medicina, (2018), Invited Speaker
• "CUP 2000 SpA", Regione Emilia Romagna (2014-2016), Member of the Scientific Board
• Business School, University of Bologna, (2016-2019), Senior Advisor on Digital Technologies
• Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, (2008-2018), Advisor
• DEMETRA Formazione, Bologna, (2015-2020), Advisor
• ATER Formazione, Bologna, (2013-2014), Advisor
• CNA Innovazione, Bologna, (2013-2014), Advisor
• C.U.P. 2000 S.p.A., Bologna, (2012-13), Advisor
• School of Journalism "Ilaria Alpi", University of Bologna, (2012-2015), Member of the Scientific Board
• University of Bologna for the Metropolitan Strategic Plan, City of Bologna, (2012 - 2015), Rector's Delegate
  
• Museo di Palazzo Poggi, University of Bologna (2011 - 2015), Member of the Scientific Board
• G.D/Coesia, Bologna, (Years 2010-2011), Advisor on the G.D Museum Project
  
• Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, (2010), Advisor on the Bologna Digital Archives Project
• Italian Parliament, (2009), Advisor
• Qatar National Research Fund, (2009-2013), Member of the Expert Review Panel
• National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development of the Chilean Government Commission, (2009), Member of the Expert Review Panel
• Business School, University of Bologna, Master Program in Communication and Information Technology, (2001-2006), Director 
• Istituto Mario Boella, Politecnico di Torino (2006), Member of the Expert Review Panel
• Australian Smart Internet Technology Cooperative Research Center (2005), Member of the Expert Review Panel
• Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovative Research Programme (IOP) on Ambient Communications (2003 and 2005), Member of the Expert Review Panel
• Software Technology Foundation (STW), Dutch Funding Agency for IT Research (2004), Member of the Expert Review Panel