Academic Experience
- 2000 - present, Full Professor, Department of Computer Science
and Engineering, University of Bologna
- 1990 - present, Professional Engineer (Civil & Environmental, Industrial, and Information Engineering sectors) Licensed Member of the Board of Engineers of the Province of Bologna (Registration No. 4472, Section A, admitted on November 8, 1990)
- 2024 - present, Member of the Scientific Board, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Bologna
- 2024 - present, Dean, 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 - 2024, Several visiting research appointments with the Network Research Lab at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles (headed by prof. M. Gerla) and allied institutions, including: a Visiting Scholarship with the Department of Computer Science (2011-2015) and an invited speakership at the NRF, Los Angeles (2024)
- 2017 - 2024, Member of the Scientific Board, PhD School in Data Science & Computation, University of Bologna
- 2017 - 2018, Coordinator of the PhD School on Data Science & Computation, University of Bologna, Polytechnic University of Milan, Fondazione Golinelli
- 2002 - 2018, Program/General Chair of over 30 international conferences and symposia, including 18 organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), held in 10 different countries
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2000 - 2008 and 2016 -2019, Scientific Advisor for Digital Technologies, Bologna Business School
- 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
- Principal Proposer to the Italian Ministry of Research for the Honorary Degree in Internet Science awarded to professor Leonard Kleinrock (24 May 2005). This initiative recognized Prof. Kleinrock's foundational role in the development of the Internet within the framework of the University of Bologna’s academic excellence
- 2005, Co-Principal Investigator: US-Italy Scientific Cooperation in ICT, Bilateral Research Agreement (Co-PI: M. Gerla, UCLA – M. Roccetti, UniBO)
- 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, Permanent IT staff member, Department of
Statistical/Mathematical Sciences, University of Bologna
- 1989, Licensed for the Engineering profession - Italian National Engineer's Registry,
- a.a. 1987/88, 5-year Laurea (doctor's) degree, Electronics Engineering, University of Bologna
Teaching duties (2025/26)
- Human Data Science
- Internet Architecture
Bibliometrics
(All the following values are subject to indexing service updates, but this page aims to keep them in agreement)
Scopus
- 236 indexed documents (list available here)
- h-index= 37
- total number of citations = 3333
- i10-index = 89
- 198 documents with at least one citation
- 89 articles in international peer-reviewed journals
- 133 peer-reviewed papers in international conference proceedings
- average number of citations per document (averaged over 236) = 14.1
- total number of co-authors = 156
- average number of co-authors per journal paper = 2.5
Google Scholar
- 340 indexed documents (list available here)
- h-index= 45
- total number of citations = 5588
- i10-index =143
- 274 documents with at least one citation
- average number of citations per document (averaged over 340) =16.4
Research Gate
- 343 indexed documents (list available here)
- h-index= 40
- total number of citations = 4550
- total number of reads = 61604
- average number of citations per document (averaged over 343) =13.3
Research Interests
- Human data science
- Artificial intelligence
- Inferential stochastic modeling
- Data epistemology and integrity
- Variance partitioning
- Structural data-reliability methods
Awards
- 2023, 2024, 2026: 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
- 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 Volkswagen Foundation (P.I.: N. Marchetti, co P.I.: M. Roccetti et al.), 2021 - present Kalam
- 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
- 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 Nature, Editorial Board Member
- Discover Artificial Intelligence, Springer Nature, 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 - Physical Sciences, Member of the Editorial Board
- Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research, Lidsen Pub., Editorial Board Member
- IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, IEEE, Associate Editor, (2006-2009, discontinued collaboration)
Journal Guest Editorships
- Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, AIMS Press, Special Issue on "Exploring the evolution of healthcare analytics: from descriptive to predictive", Closed 2025, Co-Guest Editor
- Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, AIMS Press, Special Issue on "Predictive health intelligence: mathematical, statistical, computational modelling", Closed 2024, Guest Editor
- Healthcare, MDPI, Special Issue on "The End of the Covid-19 Era: Models, Predictions and Projections", Closed 2024, 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/Research Fellows/Grant Holders
- 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 (Full professor,
University of Padua)
- Matteo Roffilli (CEO, Bioretics)
- Silvia Mirri (Full professor,
University of Bologna)
- Gustavo Marfia (Full professor,
University of Bologna)
- Giovanni Delnevo (Researcher, University of Bologna)
- Luca Casini (Researcher, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden)
Current PhD Students/Research Fellows/Grant Holders
- Vincenzo Armandi (Teaching assistant)
Other Services
- Academy of Sciences, Bologna – Invisible Archaeology (2026), Invited Speaker
- Academy of Sciences, Bologna – Artificial Intelligence between Science and Humanism (2025), Invited Speaker
- Italian National Olympic Committee: Advanced School of Olympic Specialization, Data Management and AI for Sport (2025), Inaugural Lecturer
- Italian National Olympic Committee: Advanced School of Olympic Specialization, Data Management and AI for Sport (2024), Invited Lecturer
- Meeting on AI and Sport Management and Marketing, CATTSMM project, PRIN MUR, 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), Scientific advisor
- Festival della Scienza Medica - Bologna Medicina, (2018), Invited Speaker
- "CUP 2000 SpA", Regione Emilia Romagna (2014-2016), Member of the Scientific Board
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, (2008-2018), Scientific advisor
- DEMETRA Formazione, Bologna, (2015-2020), Scientific advisor
- ATER Formazione, Bologna, (2013-2014), Scientific advisor
- CNA Innovazione, Bologna, (2013-2014), Scientific advisor
- C.U.P. 2000 S.p.A., Bologna, (2012-13), Scientific 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), Scientific advisor on the Bologna Digital Archives Project
- Italian Parliament, XVI Legislatura - I Commissione Permanente, Commissione Affari Costituzionali della Presidenza del Consiglio, (2009, Roma), Parliament's hearing
- 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
- Bologna Business School, 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
