About
Alessandro is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Communication at IULM University (Milan, Italy). He is a computer engineer doctor who has covered several postdoc positions in Italy (University of Palermo, INAF - Italian National Institute for Astrophysics) and the UK (Research Associate at NCCA - National Centre for Computer Animation and Bournemouth University’s Department of Computing) since 2012 through 2020. Alessandro was a research visitor at UCL (University College London) in 2019. In 2021, he was a Lecturer in Computing at Bournemouth University, where he served until May 2022. He was also a Co-Investigator of a European Research Project, namely, s4allcities. In 2021, Alessandro was awarded the best paper prize at the ICIAP (International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing) workshop HBAxSCES (Human Behaviour Analysis for Smart City Safety Environment). Since 2011, he has worked on visual attention-related topics such as visual saliency, infrared and webcam-based eye-tracking, image enhancement for colour perception for people with CVD (Color Vision Deficiency), and webcam-based eye-tracking.
Employment
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IULM University Associate Professor of Computer Science2025 - Present
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IULM University Tenure-Track Assistant Professor2023 - 2025
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IULM University Adjunct Professor2023 - 2023
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Humanitas University Assistant Professor2022 - 2023
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Bournemouth University Lecturer in Computing2021 - 2022
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Bournemouth University Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Computer Vision2021 - 2021
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Bournemouth University Research Associate2020 - 2021
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Istituto nazionale di astrofisica Postdoctoral Research Fellow2019 - 2020
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Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica di Palermo Fellowship Holder2018 - 2019
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University College London (UCL) Visiting Researcher2018 - 2018
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University of Palermo Postdoctoral Research Fellow2016 - 2017
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University of Palermo Sessional Lecturer2012 - 2019
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University of Palermo Postdoctoral Research Fellow2012 - 2014
Education
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Projects & Funding
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Publications (126)
- Closing the Foveal Gap: Perceptually Grounded Scanpath Comparison with Disc IoU Save
- What They Saw, Not Just Where They Looked: Semantic Scanpath Similarity via VLMs and NLP metrics Save
- A Comparative Analysis of ARIMA and LSTM Models for Bitcoin Price Prediction Save
- Malicious URL Detection, Classifier, and Web Security Analyzer Save
- Original Versus Zero-Shot Prompted AI Visuals: Examining Human Feedback to Corporate Sustainability Reporting Save
- Recent Advancements and Issues in AI for Health 5.0 Save
- Preface Save
- A Deep Learning Framework for Real-time Oil Spill Detection and Classification Save
- AIxPAC 2024-Preface to the 2nd Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Perception and Artificial Consciousness Save
- Augmented, Frustrated, or Indifferent? How Content Professionals Perceive and Adapt Their Writing Process Using Mainstream AI-Powered Tools Save