Giuseppe Francesco Italiano

Giuseppe F. Italiano is a member of the Board of Directors at gAIn360. A Full Professor of Computer Engineering at Luiss Guido Carli University, he also serves as Vice Rector for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Skills and Director of the AI4Society Research Center. His career combines scientific research, international experience, and academic leadership in computer science and artificial intelligence.

With more than 30 years of experience, Giuseppe has developed expertise in algorithm design and analysis, with a particular focus on graph problems and large-scale data processing. He has authored more than 300 publications in international journals and conference proceedings. In 2016, he was named a Fellow of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science for his scientific contributions and his role in establishing algorithm engineering, a discipline that connects theoretical algorithm design with practical applications.
Before joining Luiss, he worked at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and held full professorships at the University of Salerno, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where he also headed the Department of Computer Science, Systems, and Production.

As President of the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science, he also serves on national and international scientific committees and advisory bodies. These include the Italian government’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence for Information and the Ethics and Data Governance Board of Italy’s National Research Center in High-Performance Computing, Big Data, and Quantum Computing.

Giuseppe earned his degree with honors in Electronic Engineering from Sapienza University of Rome and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Columbia University in New York.