Floriana Esposito (born 1947)[1] is an Italian computer scientist whose research topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning have included decision tree learning, description logic, and document layout analysis. She is a professor of computer science and the former dean of computer science at the University of Bari, where she heads the Laboratory for Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning.
Floriana Esposito | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Awards | EurAI Fellow 2006 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Bari (Laurea) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Computer scientist |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | University of Bari |
Education and career edit
Esposito studied electronic physics at the University of Bari, earning a laurea (the Italian equivalent of a master's degree) in 1970. She became an assistant professor at the university in 1974, an associate professor in 1984, and a full professor in 1994. She served as dean of the university's Faculty of Computer Science from 1997 to 2002,[2] and head of the Department of Computer Science from 2003 to 2008.[3]
She founded the Laboratory for Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning (LACAM) in 1989, and continues[as of?] to serve as its scientific director.[3]
Recognition edit
Esposito is a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence, elected as a fellow in 2006.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Birth year from German National Library catalog entry, retrieved 2024-01-07
- ^ "Floriana Esposito", IEEE Xplore, IEEE, 15 March 2004, retrieved 2024-01-07
- ^ a b c Curriculum (in Italian), University of Bari, retrieved 2024-01-07
- ^ EurAI Fellows, European Association for Artificial Intelligence, retrieved 2024-01-07
External links edit
- Home page at the University of Bari
- Floriana Esposito publications indexed by Google Scholar