Published multiple papers in journals such as IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, The Visual Computer, Pattern Recognition; has been the vice-chair of Technical Committee 2 of the International Association of Pattern Recognition since 2021; two papers accepted at ICLR 2025 and CVPR 2025.
Research Experience
Visited the Computer Science Department of the University of York (UK) from March to September 2012, under the supervision of Prof. E. R. Hancock; worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham (UK) from June 2013 to July 2015, led by Prof. Mirco Musolesi; was a Visiting Researcher at the Department of Geography, University College London (UK) from June to July 2015; held Lecturer/Assistant Professor positions at Aston University (UK), Southern University of Science and Technology (PRC), and Queen Mary University of London (UK).
Education
Received BSc (2008), MSc (2010), and PhD (2013) in Computer Science from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, supervised by Prof. A. Torsello.
Background
Currently, an Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with research interests in graph-based pattern recognition, machine learning, data and network science.
Miscellany
Currently looking for exceptional students interested in applying for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme; will be co-chairing S+SSPR 2026 in Bern (Switzerland) on 24-26 August 2026; organizing the 2nd edition of the IAPR Summer School on Deep Learning on Graphs in Bertinoro (Italy) on 7-9 July 2025.