I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Bocconi University and a member of the Bocconi Institute for Data Science and Analytics (BIDSA). My research combines Computational Intelligence and Deep Learning with High-Performance Computing to tackle complex problems in biology and medicine, from single-cell omics and systems biology to biomedical image analysis and precision medicine. I am always open to interdisciplinary collaborations. I am also a member of the IEEE CIS Bioinformatics and Bioengineering Technical Committee (BBTC).
Computational Intelligence & AI
Evolutionary Computation, Swarm Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic and Deep Learning for optimization and modelling.
Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Single-cell omics, systems biology, genome analysis and multi-omics data integration.
High-Performance Computing
GPU-accelerated methods to scale up the simulation and analysis of large biomedical problems.
Grants
DECODE
Decoding the language of single-cell gene regulation with Transformers.
AIPHO
AI-driven screening for mammography to enhance public health outcomes.
Bocconi Junior Grants
Two Bocconi Junior Grants supporting ongoing research at the Department of Computing Sciences.
Projects & Tools
EvoGrad
Differentiable framework integrating evolutionary and swarm operators with gradient-based optimization.
EvoBcrn
Parameter estimation for biochemical reaction networks via differentiable metaheuristics and neural surrogates.
iEACOP
Improved Evolutionary Algorithm for Complex-process Optimization for single-objective problems.
MAGNETO
Automatic generator of compact marker panels from single-cell transcriptomic data.
MedGA
Genetic Algorithm–based enhancement of medical images with a bimodal intensity histogram.
GenHap
Genetic Algorithm–based method for accurate and fast haplotype assembly.
scAEspy
Autoencoder-based dimensionality reduction and integration of scRNA-Seq data.
FiCoS
GPU-powered deterministic simulator for large-scale biochemical reaction networks.
Latest News
Available theses
Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis projects on AI for single-cell biology are available — see the topics and how to apply.
Editor-in-Chief — Computational Approaches in Biology and Medicine
I lead the River Publishers book series on computational approaches in biology and medicine.
Associate Editor — BMC Bioinformatics
I serve as Associate Editor for BMC Bioinformatics (Springer Nature).
Vice-Chair — IEEE CIS BBTC Task Force
Vice-Chair of the IEEE CIS BBTC Task Force on Advanced Representation in Biological and Medical Search and Optimization.