Paolo Papotti has been an Associate Professor at EURECOM (France) since 2017 and the holder of a Chair of Artificial Intelligence at the 3IA Institute since 2024. He obtained his PhD from Roma Tre University (Italy) in 2007 and had research positions at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (Qatar) and Arizona State University (USA). His research is focused on data management and NLP. He has authored more than 170 publications and his work has been recognized with best paper awards (CIKM 2024, ISWC 2024), two “Best of the Conference” citations (SIGMOD 2009, VLDB 2016), and three best demo awards (SIGMOD 2015, DBA 2020, SIGMOD 2022).
Prof. Pietro Michiardi is a Professor of Computer Science and head of the Data Science Department at EURECOM. In his work, Pietro blends theory and system research focusing on scalable machine learning algorithms. Pietro is interested in developing a theoretical understanding of the optimization process underlying many machine learning methods, in methodological aspects of computationally efficient Bayesian inference approaches, and their application in industrial domains such as the automotive and the IT infrastructure industries. In the past, Pietro worked on a wide range of research topics, including computer networks and their performance evaluation, applied cryptography, applied game theory, distributed systems for content storage and distribution, and distributed data management systems.
