Marco Avvenuti

Profile
Academic leader and researcher with extensive experience in computer engineering and AI. Oversees degree programs, curriculum design, and quality assurance. Active in research on pervasive healthcare, human-centric sensing, and social media analytics. Contributor to national and EU-funded projects.

Education
PhD in Computer Engineering, University of Padova, Italy
MS in Electrical Engineering (Ingegneria Elettronica), University of Pisa, Italy

Academic Appointments
Full Professor, University of Pisa – Dept. of Information Engineering
President of BSc/MSc in Computer Engineering and MSc in AI & Data Engineering
Member of the Academic Board, PhD Program in Information Engineering
Visiting Researcher: International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), Berkeley, CA
Director, CINI (Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l’Informatica)– Pisa Research Unit: coordination of research priorities, partnerships, and project delivery.
Member, CoSA (Commissione per la Sostenibilità di Ateneo), Mobility Referent

Teaching Experience
Courses and activities across Computer Engineering and AI/Data Engineering curricula:
University of Pisa
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Accademia Navale di Livorno
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca

Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence applications in pervasive healthcare
Human-centric sensing and mobile/pervasive computing
Social media analytics and data/web science
Distributed systems and IoT architectures

Publications & Projects
Author of 130+ research papers in distributed systems, pervasive computing, and web science
Contributor to multiple national and European research programs

Selected Achievements
Strategic role in ICT research and consortium activities (CINI)
Leadership in curriculum modernization and quality assurance (ANVUR processes)
Drive sustainable mobility and campus sustainability initiatives through CoSA