Dr. Luca Luceri

Biography

Luca Luceri's research focuses on network science with an emphasis on applying artificial intelligence and machine learning for social good. He began his academic journey with a Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bari (2009-2012) and subsequently completed his Master's at the Polytechnic University of Milan (2012-2014). Luca earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Bern, Switzerland, between 2015 and 2020, which paved the way for his future research endeavors. After obtaining his doctorate, he joined the Information Sciences Institute (ISI) at the University of Southern California (USC) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2022-2023) and currently serves as a Research Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science while also being a Lead Scientist at ISI. His work primarily revolves around artificial intelligence, computational social science, and human-machine interaction. Luca is a co-Principal Investigator on DARPA's INCAS project, which focuses on detecting and tracking geopolitical influence campaigns, and he also leads the NSF-funded CARISMA project aimed at developing computational models to support effective policy recommendations for mitigating online harms. His research has received recognition through numerous awards, including a paper presentation award at the Web Conference 2024 and the 2024 ISSNAF Young Investigator Award from the Embassy of Italy for his work in artificial intelligence.

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