DANILO AVOLA

Danilo Avola is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Sapienza University of Rome. His research spans Advanced Artificial Intelligence applied to Computer Vision, Scene Understanding, Medical Imaging, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Behaviour Analysis, Biometric Systems, Multimodal Interaction, and XR (Virtual and Augmented Reality). He also develops AI-driven approaches for Advanced Sensing and Signal Processing, including Wi-Fi Sensing and Brain-Computer Interfaces (EEG and fNIRS), as well as Robotics and UAV/Drone Systems. He co-founded and leads the Prometheus Lab (https://prometheus.di.uniroma1.it/) and co-founded the Sapienza startup 4AI (https://www.4aitech.it/), where he leads and supervises the Computer Vision team.

Teaching Activities - Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Multimodal Interaction (Master’s Degree in Computer Science)
  • Thursday 09:00-12:00 (Room G50, Building G - Viale Regina Elena);
  • Friday  09:10-10:11 (Aula Magna, Building C – Viale Regina Elena).
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/+MEVU_BF-V6UyY2M0
• For all inquiries, please contact me at: avola@di.uniroma1.it
• Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODQ2MzkwOTAyNjk5?cjc=pubuaq6r

• AI LAB: Computer Vision and NLP (Bachelor’s Degree in ACSAI)
  • Thursday 17:00-19:00 (Room 3 - Viale De Lollis);
  • Friday  16:00-19:00 (Room 3 - Viale De Lollis).
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/+MEVU_BF-V6UyY2M0
• For all inquiries, please contact me at: avola@di.uniroma1.it
• Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/ODM1OTc0MzU2MjYx?cjc=vyoirmup

To explore opportunities for Bachelor’s and Master’s thesis projects, PhD positions, curricular and extracurricular internships, as well as research contracts and collaboration agreements, within our research areas spanning Advanced AI for Computer Vision, Scene Understanding, Medical Imaging, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Behaviour Analysis, Biometric Systems, Multimodal Interaction, XR (Virtual and Augmented Reality), AI-driven Sensing and Signal Processing (e.g., Wi-Fi Sensing, BCI with EEG/fNIRS), and Robotics/UAV-Drone systems, interested students and collaborators are invited to use the following channels to request further information:

• Email: avola@di.uniromma1.it (For individual or group meetings held remotely to present and discuss research topics);
• Personal Website: https://daniloavola.site.uniroma1.it/home (Currently under construction);
• Prometheus Lab Website: https://prometheus.di.uniroma1.it/ (Currently under construction).

To explore thesis projects, internships, or career opportunities within the Sapienza startup 4AI, interested students and collaborators are invited to contact me through the following channels for further information:

• Email: avola@di.uniroma1.it (for individual or group online meetings to present and discuss research and project topics);
• Sapienza Startup 4AI Website: https://www.4aitech.it/ (for general information about the startup’s activities).

Teaching Activities - Department of Communication and Social Research (CORIS)

• Informatics and Digital Communication Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree in Public and Corporate Communication)
  • Monday 12:00-14:00 (Room P2, Main Campus);
  • Friday 12:00-14:00 (Room P1, Main Campus).
• Telegram Group: https://t.me/+k23d1MnWyx9jZDk0
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/10051919077808
• Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NjI4MTU3MjMyMDNa?cjc=sm4uu3a

Danilo Avola earned the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, in 2002 and the Ph.D. degree in Molecular and Ultrastructural Imaging from University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, in 2014. Since 2021 he is Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science of Sapienza University, where he leads both the Robotics Vision and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (TITAN Lab) and the Computer Vison Laboratory (VisionLab). In addition, since 2018 he is R&D Senior Engineer at the W•SENSE s.r.l., a spin-off of Sapienza University, where he leads the Computer Vision Team (CVT), and since 2010 he provides consultation and collaboration to companies engaged in computer science, computer vision, and artificial intelligence research projects. Previously, he was postdoc researcher at the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (DMIF), University of Udine, Udine, Italy, and R&D Senior Engineer at the Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems Laboratory (AVIRES Lab) at the same University. Among other awards and prizes, Danilo Avola received, in 2020, the Outstanding Paper Award for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII). Currently, he is Reviewer of top International Journals in Computer Vision, including Pattern Recognition, Pattern Recognition Letters, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, and International Journal of Computer Vision; in addition he is Associate Editor and Guest Editor of different ranked International Journals. His research interests include Computer Vision, Image/Video Processing, Human Computer Interaction, Wi-Fi Signal Processing, EGG Signal Processing, Machine/Deep Learning, Multimodal Systems, Pattern Recognition, Event/Action/Affect Recognition, Action/Scene Understanding, Body Language and Face Expression Interpretation, Robotics (UAVs, AUVs, ROVs, Humanoids), and has published around 100 papers on these topics. Since 2011, Danilo Avola is member of IAPR, CVPL, and IEEE.