I received an IAPR Distinction Award, together with TC19 Vice Chair Guillaume Caron, in recognition of our strategic leadership of IAPR TC19. The award was presented at ICPR 2026 in Lyon!
Assistant Professor
Gennaro Vessio
University of Bari Aldo Moro · Department of Computer Science
Deep Learning · Computer Vision · Multimodal AI
About me
A little less formal
👋 Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of Computer Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy, where I conduct research in deep learning and computer vision. My work focuses on intelligent systems that can learn, perceive and reason from data, with applications spanning e-health, drone vision and digital humanities, among other domains.
If you happen to visit the department, you'll usually find me either in my sixth-floor office or, most often, in the CILAB lab on the fourth floor, where the real magic happens. Every now and then, I also make a strategic stop in Professor Giovanna Castellano's office, mainly to “borrow” a few taralli and share them with whoever happens to be around!
Research
What I do
I work mainly on deep learning, computer vision and multimodal AI, with increasing attention to efficient and trustworthy AI for real-world systems.
My research spans e-health, autonomous drones and digital humanities, among other domains.
Latest news
Recent
I was appointed Area Chair for NeurIPS 2026.
I was appointed Chair of IAPR Technical Committee 19 on Computer Vision for Cultural Heritage Applications.
My first popular-science book, Intelligenza artificiale per curiosi: una mini-guida scientifica per tutti, was published by Edizioni Dedalo.
The VISTA project with the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport started, exploring the use of drones to improve roadside emergency response.
Students
Theses & supervision
Students with a strong interest in AI, solid programming skills, and motivation for research are welcome to work on their thesis under my supervision on one of our ongoing research topics. Whenever possible, thesis projects may also be carried out in collaboration with local companies, giving students the opportunity to combine academic work with hands-on experience through external internships.
Theses, resources & unsolicited advice →