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 a computer scientist and academic at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. I currently work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, combining research and teaching with the occasional attempt to make artificial intelligence a little more understandable beyond the university walls.
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
Interested in working with me on your thesis? Find current opportunities, useful resources and a few suggestions for getting started.
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