Floriana Esposito (born 1947)[1] is an Italian computer scientist whose research topics in artificial intelligence and machine learning have included decision tree learning, description logic, and document layout analysis. She is a professor of computer science and the former dean of computer science at the University of Bari, where she heads the Laboratory for Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning.

Floriana Esposito
Born1947 (age 76–77)
NationalityItalian
AwardsEurAI Fellow
2006
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bari (Laurea)
Academic work
DisciplineComputer scientist
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsUniversity of Bari

Education and career

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Esposito studied electronic physics at the University of Bari, earning a laurea (the Italian equivalent of a master's degree) in 1970. She became an assistant professor at the university in 1974, an associate professor in 1984, and a full professor in 1994. She served as dean of the university's Faculty of Computer Science from 1997 to 2002,[2] and head of the Department of Computer Science from 2003 to 2008.[3]

She founded the Laboratory for Knowledge Acquisition and Machine Learning (LACAM) in 1989, and continues[as of?] to serve as its scientific director.[3]

Recognition

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Esposito is a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence, elected as a fellow in 2006.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Birth year from German National Library catalog entry, retrieved 2024-01-07
  2. ^ "Floriana Esposito", IEEE Xplore, IEEE, 15 March 2004, retrieved 2024-01-07
  3. ^ a b c Curriculum (in Italian), University of Bari, retrieved 2024-01-07
  4. ^ EurAI Fellows, European Association for Artificial Intelligence, retrieved 2024-01-07
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