Paola Mello is Full Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Bologna, where she teaches Artificial Intelligence and Foundations of Computer Science. From 2010 to 2014 she has been the President of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence. From 2012 to 2015 she has been the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Bologna. She is fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI).
Paola Mello’s research focuses on artificial intelligence, particularly on knowledge representation and reasoning, computational logic, logic programming, multi-agent systems, decision support systems and machine learning, with applications in different areas (e.g. e-Health).
Her research has covered implementation, application and theoretical aspects, and she is author of numerous publications in prestigious conferences and journals.
She took part in program committees of national and international workshops and conferences and participated to several research projects in collaboration with Universities and Research Centers worldwide.
