Hi there, I’m Giovanni.

I work on artificial intelligence and approximate optimization. I have been interested in soft computing, mostly bio-inspired meta-heuristics and multi-agent systems, since the 1990s. As of October 2025, I am credited as an author in 3 books, 44 journal articles, 11 book chapters, and 153 papers in conference proceedings; I am also listed as an editor in 16 volumes.

I am serving as a full professor of Computer Science in the Department of Control and Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. In the 2025/2026 academic year, I am responsible for one PhD, one MS, and one BS courses in Politecnico di Torino; one BS course in Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent (Tashkent, Uzbekistan); and one BS course in ADA University (Baku, Azerbaijan). I also contribute with occasional lectures to courses in Politecnico di Torino and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China).

Most of my professional activities are with the CAD group. The industrial applications of my research range from electronic CAD, to bioinformatics, to the cultural sector. Since 2022, I have been the advisor of Scacchi PoliTO, the student organization for promoting chess-related activities.

Check out the contact page if you want to get in touch, or browse my curriculum vitæ for more details about me. Some products of my research are available as open science. The only social network I’m kinda active on is Mastodon.

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