Marco Podda

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Curriculum Vitae

Academic appointments, education, distinctions, and technical background.

Academic Positions

Starting August 2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science

Research and development of self-adaptive convolutional neural networks. Jointly funded by the University of Pisa and NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH.

June 2023 - May 2026

Assistant Professor (RTD-A)

University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science

Researcher in the FAIR—Future Artificial Intelligence Research project (PE00000013), scientific sector INFO-01/A.

February 2021 - May 2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science

Deep learning and autoencoders for vaccine candidate identification. Jointly funded by the University of Pisa and GSK Vaccines s.r.l.

May 2017 - November 2017

Postgraduate Research Fellow

University of Pisa, Department of Computer Science

Analysis of clonal evolution data using machine learning.

Qualifications

July 30, 2026

National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor

Italian Ministry of University and Research

Competition Sector 09/H1: Information Processing Systems.

July 20, 2026

National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor

Italian Ministry of University and Research

Competition Sector 01/B1: Computer Science.

Education

May 24, 2021

Ph.D. in Computer Science

University of Pisa, Italy

Thesis: “Deep Learning on Graphs with Applications to the Life Sciences”
Advisors: Prof. Davide Bacciu and Prof. Alessio Micheli
Recipient of an MIUR doctoral scholarship.

March 3, 2017

M.Sc. in Computer Science

University of Pisa, Italy

Thesis: “Predicting mortality in low birth weight infants: a Machine Learning perspective”
Advisors: Prof. Davide Bacciu and Prof. Alessio Micheli

February 27, 2008

B.Sc. in Computer Science

University of Cagliari, Italy

Awards & Honors

2026

Best Paper Award

Workshop Deep Learning meets Neuromorphic Hardware (DLMNH), ECML-PKDD 2026, Napoli

For “Randomized Ising Models for Network Quantification: Novel Applications for Unconventional Computing”.

2025

Distinguished Reviewer Award

ECML-PKDD 2025 - Research Track

2024

Runner-up E-Cardiology Award

European Heart Journal Supplements

For “Predictive machine learning model for mechanical dilatation in transvenous lead extraction procedures”.

2020

Best Paper Award

BIOINFORMATICS 2020

For “Prediction of Dynamical Properties of Biochemical Pathways with Graph Neural Networks”.

Skills

Programming Languages

Python, C, R

Machine Learning Frameworks

PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, Scikit-learn, Hugging Face Transformers

Data Science Tools

Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Jupyter

Graph & Network Tools

NetworkX, PyTorch Geometric, DGL

Other

LaTeX, Markdown, SQL, UNIX/Linux

Languages

Italian

Native

English

Fluent