Marco Podda

Publications

2026

A. Micheli, A. Moreo, M. Podda, F. Sebastiani, D. Tortorella

A Non-Aggregative Quantification Method for Graph Nodes

In ECML/PKDD Workshop on Quantification and Classification under Dataset Shift (QCDS 2026).

M. G. Berni, A. Micheli, M. Podda, D. Tortorella

Network Quantification on Neuromorphic Hardware: Proof-of-concept with Randomized Ising Models

In ECML/PKDD Workshop on Quantification and Classification under Dataset Shift (QCDS 2026).

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda, D. Tortorella

A method for the systematic generation of graph XAI benchmarks via Weisfeiler–Leman coloring

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, 40(4), pp. 42.

Q1

R. De Lucia, others

Machine learning prediction of mechanical dilatation in transvenous lead extraction for cardiac device-related infections: insights from a high-volume centre

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology.

Q2

2025

D. Tortorella, M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda

An Empirical Investigation of Shortcuts in Graph Learning

In Graph-Based Representations in Pattern Recognition, pp. 147–156. Springer Nature Switzerland.

M. Ninniri, M. Podda, D. Bacciu

Graph Diffusion that can Insert and Delete

In Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems, pp. 78375–78401. Curran Associates, Inc..

Core a*

L. Miglior, L. Simone, M. Podda, D. Bacciu

Towards Efficient Molecular Property Optimization with Graph Energy Based Models

In Proceedings of the 32nd European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, pp. 289–294.

Core b

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda, D. Tortorella

Analyzing Explanations of Deep Graph Networks through Node Centrality and Connectivity

In Discovery Science, pp. 295–309. Springer Nature Switzerland.

Core b

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda

Relating Explanations with the Inductive Biases of Deep Graph Networks

In AIxIA 2024 - Advances in Artificial Intelligence, pp. 175–187. Springer Nature Switzerland.

Core b

C. Baccheschi, A. Bondielli, A. Lenci, A. Micheli, L. Passaro, M. Podda, D. Tortorella

Investigating Time-Scales in Deep Echo State Networks for Natural Language Processing

In Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning. ICANN 2025 International Workshops and Special Sessions, pp. 188–200. Springer Nature Switzerland.

Core c

M. Podda, C. Savojardo, P. L. Martelli, R. Casadio, A. Sîrbu, C. Priami, A. Brozzi

A descriptor-free machine learning framework to improve antigen discovery for bacterial pathogens

PLOS ONE, 20(6), pp. 1–22.

Q1

A. Micheli, A. Moreo, M. Podda, F. Sebastiani, W. Simoni, D. Tortorella

Efficient Quantification on Large-Scale Networks

Machine Learning, 114, pp. 270.

Q1

H. Merini, A. I. El Hosni, K. Beghdad Bey, V. Lomonaco, M. Podda, I. Baira

Misinformation mitigation in online social networks using continual learning with graph neural networks

Online Social Networks and Media, 50, pp. 100340.

Q1

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda, D. Tortorella

Bridging XAI and spectral analysis to investigate the inductive biases of deep graph networks

Machine Learning, 114, pp. 257.

Q1

A. Dipalma, M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo, M. Podda

Sensitivity analysis on Protein-Protein Interaction Networks through Deep Graph Networks

BMC Bioinformatics, 26, pp. 124.

Q1

2024

R. De Lucia, A. Micheli, A. Parlato, M. Podda, L. Pedrelli, M. Parollo, L. Segreti, A. Di Cori, A. Canu, G. Grifoni, others

Predictive machine learning model for mechanical dilatation in transvenous lead extraction procedures

European Heart Journal Supplements, 26(Supplement 2), pp. ii82–ii82.

M. Tolloso, S. G. Galfrè, A. Pavone, M. Podda, A. Sîrbu, C. Priami

How Much Do DNA and Protein Deep Embeddings Preserve Biological Information?

In Computational Methods in Systems Biology, pp. 209–225. Springer Nature Switzerland.

M. Ninniri, M. Podda, D. Bacciu

Classifier-free graph diffusion for molecular property targeting

In 4th Workshop on Graphs and More Complex Structures for Learning and Reasoning, co-located with AAAI 2024.

M. Ninniri, M. Podda, D. Bacciu

Classifier-Free Graph Diffusion for Molecular Property Targeting

In Machine Learning and Knowledge Discovery in Databases. Research Track. ECML PKDD, pp. 318–335. Springer Nature Switzerland.

Core a

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda

XAI and Bias of Deep Graph Networks

In Proceedings of the 32nd European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, pp. 41–46.

Core b

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, M. Podda

Explaining Graph Classifiers by Unsupervised Node Relevance Attribution

In Explainable Artificial Intelligence, pp. 63–74. Springer Nature Switzerland.

M. Podda, S. Bonechi, A. Palladino, M. Scaramuzzino, A. Brozzi, G. Roma, A. Muzzi, C. Priami, A. Sîrbu, M. Bodini

Classification of Neisseria meningitidis genomes with a bag-of-words approach and machine learning

iScience, 27(3).

Q1

2023

D. Bacciu, F. Errica, A. Micheli, N. Navarin, L. Pasa, M. Podda, D. Zambon

Graph Representation Learning

In Proceedings of the 31st European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, pp. 1–10.

Core b

M. Fontanesi, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo, M. Podda

Exploiting the structure of biochemical pathways to investigate dynamical properties with neural networks for graphs

Bioinformatics, 39(11).

Q1

D. Bacciu, F. Errica, A. Gravina, L. Madeddu, M. Podda, G. Stilo

Deep Graph Networks for Drug Repurposing with Multi-Protein Targets

IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, pp. 1–14.

Q1

2022

A. Micheli, M. Podda

Deep Learning in Cheminformatics

In Deep Learning in Biology and Medicine, pp. 157–195. World Scientific Publishing.

2021

M. Podda, A. Sîrbu, C. Priami, A. Brozzi

A rigorous evaluation of embeddings-based vs. feature-based machine learning models for protein antigenicity prediction

In 10th Italian Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining, part of AIxIA 2021.

M. Podda, P. Bove, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo

Classification of Biochemical Pathway Robustness with Neural Networks for Graphs

In Communications in Computer and Information Science, pp. 215–239. Springer International Publishing.

M. Podda, D. Bacciu

GraphGen-Redux: A Fast and Lightweight Recurrent Model for Labeled Graph Generation

In International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, pp. 1–8. IEEE.

Core b

P. Milazzo, R. Gori, A. Micheli, L. Nasti, M. Podda

In silico modeling of biochemical pathways

Biomedical Science and Engineering, 4(s1).

2020

M. Podda, D. Bacciu, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo

Biochemical Pathway Robustness Prediction with Graph Neural Networks

In Proceedings of the 28th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, pp. 121–126.

Core b

M. Podda, D. Bacciu, A. Micheli

A Deep Generative Model for Fragment-Based Molecule Generation

In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics.

Core a

F. Errica, M. Podda, D. Bacciu, A. Micheli

A Fair Comparison of Graph Neural Networks for Graph Classification

In 8th International Conference on Learning Representations.

Core a*

P. Bove, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo, M. Podda

Prediction of Dynamical Properties of Biochemical Pathways with Graph Neural Networks

In Proceedings of the 13th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 3: BIOINFORMATICS, pp. 32–43. SCITEPRESS.

D. Bacciu, A. Micheli, M. Podda

Edge-based sequential graph generation with recurrent neural networks

Neurocomputing, 416, pp. 177–189.

Q1

D. Bacciu, F. Errica, A. Micheli, M. Podda

A gentle introduction to deep learning for graphs

Neural Networks, 129, pp. 203–221.

Q1

2019

P. Bove, A. Micheli, P. Milazzo, M. Podda

Preliminary Results on Predicting Robustness of Biochemical Pathways through Machine Learning on Graphs

In Pre-proceedings of the 8th International Symposium From Data to Models and Back (DataMod).

D. Bacciu, A. Micheli, M. Podda

Graph generation by sequential edge prediction

In Proceedings of the 27th European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning, pp. 95–100.

Core b

2018

M. Podda, D. Bacciu, A. Micheli, R. Bellù, G. Placidi, L. Gagliardi

A machine learning approach to estimating preterm infants survival: development of the Preterm Infants Survival Assessment (PISA) predictor

Scientific Reports, 8(1).

Q1