Luca Longo is an Italian computer scientist specializing in Explainable artificial intelligence[1], Deep Learning and Argumentation theory with research in the areas of Human performance modeling. As the founder and general chair of the World Conference on Explainable artificial intelligence[2], he performs fundamental research in the area of computational models of Cognitive Load and is the editor of books and journals with Springer Publishing [3] and Frontiers Media [4]. He is a public speaker[5] disseminating technical knowledge to the wider public [6] and contributing to the non-profit organization TED (conference) "ideas worth spreading" [7][8][9][10].
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| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Employer | Technological University Dublin |
Luca is the recipient of the 2023 "AI Person of the Year" award[11][12][13][14][15][16], organised by AI Ireland[17], a non-profit organisation focused on promoting Artificial intelligence in Ireland. He is also the 2016 [18] and 2021[19] winner of the Teaching Hero Award in Ireland by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning[20], inspiring students by creating motivating and stimulating learning environments[21] that support the acquisition of skills and the formation of knowledge applicable in practical contexts[22] through the mastering of the Community of inquiry in Higher education. Longo is also an educator, striving to empower Education[8] with the use of technology and Artificial Intelligence [23]. These distinctions have led to his conferral of the "Italiani nel mondo" award from Associazioni Sportive Sociali Italiane it:Associazioni sportive sociali italiane in 2024 [24].
Longo is a lecturer at the Technological University Dublin in Ireland and the co-director of The Applied Intelligence Research Centre [25]. He is also a principal investigator in Ireland's National Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence and a research leader at the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Research Training in Machine Learning[26]. He is currently leading the Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Load research labs[27] at the Technological University Dublin aimed at expanding the boundaries of Artificial Intelligence and bridging the gap between machines and humans[28]. His approach to doctoral supervision has led to a nomination for the award 'Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year' (2021)[29][30], widely recognised as the 'Oscars of higher education' organised by the Times Higher Education, one of the leading world magazine of higher education.
Longo is originally from Varese where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Insubria[31]. He continued with a master in Health informatics[32], one in Statistics, and a doctorate in Artificial Intelligence[33] at Trinity College Dublin. He later joined the Technological University Dublin where he obtained two masters in Pedagogy[34], one in Scholarship of teaching and learning and one in Applied E-learning.
References
edit- ^ Explainable Artificial Intelligence: What, why and how, Predict 2018, 2 October 2018;
- ^ The World Conference on Explainable Artificial Intelligence, Springer;
- ^ Human Mental Workload: models and application, 2021, Springer, 2021;
- ^ Cognitive Load Research, Theories, Models and Applications, Frontiers, 2022;
- ^ Public lecture by Luca Longo The Turing Test, Artificial Intelligence and the Human Stupidity, Innopolis University, 17 October 2017
- ^ "How can we mitigate ethical and privacy issues in data science?", Silicon Republic, 26 October 2017;
- ^ The Turing Test, Artificial Intelligence and the Human Stupidity, Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), 17 April 2022
- ^ a b Empowering Education with Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), 25 January 2018
- ^ The next leap into the future: Explaining the Unexplainable [AI], Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), 9 June 2020
- ^ The games of Intelligence: Human, Artificial and Emotional - Luca Longo - TEDxJoaoPessoa, Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED), 9 June 2020
- ^ 2023 AI Awards Winners Announced, AI Awards Ireland, November 2023;
- ^ "Irish innovation honoured at annual AI Awards", Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE), 21 November 2023;
- ^ "AI Ireland Awards recognises top talent at Dublin event", TechCentral.ie, 21 November 2023;
- ^ Meet the 2023 AI Awards Winners: Luca Longo, AI Awards Ireland, 29 November 2023;
- ^ Il professore varesino Luca Longo è la persona dell'anno in Irlanda: "Ragazzi, siate resilienti", RaiNews.it, 22 November 2023;
- ^ Un docente italiano eletto personalità dell'anno per l'intelligenza artificiale in Irlanda, Corriere della Sera;
- ^ AI Ireland: accelerating Applied AI in Ireland, AI Ireland;
- ^ "Luca Longo, eroe dell'insegnamento a Dublino: Se serve, finisco le lezioni anche al Pub", Huffington Post, 24 August 2017;
- ^ "Il miglior professore d'Irlanda? E' un italiano. Parola degli studenti", Corriere della Sera, 12 April 2021;
- ^ Il docente universitario più bravo d'Irlanda arriva da Varese, Il Giorno, 22 October 2016;
- ^ Da Varese a Dublino, Luca Longo è tra i migliori docenti d'Irlanda, Regione Lombardia, 29 October 2016;
- ^ "L'italiano Luca Longo miglior professore d'Irlanda", Giornale Diplomatico, 23 April 2021;
- ^ "La inteligencia artificial es la herramienta que transformará las aulas", Lavanguardia, 1 August 2019;
- ^ Tradizioni da celebrare per un Ente che guarda al futuro, ASI: Associazioni Sportive Sociali Italiane, 25 March 2024
- ^ Applied Intelligence Research Centre, Technological University Dublin, 202;
- ^ Machine Learning Labs, Science Foundation Ireland, 2022
- ^ "Così io, italiano, sono diventato il prof universitario più amato d'Irlanda", Il Sole 24 Ore, 12 July 2021;
- ^ Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Load Research Lab, 1 August 2022;
- ^ "The Times Higher Education Awards", Times Higher Education, 2021;
- ^ "THE AWARDS, Hilton London Metropole Hotel", Times Higher Education, 25 November 2021;
- ^ Dall'Insubria uno dei docenti più 'amati' in Irlanda, Insubria University, 2015;
- ^ Defeasible Reasoning and Argumentation Theory for Decision Support in Health Care, Trinity College Dublin, 2012;
- ^ Longo, Luca (2014), Luca Longo: Formalising Human Mental Workload as a Defeasible Computational Concept (Thesis), Trinity College Dublin, hdl:2262/72197;
- ^ "Luca Longo, la brillante carriera del prof più amato dagli studenti irlandesi", Italiani Ovunque, 30 September 2017;
External additional realiable independent sources
edit- Luca Longo publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Luca Longo at DBLP Bibliography Server
- ORCID 0000-0002-2718-5426
- Publications by Luca Longo at ResearchGate
- Luca Longo publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)