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  3. ABATE Andrea Francesco
  4. Curriculum

Curriculum

Andrea Francesco ABATE Curriculum

ABATE Andrea Francesco

CURRENT POSITION:

  • Full Professor and Member of the Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salerno, Italy

EDUCATION:

  • Laurea Degree, Computer Science 1991, University of Salerno, Italy, Magna cum laude

  • Ph.D., Mathematics and Computer Sciences 1998, University of Napoli, Italy

JOB POSITION:

  • 2021-present Associate Professor, University of Salerno, Italy

  • 2005-present CG LAB (Computer Graphics and Augmented Reality Lab) Director, University of Salerno

  • 2006-2021 Associate Professor, University of Salerno, Italy

  • 2000-2006 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Italy

  • 1998-2000 Adjunct professor of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Italy

TEACHING

  • Undergraduate courses at Universià degli Studi di Salerno, Italy: Operating Systems (9 ECTS; from academic years 2015/16 – continue); Computer Graphics and Interactivity (6 ECTS; from academic years 2016/17 – continue);

  • Graduate Courses at Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy: Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality (6 ECTS; from academic years 2004/05 – 2009/10); Interactive 3D Virtual Systems (9 ECTS; from academic years 2010/11 – 2015/16); Information Visualization (6 ECTS; from academic years 2016/17 – continue);

  • PhD Courses at Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy: Academic Writing and Publishing (3 ECTS; from academic years 2018/19 – continue);

  • Graduate Courses in SOCRATES-ERASMUS Intensive Programme “SAVRO - Simulation and virtual reality in robotics for industrial assembly processes” (from academic years 2008/09 – 2009/10) at Facultad de Informatica de Valencia (Spain) 2008/09, and Faculty of Mechanical and Process Engineering of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (Germany) 2009/10

  • Graduate Courses in SOCRATES-ERASMUS Intensive Programme “HUMAIN IP - HUman-MAchine INteraction” (from academic years 2010/11 – 2012/13) at Facultad de Informatica de Valencia (Spain) 2010/11, University of Salerno (Italy) 2011/12 and UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles and the IUT Reims-Châlons-Charleville from the Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne (France) 2012/13

PHD STUDENTS SUPERVISION

  • Lucia Cimmino, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), 2020-present

  • Stefano Ricciardi, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), (XIII Cycle)

  • Fabio Narducci, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), (XIII Cycle)

  • Maurizio Cerrato, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), (X Cycle)

  • Antonio Di Martino, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), (IX Cycle)

  • Gabriele Sabatino, PhD Student at University of Salerno (Italy), (V Cycle)

INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • In 2002 member of Administrative Board EDISU (Ente per il Diritto allo Studio dell’Università di Salerno) as Representative of Researchers

  • From 2013 to 2014 Deputy Rector for ICT – University of Salerno (Italy)

SERVICE

  • Associate Editor Elsevier Pattern Recognition Letters

  • Associate Editor IEEE Access

  • Guest Editor Special Issue "ARMALT: AR based Multimedia Applications for Learning and Training" to be published in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP) by Springer, 2016, (with M. Nappi)

  • Guest Editor Special Issue "RSRA-BS - Robustness, Security and Regulation Aspects in Current Biometric Systems" to be published in the journal Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL) by Elsevier, 2018, (with G. L. Marcialis, N. Poh and C. Sansone)

  • Guest Editor Special Issue "PRUE - Pattern Recognition-driven User Experiences" to be published in the journal Pattern Recognition Letters (PRL) by Elsevier, 2021, (with G. Motta)

  • General Co-Chairs of 2016 IEEE International Workshop on Biometrics and Image Forensics. -Palinuro (Salerno)

  • Tutorial Chair AVI 2012 - International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces - Capri (Italy)

  • General coChair IEEE Workshop on Biometric Measurements and Systems for Security and Medical Applications BioMS 2012, Salerno, Italy

  • General coChair Eurographics Italian Chapter Conference 2011, Salerno, Italy

  • General coChair 5° Congresso Nazionale GIRPR, Ascea (SA) 2010

  • Program coChair Multimodal Biometric System Session in Int. Conf on Image Analysis and Recognition ICIAR 2008

  • Invited Speaker, Scuola specialistica sui Beni culturali (CINECA) 2008 - "Haptic Interfaces" and "Applicazioni di VR in ambito Cultural Heritage"

  • Tutorial presenter "Haptics Interaction: Theory, Applications and Challenges" International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces (AVI 2008)

  • Invited Speaker, Virtuality 2004, Torino, Italia, 25-27 ottobre 2004

  • Book Editor of Proceedings of Multimedia Databases and Image Communication MDIC 2004, Series on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, World Scientific Publishing, vol. 17, 2004

  • Program Commettee member of various international conferences

REVIEWER ACTIVITY FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

  • Pattern Recognition Letters (Elsevier), IEEE Access, IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science, Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer), IEEE Transactions on SMC,

AWARDS

  • Top Cited Paper Award 2006-2010 Elsevier Pattern Recognition

  • Top Cited Paper Award 2005-2010 Elsevier Pattern Recognition Letters

PUBBLIC RESEARCH PROJECT COORDINATION:

  • 2021 Principal Investigator for the Department of Informatics for the project “TALETE - security roAd system for weak users of mobility and collision routes”, funding from the Regione Campania. Total value of the project € 2.263.240,91, Department of Informatics fee € 22.566,81

  • 2021 Principal Investigator for the Department of Informatics for the project "C-Mobility: Platform Borgo 4.0 for Connectivity and Smartness of Urban Mobility", funding from the Regione Campania. Total value of the project € 1.650.000,00, Department of Information fee € 40.168,00

  • 2021 Principal Investigator for the Department of Informatics for the project “SENECA - Sistema IntElligente per l’ottimizzazioNe delle infrastrutturE di parcheggio e riCarica, e il supporto alla guidA virtuosa”, funding from the Regione Campania. Total value of the project € 3.979.142,35, Department of Informatics fee € 133.703,63

  • 2021 Principal Investigator for the project “SERVIZI DI PROGETTAZIONE ED ESECUZIONE DELL’ALLESTIMENTO DEL MUSEO VIRTUALE DELLA SCUOLA MEDICA SALERNITANA” (value €74.850,00) funding from Comune di Salerno

  • 2021 Principal Investigator for the project “RICERCA, STUDIO, PROGETTAZIONE E REALIZZAZIONE DELLA COMPONENTE DI AR / VR PER LA PARTE “CLIENT” DEL PROGETTO: ‘GESTIVIR’: SISTEMA DI ASSISTENZA VIRTUALE ALLA MANUTENZIONE DI IMPIANTI ” (value €90.000,00) funding from Medinok S.p.A.

  • 2019 PRIN PREVUE 2017, Participation as partner of the PRIN project "PREVUE - PRediction of activities and Events by Vision in an Urban Environment", Ministry of University and Research. Total funded for the PRIN € 832,353.00, Total funded for the Salerno unit € 224,280.00

  • 2013-2015 Team leader of Italian research unit in collaboration with Univ. Politècnica de València, project “Desarrollo de interfaces naturales y representación 3D” from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain, Project ID: HAR2012-38391-C02-01 and HAR2012-38391-C02-02

  • 2014-2015 Team Leader of tasks 7.B.1.6.1.1a “Techniques and systems for data visualization on mobile devices” in research project “WISCH – Work Into Shaping Campania’s Home”

  • 2014-2015 Team Leader of tasks 7.B.1.6.1.2 “Methodologies and technologies aimed at the representation of instructions in Augmented Reality” in research project “WISCH – Work Into Shaping Campania’s Home”

  • 2014-2015 Team Leader of tasks 7.B.1.6.1.1 “Creation of user interfaces in Augmented Reality” in research project “WISCH – Work Into Shaping Campania’s Home”

  • 2007-2008 Team Leader of “Middleware Biometric System” research project funded by Provincia di Salerno

  • 2006-2007 Research Leader and Coordinator of “Virtual Museum of Scuola Medica Salernitana” research project funded by Soprintendenza BAPPSAESA

  • 2003-2005 Team Leader of WP III.1.3 for Cultural Heritage Research Centre “Multimedia Databases” research project funded by Campania Region

  • 2004-2005 Research Leader and Coordinator of “Virtual Archaeo” research project funded by Campania Region under 5/2003 framework.