Biographie
Dr. Giulia De Masi is an Associate Professor, Department of Sciences and Engineering of Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi, and Principal Investigator at Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI).
She brings over 20 years of expertise in AI, Machine Learning, and Computational Modeling from both Academia and Industry, with numerous applications to Economics and Engineering.
After her PhD on Complex Networks, she was Post-doctoral Researcher in the Polytechnic University of Marche and Visiting Researcher at Hitachi Research Laboratory, in Nara, Japan.
Starting In 2008, Dr. Giulia worked for 8 years as a Scientist in the R&D field, where she led Industrial Research projects on AI and Machine Learning applied to Ocean environment.
In 2016 she moved to UAE, where she has been Principal Scientist in applied research Institutions, and Faculty in multiple Academic Institutions.
Her scientific contributions have been published through numerous articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, presentations at major international conferences, media outreach, patents and reports for the Industry.
She is IEEE Senior member and Associate Editor for ‘IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters’ and for ‘IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering’. Additionally, she has been program, workshop and tutorial chair for multiple IEEE conferences.
She has been recognized for her scientific contributions and scholarship by international awards like ‘UAE ambassador for Women in Data Science’ (by Stanford University, 2018), ‘Women in Engineering (WIE) Propel laureate’ by IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society in liaison with WIE (2022), and IEEE Honor member (2024).
She leads multidisciplinary projects with an extensive global network of collaborators, blending AI, Collective AI, Multi-Robot Systems, Sustainability, Energy Efficient Neuromorphic and Bio-Inspired Solutions.