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Theory is when you know something, but it doesn't work.
Practice is when something works, but you don't know why.
Programmers combine theory and practice:
Nothing works and they don't know why.
(Anonymous)

  

Giuseppe F. Italiano

Professor of Computer Science
PhD, Columbia University, 1991

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Dipartimento di Informatica, Sistemi e Produzione
Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
via del Politecnico 1
00133 Roma, Italy

           

Phone: +39 06 7259 7394
Fax: +39 06 7259 7460
Email: MY_LAST_NAME@disp.uniroma2.it
Office: Edificio Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Rm. A3-01

Research

My main research interests are in the design and analysis of algorithms for solving theoretical and applied problems in graphs, massive data sets and computer security.
You can find my CV and a list of publications from DBLP, Google Scholar.

Current Research Projects

  • ALGODeep: Algorithmic Challenges for Data-intensive Processing on Emerging Computing Platforms. PRIN 2008 funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, 2010-2012.
  • TrustMyPhone.
  • EuroNF: Network of Excellence on Anticipating the Network of the Future - From Theory to Design Funded by the EU, 2008-2011.

 
Recent Research Projects

  • MAINSTREAM: Algorithms for Massive Information Structures and Data Streams. PRIN 2006 funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, 2007-2009.
  • EuroFGI: Network of Excellence on Design and Engineering the Future Generation Internet - Towards convergent multi-service networks. Funded by the EU, 2006-2008.
  • ALGO-NEXT: Algorithms for the Next Generation Internet and Web: Design, Methodologies and Applications. PRIN 2004 funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, 2004-2006.
  • EuroNGI: Network of Excellence on Design and Engineering the Next Generation Internet. Funded by the EU, 2003-2006.
  • SecurePaper. Funded by Land S.r.l., 2004. The engineered version of the research prototype has been adopted by Postel SpA, the Italian Postal Company, and by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance .

Editorial Boards

Steering and Advisory Boards

  • ESA, Member of the Steering Committee.
  • MADALGO, Member of the Advisory Board.

Recent Conference PC

  • ICALP '10,   Bordeaux, France,  July 2010.
  • ALENEX '10,   Austin, Texas,  January 2010.
  • ESA '09,   Copenhagen, Denmark,  September 2009.
  • MFCS '09,   Novy Smokovec, Slovakia,  August 2009.
  • SEA '09,   Dortmund, Germany,  June 2009.
  • SOFSEM '09,   Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic,  January 2009.
  • IFIP TCS '08,   Milan, Italy,  September 2008.
  • ICALP '08, Reykjavik, Iceland, July 2008.
  • ICTCS '07, Co-chair,   Rome, Italy,  October 2007.
  • MFCS '07,   Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, August 2007.
  • WEA '07,   Rome, Italy,  June 2007.
  • AAIM '07,   Portland, USA,  June 2007.
  • SOFSEM '07, Track Chair,  Harrachov, Czech Republic,  January 2007.
  • FSTTCS '06,  Calcutta, India,  December 2006.
  • AAIM '06,  Hong Kong, China,  June 2006.
  • CIAC '06, Chair,  Rome, Italy,  May 2006.
  • ICALP '05, Chair (Track A),  Lisbon, Portugal,  July 2005.
  • WEA '05, Santorini, Greece,  May 2005.
  • SODA '05,  Vancouver, Canada,  January 2005.
  • FOCS '04, Rome, Italy,  October 2004.
  • ESA '04, Bergen, Norway,  September 2004.
  • ICALP '04, Turku, Finland,  July 2004.
  • ALENEX '04, Co-chair,   New Orleans, USA, January 2004.

 
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Appointments

Books  (in Italian)

C. Demetrescu, I. Finocchi, G.F. Italiano
Algoritmi e Strutture Dati
Seconda Edizione.
Mc-Graw Hill, 2008.
ISBN 978-88-386-6468-7.
Errata Corrige.

C. Demetrescu, U. Ferraro Petrillo, I. Finocchi, G.F. Italiano
Progetto di Algoritmi e Strutture Dati in Java
Mc-Graw Hill, 2007.
ISBN 978-88-386-6374-1.

Teaching (in Italian)

 
Former Ph.D. students

 
Current Ph.D. students

  • Rosamaria Bertè, expected 2011.
  • Antonio Grillo, expected 2011.
  • Alessandro Lentini, expected 2011.
  • Vittorio Ottaviani, expected 2011.

 
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