Prof. Fabio Calefato, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Bari “Aldo Moro”
Bari, Italy
Contact Information
Email: fabio.calefato@uniba.it
Phone: +39 080 571 2213
Office: Via E. Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
Website: collab.di.uniba.it/fabio
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ORCID: 0000-0003-2654-1588
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science (2004-2007)
University of Bari, Italy
Thesis: “Supporting Synchronous Communication in Distributed Software Teams”
Supervisor: Prof. Filippo Lanubile (Uniba), Co-supervisor: Prof. Daniela Damian (UVic)
M.Sc. in Computer Science (1996-2002)
University of Bari, Italy
Thesis: “P2P Conferences in JXTA”
Graduation Grade: 110/110 with honors
Supervisor: Prof. Filippo Lanubile
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (2022-present)
Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, Italy
National habilitation as Full Professor obtained in December 2023
CEO & Co-founder (2021-present)
PeoplewareAI s.r.l., Bari, Italy
Academic spin-off company focused on AI applications and software engineering
Tenure-track Assistant Professor (2019-2022)
Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, Italy
Assistant Professor (2015-2019)
Jonian Department, University of Bari, Taranto, Italy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2007-2015)
Department of Computer Science, University of Bari, Italy
- 2013-2015
- 2010-2013
- 2007-2008
Research Interests
My research primarily focuses on the intersection of Software Engineering and AI/ML, with particular emphasis on:
- Software Engineering for AI-enabled Systems
- Human Factors in Software Engineering
- Emotion and Sentiment Analysis in Technical Communication
- Mining Software Repositories
- AI Safety and Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare Systems
- Machine Learning Operations (MLOps)
Academic Service
Editorial Roles
- Associate Editor: Journal of Systems and Software (JSS)
- Associate Editor:Automated Software Engineering (ASE)
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