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Antonio Lieto

Antonio Lieto is an artificial intelligence researcher whose work connects cognitive science, knowledge representation, and intelligent systems. He earned a 2012 PhD in formal ontologies and held research roles at the University of Turin through 2023. His work includes DUAL-PECCS, a system for conceptual categorization, and the 2021 book Cognitive Design for Artificial Minds. He received the 2018 Outstanding BICA Research Award and became an ACM Distinguished Speaker in 2020; he also served as vice-president of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences and joined the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence’s scientific board. He is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Salerno, a research associate at ICAR-CNR, and teaches Logic and Computation and Artificial Intelligence in 2026/2027.

Now at
Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, University of Salerno and National Research Council
Works
250
Citations
1,507
h-index
22

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2012

    A doctorate in formal ontologies

    In 2012, he earns a PhD at the University of Salerno for research on non-classical concept representation and reasoning in formal ontologies.

  2. 2012–2023

    Research posts at Turin

    From 2012 to 2023, he works at the University of Turin in postdoctoral, research fellow, junior researcher, and senior researcher roles.

  3. 2017–2022

    DUAL-PECCS and AISC

    In 2017, he publishes a paper on DUAL-PECCS, a system for conceptual representation and categorization. From 2017 to 2022, he serves as vice-president of the Italian Association of Cognitive Sciences.

  4. 2018

    The Outstanding BICA award

    In 2018, he receives the Outstanding BICA Research Award for work on cognitive artificial systems and cognitive architectures.

  5. 2020

    An ACM speaker appointment

    In 2020, the ACM appoints him a Distinguished Speaker for topics in artificial intelligence and cognitive systems.

  6. 2021

    Cognitive Design for Artificial Minds

    In 2021, he publishes Cognitive Design for Artificial Minds, a book about how research on human cognition can inform the design of artificial intelligence systems.

  7. Since January 2024

    On the AI association board

    In January 2024, he joins the scientific board of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence.

  8. Since October 2023

    Associate Professor at Salerno

    He joins the University of Salerno as an associate professor in computer science in October 2023 and leads CIIT Lab. He also holds a research associate role at ICAR-CNR; in 2026/2027, he teaches Logic and Computation and Artificial Intelligence.

Sources and credits

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  1. Antonio Lieto - Home Page antoniolieto.net. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Conceptual Models for Intangible Art: A formal modeling proposal ojs.unito.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Antonio LIETO | Curriculum docenti.unisa.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Antonio LIETO | Publications docenti.unisa.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. DUAL-PECCS publications dualpeccs.di.unito.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Cognitive Design for Artificial Minds routledge.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Ricerca | Premi per la ricerca web.unisa.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Antonio Lieto appointed ACM Distinguished Speaker – ICAR icar.cnr.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. Ricerca | Premi per la ricerca web.unisa.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  10. Antonio LIETO | Inizio corsi Logic and Computation, Artificial Intelligence e Laboratorio Fondamenti di Programmazione a.a. 2026/2027 docenti.unisa.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  11. Lieto – ICAR icar.cnr.it. Checked 15 October 2026.