PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Carlo Sansone

Carlo Sansone is a professor of information-processing systems at the University of Naples Federico II whose work includes pattern recognition and biomedical image analysis. His papers cover a fast graph-matching algorithm, automatic classification of clustered microcalcifications, breast MRI lesion detection and deep-learning segmentation. In 2022, he became an IAPR Fellow for contributions in pattern recognition and biomedical image analysis. As of October 2026, he directs the CINI-AIIS National Laboratory, coordinates Federico II’s Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence master’s programme and is president of the university’s Centro di Ateneo per i Servizi Informativi.

Now at
University of Naples Federico II and CINI-AIIS National Laboratory
Works
330
Citations
10,454
h-index
44
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1998

    A graph-matching algorithm

    In 1998, he coauthors a fast graph-matching algorithm with Luigi P. Cordella, Pasquale Foggia, Francesco Tortorella and Mario Vento.

  2. 2001

    Classifying microcalcifications

    With Pasquale Foggia, Francesco Tortorella and Mario Vento, he coauthors a 2001 paper on automatic classification of clustered microcalcifications by a multiple-classifier system.

  3. 2004

    Thirty years of graph matching

    In 2004, he and Donatello Conte, Pasquale Foggia and Mario Vento publish “Thirty Years of Graph Matching in Pattern Recognition.”

  4. 2013

    A breast MRI plug-in

    The 2013 proceedings include his coauthored “A Secure OsiriX Plug-In for Detecting Suspicious Lesions in Breast DCE-MRI,” with Gabriele Piantadosi, Stefano Marrone and Mario Sansone.

  5. 2020

    Deep learning for MRI

    In 2020, he coauthors a study on multi-planar breast segmentation in MRI with deep convolutional neural networks.

  6. 2022

    An IAPR fellowship

    In 2022, he becomes an IAPR Fellow for contributions in pattern recognition and biomedical image analysis.

  7. As of October 2026

    Professor and AI lab director

    As of October 2026, he is a full professor of information-processing systems at the University of Naples Federico II and directs the CINI-AIIS National Laboratory. He coordinates Federico II’s Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence master’s programme and is president of the university’s Centro di Ateneo per i Servizi Informativi (CSI).

Career

  1. Since 1995University of Naples Federico IIFull professor of information-processing systems
  2. NowCINI-AIIS National LaboratoryDirector

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. A (sub)graph isomorphism algorithm for matching large graphs2004 · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence · 1,480 citations
  2. THIRTY YEARS OF GRAPH MATCHING IN PATTERN RECOGNITION2004 · International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence · 1,372 citations
  3. Land Use Classification in Remote Sensing Images by Convolutional Neural Networks2015 · 485 citationsWith Luisa Verdoliva
  4. An Improved Algorithm for Matching Large Graphs2001 · 358 citations
  5. Performance evaluation of the VF graph matching algorithm2003 · International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing · 226 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 19 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Naples Federico II. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 2% to 32%Includes University of Naples Federico II. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 2% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  3. Stanford University trained or employed 26 of the 108 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Naples Federico II. Stanford University trained or employed 26 of the 108 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
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Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Carlo Sansone csauthors.net. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Publications picuslab.dieti.unina.it. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. IAPR Fellows: Chronological List iapr.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. Ital-IA 2026 - Programme ital-ia2026.it. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Carlo Sansone Archivi - FPA forumpa.it. Checked 18 October 2026.
  6. Other structures | Università Federico II dises.unina.it. Checked 18 October 2026.