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Dino Pedreschi

Dino Pedreschi is a computer scientist at the University of Pisa whose research covers data mining, explainable AI and the social impact of artificial intelligence. After a degree in 1982 and a doctorate in 1987 at Pisa, he became a full professor there in 2000 and received a Google Research Award in 2009 for his work on privacy-preserving data mining. In 2018, he coauthored the survey A Survey of Methods for Explaining Black Box Models, and in 2025 the journal Artificial Intelligence published Human-AI coevolution, with him as first author. He coordinated Spoke 1, Human-centered AI, of Italy's FAIR project, which ran from 2023 to 2025, and in June 2026 the European Commission published the AI Act code of practice on AI-generated content, in which he served as vice-chair of Working Group 1. At Pisa, he is a professor of computer science, co-leads the Pisa KDD Lab with Fosca Giannotti, and is Chief Data Scientist at Reimagine Europa.

Now at
University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore and Reimagine Europa
Born
1958
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Timeline

  1. 1982–2000

    Doctorate and chair at Pisa

    He earns a degree in information science at the University of Pisa in 1982 and a doctorate in computer science there in 1987. He becomes a university researcher in 1988, an associate professor in 1992 and a full professor in 2000, with visiting stays at the University of Texas at Austin, CWI Amsterdam and UCLA along the way.

  2. 2008–2010

    A Google Research Award

    He co-edits the Springer book Mobility, Data Mining and Privacy in 2008 and receives a Google Research Award in 2009 for his research on privacy-preserving data mining and anonymity-preserving data publishing. From 2009 to 2010, he is a visiting scientist at the Barabási Lab (Center for Complex Network Research) of Northeastern University in Boston.

  3. 2017

    Ordine del Cherubino at Pisa

    In 2017, the Rector of the University of Pisa awards him the Ordine del Cherubino for his scientific and cultural achievements and his contribution to the life of the University. He is also director of the Data Science PhD program at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa from 2017.

  4. 2018

    Explaining black box models

    In 2018, he coauthors A Survey of Methods for Explaining Black Box Models with Riccardo Guidotti, Anna Monreale, Salvatore Ruggieri, Franco Turini and Fosca Giannotti. The survey classifies the main problems in the literature by the notion of explanation and the type of black box system, to help researchers find the proposals closest to their own work.

  5. 2019–2022

    Italian and European AI roles

    In 2019, the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research names him to its Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence. In May 2020, the European Parliament's IMCO Committee asks him to write an in-depth study on the impact of AI on online platforms and marketplaces. By 2022, he is the Italian member of the Responsible AI working group of GPAI and scientific director of the Societal-aware AI line of the Humane-AI-Net network.

  6. 2023–2025

    Human-centered AI at FAIR

    He coordinates Spoke 1, Human-centered AI, of FAIR (Future Artificial Intelligence Research), an Italian national project funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan that runs from 2023 to 2025. In 2025, the journal Artificial Intelligence publishes Human-AI coevolution, written by him and sixteen co-authors, which proposes a new field of study on the human-AI feedback loop at the intersection of AI and complexity science.

  7. 2025–2026

    Vice-chair of an AI Act code

    By November 2025, he is vice-chair of the European expert group writing the AI Act code of practice on transparency of AI-generated content. In June 2026, the European Commission publishes the final code, with him as Vice-Chair of Working Group 1 on transparency obligations for providers of generative AI systems.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor at Pisa

    He is a full professor of computer science at the University of Pisa, a post he has held since 2000, and co-leads the Pisa KDD Lab with Fosca Giannotti. He is also Chief Data Scientist at Reimagine Europa.

Career

  1. Since 2017Scuola Normale SuperioreDirector of the Data Science PhD Program
  2. Since 1988University of PisaUniversity Researcher, Associate Professor
  3. NowReimagine EuropaChief Data Scientist
  4. 2025–2026European UnionVice-Chair
  5. From 2019Italian Ministry of Education, University and ResearchMember
  6. 2009–2010Northeastern UniversityVisiting Scientist
  7. University of Texas at AustinVisiting
  8. NWO-IVisiting
  9. University of California, Los AngelesVisiting

Education

  1. 1987University of PisaDoctorate in Computer Science
  2. 1982University of PisaDegree in Information Science

From the biography.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Dino Pedreschi. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Pisa. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Pisa. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Scuola Normale Superiore. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.

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Sources and credits

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  1. Dino Pedreschi ~ UNIPI unipi.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Dino Pedreschi | DataSciencePHD.eu datasciencephd.eu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Dino Pedreschi - Reimagine Europa re-imagine.eu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Dino Pedreschi has been awarded the Ordine del Cherubino | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory kdd.isti.cnr.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Dino Pedreschi Archivi - IF2022 2022.internetfestival.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. [1802.01933] A Survey Of Methods For Explaining Black Box Models arxiv.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. Dino Pedreschi in the Artificial Intelligence Expert Group of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory kdd.isti.cnr.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. Future Artificial Intelligence Research | Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining Laboratory kdd.isti.cnr.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  9. Human-AI coevolution networkscienceinstitute.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  10. [2306.13723] Human-AI Coevolution arxiv.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  11. I guardiani dell’intelligenza artificiale. “L’innovazione sia responsabile” lanazione.it. Checked 21 October 2026.
  12. EU AI Office Names Dino Pedreschi Vice-Chair of Working Group 1 for the AI Act Code of Practice - Dipartimento di Informatica di.unipi.it. Checked 21 October 2026.