PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Gian Luca Foresti

Gian Luca Foresti is a computer scientist whose work spans machine and deep learning, cybersecurity, computer vision, and video surveillance. He earned a degree in electronic engineering with honors in 1990 and a doctorate in electronic engineering and computer science in 1994, then became a professor at the University of Udine in 2005. He became an IAPR Fellow in 2010 for contributions to image processing and pattern recognition in video surveillance systems. He served as president of Italy’s national association for researchers in computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning from 2018 to 2022, led the COVERT project on stealth cyber threats from 2024 to 2025, and coordinated Udine’s interdepartmental AI plan in 2025. As of October 2026, he is a full professor at Udine and directs its Master in Intelligence and Emerging Technologies.

Timeline

  1. 1990–1994

    Degrees in electronic engineering

    He earns a degree in electronic engineering with honors in 1990 and a doctorate in electronic engineering and computer science in 1994.

  2. 2005

    Professor at the University of Udine

    In 2005, he becomes a full professor of computer science at the University of Udine’s Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, where he teaches cybersecurity and computer vision.

  3. 2010

    An IAPR Fellowship

    In 2010, he becomes an IAPR Fellow for contributions to image processing and pattern recognition in video surveillance systems.

  4. 2018–2022

    Presiding over CVPL

    From 2018 to 2022, he serves as president of CVPL, Italy’s national association for researchers in computer vision, pattern recognition and machine learning.

  5. 2024–2025

    The COVERT cyber-threat project

    From 2024 to 2025, he serves as principal investigator of the PNRR COVERT project, which searches for evidence of stealth cyber threats within the SERICS research program.

  6. 2025

    Coordinating Udine’s AI plan

    In 2025, he serves as scientific coordinator of the University of Udine’s interdepartmental strategic plan for artificial intelligence.

  7. April 2026

    Cyber-risk and autonomous drones

    In April 2026, he outlines a University of Udine seminar on cybersecurity and physical safety risks from autonomous drones guided by operators or artificial-intelligence algorithms.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and master director

    As of October 2026, he is a full professor of computer science at the University of Udine and director of its Master in Intelligence and Emerging Technologies. His current projects include machine and deep learning, cybersecurity anomaly detection, and computer vision for unmanned aerial vehicles.

  1. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI from 1961 to 2025, with a year-by-year chart.
  2. The United States employs an estimated 53% of people in our data with a known employment countryOur estimates of where AI careers are concentrated now and how countries’ shares of dated positions changed over time.
  3. 46% of living people in our data with known birth and employment countries work outside their birth countryOur estimate of cross-border careers in AI, from country of birth and the country of each current organization.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionOur estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.

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  1. Curriculum vitae | People@UniUd people.uniud.it. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. Alphabetical List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Storia e presidenti del CVPL (ex-GIRPR) – Cvpl cvpl.it. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. L’Università di Udine e Cafc vincono il “Premio FVGreen per lo sviluppo sostenibile” 2025 - Qui UNIUD qui.uniud.it. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. Cyber-risk e droni, tra tecnologia e geopolitica - Qui UNIUD qui.uniud.it. Checked 19 October 2026.