Nicola Leone
Nicola Leone is a full professor of computer science at the University of Calabria, and in October 2025 he handed the rectorship to Gianluigi Greco. The European Association for Artificial Intelligence elected him a fellow in 2012, and the International Conference on Logic Programming gave him a Test-of-Time Award in 2018. In the 1990s he worked as a researcher at CNR and CRAI, and from 1995 to 2000 he was a professor of database systems at the Vienna University of Technology. In 2009 the Association for Computing Machinery gave him a Test-of-Time Award, and in October 2019 the Vienna University of Technology gave him an honorific title.
- Now at
- University of Calabria
- Works
- 506
- Citations
- 9,779
- h-index
- 48
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1990s
Researcher at CNR and CRAI
In the 1990s he works as a researcher at CNR and CRAI.
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1995–2000
A database professor in Vienna
From 1995 to 2000, he works as a professor of database systems at the Vienna University of Technology.
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2009
An ACM Test-of-Time Award
The Association for Computing Machinery gives him a Test-of-Time Award in 2009.
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2012
Elected EurAI Fellow
In August 2012, the European Association for Artificial Intelligence elects him as a fellow.
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2018
A Test-of-Time Award at ICLP
The International Conference on Logic Programming gives him its Test-of-Time Award in July 2018.
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2019
Honorary title at TU Wien
In October 2019 the Vienna University of Technology gives him an honorific title.
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October 2025
Handing over the rectorship
In October 2025 he hands over the rectorship of the University of Calabria to Gianluigi Greco.
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As of October 2026
Full professor at Calabria
He is a full professor of computer science at the University of Calabria, a post that begins in 2000.
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