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Sebastiano Battiato

Sebastiano Battiato is a full professor of computer science at the University of Catania, where he works on imaging and multimedia forensics. After a computer science degree in Catania and a PhD in Naples, he led the Imaging team at STMicroelectronics in Catania from 1999 to 2003. Joining the university as an assistant professor in 2004, he co-founded the International Computer Vision Summer School, which began in 2007. He received the 2017 PAMI Mark Everingham Prize for the series of annual ICVSS schools, and the IAPR named him a 2026 Fellow for contributions to imaging and multimedia forensics.

Now at
University of Catania
Works
561
Citations
7,948
h-index
43

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1995–1999

    A degree and a doctorate

    He earns a computer science degree at Catania in 1995 and a PhD at Naples in 1999.

  2. 1999–2003

    Imaging team at STMicroelectronics

    He leads the Imaging team at STMicroelectronics in Catania from 1999 to 2003.

  3. 2004–2016

    A professorship in Catania

    In 2004 he joins the mathematics and computer science department at the University of Catania as an assistant professor, and in 2016 he becomes a full professor.

  4. 2007

    Co-founding a computer vision school

    He co-founds the International Computer Vision Summer School, which begins in 2007 as a collaboration between Catania and Cambridge.

  5. 2011

    Best Associate Editor Award

    He receives the 2011 Best Associate Editor Award from the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology.

  6. 2017

    The Mark Everingham Prize

    He receives the 2017 PAMI Mark Everingham Prize for the series of annual ICVSS schools.

  7. 2026

    Named an IAPR Fellow

    The IAPR names him a 2026 Fellow for contributions to imaging and multimedia forensics, and for service through its Italian member society and IAPR Governing Board. His work includes techniques for forgery detection and near-duplicate image retrieval.

  8. As of October 2026

    Full professor at Catania

    He is a full professor of computer science at the University of Catania. He is also one of the school directors of ICVSS 2026.

Sources and credits

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  1. Short CV dmi.unict.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Sebastiano BATTIATO | Department of Mathematics and Computer Science web.dmi.unict.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. A Catania l’eccellenza dell’Intelligenza Artificiale, Battiato: “Insegniamo ai computer a vedere” - LiveUnict catania.liveuniversity.it. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. ICVSS 2026 - International Computer Vision Summer School 2026 icvss.dmi.unict.it. Checked 15 October 2026.