The scientific engine of ECAI 2025, the European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, one of the most prestigious international AI conferences, will start from Naples and will be held in Bologna from October 25 to 30. For this 28th edition, the ECAI leadership has entrusted Aniello Murano, professor of computer science at the University of Naples, and Ines Lynce, professor of computer science at the University of Lisbon, with the scientific leadership. is already a record-breaking conference in terms of participation, research work and scientists involved. A strong signal from the ECAI 2025 leadership, supported by the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) and the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence (AIxIA), who wanted prominent names in international engineering and computer science. “It is an honor and a privilege for me to have had this prestigious role,” says Professor Murano, and to have shared it with my colleague and friend Ines. I couldn’t have had a better partner,” continues Prof. Murano. ‘We have worked synergistically with the same ideals and scientific rigor, always on the same page. The intensive work and the figures have already rewarded us.’ Prof. Murano and his colleague Ines Lynce were chosen by the scientific community more than two years ago, after careful and thorough selection, and have the conference’s record attendance. “ECAI 2025 is the edition of records,” says Prof. Murano, “we have increased the number of research paper submissions by 20%, which is now double that of the 2023 edition. We have 2,500 participants and to select the best papers we have employed 2,500 experts nominated by me and Ines specifically for the conference.” Prof. Murano’s role has been enthusiastically received by Federico II University, whose Department of Computer Science has been one of excellence for six years. Professor Aniello Murano’s curriculum tells a story of value, not flaunted, but certified with the discreet and irrefutable seal of excellence. EurAI Fellow and AAIA Fellow are among the most prestigious recognitions awarded only to those who have made tremendous and lasting contributions to research. It is rare to achieve both European and Asian recognition, as Prof. Murano has done. This alone would make Professor Murano one of the most representative luminaries in the field of AI research. His presence has guaranteed the work of the Conference not only scientific rigor, but also a pragmatic and in-depth vision that has consciously focused research on algorithmic ethics, in a field where the interaction between humans and machines does not imply domination or destruction, but a clear, strategic reasoning of alliance for just, rapid, satisfactory and above all replicable resolutions, because they are scientifically be demonstrable. The program is a clear map of the future of artificial intelligence: from the approximately 60 workshops and 20 tutorials planned for October 25 and 26 to the heart of the conference with plenary sessions and the presentation of more than 700 scientific articles. Topics include Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics, Knowledge Representation Reasoning, Natural Language Processing, Multi-Agent Systems and much more. The list of invited personalities announces authentic icons of global research, which are strongly desired by Scientific Directors Murano and Lynce. ECAI 2025 will provide the themes of the future global debate. Italy, together with Bologna, will be at the center of this global debate. The record numbers of this conference are the intellectual capital that must be welcomed, guided, translated, not just hosted. In the field of algorithm ethics, Prof. Murano has already proven success with his latest work: INFANT, the computer network for pediatric oncology. Much more can be done in this direction. ‘The numbers and quality of the work more than reward the hours I have put in over the past two years. The scientific leadership of ECAI,” concludes Prof. Murano, “has given me the opportunity to get to know and appreciate the professionalism and passion of colleagues who have come from all over the world to contribute their research. Artificial intelligence is a revolution that must be confronted with competence and awareness, not demonized. It must be oriented, filtered by ethics, it must be used for the common good, because it can be an extraordinary ally of humanity.”
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