Giovanni Paolini

Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bologna

Office I9
Dipartimento di Matematica
Piazza di Porta S. Donato, 5
40126 Bologna BO
Italy
Master thesis dissertation

I am an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bologna.

My research interests range from pure mathematics to machine learning (ML) & artificial intelligence (AI). Within mathematics, most of my work focuses on combinatorial topology, the theory of Coxeter and Artin groups, and hyperplane arrangements. On the ML/AI side, I am particularly interested in language models and applications of AI to mathematics, formalization, and games.

I am frequently involved in the organization of mathematics and programming competitions. In particular, I am currently a member of the Italian Mathematical Olympiad committee.

Short CV
Since Sep 2023 Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Bologna (Italy)
2019 - 2023 Applied Scientist / Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon Web Services and Caltech (Pasadena, US)
Feb - Aug 2019 Postdoc in Mathematics at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
2015 - 2019 PhD in Mathematics at Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy)
Thesis: Topology and combinatorics of affine reflection arrangements
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Salvetti
Feb - May 2017 Visiting student at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland)
under the direction of Prof. Emanuele Delucchi
2013 - 2015 Master Degree in Mathematics at the University of Pisa (Italy)
Thesis: Discrete Morse theory and the \(K(\pi,1)\) conjecture
Supervisor: Prof. Mario Salvetti
2010 - 2015 Diploma in Mathematics at Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy)
Jan 2015 Visiting student at the UCLA Vision Lab (USA)
under the direction of Prof. Stefano Soatto
2010 - 2013 Bachelor Degree in Mathematics at the University of Pisa (Italy)
Thesis: Steenrod squares
Supervisor: Dr. Filippo Callegaro
Organizing
Some past events