Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Valtorta, Marco
Professor
Dr. Valtorta's research is centered on knowledge based systems, evidential reasoning, heuristics, and computational complexity.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing
- Department
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research
- Countries
- Italy
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Homeland Security, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes (Italy, Belgium)
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Italian, French, German)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge-Based Systems, Heuristics, Reasoning Under Uncertainty, Model-Based Reasoning,
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Homeland Security, Science and Engineering (Other), Computational Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- Bayesian Networks, Graphical Probabilistic Models.
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 - 1985 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | PhD | Computer Science |
| 1984 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | M.A. | Computer Science |
| 1980 | Politecnico di Milano | Milan, Italy | Laurea | Electrical Engineering |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1985 - 08/1988 | Project Officer in ESPRIT, a program of the European Economic Community | European Economic Community |
| 08/1988 - 06/1994 | Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 06/1993 - 08/1999 | Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Computer Science, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 05/1994 - 06/2008 | Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
| 10/1999 - 05/2000 | Visiting Researcher, Decision Support System Research Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Aalborg, Denmark | University of Aalborg, Denmark |
| 06/2008 | Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Award | Senior Member, in recognition of his achievements and long-standing efforts in the field of artificial intelligence and in the association | Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence |
| Award | Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers | |
| Award | Senior Member, Association for Computing Machinery | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
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