Irene Celino Email & Phone Number

Hi! My name is Irene and I am a Computer Scientist with a passion for Research and Innovation.I am an expert in Web and Data technologies, with a specialization in Semantic Web, Semantic Interoperability, Human Computation, Citizen Science, Human-in-the-loop Machine Learning and Data Analytics.I am the Head of the Knowledge Technologies group, one of the 10 competence centers in Cefriel, the research, innovation and technology transfer center of Politecnico di Milano, where I lead a group of talented professionals specialized in Human Computation and Semantic Interoperability with a focus on Smart Cities and transport/mobility.I have 15+ years of experience in 30+ cooperative research projects, at regional, national and European level; I started as junior researcher and I have gained increasing responsibilities over time, and now I also cover the roles of Project Manager, Project Coordinator and Principal Investigator. I have been involved in numerous competitive project proposals' submission, with successful grant acquisition for more than 4M euro funding for my organization.I am the author of 100+ publications and I had the pleasure of winning different awards for my scientific and applied research work.I believe that I am a multipotentialite, therefore, in my free time, I like to explore all my other passions: I love to read both fantasy novels and psychology/behavioural books and I unleash my creativity and artistic side, as a wannabe hand-lettering artist.

Listed skills include Semantic Web, Semantic Technologies, Ontologies, Web 2.0, and 35 others.