Uncovering and Addressing Bias in LLM Interactions
KAUST · CEMSE
Applied mathematics and computer science to identify and mitigate bias in large-language-model platforms across diverse operational contexts.
BAS/1/1701-01-01 (ref. R. Di Pietro)
Research
Research
Funded projects across cryptography, applied mathematics, and AI; a record of talks and seminars; and service to the community. Publications live on the publications page.
Funded projects
Humanities and cultural Heritage Italian Open Science Cloud
IAC · CNR
Mathematical modelling, data analysis, and the implementation and parallelisation of model-based algorithms for the cultural-heritage open-science cloud.
NextGenerationEU · NRRP M4C2 · IR0000029 (CUP B63C22000730005)
Multi-scale in-silico simulation of the immune-system response
IAC · CNR
Development of a mathematical and computational multi-scale model for the in-silico simulation of the immune-system response.
EU Horizon · G.A. 101095672
European Regimen Accelerator for Tuberculosis
IMI2 consortium
In-silico modelling of granuloma-like structures and the immune response to support tuberculosis-treatment design.
H2020-JTI-IMI2-2018-15 · G.A. 853989
Integrating Model-based and Data-driven Methods for Multiscale Biological Systems
INdAM · GNCS
Bridging model-based and data-driven methods for multiscale biological systems.
CUP E53C24001950001
Numerical modelling and HPC approaches for multiscale models of Complex Systems
INdAM · GNCS
High-performance-computing approaches for the numerical modelling of complex multiscale systems.
CUP E53C23001670001
Talks & seminars 42
Field
Application
2026
- 16 Sep 2026
COD-ssi: Enforcing Mutual Privacy for Credential Oblivious Disclosure in Self-Sovereign IdentityTalk
- 9 Jul 2026
A Geometric Analysis of Small-sized Language Model HallucinationsTalk
- 14 May 2026
Git: a 40-minute primer for researchersSeminar
- 22 Apr 2026
Quantum & Post-Quantum CryptographyInvited talk
- 14 Apr 2026
I-(OT)²Invited lesson
2025
- 6 Oct 2025
Mathematical Modelling of Imbibition in Porous Media: From Diffusion Equations to the StoneVerse PlatformTalk
- 25 Sep 2025
Modelling Percolation and Stone Decay in Cultural Heritage through StoneVerseTalk
- 22 Sep 2025
AMELIA: A High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for Advanced ResearchPoster
- 10 Sep 2025
StoneVerse: The Open-Science Platform for Reproducible Modelling of Stone DecayTalk
- 25 Feb 2025
Models and Methods in Cultural Heritage: The Open-Science StoneVerse PlatformTalk
- 17 Feb 2025
mR_LWE-CP-ABE: a Recoverable CP-ABE Protocol for Post-Quantum CryptographySeminar
- 14 Feb 2025
Adversarial Examples in Machine Learning: Taxonomy and InsightsSeminar
- 21 Jan 2025
On the Modelling of Granuloma-Like Structures: from In-Vitro to In-Silico ModellingSeminar
2024
- 2 Dec 2024
Introduction to Python: a discussion on advantages and criticalitiesInvited talk
- 6 May 2024
Managing pedestrian flows in crowded museums: from data gathering to optimisationSeminar
- 18 Apr 2024
β-contraction: a Framework for Contracting Coloured Networks — Use Cases and ApplicationsSeminar
- 15 Apr 2024
A gentle introduction to Fully Homomorphic EncryptionInvited lesson
- 1 Feb 2024
Multi-scale and ML-aided models for vehicular trafficTalk
2023
- 15 Dec 2023
mR_LWE-CP-ABE: a revocable CP-ABE for post-quantum cryptographyTalk
- 19 Sep 2023
Managing crowded museumsTalk
- 18 Sep 2023
A gentle introduction to clusteringMini-course
- 10 May 2023
How machine learning can improve macroscopic models for traffic state estimation and forecastSeminar
- 13 Apr 2023
Validate in-silico modelling of GLSTalk
2022
- 20 Dec 2022
A brief introduction to Multi-threading and Multi-processing: Pthreads, OpenMP and MPIInvited talk
- 25 Oct 2022
In-Silico Granulomas: preliminary resultsTalk
- 21 Sep 2022
AI for Traffic Data AnalysisTalk
- 20 Sep 2022
Basics in Traffic ModellingMini-course
- 8 Jul 2022
A brief introduction to Differential PrivacySeminar
- 28 Feb 2022
On tweakable black-box polynomials: the cube attacks familySeminar
- 24 Jan 2022
Attribute-based colouring and its applications in reducing problem sizeSeminar
2021
- 14 Dec 2021
Multi-threading and Multi-processing: Julia Parallel ComputingInvited talk
- 13 Dec 2021
The role of the applied mathematician: optimising pedestrian flows in crowded museumsSeminar
- 7 Dec 2021
Multi-threading and Multi-processing: Pthreads, OpenMP and MPIInvited talk
- 29 Nov 2021
RSSi-based visitor tracking in museums via cascaded AI classifiersTalk
- 25 Nov 2021
On real-world implementation of the RSA cryptosystem: Hands-OnInvited lesson
- 18 Nov 2021
On real-world implementation of the RSA cryptosystem: TheoryInvited lesson
- 1 Jul 2021
On the existence of adversarial examples in neural-network classification with small Hamming distanceSeminar
- 14 May 2021
Macroscopic vehicular traffic simulations and linear programming problemsInvited talk
2020
- 10 Dec 2020
ML-based Algorithms and Models for Analysing Heterogeneous DataTalk
2019
- 23 May 2019
Snowden BackdoorSeminar
- 29 Apr 2019
A brief description of Proof Nets: the bridge between Modern Logic and Computer ScienceSeminar
- 18 Jan 2019
A brief presentation on Hamilton’s IdealsSeminar
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Service
Contributions to the scholarly community — peer review, programme committees, and event organising.
Editorial & peer review
- Review Editor
Frontiers in Communications and Networks
Security, Privacy and Authentication · since 2020
Journal referee
Conference referee
Programme & scientific committees
- Scientific Committee
Master in Data Analytics, Roma Tre ↗
since 2025
- General Programme Chair
- PC Member
NET-AI-BHI workshop @ IEEE BIBM
Dallas 2026 · Wuhan 2025 · Lisbon 2024
- Programme & Organising
Young Applied Mathematicians Conference (YAMC) ↗
Padua 2025 · Rome 2024
- Scientific Committee
IXH24 — Italian XRPL Hackathon ↗
secondary-schools session · Rome 2024
- PC Member
Int. Conf. on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT)
Systems Security & Privacy · 2021–22
- PC Member
Int. Conf. on Emerging Ubiquitous Systems and Pervasive Networks (EUSPN)
Security, Privacy & Trust · 2020–21
Organising — events & seminar cycles
- Organiser
Kitware Visualization Toolkit (VTK) course, 30 h
IAC-CNR · H2IOSC · 2025
- Organiser
Tè di Matematica — seminar cycle ↗
Roma Tre · 2022–24
- Organiser
Junior Seminars — Ph.D. seminar cycle ↗
Roma Tre · 2022–24
- Co-founder
General Topics in Mathematics (GTM) — Ph.D. seminar cycle ↗
Roma Tre · 2021–22