Dottorando in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi , 40o ciclo (2024-2027)
Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica (DAUIN)
Docente esterno e/o collaboratore didattico
Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica (DAUIN)
Profilo
Dottorato di ricerca
Argomento di ricerca
Graph Neural Networks for Data Science
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Interessi di ricerca
Biografia
Traditional data science often treats data as independent rows in a table, ignoring the rich relationships that naturally exist between entities. In contrast, GNNs enable the modelling of these complex interdependencies, allowing learning systems to represent real-world structures more faithfully. Etibar’s research focuses on principled graph construction and explainability — two critical aspects that ensure both accuracy and interpretability in predictive modelling.
He investigates how relational information (such as store proximity, customer region, or behavioural similarity) can be embedded into graph structures to enhance prediction and understanding. In particular, his recent work applies graph-based modelling and explainable AI methods to retail demand forecasting, where nodes represent business entities and edges encode spatial, operational, or similarity-based relations.
Beyond predictive performance, his research aims to develop trustworthy, interpretable systems that assist decision-makers in complex domains. His broader academic interests include trustworthy AI, neural-symbolic reasoning, and the integration of domain knowledge with machine learning for transparent, data-driven insights.
Didattica
Insegnamenti
Corso di laurea magistrale
- Big data processing and analytics. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
Ricerca
Gruppi di ricerca
Pubblicazioni
Pubblicazioni più recenti Vedi tutte le pubblicazioni su Porto@Iris
- Vazirov, Etibar; Monaco, Simone; Apiletti, Daniele (In stampa)
Prediction of coffee consumption using Graph Neural Networks and Explainable AI. In: The 19th IEEE International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT), Al-Ain (UAE), 29-31 October 2025
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)