Francesco Silvestri

About me

I’m associate professor in Computer Engineering at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Padova. Previously, I was assistant professor at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Padova (2016-2019), post-doc in the Algorithm group of the IT University of Copenhagen (2015-2016), and post-doc at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Padova (2009-2014). I’ve also held positions as part-time lecturer at the IT University of Copenhagen (2013-2014) and as visiting scholar at the Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin (2006-2007). I received the Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Padova in 2009.

See my cv for more details on my activities and here for more stuff about me.

Research ↑

My research targets algorithms and data structures, with an emphasis on:

• Big data: how can we efficiently extract information from huge amount of data?
• High performance: how can we exploit modern hardware to crunch big data?

In particular, I have been extensively working on:

• Similarity Search
• Graph mining
• Parallel algorithms
• Memory hierarchy
• Fault tolerance

I have served in the following program committees:

• TheWebConf 2021, SDM 2021, TheWebConf 2020, ESA 2019, Cluster 2019, ICPP 2019, ICALP 2019, TheWebConf 2019, Cluster 2018, BeyondMR 2018, TheWebConf 2018, PODS 2017, SBAC-PAD 2017, BeyondMR 2017, Cluster 2017, IJCAI 2016, SBAC-PAD 2016, IPDPS 2016, ESA 2015, IPDPS 2015, SC Workshops 2015, SC Poster 2014, MASSIVE 2014, BigData 2013, SC Poster 2013, IPDPS 2013.

For more details give a look at my publications and my cv.

Teaching ↑

You can find my master/bachelor theses’ proposals here.

I have taught these courses:

• University of Padova @ Galilean School of Higher Education
  • Algorithm Design (in English): Fall 2021, Fall 2020
• University of Padova @ Departement of Information Engineering
  • Big Data Computing (in English): Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020
  • Architettura degli Elaboratori (in Italian): Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
• IT University of Copenhagen
  • Advanced Algorithms Seminar (Spring 2016, Spring 2015)
  • Algorithm Design Project (Fall 2015)
  • Algorithm Design II (Fall 2013)

Contacts ↑

• Address: Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6/B, I-35131 Padova, Italy
• Office: 408
• Phone: +39 049 8277920
• E-mail: silvestri ♦ dei • unipd • it (♦=at, •=dot)
• Twitter: SilvestriFr
• LinkedIn: FraSil

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