Prof. PIERRI FRANCESCO
Assistant professor
I am an Assistant Professor in the Datascience group of the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano.
My research focuses on the development and application of data-driven computer science and network science methodologies to study large-scale phenomena in online social networks and media.
Recently, I have been working on leveraging online social media data to study the real-world effects of information disorders as well as understanding the socio-economic consequencesof the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was a Visiting Fellow Researcher at the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), University of Southern California, working with prof. Emilio Ferrara.
I received my Ph.D. Cum Laude in "Data Analytics and Decision Sciences" from Politecnico di Milano, under the supervision of prof. Stefano Ceri and prof. Fabio Pammolli. I was also a Visiting Fellow Researcher in the NaN group at Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) led by prof. Filippo Menczer.
I am affiliated with Facebook "Data for Good" program to understand the socio-economic impact of mobility restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic (check out our research featured on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ).
Check my Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=b17WlbMAAAAJ&hl=en) and my personal website (https://frapierri.github.io) for more details on my research activities.
My research focuses on the development and application of data-driven computer science and network science methodologies to study large-scale phenomena in online social networks and media.
Recently, I have been working on leveraging online social media data to study the real-world effects of information disorders as well as understanding the socio-economic consequencesof the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was a Visiting Fellow Researcher at the Information Sciences Institute (ISI), University of Southern California, working with prof. Emilio Ferrara.
I received my Ph.D. Cum Laude in "Data Analytics and Decision Sciences" from Politecnico di Milano, under the supervision of prof. Stefano Ceri and prof. Fabio Pammolli. I was also a Visiting Fellow Researcher in the NaN group at Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media (OSoMe) led by prof. Filippo Menczer.
I am affiliated with Facebook "Data for Good" program to understand the socio-economic impact of mobility restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic (check out our research featured on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America ).
Check my Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=b17WlbMAAAAJ&hl=en) and my personal website (https://frapierri.github.io) for more details on my research activities.