Alfredo Pulvirenti
Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Personal
Date of Birth 16th of November, 1974
Scholastic Record
I got my Laurea degree (summa cum laude, 1999), my PhD (2003), and my post-doc (2004) in Computer Science from the University of Catania. From 2005 to 2014, I've been Assistant Professor at the University of Catania.
From Decembre 2014, associate professor of Computer Science at University of Catania.
My research interests mainly focuses on bioinformatics and biomedicine. In particular, I study of the phenomenon of RNA interference (microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs), through stochastic and network based inference methods; the sub-graph matching and motif finding, also approximated, with applications to biological networks; the multiple network alignment through Monte Carlo Methods; the development of robust methods for the pathway-based analysis of RNA-seq data.
I also collaborate with the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV, sezione di Catania) for the analysis of temporal time series of seismic and infrasonic signals.
I have served as PC member of many International Conferences. I have been guest editor on BMC Bioinformatics, Briefings in Bioinformatics and Information Systems Elsevier.
I also spent several periods of research at Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, NYU (NY), and at the Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OH).
Academic Year 2021/2022
- DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technique - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in School of Dentistry - 1st Year
METODOLOGIA SCIENTIFICA E LINGUISTICA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE A - L
Academic Year 2020/2021
- DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technique - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE A - L
Academic Year 2019/2020
- DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE A - L
Academic Year 2018/2019
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Sciences and techniques of preventive and adaptative motor activities - 1st Year
COMPUTER SCIENCE - DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE A - L
Academic Year 2017/2018
- DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Sciences and techniques of preventive and adaptative motor activities - 1st Year
COMPUTER SCIENCE - DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques - 1st Year
SCIENZE PROPEDEUTICHE - DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE
Academic Year 2016/2017
- DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1st Year
FISICA INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - canale 3 - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Master's Degree in Computer Science - 1st Year
BIG DATA - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE
Academic Year 2015/2016
- DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
Bachelor's Degree in Psychiatric Rehabilitation Techniques - 1st Year
INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1st Year
FISICA INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - canale 1 - DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY AND MEDICAL-SURGICAL SPECIALTIES
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery - 1st Year
FISICA INFORMATICA E STATISTICA MEDICA - canale 3 - DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCES
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science - 2nd Year
DATABASE
From 2005 to 2010 has done research concering optimization problems on metric spaces and their applications in bioinformatics. My research interests mainly focuses on bioinformatics and biomedicine. In particular, I study of the phenomenon of RNA interference (microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs), through stochastic and network based inference methods; the sub-graph matching and motif finding, also approximated, with applications to biological networks; the multiple network alignment through Monte Carlo Methods; the development of robust methods for the pathway-based analysis of RNA-seq data.
Most of the research is conducted with the collaboration of colleagues from other countries: Prof. Dennis Shasha (New York University); Prof. Charles E. Lawrence (Brown University); Prof. Carlo Croce (Ohio State University); Prof. Roded Sharan (Tel Aviv University); Prof. Gary Bader (Toronto University); Prof. Carlo Catassi (Università di Ancona).
I also collaborate with the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV, sezione di Catania) for the analysis of temporal time series of seismic and infrasonic signals.I have served as PC member of many International Conferences. I have been guest editor on BMC Bioinformatics, Briefings in Bioinformatics and Information Systems Elsevier. I also spent several periods of research at Courant Institute of Mathematical Science, NYU (NY), and at the Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OH).
KEYWORDS:
DATA MINING - DATA ANALYSIS - MONTECARLO ALGORITHMS - PROBABILISTIC AND STOCASTIC ALGORITHMS - NON CODING RNA ANALYSIS - BIOMEDICINE GRAPH MINING - NETWORK ANALYSIS - MACHINE LEARNING - TIME SERIES ANALYSIS - DRUG TARGET INTERACTION PREDICTION - DRUG COMBINATION - RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS