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I am presently a Senior Researcher at the Innovation Value Institute (IVI), Maynooth University, leader of the IVI Digital Health research cluster, and assistant lecturer in the School of Business. I am also affiliated with Lero, the Research Ireland Centre for Software and receive funding for my research. I am currently working on responsible use of AI in health and well-being by facilitating person/patient empowerment and seamless communication within the healthcare system (http://cohealth.ivi.ie/). My research interests include Responsible AI, Digital Health Transformation, Patient Empowerment, Human-machine communication, Data analytics, Semantic Web, Smart cities, Cybersecurity, and Open Data/Big Data
I hold a PhD in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and Telecommunications from the University of Palermo and have a professional experience of over thirty years in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in different working environments such as academia, industry, and government and with different roles such as researcher, lecturer, manager, project coordinator, consultant, and system analyst. I have worked in several countries such as Italy, Ireland, United States and Canada. I have authored more than fifty peer-reviewed articles for journals, books and conferences and I have presented my work at international conferences winning six best paper awards. I have received grants from international bodies such as the European Union (under FP7, H2020, and Horizon Europe framework programs) and national bodies including Research Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and the National Research Council of Italy.

Activities

Employment (3)

Maynooth University: Maynooth, IE

2021-01-01 to present | Senior Researcher (Innovation Value Institute)
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Dublin City University: Dublin, IE

2018-10-01 to 2020-09-30 | Research Fellow (School of Computing)
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Regione Siciliana: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

2018-05 to 2018-08 | Specialist ICT consultant for Sicilian Government, AT PO-FESR 2014-2020 (Dipartimento Programmazione)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

1991-10 to 1995-10 | Ph.D. in Electronics, Computer Science, and Telecommunications (Electronic Engineering)
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Università degli Studi di Palermo: Palermo, Sicilia, IT

1980-01 to 1988-07 | Laurea degree (Bachelor + Master) in Electronic Engineering (Electronic Engineering)
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An Intelligent Empowering Agent (IEA) to Provide Easily Understood and Trusted Health Information Appropriate to the User Needs

2023 | Book chapter
Contributors: Marco Alfano; John Kellett; Biagio Lenzitti; Markus Helfert
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Application of ethical AI requirements to an AI solution use-case in healthcare domain

American Journal of Business
2023-08-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Zohreh Pourzolfaghar; Marco Alfano; Markus Helfert
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On-Line Retrieval of Health Information Based on Language Complexity, Information Customization and Information Quality

2021 | Book chapter
Contributors: Marco Alfano; Biagio Lenzitti; Davide Taibi; Markus Helfert
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Language Complexity in On-line Health Information Retrieval

2020 | Book chapter
Contributors: Marco Alfano; Biagio Lenzitti; Davide Taibi; Markus Helfert
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Design, development and validation of a system for automatic help to medical text understanding

International Journal of Medical Informatics
2020-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Marco Alfano; Biagio Lenzitti; Giosuè Lo Bosco; Cinzia Muriana; Tommaso Piazza; Giovanni Vizzini
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Facilitating access to health web pages with different language complexity levels

ICT4AWE 2019 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85067455978

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Taibi, D.; Helfert, M.
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Provision of tailored health information for patient empowerment: An initial study

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85073073209

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Taibi, D.; Helfert, M.
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ULearn: Personalized Medical Learning on the Web for Patient Empowerment

2019 | Book chapter
Contributors: Marco Alfano; Biagio Lenzitti; Davide Taibi; Markus Helfert
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Development and practical use of a medical vocabulary-thesaurus-dictionary for patient empowerment

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85061134488

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Bosco, G.L.; Taibi, D.
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WeatherLink una piattaforma per l’integrazione e la visualizzazione dei dati meteo

GARR 2017
2017-11 | Conference paper
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A framework for opening data and creating advanced services in the health and social fields

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85001133158

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Lo Bosco, G.; Taibi, D.
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An automatic system for helping health consumers to understand medical texts

HEALTHINF 2015 - 8th International Conference on Health Informatics, Proceedings; Part of 8th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2015
2015 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84938857662

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Lo Bosco, G.; Perticone, V.
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An Online Multilingual Medical Vocabulary/Thesaurus/Dictionary (MED-VTD) for Facilitating Understanding of Medical Texts

CINI Workshop on ICT for Smart Cities & Communities (I-CiTies 2015)
2015-10 | Conference paper
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Supporting Learning Activities in the Health Sector through Open Data

Proc. of International Conference on e-Learning (e-Learning’15)
2015-09 | Conference paper
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U-MedSearch: A Meta Search Engine of Medical Content for Different Users and Learning Needs

Proc. of International Conference on e-Learning (e-Learning’15)
2015-09 | Conference paper
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Finding the best web medical content for different learner categories

2nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDICAL EDUCATION INFORMATICS (MEI 2015)
2015-06 | Conference paper
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A web search methodology for health consumers

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2014 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84908701499

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.; Lo Bosco, G.
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Facilitating text understanding for e-learning users

International Conference on e-Learning (e-Learning’14)
2014-09 | Conference paper
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The process of developing Open Data guidelines for the city of Palermo: A best practice of citizen participation

LOD2014 Linked Open Data: where are we?
2014-02 | Conference paper
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U-Search: A meta engine for creation of knowledge paths on the Web

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2010 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-77956296615

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.
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A web search methodology for different user typologies

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2009 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-77951473265

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.
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E-Learning research activities of Palermo ETNDEC-Units

E-Learning e multimedialità, conoscenza senza frontiere
2008 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 886152060X
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Structuring didactic materials on the Web (STRUCT)

Communication & Cognition
2008 | Journal article
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SAXEF: A System for Automatic eXtraction of E-learning object Features

Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society
2007 | Journal article
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Searching the internet for learning materials through didactic indicators

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
2007 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-77953823391

Contributors: Alfano, M.; Lenzitti, B.
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Text analysis module of a System for Automatic eXtraction of lEarning object Features (SAXEF)

III E-Learning Conference
2006 | Conference paper
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On-Lab: A web environment for On-line Labs development

nternational Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies (CompSysTech’ 2005)
2005 | Conference paper
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Creation of on-line courses using existing e-learning objects

E-Learning II and Knowledge Society
2005 | Conference paper
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Tutor-Sky: A web environment for multimedia on-line education

Methodologies and Technologies for Learning
2005 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-1-84564-155-9
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Virtual Laboratories at Computer Science degree in Palermo University: A case study

E-Learning Conference
2004 | Conference paper
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A Virtual Laboratory (V-Lab) for remote training on computer networks

Final meeting of European Computing Education and Training (ECET)
2003 | Report
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End-to-end quality in IP networks: Can we offer and charge it?

17th World Telecommunications Congress (WTC 2000)
2000 | Conference paper
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How was Time before time?

Studies on the Structure of Time
2000 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-0-306-46439-3
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QUASIMODO - Offering end-to-end quality to the user

Workshop on Quality in Telecommunications Services (QUTE '99)
1999 | Conference paper
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Design and implementation of a cooperative multimedia environment with QoS control

Computer Communications
1998 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0042285303

Contributors: Alfano, M.
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Design and implementation of a cooperative multimedia environment with QoS control,Progettazione e realizzazione di un ambiente cooperativo multi-mediale con controllo di QoS

CSELT Technical Reports
1998 | Other
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2-s2.0-0032131887

Contributors: Alfano, M.
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End-to-End Quality of Service in Distributed Information Systems

Workshop on Quality in Telecommunications Services (QUTE '98)
1998 | Conference paper
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Data analysis and multimedia systems for tele-astronomy

CCMA'97 Conference: Converging Computing Methodologies in Astronomy
1997 | Conference paper
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User requirements and resource control for cooperative multimedia applications

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
1997 | Book
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2-s2.0-21744433148

Contributors: Alfano, M.
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A Cooperative Multimedia Environment with QoS Control: Architectural and Implementation Issues

International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) Technical Report TR-96-040
1996 | Report
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A cooperative multimedia environment with user-driven QoS control

8th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
1996 | Conference paper
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An expert system for planning real-time distributed task allocation

9th Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium (FLAIRS-96)
1996 | Conference paper
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Controlling QoS in a collaborative multimedia environment

IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing, Proceedings
1996 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-0029728386

Contributors: Alfano, Marco; Sigle, Rolf
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A Quality of Service Management Architecture (QoSMA): A preliminary study

International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) Technical Report TR-95-070
1995 | Report
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Scheduling distributed algorithms on heterogeneous computer networks

WIT Transactions on Information and Communication Technologies
1995 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1743-3517
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A parallel application model for scheduling in distributed systems

DAGS'94 School on Parallel Programming Environments
1994 | Report
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Modeling a distributed application with precedence and synchronization relations

19th Intern. Conf. on Information Technology and Programming
1994 | Conference paper
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On the characteristics of schedulers for distributed computing systems

AICA'94
1994 | Conference paper
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Scheduling features in distributed systems

SBT/IEEE International Telecommunications Symposium
1994 | Conference paper
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Scheduling simulation on a Parallel Virtual Machine

1994 European Simulation Symposium
1994 | Conference paper
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