I’m Marco Brambilla, I’m full professor of computer science and engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
I lead the Data Science Lab at Politecnico di Milano, DEIB.
I’m the director of the Computer Science and Engineering B.Sc. and M.Sc. curricula at Politecnico.
My current research interests are AI Explainability and Transparency, Web Science, Big Data Analysis,  Social Media Analytics, and Model-driven Development.
I’m the co-inventor of the Interaction Flow Modeling Language (IFML) standard by the OMG, and of 2 patents on crowdsourcing and multi-domain search.
I have been involved in the creation of four startups: WebRatio, Servitly, Fluxedo, and Quantia.
You can find my publications on Google Scholar or Scopus.
My ORCID ID is 0000-0002-8753-2434

I teach:

  • Enterprise ICT Architectures
  • Systems and Methods for Big and Unstructured Data
  • Web Science (see course materials here)
  • Digital Innovation Lab
  • Model-driven Engineering (see book here)

Some of my books:

Recent Posts

Empowering Users toward Environmentally Sustainable Digital Practices: Web Apps and Generative AI

by Marco Brambilla, posted in Machine Learning / AI

Every day, millions of people browse the web, watch videos, search for information, and increasingly interact with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. While these technologies have become essential parts of our personal and professional lives, their environmental impact often remains invisible. Most users are aware that activities such as driving a … Continue reading Empowering Users toward Environmentally Sustainable Digital Practices: Web Apps and Generative AI

Building Scalable Data Integration in Aerospace with LLMs and Knowledge Graphs

by Marco Brambilla, posted in Uncategorized

In aerospace engineering, ensuring that electronic components are properly qualified is essential for safety and mission success. However, in large organizations, qualification data is often fragmented across multiple systems, making retrieval slow, error-prone, and expensive. In this story, I would like to report on our study in the industrial context of Thales Alenia Space that … Continue reading Building Scalable Data Integration in Aerospace with LLMs and Knowledge Graphs

A data-driven analysis of the impact of non-compliant individuals on epidemic diffusion in urban settings

by Marco Brambilla, posted in big data, data science, Machine Learning / AI, smartcity, social network, social network analysis, social science

Our recent research on the role of individuals who do not comply with public health safety measures in epidemic context has been published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A. The study shows how risky behaviours in case of pandemic and epidemic settings can undermine public health interventions. This is particularly relevant in urban … Continue reading A data-driven analysis of the impact of non-compliant individuals on epidemic diffusion in urban settings

A Graph-based RAG for Energy Efficiency Question Answering

by Marco Brambilla, posted in Uncategorized

In this work, we investigate the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) within a Graph-based Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture for Energy Efficiency (EE) Question Answering.First, the system automatically extracts a Knowledge Graph (KG) from guidance and regulatory documents in the energy field. Then, the generated graph is navigated and reasoned upon to provide users … Continue reading A Graph-based RAG for Energy Efficiency Question Answering

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