Francesca Spezzano is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Boise State University.
She received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science Engineering from University of Calabria, Italy, in 2012.
From Oct 2010 to Jul 2011 she was Visiting Scholar at the Computer Science Department (Database Group) of University of California - Santa Cruz.
After the Ph.D. degree, she was a postdoc at University of Calabria, Italy.
From Aug 2013 to Aug 2015 she was Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS).
Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering, 2012
University of Calabria, Italy
M.Sc. in Computer Science Engineering, 2008
University of Calabria, Italy
B.Sc. in Computer Science Engineering, 2006
University of Calabria, Italy
Current Graduate Students:
Past Graduate Students:
Feb 9, 2018, Keynote at MIS2: Misinformation and Misbehavior Mining on the Web Workshop @WSDM2018
Oct 28, 2016, Keynote at the 1st ACM International Workshop on Computational Methods for CyberSafety @CIKM2016
Aug 18, 2016, Tutorial at 2016 IEEE-ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2016)
Francesca is Co-Chair of the Second Women in Data Science (WinDS) Workshop, co-located with TheWebConference 2018, Lyon, France, Tuesday April 24th, 2018.
Francesca collaborated with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) on Nov. 15, 2017 to host a STEM outreach event. An interactive presentation was delivered to help older adults understand, navigate, and prevent malicious acts on the Internet, especially Social Media. Read more.
Courses taught at Boise State University: