Congratulations to Luca Luceri, winner of the 2024 YI Embassy of Italy Award!

"Dr. Luca Luceri is awarded the Embassy of Italy Award for his work on AI-driven approaches for countering online harms on social media. His research tackles issues like online manipulation, misinformation, and supporting vulnerable users. He develops computational tools to detect malicious activities and to enhance the resilience of information ecosystems, contributing to AI for social good."

Dr. Luca Luceri, Research Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California, has been honored with the 2024 Embassy of Italy Young Investigator Award for his groundbreaking work titled "AI-driven approaches for countering online harms on social media".

Established in 2020, this year’s edition of the Embassy of Italy Award recognizes Italian researchers in the USA providing fundamental contributions to all aspects of artificial intelligence, including technological and engineering advancements, transformative applications across disciplines, education, economic impact, ethical development to support societal needs, and solutions to mitigate harmful use of AI.

Find more about Dr. Luceri and other Young Investigator Awardees.