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Aug 12, 2025
Our manuscript A (Mid)Journey Through Reality: Assessing Accuracy, Impostor Bias, and Automation Bias in Human Detection of AI-Generated Images has been accepted for publication in Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (IF: 3; AR: 16%; Q1 in Psychology; Q1 in Computer Science).
Jul 19, 2025
I participated in the International Forensics Summer School (IFOSS 2025), held from July 13 to 19, 2025, at Hotel Village Baia Samuele, Punta Sampieri–Scicli (Ragusa), Sicily.
Jul 3, 2025
At the VERIMEDIA workshop at IJCNN 2025, we presented our WILD project, a large dataset for synthetic image attribution.
Jun 25, 2025
Closing of the FHDA Challenge at MetroXRAINE 2025, organized by me, Luca Guarnera, and Prof. Sebastiano Battiato, with publication of final rankings.
Jun 9, 2025
I have reached 200 citations on Google Scholar, with an h-index of 6.
Jun 8, 2025
At We Make Future 2025 in Bologna, I represented the University of Catania and CoEHAR, presenting projects on AI-based smoking detection and impostor bias in multimedia authentication.
Mar 29, 2025
I’ve been interviewed for the new Nxwss article by Emanuele Fornito, which explores AI from a psychological perspective; my insights are in the second part.
Mar 10, 2025
Our latest scoping review, Smoking Detection and Cessation: An Updated Scoping Review of Digital and Mobile Health Technologies, has been published in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (Q1 in Computer Science & Health Informatics, IF: 6.7)
Jan 31, 2025
My paper, AI Chatbots for Mental Health: A Scoping Review, published in July 2024, was cited by the UK Parliament’s POST report on AI and mental healthcare.
Dec 9, 2024
At the first-ever Welcome PhD Day at the Università di Catania, I had the opportunity to present my research on impostor bias.
Oct 23, 2024
At IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024 in St Albans, I had the honor of presenting our paper on using hypnosis and VR in psychological partner violence, a case study from my postgraduate internship.
Oct 12, 2024
At Psicologia in Cantiere in Palermo, I had the pleasure of presenting my research on impostor bias, alongside its ongoing validation.
Oct 6, 2024
I had the pleasure of joining Medics in Tech podcast to discuss how AI is transforming addiction treatment, from detecting smoking behavior to leveraging VR and smartphone apps.