Pro-rector, Politecnico di Torino
Elena Baralis has been Deputy Rector of Politecnico di Torino since March 2024. Previously, she served as Head of the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (2019–2023) and Coordinator of the College of Computer, Cinema and Mechatronics Engineering (2012–2018). She holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and a PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering from Politecnico di Torino.
Full Professor since 2005, her research focuses on data science, machine learning, explainable AI, and the analysis of complex data, with particular attention to voice data and algorithmic bias. She has authored more than 200 scientific publications and coordinated numerous national and European research projects.
She served as General Chair of ECML PKDD 2023 and Program Chair of IEEE ICDM 2024 and is a member of several international scientific committees. She also contributed to the design of the Master’s Degree in Data Science and Engineering at Politecnico di Torino and teaches at both Master’s and PhD level.