Summary
Navid Nobani is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Milan-Bicocca with nine years of industry and academic experience bridging NLP, Explainable AI, and applied mathematics. His career moves from industrial data science and smart-manufacturing roles at Pirelli and Prometeon to leadership in behavioural analytics and teaching in business intelligence, combining rigorous statistical modeling with real-world data pipelines. He focuses on making language models interpretable and practical, drawing on Bayesian and probabilistic methods developed during industry projects like semi-unsupervised entity cleaning. An enthusiastic educator and productivity experimenter, Navid blends deep theoretical interests in pure math with hands-on work in Python/R and dashboarding to help students and collaborators translate complex ideas into deployable systems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Industrial Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Industrial Engineering at Hormozgan University
Master of Science (MS), Engineering/Industrial Management, Master of Science (MS), Engineering/Industrial Management at Politecnico di Milano
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca
English, Persian, Italian