Michelucci Umberto HSLU I

Prof. Dr. Umberto Michelucci Umberto Michelucci - (PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education)

Subject Head of Applied Data Intelligence in Continuing and Executive Education

Michelucci Umberto HSLU I

Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology

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Subject Head of Applied Data Intelligence in Continuing and Executive Education

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Biography

Umberto Michelucci studied Theoretical Physics in Italy, the United States, Germany and England, focusing on simulations and the theory of high temperature superconductors. He obtained his PhD in Machine Learning applied to Physics from the Portsmouth University in England. He worked in various industries for many years, gaining industrial experience in various fields. He also founded and directed the AI Center of Excellence at Helsana Versicherung AG in Zürich. He is also the co-founder of the company TOELT LLC, that focuses on large international research project with a strong AI component. He is working often with Google and NVIDIA on various project. He has many years of teaching at various levels, Bachelor, Master, PhD and for continuing education. He also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. He is Professor at HSLU.

He has written four books on Deep Learning with Springer Nature. His fourth, “Mathematical Concepts for Machine Learning in Science” just came out beginning 2024.

He is also in the Stanford 2% top scientist worldwide list.

Personal Website: https://umbertomichelucci.me/

Associations / Membershipts

  • IEEE Member

  • IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Member

Education

  • PhD in Machine Learning applied to Physics

  • Master in Theoretical Physics

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education

Awards

Interviews

Selected Masters Tutored

1) Dr. Nathalie Alexander, "Fractal Dimension Analysis of Pediatric Brain Structures: Developmental Curves Across Age" 2025.
2) Marta Martinozzi, "Automatic Anomaly Detection in sensor data for ICU patients" (in collaboration with the Emmental Hospital), 2025.
3) Sarp Koc, "Drone Aerial Imaging Analysis in Smart Agriculture", 2025
4) Morteza Kiani Haftlang, "Computer Vision Framework for 3D Cancer Detection: Comprehensive assessment of self-supervised deep learning architectures", 2024
5) Matthias De Paolis, "Deep Learning-based Detection of Photovoltaic Installations: A Case Study in the Canton of Zurich", 2024
6) Julia Netzel, "Statistical Stability of Super-Resolution for Astronomical Imaging", 2023 (ETH)
6) Christian Schmid, "Value Generation with Computer Vision Techniques in the Olive Oil Industry - a Knowledge Graph Framework", 2023

PhD Students Tutored

1) Arnaud Gucciardi, "Brain Symmetry and Structure in Children MRI Imaging", 2025
2) Dr. Michela Sperti, "Predicting Personalized Pathological Risks and Dynamics in Cardiology How to Exploit Data-Driven Approaches in Clinical Decision Support Systems", (collaboration with the Politecnico di Torino, Italy) 2025

Research Focus and Collaborations

I am interested mainly in the application of Machine Learning to Science:

  • Machine learning applied to Physics and Science

  • Machine learning applied to Astrophyisics. I have an on-going cooperation with INAF (Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica, Italy) in Bologna and Milano. Projects are on scientifically informed algorithm development, uncertainty and error estimation of deep learning algorithms applied to astrophysics, spectral model-agnostic feature extraction, etc.

  • Machine Learning Application Foundations and Theory (estimation of worst model errors, learning theory in infinite dimensions, etc.). One particular interest I have is about the role of noise (of various types) when present in data, and how various algorithms react to it.

  • Uncertainty in Machine Learning (study of how uncertainty in labels, inputs or algorithms impact scientific use of machine learning algorithms).

  • Statistics and Mathematics (in general I am interested in questions on how to apply statistics and mathematical modelling to scientific problems.

Projects

Research projects

  • AI for All

Publications and presentations

Publications and presentations - Book/catalogue

  • Michelucci, Umberto (2024). Fundamental Mathematical Concepts for Machine Learning in Science. Switzerland: Springer Verlag.
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2022). Applied Deep Learning with TensorFlow 2: Learn to Implement Advanced Deep Learning Techniques with Python. Berkeley, CA: Apress.
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2019). Advanced applied deep learning: convolutional neural networks and object detection. New York: Apress.
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2018). Applied Deep Learning- A Case-Based Approach to Understanding Deep Neural Networks. New York: Springer nature.

Publications and presentations - Article, review; peer reviewed

  • Michelucci, Umberto & Venturini, Francesca (01.04.2025). New Statistical Framework for Extreme Error Probability in High-Stakes Domains for Reliable Machine Learning. arXiv preprint, 2025, doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2503.24262
  • Michelucci, Umberto (20.03.2025). 2025 photonics for agrifood roadmap: towards a sustainable and healthier planet (multiple Authors). Journal of Physics: Photonics, 2025, doi: 10.1088/2515-7647/adbea9
  • Loddo, Fabio; Piga, Dario; El Ghazouali, Safouane & Michelucci, Umberto (2024). BenchCloudVision: A Benchmark Analysis of Deep Learning Approaches for Cloud Detection and Segmentation in Remote Sensing Imagery. arXiv, 2024, 1-1. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2402.13918
  • Gucciardi, Arnaud; El Ghazouali, Safouane; Venturini, Francesca; Groznik, Vida & Michelucci, Umberto (2024). Symbrain: A large-scale dataset of MRI images for neonatal brain symmetry analysis. arXiv, 2024, 1-1. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.11814
  • El Ghazouali, Safouane; Mhirit, Youssef; Oukhrid, Ali; Michelucci, Umberto & Nouira, Hichem (2024). FusionVision: A comprehensive approach of 3D object reconstruction and segmentation from RGB-D cameras using YOLO and fast segment anything. Sensors, 2024(24/9), 2889-2889. doi: 10.3390/s24092889
  • Venturini, Francesca; Fluri, silvan & Michelucci, Umberto (2024). Shedding light on the ageing of extra virgin olive oil: Probing the impact of temperature with fluorescence spectroscopy and machine learning techniques. LWT - Food Science and Technology (Formerly: Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft und -Technologie), 2024, 1-1.
  • El Ghazouali, Safouane; Gucciardi, Arnaud & Michelucci, Umberto (2024). Class-Conditional self-reward mechanism for improved Text-to-Image models. arXiv, 2024, 1-1. doi: arXiv:2405.13473
  • Gucciardi, Arnaud; El Ghazouali, Safouane; Michelucci, Umberto & Venturini, Francesca (2024). Machine learning feature extraction for predicting the ageing of olive oil. Proceedings Volume 13011, Data Science for Photonics and Biophotonics, 2024(130110A), 1-1. doi: 10.1117/12.3017680
  • El Ghazouali, Safouane; Gucciardi, Arnaud; Venturini, Francesca; Venturi, Nicola; Ruegsegger, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2024). FlightScope: A Deep Comprehensive Review of Aircraft Detection Algorithms in Satellite Imagery. arXiv, 2024, 1-1. doi: arXiv:2404.02877
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2024). Machine learning-enhanced fluorescence spectroscopy for the quality assessment of extra virgin olive oil during ageing. Optical Sensing and Detection VIII, 2024(12999), 235-239.
  • Michelucci, Umberto & Venturini, Francesca (2023). New metric formulas that include measurement errors in machine learning for natural sciences. Expert Systems with Applications, 2023, 1. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.120013
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2023). Understanding the learning mechanism of convolutional neural networks applied to fluorescence spectra. AI and Optical Data Sciences IV, 2023, 178-184.
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2023). Deep learning super resolution for high-speed excitation emission matrix measurements. AI and Optical Data Sciences IV, 2023, 127-137.
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2023). Extraction of physicochemical properties from the fluorescence spectrum with 1D convolutional neural networks: Application to olive oil. Journal of Food Engineering, 2023, 336.
  • Schmid, Christian; Laurenzi, Emanuele; Michelucci, Umberto & Francesca, Venturini (2023). Explainable AI for the olive oil industry. International Conference on Business Informatics Research, 2023, 1-1.
  • Michelucci, Umberto & Venturini, Francesca (2022). New Metric Formulas that Include Measurement Errors in Machine Learning for Natural Sciences. Expert Systems with Applications, 2022, 1. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2209.15588
  • Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Sperti, Michela; Gucciardi, Arnaud; Martose, Vanessa M. & Deriu, Marco A. (2022). Physico-chemical properties extraction from the fluorescence spectrum with 1D-convolutional neural networks: application to olive oil. Journal of Food Engineering, 2022, 336. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2203.07229
  • Arnaud, Gucciardi; Michelucci, Umberto; Venturini, Francesca; Sperti, Michela & Deriu, Marco Agostino (2022). Compact optical fluorescence sensor for food quality control using artificial neural networks: application to olive oil. Optical Sensing and Detection VII, 2022, 80. doi: 10.1117/12.2621588
  • Milleville, Kenzo; Thirukokaranam Chandrasekar, Krishna Kumar; Blyau, Thibault; Michelucci, Umberto; Iannello, AURORA & Verstockt, Steven (2022). Extraction and classification of historical stamp cards using computer vision. DH Benelux 2022-ReMIX: Creation and alteration in DH (hybrid), 2022, 1–4.
  • Sperti, Michela; Michelucci, Umberto; Venturini, Francesca; Gucciardi, Arnaud & Deriu, Marco Agostino . (2022). Chemical analysis of olive oils from fluorescence spectra thanks to one-dimensional convolutional neural networks. Optical Sensing and Detection VII, 2022, 81. doi: 10.1117/12.2621666
  • Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Sperti, Michela; Gucciardi, Arnaud & Deriu, Marco Agostino (2022). One-dimensional convolutional neural networks design for fluorescence spectroscopy with prior knowledge: explainability techniques applied to olive oil fluorescence spectra. Optical Sensing and Detection VII, 2022, 60. doi: 10.1117/12.2621646
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2021). Implementation of multi-task learning neural network architectures for robust industrial optical sensing. Optical Measurement Systems for Industrial Inspection XII, 2021, 90. doi: 10.1117/12.2593469
  • Venturini, Francesca & Michelucci, Umberto (2021). New Autonomous Intelligent Sensor Design Approach for Multiple Parameter Inference. 7th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications, 2021, 96. doi: 10.3390/engproc2020002096
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2021). New Approach for Temperature-Immune Oxygen Sensing based on Pt-TFPP. OSA Optical Sensors and Sensing Congress 2021 (AIS, FTS, HISE, SENSORS, ES), 2021, SW5H.2. doi: 10.1364/SENSORS.2021.SW5H.2
  • Venturini, Francesca; Sperti, Michela; Michelucci, Umberto; Herzig, Ivo; Baumgartner, Michael; Caballero, Josep Palau; Jimenez, Arturo & Deriu, Marco Agostino (2021). Exploration of Spanish Olive Oil Quality with a Miniaturized Low-Cost Fluorescence Sensor and Machine Learning Techniques. Foods, 2021(5), 1010. doi: 10.3390/foods10051010
  • Halasz, Geza; Sperti, Michela; Michelucci, Umberto; Villani, Matteo; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe; Biagi, Andrea; Rossi, Luca; Botti, Andrea; Mari, Chiara; Maccarini, Marco; Pura, Filippo; Roveda, Loris; Nardecchia, Alessia; Mottola, Emanuele; Nolli, Massimo; Salvioni, Elisabetta; Mapelli, Massimo; Deriu, Marco Agostino; Piga, Dario & Piepoli, Massimo (2021). A Machine Learning Approach for Mortality Prediction in COVID-19 Pneumonia: Development and Evaluation of the Piacenza Score. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021(5), e29058. doi: 10.2196/29058
  • Michelucci, Umberto; Sperti, Michela; Piga, Dario; Venturini, Francesca & Deriu, Marco A. (2021). A Model-Agnostic Algorithm for Bayes Error Determination in Binary Classification. Algorithms, 2021(11), 301. doi: 10.3390/a14110301
  • D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio; De Filippo, Ovidio; Gallone, Guglielmo; Mittone, Gianluca; Deriu, Marco Agostino; Iannaccone, Mario; Ariza-Solé, Albert; Liebetrau, Christoph; Manzano-Fernández, Sergio; Quadri, Giorgio; Kinnaird, Tim; Campo, Gianluca; Simao Henriques, Jose Paulo; Hughes, James M; Dominguez-Rodriguez, Alberto; Aldinucci, Marco; Morbiducci, Umberto; Patti, Giuseppe; Raposeiras-Roubin, Sergio; Abu-Assi, Emad; De Ferrari, Gaetano Maria; Piroli, Francesco; Saglietto, Andrea; Conrotto, Federico; Omedé, Pierluigi; Montefusco, Antonio; Pennone, Mauro; Bruno, Francesco; Bocchino, Pier Paolo; Boccuzzi, Giacomo; Cerrato, Enrico; Varbella, Ferdinando; Sperti, Michela; Wilton, Stephen B.; Velicki, Lazar; Xanthopoulou, Ioanna; Cequier, Angel; Iniguez-Romo, Andres; Munoz Pousa, Isabel; Cespon Fernandez, Maria; Caneiro Queija, Berenice; Cobas-Paz, Rafael; Lopez-Cuenca, Angel; Garay, Alberto; Blanco, Pedro Flores; Rognoni, Andrea; Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe; Biscaglia, Simone; Nunez-Gil, Ivan; Fujii, Toshiharu; Durante, Alessandro; Song, Xiantao; Kawaji, Tetsuma; Alexopoulos, Dimitrios; Huczek, Zenon; Gonzalez Juanatey, Jose Ramon; Nie, Shao-Ping; Kawashiri, Masa-aki; Colonnelli, Iacopo; Cantalupo, Barbara; Esposito, Roberto; Leonardi, Sergio; Grosso Marra, Walter; Chieffo, Alaide; Piga, Dario; Malavolta, Marta; Gili, Sebastiano; Mennuni, Marco; Montalto, Claudio; Oltrona Visconti, Luigi; Arfat, Yasir & Michelucci, Umberto (2021). Machine learning-based prediction of adverse events following an acute coronary syndrome (PRAISE): a modelling study of pooled datasets. The Lancet, 2021(10270), 199-207. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32519-8
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2020). Dual Oxygen and Temperature Luminescence Learning Sensor with Parallel Inference. Sensors, 2020(17), 4886. doi: 10.3390/s20174886
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2020). Dual oxygen and temperature sensing with single indicator using multi-task-learning neural networks. Optical Sensing and Detection VI, 2020, 52. doi: 10.1117/12.2554941
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2019). New approach for luminescence sensing based on machine learning. Optical Data Science II, 2019, 14. doi: 10.1117/12.2508969
  • Venturini, Francesca & Michelucci, Umberto (2019). Multi-Task Learning for Multi-Dimensional Regression: Application to Luminescence Sensing. Applied Sciences, 2019(22), 4748. doi: 10.3390/app9224748
  • Venturini, Francesca & Michelucci, Umberto (2017). Novel Algorithm for Calibration-Free Absorption Spectroscopy Sensor. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2017), 2017, 833. doi: 10.3390/proceedings1080833
  • Venturini, F.; Hackl, R.; Michelucci, U. & Michelucci, Umberto (2003). Comment on “Nonmonotonic d x 2 − y 2 Superconducting Order Parameter in N d 2 − x C e x C u O 4 ”. Physical Review Letters, 2003(14), 149701. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.149701
  • Pimenov, A.; Pronin, A. V.; Loidl, A.; Michelucci, U.; Kampf, A. P.; Krasnosvobodtsev, S. I.; Nozdrin, V. S.; Rainer, D. & Michelucci, Umberto (2000). Anisotropic conductivity of Nd 1.85 Ce 0.15 CuO 4 − δ films at submillimeter wavelengths. Physical Review B, 2000(14), 9822-9826. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.9822
  • Michelucci, U.; Kampf, A. P.; Pimenov, A. & Michelucci, Umberto (2000). Anisotropic conductivity in superconducting NCCO. arxiv Archive, 2000, 1. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.COND-MAT/0010409
  • Venturini, F.; Michelucci, U.; Devereaux, T. P.; Kampf, A. P. & Michelucci, Umberto (2000). Collective Spin Fluctuation Mode and Raman Scattering in Superconducting Cuprates. Physical Review B, 2000(22), 15204-15207. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.15204

Publications and presentations - Article, review; not peer reviewed

  • Venturini, Francesca; Michelucci, Umberto; Sperti, Michela; Gucciardi, Arnaud; Martos, Vanessa M. & Deriu, Marco A. (2023). Dataset of Fluorescence Spectra and Chemical Parameters of Olive Oils. arxiv Archive, 2023, 1. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2301.04471
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2023). On the High Symmetry of Neural Network Functions. arXiv preprint, 2023,
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2022). On the High Symmetry of Neural Network Functions. arxiv Archive, 2022, 1. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2211.06603
  • Michelucci, Umberto (2022). An Introduction to Autoencoders. arxiv Archive, 2022, 1. doi: 10.48550/ARXIV.2201.03898
  • Michelucci, Umberto & Venturini, Francesca (2021). Estimating Neural Network’s Performance with Bootstrap: A Tutorial. Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction, 2021(2), 357-373. doi: 10.3390/make3020018
  • Venturini, Francesca; Baumgartner, Michael & Michelucci, Umberto (2019). Optical Oxygen Sensing with Artificial Intelligence. Sensors, 2019(4), 777. doi: 10.3390/s19040777

Publications and presentations - Theses (Bachelor/Master/Dissertation/Habilitation)

  • Alexander, Nathalie & Michelucci, Umberto (2025). Fractal Dimension Analysis of Pediatric Brain Structures: Developmental Curves Across Age (nicht veröffentlichte Master-/Lizentiats-/Diplomarbeit). Hochschule Luzern, Schweiz.
  • kalbermatten, diego & Michelucci, Umberto (2023). Smart Shelf – Führen der Inventur mithilfe Computer Vision & Deep Learning (nicht veröffentlichte Bachelorarbeit). HSLU, Schweiz.
  • Birbaumer, Mirko; Michelucci, Umberto & Schmid, Ralph (2022). IoT-based Attention Tracking in a Real-World Scenario (nicht veröffentlichte Master-/Lizentiats-/Diplomarbeit). HSLU Zentralschweiz, Schweiz.

Achievements - Awards and honours

  • Michelucci, Umberto (01.01.2024). Google Developer Expert für Expertise in Machine Learning.
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci
(PGCE, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) - Umberto Michelucci