Andrea Esposito
Hi, I’m Andrea! I’m a postdoctoral researcher at Inria, in the Wimmics team at Université Côte d’Azur. I study how people and AI systems can work together: I’m interested in AI that augments human abilities rather than replacing them, and that people can understand, question, and trust.
Before moving to France, I earned my PhD in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. Today I’m building LLM-based conversational assistants that help scientists explore metabolomics knowledge graphs.
If you want the full story, have a look at my curriculum or my publications.
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I joined the Wimmics team at Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur
As a result, my email address has changed, and I may be slower to respond while I relocate and settle in.
Research interests
Human-Centered and Symbiotic AI
Designing AI systems that augment people instead of replacing them, keeping humans in control.
Human-AI Interaction
Studying how people perceive, use, and trust AI, including the mental models they build of it.
Explainable AI
Making the behavior of AI models understandable to the people who rely on them.
Conversational AI and Knowledge Graphs
LLM-based assistants that make complex scientific knowledge accessible through natural language.
Usability, UX, and Accessibility
Evaluating and improving interactive systems so that they work well for everyone.
Beyond research
Photography
When I’m not doing research, you’ll probably find me with a camera in my hands. Photography is one of my greatest passions: I love wandering around a city looking for street and architectural shots, and trying to see familiar places under a new light. You can find some of my photos on Instagram. Sometimes, I also post them in my blog or on Substack.
Free software
I’m also a strong supporter of free (as in “libre”) software: software that respects its users’ freedom to run, study, share, and improve it. That’s why my projects, configuration files, and even the source code of this website are freely available on GitHub.