about the authors

Alessandro Negro is the chief scientist at GraphAware, where he supervises the science and technology area responsible for delivering Hume, a mission-critical analytics platform that uses knowledge graphs (KGs) at its core. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science and has successfully deployed machine learning systems combined with graphs for numerous organizations across various industries. Dr. Negro is the author of Graph-Powered Machine Learning (Manning, 2021). His recent work focuses on integrating LLMs with KGs to create more reliable and explainable AI systems at scale. Beyond his role at GraphAware, Alessandro actively mentors and advises startups, helping organizations in specialized domains create custom models tailored to their unique requirements.

Giuseppe Futia is a data scientist and research fellow with expertise in knowledge graphs, large language models, and graph neural networks. He holds a Ph.D. in computer engineering and bridges academia and industry through extensive experience in research and applied innovation. His work focuses on developing knowledge-driven intelligent systems that integrate symbolic and statistical AI to enable advanced decision-making across diverse domains.