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Biography
I am a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, working on Artificial Intelligence for Urban Traffic Management and Control. More information about the Fellowship can be found here.
I received my PhD in March 2012 from the University of Brescia, Italy. My supervisor was Alfonso Gerevini, co-supervisor Alessandro Saetti.
I worked at the planning group of the University of Brescia, as a postdoctoral research fellow, till September 2012.
In October 2012 I joined the PARK research group at the University of Huddersfield, as a research fellow in areas of automated planning. I then got a Senior Lecturership in May 2016, and moved to a Readership in August 2020, and finally got a Professorship in August 2022.
For more up to date info, please check my website.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Artificial Intelligence Planning
- Argumentation
- SAT-Based Planning
- Machine Learning
- Abstract Argumentation
- Portfolio Approaches
- Genetic Algorithms
- Automatic Algorithm Configuration
- Urban Traffic Control
- AI in Medicine
- Computational Creativity
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AI4ME: AI for maximising Exploitation of Urban Networks via Personalised AVs Route Generation
Vallati, M. (PI)
1/03/18 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
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Artificial Intelligence for Autonomic Urban Traffic Control
Vallati, M. (PI)
1/02/21 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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MIREL: MIning and REasoning with Legal texts
Antoniou, G. (CoI), Vallati, M. (CoI), Tachmazidis, I. (CoI), Mantle, M. (CoI) & Bargiannis, G. (CoI)
1/01/16 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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SimplifAI
McCluskey, L. (PI), Antoniou, G. (CoI) & Vallati, M. (CoI)
1/09/15 → 31/08/16
Project: Research
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Textile waste refinery for the production of recycled plastic, cellulose and dye
Du, C. (PI), Vallati, M. (CoI), Goswami, P. (CoI), Campbell, G. (CoI), Angelis-Dimakis, A. (CoI), Hallett, J. (CoI) & Qiang, J. (CoI)
1/10/23 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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Assessing the Impact of Cyber Attacks on Traffic Flow with Mixed Autonomous and Human-Driven Vehicles
Wellens-Miles, C., Parkinson, S. & Vallati, M., 15 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) 2026 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) . IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Cyberattack impacts and mitigation tradeoff in CAV-based fixed-route and demand-responsive transit systems
Guo, R., Vallati, M., Parkinson, S. & Ma, J., 1 Oct 2026, In: Reliability Engineering and System Safety. 274, 18 p., 112352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Near-Future Traffic Forecasting for Planning-based Traffic Signal Optimisation
Chiari, M., Percassi, F., Gerevini, A. E. & Vallati, M., 20 Feb 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. AAAI pressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Recent Development on Sorting of Textiles Waste by Fibre Type for Recycling: A Mini Review
Robinson, M., Ghosh, S., Qian, F., Du, C., Vallati, M. & Goswami, P., 2 Mar 2026, In: Textiles (Switzerland). 6, 1, 19 p., 28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A CASP-Based Solution for Traffic Signal Optimisation
Tarzariol, A., Maratea, M. & Vallati, M., 29 Jul 2025, In: Theory and Practice of Logic Programming. 25, 4, p. 794-812 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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34th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
Vallati, M. (Member of programme committee)
1 Feb 2024 → 6 Jun 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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The Power of Good Old-Fashioned AI for Urban Traffic Control
Vallati, M. (Keynote speaker)
21 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Prediction of Passengers Demand for Customized Bus Systems
Bhatnagar, S. (Speaker), Guo, R. (Speaker), Ma, J. (Speaker) & Vallati, M. (Speaker)
6 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Automated Planning for Generating and Simulating Traffic Signal Strategies
Bhatnagar, S. (Speaker), Guo, R. (Speaker), McCabe, K. (Speaker), McCluskey, L. (Speaker), Percassi, F. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Vallati, M. (Speaker)
24 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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35th Workshop of the UK Planning and Scheduling Special Interest Group
Vallati, M. (Organiser)
Nov 2020 → Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...