I am a software developer and designer with a background in robotics and artificial intelligence. I coordinate the RoboLab at the University of Bari, where I lead the technical side of research projects: from ROS 2 robotic platforms to the reproducibility of experimental setups.
I am most interested in where AI meets software engineering: software analytics, autonomous systems, and reliable solutions for robots that have to work outside the lab.
Research
My research focuses on contactless perception for mobile robots in real-world settings, with a particular focus on clinical environments. The core idea is that a robot moving through a ward can pick up useful signals, visual and environmental, and turn them into an early risk assessment, without ever interfering with the staff's work.
A second line of work concerns safety specifications: how to translate clinical pathways into verifiable constraints for physical AI, so that the robot's behavior stays within explicit, controllable limits.
Publications
SPAI 2026
IJCAI-ECAI 2026, Bremen
Workshop
Clinical Pathways as Safety Specifications for Physical AI in Hospital Wards
G. Franchini, G. Mallardi, M. De Carolis, F. Lanubile
@inproceedings{franchini2026clinical,
author = {Franchini, G. and Mallardi, G. and De Carolis, M. and Lanubile, F.},
title = {Clinical Pathways as Safety Specifications for Physical AI in Hospital Wards},
booktitle = {SPAI 2026, IJCAI-ECAI 2026 (workshop)},
address = {Bremen},
year = {2026},
note = {Accepted},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.19827}
}
ITAL-IA
2026, Rome
National conference
From Contactless Perception to Early Warning: AI-Driven Risk Assessment on Mobile Robots
G. Franchini, G. Mallardi, M. De Carolis, F. Lanubile
@inproceedings{franchini2026contactless,
author = {Franchini, G. and Mallardi, G. and De Carolis, M. and Lanubile, F.},
title = {From Contactless Perception to Early Warning: AI-Driven Risk Assessment on Mobile Robots},
booktitle = {ITAL-IA 2026 (national conference)},
address = {Rome},
year = {2026},
note = {Accepted},
doi = {10.13140/RG.2.2.17305.38243}
}
Experience
Jul 2026 - present
Research Assistant
Collab, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Sep 2023 - present
Tech Lead & Lab Coordinator
RoboLab - Educational Robotics Laboratory, University of Bari Aldo Moro
Robotics research focused on machine learning and computer vision.
Software development for ROS 2 robotic platforms: simulation, sensors, and nodes.
Resource-traceability procedures for reproducible experimental setups.
Operating and maintaining lab equipment: 3D printers, microcontrollers, autonomous robots.
Organizing and moderating workshops and seminars with researchers and companies (Pirelli, Predict).
Coordinating multi-team projects with Agile and SCRUM methodologies.
Education
Sep 2025 - present
MSc in Computer Science
Artificial Intelligence curriculum University of Bari Aldo Moro
LM-18EQF 7
Sep 2022 - Jul 2025
BSc in Computer Science and Software Production Technologies
