Dr. Albert Comelli is currently Senior Scientist in Biomedical Imaging at the Ri.MED Foundation, Palermo, Italy. He received a combined BSc/MSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Catania and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Palermo. He is a long-term research affiliate at the Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (IBFM-CNR), Cefalù (PA), Italy. His research interests include the development of algorithms for the analysis and classification of biomedical data and images, the identification of new biomarkers through the extraction and selection of radiomic features from images, the implementation of machine learning systems and deep learning for 3D tumor volume segmentation and tissue classification to support medical diagnosis, to develop customized predictive and / or prognostic models to support medical decision making in patients undergoing different methods imaging, management, maintenance and development of experimental protocols for the acquisition of nuclear magnetic resonance (MRI) sequences, computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound, in vivo imaging system (IVIS), cell images, histological images in clinical and preclinical studies. He is tutor of 10 innovative PhD students and one RTDA with industrial characterization supported by PON R&I 2014-2020 University and Research (MIUR) funds, and INPS Research funds. He is the author of over 85 scientific papers.