TOMMASO COLAFIGLIO

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXVIII
email: tommaso.colafiglio@uniroma1.it
building: Sisinflab - Politecnico di Bari

supervisor: Tommaso Di Noia
joint PhD: M° Fabrizio Festa

Research: Algorithmic solutions for Personalized and Secure Real Time Automatic Music Composition (guided by electroencephalographic data)

Musician: Guitarist, Composer, Orchestra Conductor.
Computer Science: Researcher at SisInfLab - Polytechnic of Bari - in Artificial Intelligence Techniques.
Education:
• Master's degree in Electronic Music from the "E.R. Duni" Conservatory - Matera, with an experimental thesis in Music Informatics:
"Interaction between Biological and Artificial Neural Networks"
Final grade: 110/110 with honors + Mention + Praise + Publication

• Master's degree in Music Applied to Images from the "E.R.-Duni" Conservatory - Matera, with an experimental thesis in Multimedia:
"EEG: The new frontiers of assisted composition"
Final grade: 110/110 with honors + Mention + Praise + Publication

• Bachelor's degree in Musical Heritage from the Faculty of Cultural Heritage - University of Lecce with an experimental thesis in Musical Acoustics: "From Slonimsky's compositional theories to a new approach to harmony"
Final grade: 110/110 with honors

• Diploma in Electric Guitar from the C.P.M. (Professional Music Center, Milan) with Donato Begotti and Franco Mussida.

• Diploma in Experimental Composition and Orchestra Conducting from the Vatican Institute of Rome with Maestro Riccardo Santoboni.

• Diploma from "Gorizia Armonica" Music Masterclass 1998 - Jazz interpretation course with Maestro Kenny Wheeler, Glauco Venier, and Roberto Dani.

Publications:
• 2022 - Ardito Carmelo, Bortone Ilaria, Colafiglio Tommaso, Di Noia Tommaso, Di Sciascio Eugenio, Lofù Domenico, Narducci Fedelucio, Sardone Rodolfo, Sorino Paolo "Brain Computer Interface: Deep Learning Approach to Predict Human Emotion Recognition" - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2022)

• 2022 - Ardito Carmelo, Colafiglio Tommaso, Di Noia Tommaso, Di Sciascio Eugenio "Brain Computer Interface, Visual Tracker and Artificial Intelligence for a Music Polyphony Generation System" - 18th International Conference promoted by the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human Computer Interaction - (INTERACT 2021)

• 2022 - Ardito Carmelo, Colafiglio Tommaso, Di Noia Tommaso, Di Sciascio Eugenio "A Biofeedback System to Compose Your Own Music while Dancing" - 18th International Conference promoted by the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human Computer Interaction - (INTERACT 2021)

• 2022 - Ardito Carmelo, Colafiglio Tommaso, Di Noia Tommaso, Di Sciascio Eugenio "Brain Computer Interface, Visual Tracker and Artificial Intelligence for a Music Polyphony Generation System" - 18th International Conference promoted by the IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human Computer Interaction - (INTERACT 2021)

• IL GROVIGLIO MUSICALE: Saggi, studi e ricerche dall’antichità al mondo contemporaneo “Nicolas Slonimsky e il Thesaurus of scales and melodic pattern: una visione simmetrica dello spazio temperato.” ISBN 978-88-99320-35-5

• With Professor Patrizio Barbieri, lecturer at the University of Lecce, he curated the audio part related to the computerized execution of pieces that use particular temperament systems in his recently published book "Enharmonic Instruments and Music 1470-1900". Casa ed. Il

Research products

11573/1755477 - 2025 - Detecting label noise in longitudinal Alzheimer’s data with explainable artificial intelligence

Sorino, P.; Lombardi, A.; Lofu, D.; Colafiglio, T.; Ferrara, A.; Narducci, F.; Sciascio, E. D.; Di Noia, T. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: BRAIN INFORMATICS (Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer, 2014) pp. - - issn: 2198-4026 - wos: WOS:001505357400001 (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105007601799 (1)

11573/1755474 - 2025 - MORIX: Machine learning-aided framework for lethality detection and MORtality inference with eXplainable artificial intelligence in MAFLD subjects

Lofu, D.; Sorino, P.; Colafiglio, T.; Bonfiglio, C.; Donghia, R.; Giannelli, G.; Lombardi, A.; Di Noia, T.; Di Sciascio, E.; Narducci, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE UPDATE (Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V.) pp. - - issn: 2666-9900 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85214554760 (2)

11573/1755073 - 2025 - Neural Musical Instruments through Brain-Computer Interface and Biofeedback

Colafiglio, T.; Lofu, D.; Sorino, P.; Lombardi, A.; Narducci, F.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 33rd Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, UMAP 2025 (usa)

book: UMAP 2025 - Adjunct Proceedings of the 33rd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - (9798400713996)

11573/1755127 - 2025 - Towards a Neurofeedback Tool For Emotion Recognition Using Brain Computer Interface

Ardito, C.; Colafiglio, T.; Di Noia, T.; Lombardi, A.; Lofu, D.; Narducci, F.; Sorino, P. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 4th International Workshop on Big Data Driven Edge Cloud Services, BECS 2024 and 3rd International Workshop on Web Applications for Life Sciences, WALS 2024 held in conjunction with the International Conference on Web Engineering, ICWE 2024 (fin)

book: Communications in Computer and Information Science - (9783031751097)

11573/1755476 - 2025 - Machine learning classification of motivational states: Insights from EEG analysis of perception and imagery

Colafiglio, T.; Lombardi, A.; Di Noia, T.; De Bonis, M. L. N.; Narducci, F.; Proverbio, A. M. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS (Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science Limited) pp. - - issn: 0957-4174 - wos: WOS:001443692300001 (3) - scopus: 2-s2.0-86000293307 (5)

11573/1755124 - 2024 - NeuralPMG: A Neural Polyphonic Music Generation System Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

Colafiglio, T.; Ardito, C.; Sorino, P.; Lofu, D.; Festa, F.; Di Noia, T.; Di Sciascio, E. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: COGNITIVE COMPUTATION (New York, NY : Springer) pp. 2779-2802 - issn: 1866-9956 - wos: WOS:001223486000001 (8) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85192937606 (13)

11573/1755126 - 2024 - A Pareto-Optimality-Based Approach for Selecting the Best Machine Learning Models in Mild Cognitive Impairment Prediction

Sorino, P.; Paparella, V.; Lof(\`U), D.; Colafiglio, T.; Di Sciascio, E.; Narducci, F.; Sardone, R.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: IEEE Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (Hawaii; USA)

book: Proceedings of 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) - (9798350337020; 979-8-3503-3703-7)

11573/1755473 - 2024 - An Explainable Machine Learning Approach for Heartbeat Classification Through Signal-Based Features

Sorino, P.; Colonna, G.; Lofu, D.; Colafiglio, T.; Lombardi, A.; Narducci, F.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2024 (Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, mys)

book: Conference Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics - (9781665410205)

11573/1727035 - 2024 - Wearable Devices and Brain-Computer Interfaces for User Modelling (WeBIUM)

Colafiglio, Tommaso; Di Noia, Tommaso; Lofù, Domenico; Lombardi, Angela; Narducci, Fedelucio; Sorino, Paolo - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, UMAP 2024 (Cagliari; Italia)

book: UMAP Adjunct '24: Adjunct Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - (9798400704666)

11573/1727066 - 2024 - EmoSynth Real Time Emotion-Driven Sound Texture Synthesis via Brain-Computer Interface

Colafiglio, T.; Lofu, D.; Sorino, P.; Lombardi, A.; Narducci, F.; Festa, F.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, UMAP 2024 (Cagliari; Italia)

book: UMAP Adjunct '24: Adjunct Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - (9798400704666)

11573/1727065 - 2024 - NeuroSense: A Novel EEG Dataset Utilizing Low-Cost, Sparse Electrode Devices for Emotion Exploration

Colafiglio, T.; Lombardi, A.; Sorino, P.; Brattico, E.; Lofu, D.; Danese, D.; Sciascio, E. D.; Noia, T. D.; Narducci, F. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: IEEE ACCESS (Piscataway NJ: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) pp. 159296-159315 - issn: 2169-3536 - wos: WOS:001349756800001 (3) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85208216724 (4)

11573/1727073 - 2024 - ARIEL: Brain-Computer Interfaces meet Large Language Models for Emotional Support Conversation

Sorino, P.; Biancofiore, G. M.; Lofu, D.; Colafiglio, T.; Lombardi, A.; Narducci, F.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization, UMAP 2024 (Cagliari; Italy)

book: UMAP Adjunct '24: Adjunct Proceedings of the 32nd ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation and Personalization - (979-8-4007-0466-6)

11573/1698332 - 2023 - Time-to-event interpretable machine learning for multiple sclerosis worsening prediction: results from iDPP@ CLEF 2023

Lombardi, Angela; Luigia Natalia De Bonis, Maria; Fasano, Giuseppe; Sportelli, Alessia; Colafiglio, Tommaso; Lofù, Domenico; Sorino, Paolo; Narducci, Fedelucio; Di Sciascio, Eugenio; Di Noia, Tommaso - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 24th Working Notes of the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum, CLEF-WN 2023 (Thessaloniki; Grecia)

book: Working Notes of the Conference and Labs of the Evaluation Forum (CLEF 2023) - ()

11573/1699394 - 2023 - Predicting Human Emotions using EEG-based Brain computer Interface and Interpretable Machine Learning

Colafiglio, T.; Sorino, P.; Lombardi, A.; Lofù, D.; Di Noia, T. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 2023 Italia Intelligenza Artificiale - Thematic Workshops, Ital-IA 2023 (Pisa; Italia)

book: Proceedings of the Italia Intelligenza Artificiale - Thematic Workshops co-located with the 3rd CINI National Lab AIIS Conference on Artificial Intelligence (Ital IA 2023) - ()

11573/1699389 - 2023 - Exploring the Mental State Intersection by Brain-Computer Interfaces, Cellular Automata and Biofeedback

Colafiglio, T.; Lofu, D.; Sorino, P.; Festa, F.; Di Noia, T.; Di Sciascio, E. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 20th International Conference on Smart Technologies, EUROCON 2023 (Torino; Italia)

book: IEEE EUROCON 2023 - 20th International Conference on Smart Technologies - (978-1-6654-6397-3)

11573/1698153 - 2023 - Combining Mental States Recognition and Machine Learning for Neurorehabilitation

Colafiglio, Tommaso; Sorino, Paolo; Lofù, Domenico; Lombardi, Angela; Narducci, Fedelucio; Di Noia, Tommaso - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2023 (Hybrid, Honolulu)

book: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) - (9798350337020)

11573/1699400 - 2022 - Brain Computer Interface: Deep Learning Approach to Predict Human Emotion Recognition

Ardito, C.; Bortone, I.; Colafiglio, T.; Noia, T. D.; Sciascio, E. D.; Lofu, D.; Narducci, F.; Sardone, R.; Sorino, P. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Prague; Czech Republic)

book: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC). Proceedings - (978-1-6654-5258-8; 978-1-6654-5257-1; 978-1-6654-5259-5)

11573/1699403 - 2021 - A Biofeedback System to Compose Your Own Music While Dancing

Ardito, C.; Colafiglio, T.; Di Noia, T.; Di Sciascio, E. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021 (Bari; Italia)

book: Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021 - (978-3-030-85606-9; 978-3-030-85607-6)

11573/1699401 - 2021 - Brain Computer Interface, Visual Tracker and Artificial Intelligence for a Music Polyphony Generation System

Ardito, C.; Colafiglio, T.; Di Noia, T.; Di Sciascio, E. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021 (Bari; Italia)

book: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) - (978-3-030-85606-9; 978-3-030-85607-6)