Angelica Lo Duca

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Journal articles, conference papers, books, edited volumes, and invited pieces across data storytelling, AI-based decision support, accessibility, digital heritage, tourism, and maritime analytics.

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2026

  1. Lo Duca, A., & Yocco, V. (2026). Exploring the Use of Generative AI for Assessing Data-Driven Stories. In: Krems, J.F., da Silva, H.P., Cipresso, P. (eds) Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. CHIRA 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2834. Springer, Cham. DOI
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence
  2. Lo Duca, A., Lo Duca, R., & Scariot, A. (2026). MeteoChat: A Fine-Tuned and RAG-Based LLM for Semi-Automatic Report Building in Environmental Monitoring. In: Krems, J.F., da Silva, H.P., Cipresso, P. (eds) Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. CHIRA 2025. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2835. Springer, Cham. DOI
    Decision Support SystemsArtificial Intelligence
  3. Lo Duca, A., & Rotelli, D. (2026). Experimenting with Generative AI in Screenwriting for Film Schools. In: Dipace, A., Limongelli, C., Marras, M., Pagliara, S.M. (eds) Artificial Intelligence with and for Learning Sciences. Past, Present, and Future Horizons. WAILS 2025. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 16438. Springer, Cham. DOI
    EducationArtificial Intelligence
  4. Lo Duca, A., Lo Duca, R., Marinelli, A., Occhiuto, D., & Scariot, A. (2026). Semi-Automated Reporting from Environmental Monitoring Data Using a Large Language Model-Based Chatbot. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 15(2), 80. DOI
    Decision Support SystemsArtificial Intelligence
  5. Lo Duca, A., Cosenza, V., & Carlini, E. (2026). Leveraging Open Static and Real-Time Data for Submarine Cable Analysis and Prediction. The 24th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom 2026): Satellite Events Proceedings, March 16-20, Pisa, Italy.
    Decision Support Systems
  6. Camici, A., Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., & Lo Duca, A. (2026). Towards a Real-Time Multi-Agent System for Mobile Learning Environments. Proceedings of the 19th Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA) Conference, July 12-15, Island of Crete, Greece.
    EducationArtificial Intelligence
  7. Buzzi, M., Camici, A., Leporini, B., & Lo Duca, A. (2026). An Agile-Inspired Learner Model for Conversational AI in Education. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2, ISBN 978-989-758-833-4, ISSN 2184-5026, pages 1830-1837.
    EducationArtificial Intelligence
  8. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., & Lo Duca, A. (2026). Empowering Citizens Through Data Storytelling: A Diachronic and Synchronic Framework for Smart Cities. 12th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good (GoodTechs 2026), April 16-17, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
    Data StorytellingDecision Support Systems
  9. Salvador, C., & Lo Duca, A. (2026). Generative AI for Translating Ancient Egyptian Texts in Transliteration. 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE-CH), Venice, Italy.
    Digital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence
  10. Lo Duca, A., Mills, L., & Lopez-Prat, M. (2026). A Research Workflow for AI-Assisted Access to Ancient Texts. 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities (IEEE-CH), Venice, Italy.
    Digital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence

2025

  1. Lo Duca, A., & McDowell, K. (2025). Using the S-DIKW framework to transform data visualization into data storytelling. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 76(5), 803-818. DOI
    Data Storytelling
  2. Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2025). Analyzing the COVID-19 impact on Italian tourism industry. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 27(2), 265-284. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  3. Lo Duca, A. (2025). Become a Great Data Storyteller. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN: 978-1-394-28332-3.
    Data Storytelling
  4. Lo Duca, A. and Barsotti, R. O. (2025). PyNarrative: A Python Library for Data Storytelling. In Proceedings of the 20th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, HUCAPP and IVAPP, pages 922-929.
    Data Storytelling
  5. Abrate, M., Bacciu, C., Di Giovanna, S., Lo Duca, A., Marchetti, A., & Moretti, M. (2025, September 8-10). Enhancing Jewish memory through cultural cemetery tourism and data storytelling. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Cyber Humanities, Florence, Italy.
    Data StorytellingDigital Humanities
  6. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., Lo Duca, A., Punzo, V., & Rotelli, D. (2025). Towards empowering teachers with AI for dynamic evaluation and assessment for students with special needs. Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA '25), 212-215. DOI
    EducationArtificial Intelligence
  7. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., Lo Duca, A., Punzo, V., & Rotelli, D. (2025). Inclusive Data Literacy: UDL and AI-Assisted Data Storytelling for BVI Students. In: Cristea, A.I., Walker, E., Lu, Y., Santos, O.C., Isotani, S. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Education. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 2592. Springer, Cham. DOI
    Data StorytellingEducationArtificial Intelligence
  8. D'Errico, A., Diana, F. V., Di Giovanna, S., Lo Duca, A., Marchetti, A., Moretti, M., & Toniazzi, M. (2025). Low-cost digital organization, digitization and valorization of small archives: The Jewish Archive of Pisa. In S. Campana, D. Ferdani, H. Graf, G. Guidi, Z. Hegarty, S. Pescarin, & F. Remondino (Eds.), Digital Heritage. The Eurographics Association. DOI
    Digital Humanities
  9. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., Lo Duca, A., Punzo, V., & Rotelli, D. (2025). AI-Generated Incremental Adaptive Data Storytelling for Young Learners. CHIRA.
    Data StorytellingEducationArtificial Intelligence
  10. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., Lo Duca, A., Punzo, V., & Rotelli, D. (2025). Design Experiences in Teaching Educational Technologies for Inclusion. HELMETO.
    Education
  11. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., & Lo Duca, A. (2025). The Benefits of Data Storytelling in Accessible Teaching. 2nd Workshop on Teaching Accessibility Across Disciplines (TA2D), co-located with The 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility. Link
    Data StorytellingEducation
  12. Buzzi, M., Leporini, B., & Lo Duca, A. (2025, October). AI-Assisted Data Literacy for Inclusive Learning and Teaching. ERCIM News 142.
    EducationArtificial Intelligence
  13. Lo Duca, A. (2025). Using generative AI to co-design data-driven stories. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1-17. DOI
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence
  14. Lo Duca, A. Toward Intelligent Agent-Based Scientific Storytelling. In Proceedings of the 6th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences, 9-11 December 2025, MDPI: Basel, Switzerland.
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence

2024

  1. Salerno, E., Di Paola, C., & Lo Duca, A. (2024). Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring and Vessel Identification. Remote Sensing, 16(5), 776. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  2. Lo Duca, A. (2024). An Empirical Study to Use Large Language Models to Extract Named Entities from Repetitive Texts. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST, pages 417-424. DOI
    Artificial Intelligence
  3. Reggiannini, M., Salerno, E., Bacciu, C., D'Errico, A., Lo Duca, A., Marchetti, A., Martinelli, M., Mercurio, C., Mistretta, A., Righi, M., Tampucci, M., & Di Paola, C. (2024). Remote Sensing for Maritime Traffic Understanding. Remote Sensing, 16(3), 557. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  4. Buscemi, F., & Lo Duca, A. (2024, May 28-30). Combining generative AI and archaeology to build data-driven stories. In MeTe Digitali. Mediterraneo in rete tra testi e contesti. Conference presentation.
    Data StorytellingDigital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence
  5. Lo Duca, A., Abrate, M., Marchetti, A., & Moretti, M. (2024). Genealogical Data-Driven Visits of Historical Cemeteries. Informatics, 11(1), 9. DOI
    Digital HumanitiesDecision Support Systems
  6. Lo Duca, A. (2024). Using retrieval augmented generation to build the context for data-driven stories. In Proceedings of the 19th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, pp. 690-696. SciTePress. DOI
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence
  7. Lo Duca, A. (2024). Towards AI-Assisted Data Storytelling. ERCIM News. Link
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence
  8. Lo Duca, A., & Lo Duca, R. (2024, October 14-16). Towards AI-Based Data Analytics for Environmental Monitoring. Proceedings of the Discovery Science Late Breaking Contributions 2024 (DS-LB 2024), Pisa, Italy. PDF
    Decision Support SystemsArtificial Intelligence
  9. Lo Duca, A. (2024). Data storytelling with Altair and AI. Manning Publications. Shelter Island, NY. ISBN: 1633437922.
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence

2023

  1. Lo Duca, A. and Marchetti, A. (2023). Tourpedia App: A Web Application for Tourists and Accommodation Owners. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST, pages 446-453. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  2. Lo Duca, A. (2023). Towards a Framework for AI-Assisted Data Storytelling. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - WEBIST, pages 512-519. DOI
    Data StorytellingArtificial Intelligence
  3. Lo Duca, A., Marchetti, A., Moretti, M., Diana, F., Toniazzi, M., & D'Errico, A. (2023). Genealogical Data Mining from Historical Archives: The Case of the Jewish Community in Pisa. Informatics, 10(2), 42. DOI
    Digital Humanities
  4. Buscemi, F., Gallo, G., Figuera, M., Atani, Y. G., & Lo Duca, A. (2023). Project "Wall facing Automatic Image Identification Laboratory" - W.A.L.(L). In Eurographics Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage, Salento, Lecce, Italy.
    Digital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence
  5. Lo Duca, A., Meehan, T., Bharathan, V., & Su, Y. (2023). Learning and operating Presto: Fast, reliable SQL for data analytics and lakehouses. O'Reilly Media. ISBN: 9781098141851.
    Decision Support Systems
  6. Buscemi, F., Figuera, M., Gallo, G., Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2023). Sharing structured archaeological 3D data: Open source tools for artificial intelligence applications and collaborative frameworks. Archeologia e Calcolatori, 34.1. DOI
    Digital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence
  7. Lo Duca, A. (2023). Challenges and perspectives of data science for digital humanities. In Pionieri fra due culture: Informatica umanistica a Pisa in onore di Maria Simi.
    Digital Humanities

2022

  1. Marchetti, A., & Lo Duca, A. (Eds.). (2022). Geo data science for tourism. MDPI. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  2. Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2022). Towards the Evaluation of Date Time Features in a Ship Route Prediction Model. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(8), 1130. DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  3. Lo Duca, A. (2022). Comet for data science. Packt Publishing. ISBN: 9781801814430.
    Artificial IntelligenceDecision Support Systems

2021

  1. Lo Duca, A. and Marchetti, A. (2021). Analisi del sentiment delle Confessioni di Sant'Agostino. In Federico Boschetti, Angelo Mario Del Grosso, Enrica Salvatori (eds.), AIUCD 2021 - DHs for society: e-quality, participation, rights and values in the Digital Age. Book of extended abstracts of the 10th national conference, Pisa, pp. 515-520. DOI
    Digital HumanitiesArtificial Intelligence
  2. Giannettoni, M., Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2021). Assessing the effects of COVID-19 on accommodations availabilities and prices. HighTech and Innovation Journal, 2(3). DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  3. Pes, G., Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2021). Towards a sentiment analysis of tweets from online newspapers regarding the coronavirus pandemic. HighTech and Innovation Journal, 2(4). DOI
    Artificial Intelligence
  4. Montagna, S., Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2021). Analysis on the COVID-19 impact on the deaths tendency in Italy and Europe. Journal of Human, Earth, and Future, 2(1). DOI
    Decision Support Systems
  5. Lo Duca, A. and Marchetti, M. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on Italian tourism during the first quarter of 2020. ERCIM News. Link
    Decision Support Systems

2020

  1. Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2020). Exploiting multiclass classification algorithms for the prediction of ship routes: A study in the area of Malta. Journal of Systems and Information Technology, 22(3). DOI
    Decision Support SystemsArtificial Intelligence
  2. Lo Duca, A., & Marchetti, A. (2020). Design and implementation of a web application for cultural heritage. HighTech and Innovation Journal, 1(2). DOI
    Digital Humanities
  3. Lo Duca, A., Bacciu, C., & Marchetti, A. (2020). The use of blockchain for digital archives: A comparison between Ethereum and Hyperledger. Umanistica Digitale, 8. DOI
    Digital Humanities
  4. Lo Duca, A. and Marchetti, M. (2020). Using Multiclass Classification for Ship Route Prediction. ERCIM News. Link
    Decision Support SystemsArtificial Intelligence