Director of Technology Innovation
Paolo Lombardi is Director of AI Innovation at Taylor & Francis. A Fulbright Fellow, he holds a dual PhD in Artificial Intelligence (Computer Vision) from the University of Pavia and Paris-Sud University. Paolo began coding at age seven and developed his first neural network in 1995. He worked as an AI researcher with universities and applied science institutions, including the European Commission, until 2010. Subsequently, he co-founded two research-driven AI startups and the digital startup accelerator Techpeaks. From 2016 to 2021, Paolo specialised in innovation consulting for corporations and government agencies throughout Europe before joining Taylor & Francis in 2022.