LEONARDO STELLA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (LECTURER) IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
ABOUT
I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Computer Science at the University of Birmingham, School of Computer Science.
My research interests are in the areas of game theory, multi-agent systems, machine learning, control theory. Specifically, in my research I focus on the coordination and consensus of agents in game frameworks where cooperative/competitive interactions occur. Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) is currently my main research focus. I have a PhD position available that I will advertise shortly.
NEWS
2023 Jan - I have an open PhD position available to join the University of Birmingham. For more information click here!
2022 Dec - Presented our work "Lower Network Degrees Promote Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma with Environmental Feedback" at the invited session Dynamic Games and Networked Systems. Slides are available here.
2022 Sep - I am happy to announce that the Special Issue on Federated Learning for Internet of Things in the Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks (ISSN 2224-2708) is now open for submissions. Deadline for submission: March 31st, 2023.
2022 Aug - Hosted 2 students (Emily and Layan) through the In2Science Programme.
2022 Aug - External examiner for Kingston University London.
2022 Jul - After a successful collaboration within the UKRI KTP funded project, the results of our work have been published in the paper "Digital Twinning remote laboratories for online practical learning" and is now available here.
2022 Jun - Open PhD positions available to join the University of Birmingham under my supervision. For more information click here!
2022 May - Our paper "Lower Network Degrees Promote Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma with Environmental Feedback" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Control Systems Letters and is now available in early access here.
2022 Mar - I have completed the apprenticeship in higher education, being awarded a distinction in the EPA (End Point Assessment) with an external examiner of the HEA and received the status of Fellow of the HEA.
2022 Jan - I have joined the University of Birmingham as Assistant Professor at the School of Computer Science.
2021 Dec - Our paper "The Impact of Irrational Behaviours in the Optional Prisoner's Dilemma with Game-Environment Feedback" has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for Robust and Nonlinear Control (IJRNC), Special Issue on Approaches for Systems in the Life Sciences (available here).
2021 Sep - Our paper "The Role of Asymptomatic Infections in the COVID-19 Epidemic via Complex Networks and Stability Analysis" has been accepted for publication in SICON and is available here. Our paper "Incorporating Human Behavior in VR Compartmental Simulation Models" has been published in ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) and is available here.
2021 Aug - Our paper "Mean-Field Game for Collective Decision-Making in Honeybees via Switched Systems" has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (TACON) and is available here.
CONTACTS
School of Computer Science
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT
Office: 215