Hi, I'm Tommaso

I'm a Postdoctoral Researcher at the IT University of Copenhagen
I study and develop methods to bridge humans and AI systems. My current main focus is on UI design and development, where I leverage modern Machine Learning, Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-AI Interaction techniques to make UI prototyping more efficient, simple, fun, and effective.
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the IT University of Copenhagen and the Pioneer Centre for AI. Previously, I completed my Ph.D. at Politecnico di Torino in the e-Lite research group under the supervision of Luigi De Russis. During my Ph.D. I visited the Teachable AI Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology under the supervision of Christopher MacLellan.

Latest News

Recent updates, achievements, and announcements.

  1. Talk

    You Can't Always Get What You (Prompt)

    🎤 Invited talk at TU/e, hosted by Minha Lee: You Can’t Always Get What You (Prompt): From Specification to Observation in Generative Interfaces. The recording is online.

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  2. Award

    European Commission Seal of Excellence

    🏅 GENUIS received the European Commission Seal of Excellence for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025.

  3. Paper

    Three papers accepted at CHI EA 2026

    🎉 Three extended abstracts accepted at CHI EA 2026 in Barcelona: CAT-AI, WebUI-95, and SemAcces.

  4. Paper

    MorphGUI

    ✨ MorphGUI published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.

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  5. Milestone

    PhD Dissertation Defense

    🎓 I successfully defended my PhD dissertation on July 14.

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  6. Award

    Best Late Breaking Result Award at EICS Companion 2025

    🏆 From Web to Figma won the Best Late Breaking Result Award at EICS 2025.

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  7. Paper

    PACM EICS 2025: Transformer Models for Design-to-Code accepted

    🧠 Transformer Models for Design-to-Code accepted at PACM EICS 2025.

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  8. Paper

    IUI 2025: DeepFlow paper accepted

    🛠 DeepFlow accepted at IUI 2025 — a visual programming tool for scalable deep learning with interactive debugging.

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  9. Paper

    CHI 2025: Human‑AI Co‑Writing paper accepted

    📝 Human‑AI Co‑Writing accepted at CHI 2025 — studying how researchers collaborate with AI writing assistants.

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  10. Talk

    Guest Lecture on End-User Development for User Interfaces at Worcester University

    📚 Invited lecture on End-User Development for User Interfaces at Worcester University.

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  11. Talk

    PhD Research Poster Presentation at DAUIN Poster Day

    Presenting my PhD research poster at DAUIN Poster Day on Nov 6th, 2024.

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Featured Research Publications

Latest research for fans of Machine Learning and Human-Computer Interaction.

Normalized Web Interfaces via UI-to-Code
Applying a state-of-the-art UI-to-code model to the WebUI dataset to produce high-fidelity, normalized web interfaces for ML research.
CHI EA 2026
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Semantic Accessibility in LLM-Generated UIs
Measuring semantic accessibility violations that automated tools miss in LLM-generated web interfaces, using an LLM-as-judge approach.
CHI EA 2026
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AI-Assisted Exercise Creation for Teachers
A three-phase workflow model and authoring system that helps K-12 teachers create classroom exercises with AI.
CHI EA 2026
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Real-time GUI Customization with LLMs
MorphGUI enables end-users to reshape live graphical interfaces through natural language, powered by large language models.
IJHCS 2026
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Evaluating LLMs as Math Tutors
Comparing correctness and instructional quality of LLMs in algebra tutoring scenarios.
AIED 2025
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Step-Aware Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Using LLMs to generate step-level guidance for math ITSs and improving adaptive personalization.
L@S 2025
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From Web to Figma
A pipeline to convert HTML into structured, Figma-compatible datasets for AI-driven UI design.
EICS Companion 2025
Best Late Breaking Result Award
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Transformer Models for Design-to-Code
Exploring multimodal transformers and new datasets to automate code generation from sketches and mockups.
PACM EICS 2025
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Visual Prompting for Generative Design
Studying sketch vs semantic-constrained prompts for UI mockup generation with AI.
IS-EUD 2025
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Human-AI Co-Writing in Scientific Research
Examining how researchers adapt and integrate intelligent writing assistants in scientific writing.
CHI 2025
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A Visual Programming Tool for Scalable Deep Learning
A flow-based tool for designing deep learning models with hierarchical abstraction and interactive debugging.
IUI 2025
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Smart home interaction through multimodal disambiguation
Leverage visual and textual cues to interpret ambiguous home automation commands.
PUC 2024
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Generative AI Approaches for Creating Intelligent Tutor Interfaces
Empowering educators to create Intelligent Tutoring Systems through AI-assisted interface design.
L@S 2024
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A Visual Programming Tool to Create Deep Learning Models
Allowing developers from diverse backgrounds to visually create, train, and evaluate DL architectures.
EICS 2023
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Large Language Models for End-User Website Generation
Enabling website creation through natural language specifications, utilizing prompt-engineered LLMs to generate code outputs while preserving context.
IS-EUD 2023
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Creating Dynamic Prototypes from Web Page Sketches
Transforming sketched GUIs into interactive prototypes, introducing a dictionary of visual symbols to indicate desired dynamic behaviors.
PAINT 2022
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Explainable Financial Time Series
Generating textual comparisons of financial time series using high-dimensional embeddings of related events, such as time series indicators, company balance sheets, and news.
ADBIS 2022
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Style-Aware Sketch-to-Code Conversion
Transforming sketched GUIs into interactive prototypes, incorporating reference styles.
EICS 2022
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