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Since 2018, our research community has grown through conferences, academic milestones, visiting scholars and shared experiences. The photographic archive will continue to grow.

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M.O.D.A.L. group celebrating an academic milestone

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M.O.D.A.L. group gathered on outdoor steps for graduation celebrations — **Celebrating together.**Our people · 2026

Research milestone · 2025

Nature Communications

Our Digital Twin framework for urban parking management and mobility forecasting was published in Nature Communications.

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Invited talk · 19 October 2026

Trustworthy Federated Learning

Prof. Zenglin Xu joins M.O.D.A.L. for a seminar on toolboxes, benchmarks and models.

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M.O.D.A.L. group at ECML PKDD 2026 — **ECML PKDD 2026.**Naples · September 2026

Main Track · ECML PKDD 2026

FLIP4Tab accepted

Federated Latent In-Context Priors for Tabular Data Synthesis joined the Main Research Track at ECML PKDD 2026.

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Researchers standing together at FLICS / ICSIS 2026 — **Across conferences.**FLICS / ICSIS · 2026

Naples · 28–31 May 2026

MLISE 2026

A scientific meeting, new conversations and an international machine learning community together in Naples.

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Research group at the lab entrance — **We are M.O.D.A.L.**Our group · Naples

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The stories behind the work

Browse by year or theme. Our living photographic archive spans scientific events, people and everyday research life; only a selection is shown initially.

Participants at the MLISE 2026 conference in Naples — 2026 · ConferencesMLISE 2026 communityNaples · 28–31 May 2026

A group photograph with M.O.D.A.L. colleagues at the department — From the archive · Lab lifeThe team togetherA moment from the laboratory

Members of the research community at IEEE BigData 2025 — 2025 · ConferencesAt IEEE BigData 2025Macau · December 2025

Panel discussion and research presentation at an academic meeting — From the archive · ConferencesResearch panelIdeas at an academic meeting

M.O.D.A.L. colleagues gathered for a graduation celebration · 2026 — 2026 · MilestonesCelebrating togetherA M.O.D.A.L. milestone · 2026

Researchers attending a busy scientific and technology event — From the archive · ConferencesMeeting the communityConversations beyond the lab

Conference gathering with M.O.D.A.L. researchers · 2026 — 2026 · ConferencesConference connectionsCommunity and exchange · 2026

Onstage discussion of AI for healthcare, smart cities and Industry 4.0 — From the archive · ConferencesAI and industryAI in applied research

Travel Grant Award ceremony at IEEE BigData 2025 in Macau — 2025 · ConferencesIEEE BigData 2025Travel Grant Award ceremony · December 2025

Colleagues gathered in an academic meeting room — From the archive · Lab lifeSeminar discussionsAround the seminar table

Researchers celebrating a university graduation milestone · 2026 — 2026 · MilestonesGraduation dayUniversity celebrations · 2026

Researchers pictured together on campus — From the archive · Lab lifeBetween research sessionsColleagues on campus

M.O.D.A.L. researchers travelling together · 2026 — 2026 · Lab lifeOn the wayTravel together · 2026

Informal gathering of colleagues at the laboratory — From the archive · Lab lifeTime around the tableA shared moment at M.O.D.A.L.

Researchers together over dinner following conference sessions · 2026 — 2026 · Lab lifeAfter the sessionsResearch connections · 2026

An informal M.O.D.A.L. moment between activities — From the archive · Lab lifeColleagues in the labBetween research activities

Researchers pictured together on campus · 2026 — 2026 · Lab lifeBetween meetingsNaples moments · 2026

Research presentation on one-shot Federated Learning — From the archive · ConferencesFederated Learning talkA one-shot FL research presentation

M.O.D.A.L. group pictured on university stairs after graduation celebrations — 2026 · MilestonesA group milestoneGraduation celebrations · 2026

Researchers and collaborators sharing a meal — From the archive · Lab lifeConference dinnerBeyond the conference sessions

Group picture at FLICS / ICSIS 2026 — 2026 · ConferencesFLICS / ICSIS 2026Research community · 2026

Colleagues and collaborators gathering outside a research event — From the archive · ConferencesScientific communityInternational research connections

Researchers marking a graduation milestone · 2026 — 2026 · MilestonesThe day of a milestoneGraduation moments · 2026

Holiday decorations at the department — From the archive · Lab lifeSeasonal momentsThe lab during the holidays

Working moment at the Department · 2026 — 2026 · Lab lifeBehind the scenesA moment at work · 2026

A festive decoration in the laboratory — From the archive · Lab lifeHoliday at M.O.D.A.L.A festive corner of the department

Guests and researchers at the laboratory — 2026 · VisitsResearch visitExchange at M.O.D.A.L.

The team preparing seasonal decorations — From the archive · Lab lifeDecorating togetherPreparing for the holidays

Conference selfie with M.O.D.A.L. researchers — 2026 · ConferencesConference selfieMLISE 2026 · Naples

M.O.D.A.L. researchers together during holiday celebrations — From the archive · Lab lifeA festive lab dayA day with the research group

Scientific figure illustrating the Digital Twin publication — 2025 · MilestonesDigital Twin researchNature Communications · 2025

A scientific presentation at an international event — From the archive · ConferencesPresenting researchSharing research at a scientific event

Research discussion and presentation — Archive · Lab lifeInside the labTalks & discussion

Academic presentation and discussion — From the archive · ConferencesResearch ideasIdeas and discussions

A working moment at M.O.D.A.L. — Archive · Lab lifeAt the deskMoments of work

Researchers working together on a scientific poster — From the archive · ConferencesPreparing a posterBehind the research poster

Group at FLICS 2026 — 2026 · ConferencesFLICS 2026Scientific community · 2026

A research workshop with poster presentation — From the archive · Lab lifeIn the workshopResearch and teamwork

M.O.D.A.L. team at MLISE 2026 — 2026 · ConferencesMLISE 2026 teamConference organisation · Naples

A light-hearted team photo during festive celebrations — From the archive · Lab lifeHoliday colleaguesCelebrating with colleagues

M.O.D.A.L. at ECML PKDD 2026 — 2026 · ConferencesECML PKDD 2026Naples · 7–11 September 2026

Researchers enjoying a festive moment together — From the archive · Lab lifeGroup selfieA shared holiday moment

The M.O.D.A.L. group at its laboratory entrance — Archive · Lab lifeAt the lab entranceThe research group · Naples

Colleagues sharing a festive lab moment — From the archive · Lab lifeA seasonal memoryColleagues and memories

Official poster for the invited talk by Zenglin Xu — 2026 · MilestonesTrustworthy FL invited talk19 October 2026 · poster

Friends and colleagues in a festive group photograph — From the archive · Lab lifeCelebrating togetherA moment worth remembering

Colleagues gathering for a seasonal celebration — From the archive · Lab lifeHoliday gatheringTime together beyond research

A group selfie at a shared event — From the archive · Lab lifeA moment with the teamA group memory

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