Erasmo Tani

Erasmo Tani is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science, beginning Fall 2026. Tani is a computer scientist and mathematician with a passion for teaching and education. When he is not teaching, he researches algorithmic solutions for computational problems arising in data science. More broadly, his work spans different areas of mathematical computer science and machine learning. Before joining Cornell, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Sapienza University of Rome and, briefly, a visitor at the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. Tani obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Chicago, an M.S. in computer science from Boston University, and an M.Eng. in mathematics and computer science from the University of Bristol.