Papers (in reverse cronological order)

In journals
In conference proceedings
Others

In journals

• Text categorization with WEKA: a survey
  D. Merlini and M. Rossini
  © In Machine learning with applications, Volume 4, 1--20, 2021 (@MLWA) (ISSN: 2666-8270).
  
  
• On the Square Root of a Bell Matrix
  D. Merlini
  © In Results in Mathematics, Volume 76, 1--18, 2021 (@RIMA) (ISSN: 1422-63835).
  
  
• Functions and Jordan canonical forms of Riordan matrices
  D. Merlini and M. Nocentini
  © In Linear algebra and its applications, Volume 565, 177--207, 2019 (@LAA) (ISSN: 0024-3795).
  
  
• Algebraic Generating Functions for Languages Avoiding Riordan Patterns
  D. Merlini and M. Nocentini
  © In Journal of Integer Sequences, Volume 21, Article 18.1.3, 2018 (@JIS) (ISSN: 1530-7638).
  
  
• Informatica: sostantivo femminile? Ada Byron contessa di Lovelace, un'informatica ante litteram
  D. Merlini, M.C.Verri, F. Camilli, G. Reginato
  © In Scienze e Ricerche, Magazine supplemento al n. 44, 13-21, 2017 (@SR).
  
  
• Arithmetic into geometric progressions through Riordan arrays
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 340, 160-174, 2017 (@DM).
  
  
• Some inverse limit approaches to the Riordan group
  A. Luzon, D. Merlini, M. A. Moron, L. F. Prieto-Martinez, R. Sprugnoli
  © In Linear Algebra and its Applications, Volume 491, 239-262, 2016 (@LAA).
  
  
• Data Mining models for student careers
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Expert Systems with Applications, Volume 42 (13), 5508-5521, 2015 (@ESWA).
  
  
• Complementary Riordan arrays
  A. Luzon, D. Merlini, M. A. Moron and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 172, 75-87, 2014 (@DAM).
  
  
• Pattern 1^{j+1}0^j Avoiding Binary Words
  S. Bilotta, D. Merlini, E. Pergola, R. Pinzani
  © In Fundamenta Informaticae, Volume 117 (1-4), 35-55, 2012 (@FI).
  
  
• Identities induced by Riordan arrays
  A. Luzon, D. Merlini, M. A. Moron and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Linear Algebra and its Applications, Volume 436, 631-647, 2012 (@LAA).
  
  
• Algebraic aspects of some Riordan arrays related to binary words avoiding a pattern (pdf)
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 412 (27), 2988-3001, 2011 (@TCS).
  Errata corrige: in the pdf file some typos in Theorem 3.3 and in the formula before the references have been corrected.
  
  
• Smooth movement and Manhattan path based random waypoint mobility
  P. Crescenzi, M. Di Ianni, A. Marino, D. Merlini, G. Rossi and P. Vocca
  © In Information Processing Letters, Volume 111 (5), 239-246, 2011 (@IPL).
  
  
• The relevant prefixes of coloured Motzkin walks: an average case analysis (pdf)
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 411 (1), 148-163, 2010 (@TCS).
  Errata corrige: in the algorithm of Table 4.7, the third row of the code is inside the for cycle.
  
  
• Combinatorial sums and implicit Riordan arrays (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 309 (2), 475-486, 2009 (@DM).
  
  
• Maximum Stirling numbers of the second kind
  G. Kemkes, D. Merlini and B. Richmond
  © In Integers: Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory, Volume 8: A27, 17 pp. , 2008 (@Integers) (ISSN: 1867-0652).
  
  
• Combinatorial analysis of Tetris-like games
  D. Baccherini and D. Merlini
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 308, 4165-4176, 2008 (@DM).
  
  
• Proper generating trees and their internal path length (pdf)
  D. Merlini
  © In Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 156, 627-646, 2008 (@DM).
  
  
• Level Generating Trees and proprer Riordan arrays
  D. Baccherini and D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Applicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics, Volume 2 (1), 69-91, 2008 (@AADM).
  
  
• Binary words excluding a pattern and proper Riordan arrays (pdf)
  D. Baccherini and D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 307, 1021-1037, 2007 (@DM).
  
  
• The method of coefficients (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume 114, 40-57, January 2007 (@Monthly).
  
  
• Playing with some identities of Andrews
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Journal of Integer Sequences, Volume 10, Article 07.9.5, 2007 (@JIS) (ISSN: 1530-7638).
  
  
• Lagrange inversion: when and how (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Acta Applicandae Mathematicae, Volume 94 (3), 233-249, 2006 (@AMM).
  
  
• The Cauchy numbers (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 306, 1906-1920, 2006 (@DM).
  
  
• The Akiyama - Tanigawa Transformation
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Integers: Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory, Volume 5:A5, 2005 (@Integers) (ISSN: 1867-0652).
  
  
• A Unified Approach to the Study of General and Palindromic Compositions
  D. Merlini, F. Uncini and M. C. Verri
  © In Integers: Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory, Volume 4:A23, 2004 (@Integers) (ISSN: 1867-0652).
  
  
• Waiting patterns for a printer (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 144, 359-373, 2004 (@DM).
  
  
• Stirling numbers for complex arguments: asymptotics and identities
  G. Kemkes, C. F. Lee, D. Merlini and B. Richmond
  © In Siam Journal on Discrete Mathematics, Volume 16(2), 179-191, 2003 (@SJDM).
  
  
• Fountains and histograms (pdf)
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Journal of Algorithms, Volume 44, 159-176, 2002 (@JA).
  
  
• The Tennis ball problem (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Journal of Combinatorial Theory, Series A, Volume 99, 307-344, 2002 (@JCTA).
  
  
• Modified Binary Searching for Static Tables (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 285, (1): 73-88, 2002 (@TCS).
  
  
• A strip-like tiling algorithm (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 282 (2): 337-352, 2002 (@TCS).
  
  
• A Riordan array proof of a curious identity
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Integers: Electronic Journal of Combinatorial Number Theory, Volume 2:A08, 2002 (@Integers).
  
  
• Some statistics on Dyck paths (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, Volume 101, 211-227, 2002 (@JSPI).
  
  
• Strip Tiling and Regular Grammars (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  © In Theoretical Computer Science, Volume 242, Issue 1-2, 109-124, 2000 (@TCS).
  
  
• Generating trees and proper Riordan Arrays (ps)
  D. Merlini and M.C. Verri
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 218, 167-183, 2000 (@DM).
  
  
• Underdiagonal Lattice Paths with unrestricted steps (ps)
  D. Merlini, D.G. Rogers, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 91, 197-213, 1999 (@DM).
  
  
• Average Case Analysis for a Simple Compression Algorithm (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Algorithmica, Volume 22, 585-599, 1998 (@Algorithmica).
  
  
• Left-inversion of combinatorial sums (ps)
  C. Corsani, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  © In Discrete Mathematics, Volume 180, 107-122, 1998 (@DM).
  
  
• On some alternative characterization of Riordan arrays (ps)
  D. Merlini, D.G. Rogers, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Canadian Journal of Mathematics, Volume 49 (2) 1997, pp. 301-320 (@CJM).
  
  
• Stirling numbers for complex arguments (ps)
  B. Richmond and D. Merlini
  © In Siam Journal on Discrete Mathematics, Volume 10(1), 73-82, 1997 (@SJDM).
  
  
• A uniform model for the storage utilization of B-tree-like structures (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  © In Information Processing Letters, Volume 57, 53-58, 1996 (@IPL).
  
  

In conference proceedings

• University student progressions and first year behaviour
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and M.C. Verri
  In Proc. of CSEDU 2017, 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2017)
  SCITEPRESS, pp. 46-56, Volume 2, 2017.
  
  
• A Preprocessing Design Scheme for Sequential Pattern Analysis of a Student Database
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and M.C. Verri
  In Proc. of CSEDU 2016, 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2016)
  SCITEPRESS, pp. 99-106, Volume 2, 2016.
  
  
• An Analysis of Courses Evaluation Through Clustering
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and M.C. Verri
  In Zvacek S., Restivo M., Uhomoibhi J., Helfert M.. Computer Supported Education
  Springer International Publishing, pp. 211-224, 2015.
  
  
• Finding regularities in courses evaluation with K-means clustering
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and M.C. Verri
  In Proc. of CSEDU 2014, 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2014)
  SCITEPRESS, pp. 26-33, Volume 2, 2014 (ISBN: 978-989-758-021-5).
  
  
• Comparing examination results and courses evaluation: a data mining approach
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M.C. Verri
  In Proc. of Didamatica 2013, AICA, pp. 893-902, 2013.
  Area della Ricerca CNR, Pisa, 2013.
  
  
• Sequential patterns analysis in a student database(pdf)
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  ECML-PKDD Workshop: Mining and exploiting interpretable local patterns (I-Pat 2012).
  Bristol, 2012.
  
  
• Data mining for a student database (pdf)
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of ICTCS 2012, 78-81, 2012.
  Varese, 2012.
  
  
• Analyzing paths in a student database (pdf)
  R. Campagni, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Eucational Data Mining (EDM 2012).
  Chania, Greece, 2012 (ISBN: 978-1-74210-276-4).
  
  
• An algorithm for proving identities with Riordan transformations (pdf)
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of ICTCS 2009, 169-174, 2009.
  Cremona, 2009.
  
  
• Algebraic aspects of some Riordan arrays related to binary words avoiding a pattern (pdf)
  D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of WORDS 2009.
  Salerno, 2009.
  
  
• Tablatures for Stringed Instruments and Generating Functions (pdf)
  D. Baccherini, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of FUN 2007.
  © Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 4475, 40-52, 2007 (@LNCS).
  
  
• An analysis of a simple algorithm for random derangements (pdf)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of ICTCS 2007.
  © World Scientific, 139-150, 2007 (@WS).
  
  
• Combinatorial inversions and implicit Riordan arrays
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of Combinatorics 2006.
  © Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, Volume 26, 103-110, 2006 (@ENDM).
  
  
• Human and constructive proof of combinatorial identities: an example from Romik
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of International Conference on Analysis of Algorithm, 2005.
  © Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Volume AD, 383-392, 2005 (@DMTCS).
  
  
• Uniform random generation of (r,s)-Fibonacci tilings (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli, F. Uncini and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of FUN, 2004.
  Paolo Ferragina e Roberto Grossi Editors, Edizioni Plus, Pisa, 220-234, 2004 (ISBN: 88-8492-150-3).
  
  
• Generating functions for the area below some lattice paths
  D. Merlini
  In Proc. of Discrete Random Walks, 2003.
  © Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Volume AC, 217-228, 2003 (@DMTCS).
  
  
• The internal path length of proper generating trees (slides)
  D. Merlini
  The Ninth Seminar on the Analysis of Algorithms, 2003.
  AOFA03, San Miniato, Pisa, June 2003.
  
  
• Lattice paths with an infinite set of jumps (ps)
  C. Banderier and D. Merlini
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 2002.
  FPSAC02, Melbourne, Australia, 2002.
  
  
• On some tiling games (slides)
  D. Merlini
  The Eighth Seminar on the Analysis of Algorithms, 2002.
  AOFA02, Strobl, Austria, June 2002.
  
  
• Some matrices often arising in combinatorics and in the analysis of algorithms (slides)
  D. Merlini
  The Seventh Seminar on the Analysis of Algorithms, 2001.
  AOFA01, Tatihou, France, July 2001.
  
  
• Waiting patterns for a printer (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of FUN, 2001.
  FUN01, Isola d'Elba, 2001.
  
  
• An algebra for generating trees (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proceedings of the Colloquium on Mathematics and Computer Science 2000.
  Trends in Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Birkhauser, 2000 (ISBN: 3-7643-6430-0).
  
  
• A generating tree approach to schedule printing devices (slides)
  D. Merlini
  The Sixth Seminar on the Analysis of Algorithms, 2002.
  AOFA00, Krynica Morska, Danzica, July 2000.
  
  
• A software to Solve Strip Tiling Problems (ps and the C++ program)
  L. Martinelli, D. Merlini, R. Rocchini, A. Romoli and C. Verri
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 801-806
  © Springer, Moscow, Russia, 2000 (ISBN 978-3-540-67247-0).
  
  
• Proving a class of hypergeometric identities by means of generating functions (ps)
  S. Brogelli, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 645-666
  © Springer, Moscow, Russia, 2000 (ISBN 978-3-540-67247-0).
  
  
• Modified Binary Searching for Static Tables
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of the 4-th Italian Conference on Algorithms and Complexity.
  © Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1767, 211-225, 2000. (@LNCS).
  
  
• A system for algorithms' animation
  D. Merlini, S. Petruzzi, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  IEEE Multimedia Systems '99.
  Firenze, 1999. (@IEEE).
  
  
• An algebraic-combinatorial approach for studying coloured Dyck-Schroder paths (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 1999.
  FPSAC99, Bercelona, 341-352, 1999.
  
  
• Lagrange statistics on Dyck paths (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  Lattice Paths Combinatorics and Applications '98.
  Wien, Austria, 1998.
  
  
• A strip-like tiling algorithm (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of FUN, 1998.
  FUN98, Isola d'Elba, 1998.
  
  
• An algebraic approach to solve a class of combinatorial sums (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 1996.
  FPSAC96, University of Minnesota, USA, 365-375, 1996.
  
  
• The area determined by underdiagonal lattice paths (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of CAAP'96.
  © Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1059, 59-71, 1996. (@LNCS).
  
  
• Asy2dim: a package for finding asymptotics for convolution matrices (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 1995.
  FPSAC95, Université de Marne-la-Vallee, Francia, 417-422, 1995.
  
  
• Pseudo-inversion of combinatorial sums
  C. Corsani, D. Merlini and R. Sprugnoli
  In Proc. of the International Conference on Formal Power Series and Algebraic Combinatorics, 1995.
  FPSAC95, Université de Marne-la-Vallee, Francia, 117-125, 1995.
  
  
• Dimostrazione automatica di una classe di identità combinatorie di tipo ipergeometrico
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  XV Congresso dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, 1995.
  
  
• Algebraic and combinatorial properties of simple, coloured walks (ps)
  D. Merlini, R. Sprugnoli and M. C. Verri
  In Proc. of CAAP'94.
  © Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 787, 218-233, 1994. (@LNCS).
  
  

Others

• The Tennis ball problem
  D. Merlini
  Algorithms Seminar 2000-2001, Rapport de recherche 4406, 15-18.
  Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique. (@INRIA).
  
  
• I Riordan Array nell'Analisi degli Algoritmi
  D. Merlini
  Ph.d Thesis, Dipartimento di Sistemi e Informatica
  Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1996.
  (Supervisor Prof. R. Sprugnoli)
  
  
• Combinatorial sums and inversions with Riordan arrays
  D. Merlini
  Atti del colloquio di Matematica 1993 -1998.
  Centro di Ricerca in Fisica e Matematica (CERFIM), Locarno, Svizzera.
  
  
• Riordan arrays and their applications
  D. Merlini
  Algorithms Seminar 1994-95, Rapport de recherche 2669, 13-17.
  Institute National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique. (@INRIA).