His research activity has focused on methodologies for conceptual data base design, automatic layout of diagrams, visual interfaces, and, more recently, on service science, eGovernment, repositories of conceptual schemas, data and information quality, social value of information. In the last ten years, Carlo Batini leaded several european, national and regional research projects in the area of services, focused on the food, employment and local eGovernment domains. He published over 40 papers in international journals, and over 150 papers in international conferences.