Education

Education

• 2004–2005: Postdoctoral Researcher

• 2000–2004: PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL, USA)
  • 20+ publications in microarchitecture, cryptography, and fault tolerance

• 1995–2000: Master's in Electrical Engineering

  • University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
  • GPA 3.99 / 4.00
  • Ranked 1st of 500+ students

Achievements

• 30+ publications in top venues on machine learning, cryptography, computer arithmetic, fault tolerance, causal AI
  • DBLP
  • Google Scholar
  • ResearchGate
• 4 Patents
• O1 Visa recipient for extraordinary ability in sciences
• Under-18 Italian national swimming finalist (twice)

Technical Skills

• Programming: Python, C++, GPU CUDA, x86 assembly
• ML/AI: Causal inference, Bayesian modeling, time-series ML, knowledge graphs, supervised/unsupervised ML, ML Ops
• Quant: Stat-arb, market-neutral strategies, portfolio optimization, alpha modeling
• Systems: HPC, distributed systems, GPU/FPGA design, compilers, simulators
• Tools: PyTorch, NumPy/SciPy, Pandas, Ray, Spark, Kubernetes (as relevant)