I am a Specialist Software Developer at BMW AG in Munich, Germany, where I design, develop, and test software for automated driving at SAE level 3 and above, with a special focus on safety. Earlier I spent five years at GE Global Research in Munich — first as a Research Engineer and then as Lead Research Engineer — working on control and sensor-fusion algorithms across oil & gas, avionics, and power transmission, and leading technical teams and research-funding efforts.
I hold a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University (2012), where my dissertation focused on model predictive control for data center energy management.
Experience
Specialist Software Developer (Dec 2016 – present) BMW AG, Munich, Germany Software for automated driving (SAE level 3 and above); C++, Python.
Lead Research Engineer (Aug 2014 – Nov 2016) GE Global Research, Munich, Germany Technical team leadership and business development; secured funding for international research projects, including Horizon 2020.
Research Engineer (Mar 2012 – Jul 2014) GE Global Research, Munich, Germany Software solutions for oil & gas, avionic systems, and power transmission.
Engineer (Mar – Jul 2007) M31 s.r.l., Padua, Italy Surveillance and retinal-disease-detection projects; software libraries in Qt.
Graduate Research Assistant (Nov 2006 – Feb 2007) University of Padua, Italy Algorithms for localisation of mobile nodes in wireless sensor networks.
Research interests
Control theory · Sensor fusion · Machine learning · Optimization · Artificial intelligence · Formal methods · Lean product development · Agile project management
Education
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering (2012) Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
MSc, Control Theory (2006) University of Padua, Italy
BSc, Information Engineering (2004) University of Padua, Italy