About
As a data scientist with three years of experience in big data and biomedical research, I have focused on developing clinical decision support software using artificial intelligence for neurodegenerative diseases. Throughout my career as a machine learning researcher, I have made significant contributions to the field through the publication of over 20 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. My expertise includes natural language processing, deep learning, predictive modeling, feature engineering, data visualization, and statistical analysis.
Experience

Artificial Intelligence Guest Editor

International Journal of Molecular Sciences mdpi.com

Mar 2022 to PresentRemote

IJMS is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal providing an advanced forum for biochemistry, molecular biophysic and molecular medicine. I supervise the peer-review process and take decisions on new submissions in the Artificial Intelligence in molecular medicine topic.

  • Promoted the Artificial intelligence in molecular medicine topic at conferences, on social media and other relevant platforms.
  • Helped IJMS reach 6.2 Impact Factor.
  • Curated the Special Issue collection titled:"Biomedical Applications of Molecular Simulation and Machine Learning in Disease Modeling and Drug Repurposing".

Machine Learning Engineer

Mondo Convenienza mondoconv.it

May 2023 to Present

Mondo Convenienza is an Italian company that focuses on organized large-scale retail of furniture and home furnishings, providing the best quality-price ratio in the market and making home projects accessible to everyone. In my role, I am responsible for Supply Chain Machine Learning and MLOps. I develop and deploy machine learning models to optimize supply chain operations

Data Science Course Instructor

International Telematic University UNINETTUNO uninettunouniversity.net

Sep 2021 to PresentRome, Italy

UNINT is one of the world's leading distance learning universities and has won several international awards for the excellence of the E-Learning Platform from The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU). I teach data science in the master's degree program in cognitive processes and technologies in neuroscience.

  • Introduced version control and product deployment methods in the course.
  • Supervised more than 40 students during the course.
  • Established a repository of R exercises from data wrangling to supervised machine learning.

Genomic Data Scientist

National Virtual Dementia Institute, IRCCS Network of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation (RIN) reteneuroscienze.it

Jan 2021 to May 2023Rome, Italy

The National Virtual Dementia Institute is a core component of the Italian IRCCS Network of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation. The institute combines the most advanced IRCCS in the study and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. In the bioinformatic unit, I manage omics big data and develop standardized diagnostic pipelines for whole exome sequencing, genome wide analysis, and RNA sequencing.

  • Contributed to the standardization of the diagnostic pipeline for Parkinson's Disease.
  • Contributed to define the schema of the database for omics data.
  • Updated the diagnostic pipeline of a Institute Member to the GATK - Broad Institute standards.

Data Scientist

IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation hsantalucia.it

Sep 2020 to May 2023Rome, Italy

The Santa Lucia Foundation of Rome is a Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS) specialized in the fields of neuro-rehabilitation and neurosciences. Among the leading IRCCS in Italy, the foundation is ranked first in the neuroscience sector for total scientific productivity. In my job, I developed clinical decision support and computer-aided diagnosis software based on artificial intelligence.

  • Published 30+ scientific articles on Artificial Intelligence in Neuroscience.
  • Generated more than 10 H-index points with 290+ citations in two years.
  • Built 2 Deep Learning computer-aided diagnosis softwares for neurological conditions based on 3D brain scan.
  • Built 2 clinical decision support system for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions based on genomic data.
  • 2.63 scopus Topic Field-Weighted Citation Impact score in the Object Detection; Deep Learning; IOU section.

Genomic Data Scientist

Italian Union Against Muscular Dystrophy fondazioneuildmlazio.org

Jan 2020 to Sep 2020Rome, Italy

UILDM was founded in 1961 to promote scientific research and health information on dystrophies and other neuromuscular diseases. I worked as a genomic data scientist in the genetic medicine lab. My job was to develop an automated Next Generation Sequencing pipeline for genetic variant discovery. The variants are used in the diagnostic workflow for many neuromuscular diseases.

  • Developed an automated python NGS pipeline for somatic short variant discovery and annotation.
  • Aligned the diagnostic pipeline to the GATK - Broad Institute best practices.
  • The pipeline works both on Illumina or Thermofisher devices and on whole exome sequencing data.
Education

Tor Vergata University of Rome

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Neuroscience

Nov 2020 to Dec 2023

I worked on the development of clinical decision support software powered by Artificial Intelligence for diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions.

Sapienza University of Rome

Master of Science - MS, Cognitive Neuroscience

Sep 2016 to Dec 2018
Skills

Machine learning 6 years Advanced

Deep Learning 5 years Advanced

R 6 years Expert

Python 5 years Advanced

SQL 4 years Advanced

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) 3 years Intermediate

AWS 3 years Advanced

Publications
Certificates

English Proficiency Certificate

Duolingo English Test

2022

IBM AI Engineering Professional Certificate

IBM

2021

Data Science Professional Certificate

IBM

2021

Statistics with R - Specialization

Duke University | Coursera

2018

Bayesian Statistics: From Concept to Data Analysis

University of California, Santa Cruz | Coursera

2018

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credly.com

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

May 20, 2023
Volunteer

DataKind datakind.org

Data Scientist

Aug 2022

DataKind is a nonprofit organization that brings together data scientists, social sector organizations, and communities to use data science in the service of humanity. They work to address some of the world's most pressing social issues by applying data science techniques to large-scale data sets in order to identify patterns, trends, and insights that can inform decision-making and drive positive change. They also provide training and resources to help social sector organizations effectively use data science in their work.

Languages

Inglese ⋅ Professional Working

Italian ⋅ Native Speaker

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Open Source Activity

Public Repos: 10
Pull Requests: 3
Contributed Repos: 0
Starred Repos: 57
Watched Repos: 10
Organizations: 0
Public Gists: 0