Biography

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Learning Quality, Aesthetics, and Facial Attributes for Image Annotation

Supervisor: Prof. Raimondo SchettiniCo-Supervisor: Dr. Paolo Napoletano2014-2017, University of Milano - Bicocca, Milano, IT

Master's degree in Computer Science

Facial Expression Recognition using Local Binary Patterns

Supervisor: Prof. Raimondo SchettiniCo-Supervisor: Prof. Paolo Napoletano2011-2014, University of Milano - Bicocca, Milano, IT

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Image Visualization and Comparison using API Maps for GWT

Supervisor: Prof. Giacomo FiumaraCo-Supervisor: Dr. Francesco Pagano2007-2011, University of Messina, Messina, IT

Research experience

Postdoctoral fellow - A2

Image understanding, selection and manipulation leveraging multiple perceptual properties

Scientific supervisors: Prof. Paolo Napoletano & Prof. Raimondo Schettini2019-2021 and 2021-2023, Imaging and Vision Laboratory (IVL), University of Milano - Bicocca, Milano, IT

Postdoctoral fellow - B

Image and video recognition using CNNs

Project: Teinvein, CUP: E96D17000110009 – Call “Accordi per la Ricerca e l’Innovazione”, co-funded by POR FESR 2014-2020Tutor: Prof. Raimondo Schettini2017-2019, Imaging and Vision Laboratory (IVL), University of Milano - Bicocca, Milano, IT

Visiting Researcher

Advisor: Prof. Jiebo Luo4 months, VIStA laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Research Assistant

Project: Feedin’ItalyTutor: Prof. Raimondo Schettini2014-2015, Imaging and Vision Laboratory (IVL), University of Milano - Bicocca, Milano, IT

Awards

NVIDIA Grant

NVIDIA Corporation - Titan X Pascal GPU for the project Simultaneous Estimation of Multiple Face Attributes using Deep Learning (March 2018)

Premio Giovani Talenti

University of Milano-Bicocca - €1000 grant to support research activities (September 2023)

Work experience

System Engineer Intern

Fast object detector for car and pedestrian detection

6 months, ST Microelectronics, Agrate Brianza, IT

Web Designer & Developer Intern

Design and development of a virtual museum

2008-2010, P&P Informatics s.a.s., Messina, IT