Work Experience
Sep 2026 - Present
Technology Program Manager - R&D
Technoprobe, Lombardy, Italy (hybrid)
- Technology Program Manager in the R&D organisation of Technoprobe, a global leader in the design and manufacturing of probe cards for wafer-level semiconductor testing.
- Coordinate R&D technology programs across their full lifecycle, from initiation to closure, keeping technical objectives aligned with the company's business and technology strategy.
Sep 2026 - Present
Research Grantee, Ethereum Foundation PhD Fellowship
Ethereum Foundation Ecosystem Support Program, in collaboration with the University of Turin, Italy
- Twelve-month research grant (Grant FY26-2498, ~2% acceptance rate) with mentorship from the Ethereum Foundation.
- Project: Economic Models for Citizen-Controlled Energy Data Markets on Ethereum, in collaboration with Prof. Claudio Schifanella (University of Turin), with Links Foundation as project advisor.
2026
Research Fellow (Borsa di Ricerca)
University of Turin, Italy
- Grant awarded through public competitive selection under supervision of Prof. Claudio Schifanella.
- Research focus: DAOs and distributed systems governance, citizen data ownership frameworks.
Dec 2022 - Sep 2026
Blockchain Researcher and Developer
Fondazione LINKS, Torino, Italy
- Research on blockchain-based data marketplaces with a focus on privacy, trust, and interoperability.
- Contribution to research projects: Horizon Europe: EU-DREAM, DataCellar, eFORT, INNO-TREC; Italian PRIN: Blockchain4All (B4A) (PRIN 2022, MUR).
- Integration of IDSA connectors and SSI solutions; collaboration with university partners on prototypes and publications.
- Co-authored peer-reviewed papers and built project demonstrators.
Jul 2022 - Nov 2022
Software Engineer
Tradenet, Schio, Italy
- Developed blockchain applications on Commercio.network (Cosmos SDK).
- R&D on smart contract security and distributed systems.
- System maintenance and deployment.
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
Product Engineer
Infineon Technologies, Padova, Italy
- Designed and implemented a cloud test executor for microcontroller test data exchange across sites.
- Wrote technical documentation and presentations for international engineering teams.
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
Business Consultant
Sopra Steria, Milan, Italy
- Requirements analysis and support for omnichannel solutions in finance and retail.
- Main clients: Armani (omnichannel strategy) and A2A (open innovation).
2017
Project Coordinator
Red Babel, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Managed a team of seven developers.
- Led development of a Monolith SDK for Meteor/Rocket.Chat integration.
Open Source and Projects
Selected projects from my GitHub:
Zero Knowledge
zkintro — Italian edition
Curator of the Italian edition of the zkintro book series on zero-knowledge proofs. All three volumes translated and published upstream.
DAO Research
dao-data-visualization
Visual exploration of DAO governance KPIs with data pipelines for on-chain analysis.
Blockchain
Rust-Chain
Blockchain built from scratch in Rust: core data structures, consensus scaffolding, and storage experiments.
DApp
Swapfee-Dynamic-Gas
DApp prototype for IOTA with dynamic fee mechanisms. 3rd place at IOTA Hackathon Cagliari 2024.