Work Experience
2026 - Present
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 - Present
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. Two volumes translated and published upstream, the third in progress.
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.