Postdoctoral researcher in robotics and AI, working across robot control, learning, perception and mechatronic system integration.
Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher, Italian Institute of Technology
Industrial Robotics Facility · InBot · Present
Research on complex robotic systems, including tendon driven continuum robots, hybrid control architectures and reinforcement learning methods for adaptive robot behaviour.
PhD, Robotics and Intelligent Machines
University of Genoa · November 2022 to November 2025
Developed reinforcement learning methods for robot control and worked across industrial robotics, human robot interaction, robotic perception and rehabilitation robotics, including collaborations with VTT in Finland and CNR ISTC in Italy.
Reliability Engineer, Tecram
March to November 2022
Applied reliability engineering and risk analysis tools to support data informed engineering decisions and collaboration across teams.
Education
- PhD in Robotics and Intelligent Machines, University of Genoa
- MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 110/110 cum laude
- BSc in Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics track, University of Trento
Technical focus
Software
ROS and ROS 2
Python and C++
Linux and Git
Research
Robot control
Reinforcement learning
Computer vision
Integration
NVIDIA Isaac Sim and Lab
System integration
Rapid prototyping