CV and Research Statement
These are my:
Research interests
I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on the verification, validation, and testing of hardware at the system level. My areas of research are computer-aided design and verification of heterogeneous Systems-on-Chip. Current research topics are the design, optimization, and validation of hardware accelerators with emphasis on high-level synthesis and FPGA. I am interested in various application domains, such as physics, biology, image processing, and machine learning. I am recently investigating architectural solutions for hardware and software security.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, April 2009
- On the validation of embedded systems through functional ATPG (University of Verona - Research Catalogue)
- Department of Computer Science – University of Verona
- Laurea degree in Computer Science Magna cum Laude, September 2005
- Verifica funzionale dei dispositivi digitali mediante manipolazione di Macchine a Stati Finiti Estese
- University of Verona – Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Science
- Classical Studies Diploma, July 1998
- Liceo Ginnasio di Stato Scipione Maffei, Italy
Certifications
- Machine Learning by Stanford University on Coursera (Prof. Andrew Ng).
- Certificate earned on February 24, 2017
Academic experiences and employment history
- Research Scientist in Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, USA, October 2021 till now
- Associate Research Scientist in Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, USA, October 2013 to September 2021
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, USA, November 2012 - September 2013
- Visiting Researcher at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, IN, USA, August 2009 to February 2010
- Postdoctoral Fellow in Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science, University of Verona, Italy, April 2009 to October 2012
- Postdoctoral Fellow at the VLSI Design and Education Center (VDEC), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, March 2010 to March 2011
- Internship at Certess Inc. (now Synopsys), France, September 2007 to December 2007
- Visiting Scholar at the Department of Computer Engineering, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, October 2006 to February 2007