PhD Student · Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
I'm currently a PhD student at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.
Previously I worked as a Research Engineer at Garrett Advancing Motion and as a Modelling and Simulation Engineer at Skydweller Aero, applying numerical optimization and control techniques to automotive and aerospace systems.
Beyond research, I enjoy breaking down complex ideas and experimenting with hands-on projects, from robotics and Arduino builds to fermentation science.
Learning the parameters of a small state-dependent QP to replace the online NLP in NMPC.
Using JAX to differentiate through a closed-loop simulation and gradient-descent the PID gains directly — no manual tuning, no heuristics.