About me

I'm a software engineer at Opto Engineering, where I work on machine vision — building libraries and implementing vision algorithms. Day to day I work mostly in C++ and Python.

My background is in physics — I hold an MS from the University of Trento. After that I worked at UpSens and LEOS on software, electronics and laser design, but in the end software is the part that stuck.

On this site I write mostly about C++ and software development, trying to cover topics I find either interesting or not well explained elsewhere on the internet.

Away from the keyboard, you'll find me tending carnivorous plants, shaping bonsai, or gardening in general.

work_experience

Software Engineer, Opto Engineering

2022 - Present

Mantova, Italy

Develop a cross-platform (Windows, Linux) C++ library for image processing of a proprietary technology, running on both CPU and CUDA.
Develop a C++ machine-vision algorithms library, complete with tests and C/C# wrappers.
Manage CI/CD pipelines for the various projects on GitLab.
Build Python tooling for project management and test visualization.

R&D Engineer & Project Manager, LEOS

2020 - 2022

Rovereto, Italy

Led the production and testing of single-frequency lasers, establishing workflows that cut delivery times by 50%.
Managed a team of 3, improving planning, documentation and communication across projects.
Developed high-performance firmware for embedded systems using C++.
Refactored and improved Verilog codebase to increase FPGA performances.

R&D Engineer, UpSens

2018 - 2020

Trento, Italy

Researched and developed low-power IoT devices for the B2B market based on custom client requirements.
Developed embedded measurement algorithms in C on custom PCBs.
Automated laboratory workflows with Python and embedded C, cutting experiment setup and analysis time by more than 75%.
Built a Python algorithm to predict kitchen-related events during my MS thesis, strengthening a key customer relationship and securing funding for the first B2B product.

education

MS in Physics (Nanophotonics), University of Trento

2016 - 2019

110/110 with honours

The Master's Degree of the University of Trento granted me the possibility to investigate a vast number of topics relevant to modern physics, with a particular focus on nanophotonics. A partial list of covered topics is listed in the following.

Photonics and quantum optics
Optoelectronics
Laser cooling and magneto-optical traps
Signal analysis and FPGA development

During my first year, I developed an interest in industry and entrepreneurship, which led me to the decision of conducting my thesis research in a local startup. The theme of my thesis has been the study of the technological and financial feasibility of an innovative multi-sensors IoT device applied in smart-kitchen appliances.

Thesis title: “Study of a Multi-Sensors System for Kitchen Environment Monitoring”.

BS in Physics, University of Trento

2012 - 2016

tools_and_technologies

Languages

C++
Python
C
Verilog

Tools

Git
CMake
VSCode
KiCad

Currently exploring

Rust
Zephyr