Education

1. PhD in Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

   University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy November 2022 – February 2026

   Graduated cum laude and awarded the Doctor Europaeus distinction.

   Thesis Title: “Assessing and Enhancing Code Quality in the Era of AI-Developed Software”

   Advisor: Prof. Domenico Cotroneo

2. Invited Research Scholar

   Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland May 2024 – July 2024
   Research period with the SEART research group at the Software Institute, under the supervision of Dr. Gabriele Bavota.

3. MSc Computer Engineering

   University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy March 2022

   110/110 cum laude

   Thesis Title: “Leveraging Adversarial Training to improve NMT Models Robustness in Code Generation tasks”

   Advisor: Prof. Domenico Cotroneo. Co-advisor: Dr. Pietro Liguori

   Courses included:

   • Software & Network Security, Secure System Design
   • Statistical analysis, Performance, Reliability, and Safety in Processing Systems
   • Embedded Systems
   • Advanced Computer Architectures and GPU Programming
   • Distributed Systems

4. BSc Computer Engineering

   University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy May 2019

   Thesis Title: “Deep learning-based forensics tools against news manipulation”

   Courses included:

   • Operating Systems
   • Computer Networks
   • Software Engineering
   • Signal Theory
   • Artificial Intelligence

5. Diploma Apple Developer Academy

   University of Naples Federico II in partnership with Apple, Naples, Italy September 2017
   Software development, startup creation and app design with an emphasis on creativity and collaboration.