Who I Am

📚 Studies

I am currently a PhD student at Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS) in the Netherlands, working in the Safeguard Lab in partnership with Deloitte.

I graduated from Politecnico di Milano with a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering in Spring 2024. I completed all my exams in the summer of 2023. I graduated shortly after completing an internship in R&D at Alten Labs in Sophia Antipolis, where I wrote my thesis titled “Universal Personal Privacy Agent: Toward Interoperability Between Self-Sovereign Identity and Personal Data Stores.”

Previously, I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Computer, Electronic, and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Parma on October 21, 2021. During an internship at the university in the Distributed Systems Group, I wrote my Bachelor’s thesis entitled “Simulation of N-Tier Fog Systems with Dynamic Service Placement.”

👨‍💻 Experience

Research Engineer Intern
ALTEN Labs
Fall 2023 – Winter 2024

• Conducted a systematic review of existing literature on Personal Information Management Systems.
• Designed and implemented an architecture of an interoperable and GDPR-compliant software agent for managing both Personally Identifiable and Non-Personally Identifiable Information.
• Developed an Interoperability Evaluation Framework for Personal Data Stores and Self-Sovereign Identity Solutions.
• Authored my Master’s thesis titled “Universal Personal Privacy Agent: Toward Interoperability Between Self-Sovereign Identity and Personal Data Stores.”
• Delivered two scientific seminars on these topics, enhancing communication skills with coworkers and stakeholders.

Research Intern
University of Parma
Spring 2021 – Summer 2021

• Conducted a systematic review of existing literature, including white and grey literature, on Fog Systems and N-Tier architectures with examples from local 4.0 Agriculture Industries.
• Designed and implemented simulations to evaluate the effectiveness of various service placement strategies using a Python event-based discrete time simulator.
• Authored my Bachelor’s thesis titled “Simulation of N-Tier Fog Systems with Dynamic Service Placement.”

Software Developer Intern
MaxMara
Spring 2016/17 – Summer 2016/17

• Developed program components in Python (Django), SQL, and web technologies to extend the functionalities of the large Web Application used by company employees.
• Contributed to the successful release to production of an application utilized by the Quality Assurance Team.
• Gained experience in coding best practices and testing methodologies while implementing several change requests.

System Administrator Intern
MaxMara
Spring 2016 – Summer 2016

• Contributed to the management and maintenance of the company’s IT infrastructure, including servers, network devices, and storage systems.
• Assisted the IT team in resolving technical issues related to the large computers and servers backup system.

🖥️ Technologies I enjoy

I’ve been knee-deep in web programming, dabbling with PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, NodeJs, React, jQuery, HTML, and CSS. I’ve even had some fun with full-stack development using the MERN/MEAN stack.

Another big part of my academic career is Big Data. I’ve been exploring data science with Neural Networks and Machine Learning, diving into NoSQL databases like Neo4j, MongoDB, Cassandra, and learning the best practices for software development in the face of massive amounts of data.

My fast-changing interests addressed also Distributed Computing and Parallel Programming. I’ve been delving into technologies like MPI and Spark, and getting to know Middlewares for Distributed Systems.

I’ve got to work with different programming languages over the years, from C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, PHP, to even Assembly.

If you’re curious to check out some of my work, feel free to swing by my projects on GitHub.com/FilippoScaramuzza.

🎹 Interests

Hey there! Fun fact about me – I’m not just a software guy, but also a pianist! I’ve spent 7 years studying piano at a local music school. And when I’m not coding, you’ll catch me enjoying science fiction and fantasy stories, or playing some awesome computer games.

UPDATE April 2023: I’m currently obsessed with Factorio – it’s my latest addiction! Building factories, optimizing resources, and automating production lines has become my new virtual playground. It’s the perfect blend of strategy and engineering, and I simply love it.

And I’m going to Mars (actually my name is going to mars).