About Me

A data & machine learning scientist always on the quest for impactftul knowledge

I love applying and developing state-of-the-art natural language processing, deep learning, and unsupervised learning to solve complex problems in healthcare.

I also have excellent communication skills with presentations to senior leadership, strong business stakeholder collaboration, invited lectures, and talks at conferences worldwide.

My favorite techniques are:

  • Deep learning
  • Natural language processing (e.g., word embeddings, transformers, natural language generation)
  • Unsupervised learning (e.g., hierarchical clustering, non-linear dimensionality reduction)
  • Deep Learning applied to physics (e.g., crystal structure recognition)
  • Uncertainty estimation in deep learning (e.g., Bayesian deep learning and information theory)
  • Zero-shot learning
  • Intepretable machine learning

My Skills

Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Several publications in applied machine learning (physics&healthcare); lecturer of a graduate course in data science

Natural Language Processing

Application of state-of-the-art models to real-world data; research in natural language generation and few-shot learning

Machine Learning in Healthcare

Lead multiple innovative projects from experimentation to production

Communication Skills

Presentations to senior leadership, collaboration with business stakeholders, numerous scientific publications, invited lectures, talks at conferences worldwide

Technical Skills

80% Complete
Deep Learning 80%
50% Complete (success)
Python Programming 50%
70% Complete (danger)
Natural Language Processing 70%
30% Complete (warning)
Healthcare 30%

Portfolio

For a complete list of my publications, visit my Google Scholar profile

Working Experience

2021

Bayer AG

Principal Data Scientist

Jan 2021 – present | Berlin, Germany

Senior Data Scientist

April 2019 – Dec 2020 | Berlin, Germany

Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Scientific Board Member

Jan 2021 – Present | Brescia, Italy

2019

Max Planck Society (Fritz Haber Institute)

Deputy Group Leader

Jan 2017 – March 2019 | Berlin, Germany

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mar 2016 – Dec 2016 | Berlin, Germany

NOMAD European Center of Excellence

Machine Learning Research Scientist

Mar 2016 – Oct 2018 | Berlin, Germany

2016

Boston University

PhD student

Feb 2013 – Sept 2015 | Boston, MA, United States

University of Freiburg

Visiting PhD student (DAAD scholarship winner)

Jan 2015 – June 2015 | Freiburg, Germany

National University of Singapore

Visiting PhD student

Nov 2014 – Dec 2014 | Singapore, Singapore

Visiting PhD student

May 2014 – Jun 2014 | Singapore, Singapore

University College Dublin

PhD student

Sep 2011 – Jan 2013 | Dublin, Ireland

Education

Boston University

PhD in Theoretical Physical Chemistry (GPA: 4.00/4.00)

Sept 2015 | Boston, MA, United States

Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Master Degree in Physics
(Summa cum Laude | GPA: 4.00/4.00)

April 2011 | Brescia, Italy

Bachelor Degree in Theoretical Physics
(Summa cum Laude | GPA: 3.95/4.00)

April 2009 | Brescia, Italy