About Me
I'm deeply passionate about artificial intelligence and its transformative potential, especially at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. My current focus is on developing large AI Agents capable of autonomously identifying and patching software vulnerabilities. With hands-on experience in applying machine learning to critical security tasks such as code and data analysis, as well as vulnerability detection, I bring a practical and solution-driven approach to my work. I stay actively engaged with the latest advancements in AI, driven by a strong interest in their security implications and their power to automate complex processes.
Experience
Security Researcher
Saarbrücken | CISPA
2022 - PresentI am currently a PhD student at the Helmholtz Center for Information Security. I research the security implications of the latest AI techniques as well as their possible application to existing challenges in the security space. In my studies I've had the chance to gain experience with: code generation models, weaknesses in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, as well as the application of ML/LLMs to various security tasks such as vulnerability detection, code analysis or data distillation.
View PublicationsMaster thesis
Trento | MMLab
2020 - 2021As part of my final theiss I've developed a novel adversarial attack to fool deep learning based media forensic tools. The attack is meant to hide tampering in images and also add false detections to missled the attention of hujman and automatic inspectors. Paper
Fullstack Developer
Trento | Prima Pubblicitá
2018 - 2021I've held this position during my studies. As a Fullstack Developer, I was responsible for developing and maintaining web applications, building functionalities on top of existing platforms and engineering solutions to meet client needs. Suring my work here I've gained experience in managing large legacy DBs, optimizing systems to improve performance and scalability.
Pizza delivery guy
Trento | Pizza & Pizza
2016 - 2018I worked here during my university studies. One delivery to a cryogenics lab and I woke up in the year 3000. Best delivery ever 🚀.
Junior research assistant
Trento | FBK
20152 weeks long summer internship at the FBK lab in Trento, where I worked on a project related to robotics.