Nice to meet you!
I'm Matteo.
Timeline
A brief overview of my academic and professional journey so far.
Sep 2023 - Oct 2025
Sep 2023 - Oct 2025
MSc in Artificial Intelligence @ University of Bologna
Master degree in AI with focus on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision.
Apr 2025 - Sep 2025
Apr 2025 - Sep 2025
Master Thesis - Foundation Model for EMG signals @ ETH Zürich
Pretraining and evaluation of foundation model for surface electromyography (sEMG) biosignals using transformer-based architectures based on Vision Transformers (ViT).
Key contributions: Efficient tokenization mechanism, downstream evaluations across gesture classification, finger joint angles regression, silent speech synthesis and recognition.
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
Tier 2 Coder for AI Training @ Outlier AI
Generated high-quality supervised fine-tuning data by designing challenging prompts to elicit failure cases from state-of-the-art models, then manually refined outputs for functional correctness.
Focus areas: RAG optimization, solution reasoning, test case development, and bug fixing in Python and C/C++.
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
Aug 2024 - Nov 2024
AI Model Trainer & Multimodal Data Contributor @ Outlier AI
Contributed to Genesis Multimodal project focused on safe and effective alignment of MLLMs through RLHF. Designed evaluation protocols and assessed model outputs for ethical compliance, safety, and fairness.
Expertise: LLM alignment, responsible AI principles, multimodal AI system evaluation.
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
Research Fellowship - Embedded Systems for Assistive Technologies @ University of L'Aquila
Conducted research on Versal VCK190 embedded systems (AMD/Xilinx), designing innovative solutions for accessibility and assistive technologies.
Research focus: Advanced hands-on experience in embedded systems architecture and real-world applications for users with special needs.
2020 - 2023
2020 - 2023
BSc in Computer Science @ LUMSA University
Bachelor degree in Computer Science with focus on Data Science and Data Management.
Feb 2023 - May 2023
Feb 2023 - May 2023
Back End Developer @ Polimatica
Curricular internship gaining hands-on experience with cloud platforms (DigitalOcean, AWS) and modern web technologies.
Skills acquired: PHP, AngularJS, MySQL, RabbitMQ, cloud architecture, and backend web services management.
2015 - 2020
2015 - 2020
High School Diploma in Science @ Liceo Scientifico Gianbattista Morgagni, Rome, Italy
Foundation in science and mathematics. Recipient of Campus STEM: Robotics award.
Projects
A selection of my recent works and contributions, including personal projects, collaborations, and open-source contributions.
HERMES: Enhancing Robustness and Ethical Integrity of Medical Image Classifiers
Designed and developed a robust evaluation pipeline for adversarial attacks and defenses in medical image classification systems, focusing on ethical AI deployment in healthcare.
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Subjectivity Detection in News Articles
Submission at CLEF 2025 CheckThat! Lab. Task 1: Subjectivity Detection in News Articles.
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ECG Chagas Detection
ECG-based detection of Chagas disease using classic machine learning and deep learning models.
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Sexism Detection (Twitter, Gab, Reddit)
Sexism detection in social media using LSTMs, Transformers and In-Context Learning (zero-shot and few-shot).
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Milan Multilayer Network Analysis
Multilayer Network Analysis of Milan Public Transport System (metro, bus, tram).
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Sentence Reconstruction with Transformers
Using Transformers to reconstruct sentences from shuffled words.
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Whisper-TikTok
From AI tools to TikTok video creation using FFMPEG, Microsoft Edge read aloud and OpenAI Whisper model.
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Heart Disease Prediction
A Bayesian Network model to predict the presence of heart disease in patients.
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Image Search Engine: Weaviate
An image search engine using Weaviate and Streamlit.
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Scalable WebApp
A scalable web application using R Shiny, Docker, and Ansible.
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H&M Personalized Fashion Recommendations
A recommendation system for H&M fashion products.
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Netflix Movies & TV Shows
An in-depth analysis of Netflix movies and TV shows.
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Italian Wine Analysis
An analysis of Italian wine using clustering and Finite Mixture Models.
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Primary Biliary Cholangitis Analysis
An analysis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis using clustering and classification.
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