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Research Associate

Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)

Research in multi-agent reinforcement learning and network simulation

• Applying multi-agent reinforcement learning for job orchestration in resource- and communication-constrained environments
• Lead developer of IBVT: a 3D real-time, physically accurate simulator for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, built with EMANE and Unity, featuring a custom, high-performance raytracing-based radio propagation model

Graduate Research Assistant

University of West Florida

Teaching assistant for computer science courses

• Provided support to faculty for the following courses: Intermediate Computer Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms I, Programming Using C++, and Systems and Networks II

Software Developer and IT Consultant

RedMountain - FG sas

Full-stack development and IoT solutions

• Developed a platform using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, Angular, Node.js) to optimize internal company production tasks
• Created WordPress plugins specifically designed for e-commerce-oriented applications
• Developed IoT solutions using the ESP-32 microprocessor for device-to-smartphone communication using BLE
• Built hybrid applications using the Ionic Framework

Appointed Technical Team Member

NATO IST-193 Research group

IST 193 group's objectives are to investigate Edge Computing for the tactical edge, assess its applicability to military needs, explore standards and integration with existing systems, demonstrate benefits, propose standardization, and consider AI/ML applications.

Ph.D. Student

University of West Florida

Intelligent Systems and Robotics

• Using Graph Neural Networks for Goal-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Social Navigation and networked scenarios
• Applying Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for distributed job allocation in resource- and communication-constrained networks
• Designing and implementing distributed networking scenarios for solution testing
• Utilizing Reinforcement Learning in simulated environments to determine the value of information in messages within resource- and communication-constrained networks

MSc

University of West Florida

Computer Science

• Object recognition in distributed and embedded systems
• Sorting algorithm implementation for High-Performance computing platform with Open MP
• Machine learning approach to predict Value of Information of messages in Vehicular ad-hoc networks

MSc

University of Ferrara

Informatics and Automation Engineering

• Dissertation Thesis: Real-time physical accurate simulator for Mobile ad-Hoc Networks - This thesis proposes an integration between a Game-Engine and a Network emulator to compute the radio signal propagation in an urban environment by utilizing a custom ray-tracing engine

BCs

University of Ferrara

Informatics and Electronics Engineering

• Dissertation Thesis: IoHT system for telemonitoring the conditions of at-risk patients - The goal of this thesis is to develop a product for the Internet of Health Things that enables the remote telemonitoring of high-risk patients

Encoding Goals as Graphs: Structured Objectives for Scalable Cooperative Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

CoCoMARL@RLC 2025 - Reinforcement Learning Conference 2025

Distributed Autonomous Swarm Formation for Dynamic Network Bridging

INFOCOM 2024 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications 2024

Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Distributed Workflow Orchestration at the Tactical Edge

MILCOM 2024 - IEEE Military Communications Conference 2024

Dynamically Creating Tactical Network Emulation Scenarios using Unity and EMANE

MILCOM 2023 - IEEE Military Communications Conference 2023