Education

PhD in Computer Science

Institution: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Title: "Safe Deep Reinforcement Learning: Enhancing the Reliability of Intelligent Systems"

My PhD thesis was advised by Prof. Alessandro Farinelli and focused on developing novel Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) methods applied to robotics, with a particular emphasis on the generation of reliable systems in safety-critical contexts. My research interests center on two critical aspects that form a unified process for creating trustworthy intelligent agents. The first aspect is the adoption of constrained reinforcement learning techniques for safety-oriented training, and the second is the verification of neural networks for model validation.

M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (110/110)

Institution: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Title: "Experimental evaluation of Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches: Application to a Redundant 7DOF Manipulator"

My first step into Deep Reinforcement Learning was taken during my master's thesis. The goal of the work was to develop a neural network controller for the Franka Emika manipulator, with an emphasis on safety aspects. Part of the thesis has been published at IRC, 2020.

Teaching Assistant

Institution: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Teaching and laboratory assistant for the master's degree course "Reinforcement Learning"

Visiting Researcher

Institution: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Reseach visit at the Katz Lab under the supervision of Professor Guy Katz, PhD.

Research Fellow

Institution: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

I worked on the European project INTACTCH2020 "Development of Innovative Techniques for Navigation and Perception on Robotic Platforms for Water Quality Monitoring" as part of the European program Horizon2020.

Teaching Assistant

Institution: University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Teaching and laboratory assistant for the master's degree course "Foundations of Artificial Intelligence"