About me

Detailed curriculum vitae (updated 08/30/09): [ PDF ]

Personal information

  • Address: Room 32-D712, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

  • Email: [my last name]@mit.edu

Education

  • 2006 - April 2010 (expected): Ph.D. Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
    Field: Information and Decision Systems. Advisor: E. Frazzoli.
    Minor: Economics. Minor Advisor: D. Acemoglu.

  • 1999 - 2005: Diploma, summa cum laude, in Computer Engineering at Scuola Superiore of Catania, Italy. GPA: 30/30.
    The Scuola Superiore of Catania is part of the National Network of Advanced Italian Schools.

  • 1999 - 2004: Laurea (M.S. equivalent), summa cum laude, in Electrical Engineering at University of Catania, Italy. GPA: 30/30.
    Ranked first in the department amongst ca. 300 students

Research Experience

    Stochastic Optimization, Queueing Theory, Combinatorial Optimization, Control Theory.

  • 2006 - present: Research Assistant at Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems at MIT. Designed distributed algorithms for multi-agent systems, with applications to the Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem.

  • Spring 2005 and Spring 2006: Visiting Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Developed algorithms for cooperative search and surveillance, and applied them in a network of unmanned airplanes.

Professional Experience

  • Fall 2005: Analyst, Accenture, Milan/Rome, Italy. Coordinated Hutchison 3G Billing System. Responsible for implementing product definitions and rate plans.

Teaching Experience

  • Fall 2008: Teaching Assistant, MIT. Dynamic Programming and Stochastic Control. Graduate course.

Honors and Awards

  • Travel grant from IEEE to attend the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation.

  • Travel grants from NSF to attend the 2008 and the 2009 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference.

  • Best Student Paper Finalist award, Robocomm Conference, 2007.

  • Y. T. Li Fellowship, MIT, 2006.

  • Travel grant from European Space Agency to attend the 2005 International Astronautical Congress.

  • Award as best student in Electrical Engineering at University of Catania (4 consecutive years): 1999-2003.

  • Admission to Scuola Superiore of Catania after passing the national entrance examination, ranking third amongst ca. 200 people, 1999.

  • Participation in final international rounds of Latin and Ancient Greek competitions: Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas, Certamen Hellenisticum Vesuvinum, Certamen Horatianum (1998, 1999).

Languages

  • Mother Tongue: Italian.

  • English: proficient.

  • French: fair knowledge (Diplome d'Etude en Langue Francaise DELF A2, Score 18.25/20, June 2003).

Extra Curricular

  • Classical guitar player since 1992 (several concerts in Italy).

  • Sports and hobbies: skiing (racer), alpinism, free climbing, scuba diving (Advanced Scuba Diver Naui), sailing, tennis.