Speaking

• So what are vector embeddings, and how can you use them?

  Vector embeddings are the backbone of any GenAI application, so how do they work? How can gargantuan lists of numbers allow AI apps to perform their magic? How can these lists encode semantic meaning? How can you use them in your projects? It feels like we can't continue to ignore them. Yes, there is some math; and no, it's not much; and yes, you can understand it. First held at NDC Porto 2025.

• Git as a pro -- Break or save your friends' workflow

  "Any engineer not using git doesn't understand software", said the prototypical software engineer. And many would agree. Except we ourselves are sometimes not really sure what things like HEADs, blobs, trees, commit objects, and branches exactly are, so we end up running list of commands found on StackOverflow and hope they will fix our broken workflow. But how does git _actually_ work? First held at NDC Porto 2025.

• Querying and modeling for graph databases

  A workshop on the power of graph databases to takle connected data, where other database engines fall short. Using Neo4j, we learn how to create a data model for graph databases, how to use the Cypher query language to extract data, and how to leverage the power of graphs to run involved queries on very large datasets - the same queries that we could not execute on old-school 'relational' databases. First held at Jfokus 2023, and then in universities and other conferences.

• Cryptography – From Caesar to modern times

  A 2-weeks workshop for high-school students, hosted at Stockholm University. From war stories in ancient Rome, to the formalization of symmetric encryption and the breakthrough of asymmetric schemes, landing on hard problems, zero knowledge proofs and the importance of privacy. It was the first time in many years that students reported positive feedback on math topics.

• Write in a way that makes you heard

  A technical writing day workshop to make scientists reflect on the way they write, and how to tweak their writing to maximize their impact.

• What do mathematicians do? Inside a mathy mind

  A popular science video on what mathematicians do -- tailored to absolute non-mathy people.

• Towards tackling ice sheets-ocean interactions with Finite Element Methods

  A preliminary talk on my PhD topic and my framework for ice sheets-ocean simulations. Held at the European Geophysics Union 2020.

• Homomorphic signatures over lattices

  A high-level explanation of my cryptography research on sigatures on lattices, tailored to an audience scared of the math.

• Meltdown – Overview of a security vulnerability

  A detailed explanation of how the Meltdown security vulnerability works. Held at a university security course.

• An Arduino-powered sunrise alarm (with a MarioBros jingle!)

  Showcasing my lovely Arduino sunrise alarm project.

• The Distributional Hypothesis: semantic models in theory and practice

  A research work on how bag-of-words approaches work, explained to an audience ignorant of the topic and scared of the math.

• Can we trust the weather forecast?

  Held at FameLab 2018, a popular science contest. I got to the finals.

• Practical electricity for elementary school teachers

  A day workshop on electricity and circuits construction for elementary school teachers.

• The largest dancing floor

  With this speech I represented my country at the International Public Speaking Competition 2014.

• How comparison fosters consciousness

  With this speech I won the National Public Speaking Competition 2014 in Italy, which brought me to represent my country in the international phase.

• Make your own mistakes – that's how you grow

  With this speech I came 2nd in the National Speaking Competition 2013 in Italy.