PhD student in the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, XXXVII cycle, with a project titled "Artificial Intelligence for Personal Disease Risk Prediction."
His research project focuses on the use of artificial intelligence and statistical methods for personalized prediction of non-communicable disease risk, based on data related to lifestyle determinants.
Currently, he is actively involved in several literature reviews examining the associations between dietary habits, the risk of non-communicable diseases (particularly cardiovascular diseases), and life expectancy. These reviews aim to inform the future development of predictive models based on epidemiological evidence.
Additionally, he contributes to the co-design of user interfaces for these predictive models and is involved in developing algorithms that use natural language processing techniques to automate the literature review process.
During his PhD, he also conducted research in the field of comparative biology, particularly on statistical analysis methodologies that may contribute to explaining "Peto's Paradox."
Education
- 2021: Master's Degree in Statistical Sciences (Data Science curriculum) from the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Bologna - Graduated with 110/110 cum laude
- 2019: Bachelor's Degree in Statistical Sciences (Stats&Maths curriculum) from the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Bologna - Graduated with 110/110 cum laude
- 2019: Bachelor's Degree in Statistics from the University of Glasgow (UK) as part of a double degree program - Degree with Honors
International Experience:
- March 2024–September 2024: At The Vegiano Group and the University of Bergen (Norway), where he contributed to literature reviews on mortality risk and non-communicable diseases, and to the co-design of user interfaces for predictive models.
- September 2020–June 2021: At the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain), where he completed his Master's thesis on "COVID-19 Detection Using Statistical Learning Methods."
- September 2018–June 2019: At the University of Glasgow (UK), where he completed his thesis titled "High Dimensional Regression Using Population Monte Carlo Methods with Applications to Genomics."
Teaching Support Activities:
- 2023/24: Teaching Assistant for "Biology of Longevity and Healthy Lifestyles," Master's Degree in Wellness Culture: Sport, Health, and Tourism - Department of Quality of Life Sciences
- 2022/23: Teaching Assistant for "Biology of Longevity and Healthy Lifestyles," Master's Degree in Wellness Culture: Sport, Health, and Tourism - Department of Quality of Life Sciences
- 2021/22: Teaching Assistant for "Statistics 2," Bachelor's Degree in Statistical Sciences (Stats&Maths curriculum) - Department of Statistical Sciences
