About
I am a Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral researcher (PhD) at the University of Cambridge, working on uncertainty-aware and resource-efficient machine learning for on-device health monitoring. My research integrates uncertainty quantification, continual learning, and embedded AI to enable trustworthy and adaptive systems deployable on constrained hardware.
Driven by curiosity and a commitment to innovation, I aim to harness AI to address practical challenges and improve quality of life. My path, from a BSc and MSc in Computer Engineering (AI/ML) at the University of Calabria to international research and industry experiences in Luxembourg and Cambridge, has shaped a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to scientific inquiry.
News
- Submitted RAMoEA-QA paper to CHIL conference
- Participated as Speaker at Calabria Young Talents Event bringing my research in Healthcare AI & startup Innovation
- Presenting AquaLink Sud smart water solution at Women Shape the Future at the University of Calabria, 10-11 December 2025
- Selected among the 30 participants out of 170 applicants for the Women Shape the Future female entrepreneurship program
- Our startup on smart eyewear wins IP prize at StartCup 2025!
- Selected among 10 Hughes Hall students for Impactful Leadership Programme
- ANT Doctoral Network Kickoff in Delft where I was elected student representative for 6 months, 27–30 October 2025
Research
Research Paper — RAMoEA-QA: Hierarchical Specialization for Robust Respiratory Audio Question Answering
Hierarchically routed multimodal QA model
Proposed RAMoEA-QA, a two-stage specialized generative system for respiratory audio QA: an Audio Mixture-of-Experts routes each recording to the most suitable pre-trained audio encoder, while a Language Mixture-of-Adapters selects a LoRA adapter on a shared frozen LLM to match query intent and answer format, improving robustness under domain, modality, and task shifts.
Data Paper — RA-QA: Towards Respiratory Audio-based Health Question Answering
Respiratory audio + natural language benchmark
Curated and harmonized 11 respiratory audio corpora to build RA-QA, the first respiratory audio question-answering dataset—about 7.5M QA pairs across 60+ attributes and three formats (verification, multiple-choice, open-ended)—and introduced a benchmark comparing audio-text generative models against traditional audio classifiers.
Teaching
Education
PhD in Computer Science
University of Cambridge, UK
2025–2029 (expected)
Research on uncertainty-aware and resource-efficient machine learning for on-device health monitoring, integrating uncertainty quantification, continual learning, and embedded AI to enable trustworthy and adaptive systems deployable on constrained hardware.
Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering (AI/ML)
University of Calabria, Italy
2022 – July 2025
MSc specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Final grade: 105/110
Thesis research conducted in-person at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, under the supervision of Prof. Cecilia Mascolo and Prof. Domenico Talia.
The dissertation focused on advancing machine learning models for the automation of clinical consultations and auscultation, exploring multimodal approaches, audio-based insights, and explainable AI techniques.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering
University of Calabria, Italy
2019–2022
Final grade: 106/110
Thesis: Thesis: API Development for IoT Applications using the Mulesoft Suite, Supervisor Prof. G. Fortino (Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science by Clarivate for five consecutive years)
Foundation projects
Talks
- Co-founder and pitcher of a healthcare AI startup concept at L’Oro di Calabria Summer School (Belvedere Marittimo), presenting our project on digital health and disease diagnosis to peers, mentors, and the President of the Calabria Region
- Speaker at InteliGO interdisciplinary AI training camp (Monte Terminillo), contributing two talks as an AIDIA member: generative multimodal analysis for respiratory disease diagnosis and deep learning applications for construction site safety
- Given a talk about applications of computer vision for construction sites safety within the local Engineering Community with the title Artificial Intelligence in Construction: Innovation, Efficiency, and Sustainability
- Co-organizer and introductory speaker for a “Multicloud adoption” event with Nimbus Reply at DIMES, University of Calabria, exploring real-world use cases and best practices in cloud computing
- Interviewee in a four-voice panel for AIDIA (Italian Association of Women Engineers and Architects) on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, sharing my experience as a woman in ICT
- Co-organizer of a full-day cybersecurity awareness & challenges event at the University of Calabria with Florence Consulting Group, connecting students, academics and industry through talks and hands-on hacking challenges
- Invited speaker at the conference “RiGenerazione Giovani Professionisti: chiamata ai giovani per la rigenerazione urbana”, presenting the Simeri Laboratorio Urbano project on urban regeneration and revitalisation of my hometown (Young Professionals Committee of the Order of Engineers of Catanzaro, Badolato City Council Hall).
- Organizer of the event “Blockchain, AI, IoT and the Future of Professions” at the University of Calabria (with Rotaract Club of Cosenza and DINCI), bringing together academics and industry to discuss how emerging technologies will reshape careers.
- Organizer & co-host of a fireside chat with Francesco Florio (Huawei Munich Research Center) for Google Developer Group Cosenza at the University of Calabria, on career paths and working abroad in tech.
- Co-organizer and introductory speaker for a cybersecurity & system integration event at DIMES, University of Calabria, in collaboration with Florence Consulting Group
- Invited speaker sharing my experience as a young female engineer and developer at the “Femmes dans le monde du numérique” event hosted by Cap4 Group and Féminin Pluriel Luxembourg
Beyond research
Beyond my technical roles, I’m deeply engaged in mentoring, outreach, and student leadership. I’m the co-founder of Leonardo, the University of Calabria’s largest engineering student association, and a Regional Ambassador for SheTech, promoting gender equality in technology. A passionate tennis player and lifelong sports enthusiast (swimming, dance, tennis), I’m also part of the Cambridge University Italian Society and the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (CULTC). Fluent in English and conversational in French, I believe in innovation as a driver of accessible and meaningful social impact.