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Contact Information
| Name | Ivan Brillo |
| Professional Title | Computer Engineer / AI & Data Engineering Student |
| brilloivan2@gmail.com |
Professional Summary
MSc student in Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering with research experience in deep learning, medical image analysis, and embedded systems.
Experience
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2026 - 2026 Montréal, Canada
Visiting Student (Department of Electrical Engineering)
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Awarded fully-funded Mitacs scholarship to develop CNN surrogates for replacing computationally expensive Gaussian Process updates in neurostimulation methods. Supervisor M. Bonizzato.
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2025 - present Pisa, Italy
Student Researcher (Department of Information Engineering)
University of Pisa and Research Center "E. Piaggio"
Framing R-peak prediction from EEG as a segmentation problem via distance-to-peak estimation, evaluating multi-scale CNNs and autoregressive models with a focus on domain generalization. Supervisor M. Cimino.
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2025 - 2026 Pisa, Italy
Student Researcher (TeCIP Institute)
Sant'Anna School and Monasterio Foundation
Cardiac amyloidosis classification from ECGs using Transformers, with interpretability via Grad-CAM and Attention Rollout (manuscript under review). Supervisor C.A. Avizzano.
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2025 - 2025 Pisa, Italy
Student Researcher (BioRobotics and TeCIP Institutes)
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
- Explainable classification of tumor-mimicking materials from force/position data (Supervisor C.M. Oddo).
- Efficient federated learning via dynamic training-precision adjustment (Supervisor E. Paolini).
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2023 - 2024 Padua, Italy
Internship and Bachelor Thesis
RFX Consortium and CNR
Investigated autoencoders and VAEs for temporal analysis of plant stress responses after irrigation with plasma-activated water (PAW). Supervisor V. Antoni.
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2024 - 2024 Padua, Italy
Computer Engineer - Part Time (24h/week)
UP caeli via
Software integration for drones (QGC and ArduPilot) using C++ and Qt/QML (GeoFencing, RTK and RTSP).
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2022 - 2024 Padua, Italy
Embedded Software Developer (+10h/week)
Formula SAE Team Project
Member of a 50-person university racing team, developing embedded systems (ATmega32/64, TI F2837, Arduino) and C control algorithms for power management, torque vectoring, and regenerative braking.
Education
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2024 - present Pisa, Italy
MSc
University of Pisa
Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering
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2024 - present Pisa, Italy
Master of Advanced Studies
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Robotics
- Awarded 2-Year Merit Full Scholarship (top 2% of applicants).
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2024 - 2024 Budapest, Hungary
Seasonal School
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Challenge-based human-inspired computer vision
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2021 - 2024 Padua, Italy
BSc
University of Padua
Computer Engineering
- DECAMP Course in Applied Web Application Security (Metropolia UAS, Finland).
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2016 - 2021 Este, Italy
High School Diploma
Scientific High School G.B. Ferrari
Applied Sciences
Awards
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2024 "Mille e una Lode" Merit Awards
University of Padua
Scholarships awarded to the top 3% of students, received in 2022, 2023, and 2024.
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2024 INPS Scholarships
Italian National Institute of Social Security
National scholarships in recognition of academic excellence, received annually 2018-2024.
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2021 National Bronze Medal, Physics Olympiad
Association for Teaching Physics
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2020 National First Place, Chemistry Olympiad
Italian Chemistry Society
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2019 National Bronze Medal, EUSO
European Olympiad of Experimental Science
Memberships
LeadTheFuture — Mentee (2025–present): Selective STEM mentorship program, acceptance rate < 15%.
ISSNAF — Mentee (2025–present): Selective mentorship for research opportunities in the US.
Skills
Programming Languages & Software (Advanced): C++, C, Qt/QML, Arduino, ATmega32/64, TI F2837, QGC, ArduPilot
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (Advanced): Deep Learning, CNNs, Transformers, Autoencoders, VAEs, Federated Learning, Grad-CAM, Autoregressive Models
Languages
Italian : Native
English : C1 (TOEFL IBT 104/120)