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Davide Rizzo

MSc student in AI & Human-Centered Computing.Ericsson intern, benchmarking Post-Quantum TLS 1.3 across 105,000 handshakes.

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RoleSoftware Engineer
StudyingMSc AI & HCC · GPA 28.5/30
RecentEricsson · Post-Quantum TLS
BasedGenoa, Italy · UTC+1
01Get to know me

About.

MSc student in AI & Human-Centered Computing (University of Genoa) with coursework in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Operations Research and Automated Reasoning. Ericsson intern: designed and statistically analyzed a 105,000-handshake benchmark of Post-Quantum TLS 1.3. Built a CNN defect detector (PyTorch, ResNet18) robust to real-world perturbations and an LLM-powered Android app as Bachelor's thesis.

Location
Genoa, Italy
Status
MSc - 2nd year
Focus
AI - Systems & Security
Languages
Tools
Python (PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas) - C++ - Docker - Linux - SQL
Currently
MSc AI & Human-Centered Computing
Davide Rizzo
Davide Rizzo — 2026
Languages
Python, C++, SQL, Kotlin, Bash, JavaScript, PHP, MATLAB
AI & Data
PyTorch, torchvision, scikit-learn, pandas, NumPy, matplotlib, transfer learning, bootstrap statistics, LLM integration (OpenAI API)
Systems & Security
Docker / Compose, Linux tc/netem, Envoy, TLS 1.3, Post-Quantum Cryptography (ML-KEM), Git, Firebase
Certifications
Cybersecurity Essentials, Cisco Networking Academy (2022)
02Academic background

Education.

Sep 2022 - Sep 2025

Bachelor of Science

Computer Engineering - 105/110
Università degli Studi di Genova

Coursework: Algorithms & Data Structures · Computer Networks · Control Systems · Embedded Systems · Databases. Thesis: CarSpot - LLM-assisted Android car marketplace.

Sep 2017 - Jun 2022

IT Technician Diploma

Information Technology
IIS Calvino, Genova
03Work history

Experience.

Nov 2024 - Present · Genoa, Italy

Freelance Web Developer

  • Built and deployed a multilingual tourism platform (dematurismoservizi.it): 15+ pages in 5 languages, 300+ audio-guide assets, 500–1,000 monthly visitors.
  • Full stack: JavaScript, PHP, MySQL.
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022 · Rome, Italy

Web Developer

Nova42
  • Developed the company website (nova42.app), shipping 5–7 production pages over 12 months.
  • Built the responsive front-end with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and the back-end with PHP.
04Selected work

Selected projects.

002 / BSc Thesis

CarSpot.

LLM-assisted Android car marketplace. Integrated an LLM assistant (OpenAI API) with domain-specific prompt engineering, handling 500+ conversational queries in testing. Real-time Firebase backend (Auth, Firestore, Storage) with <300 ms median query latency via indexed collections and pagination.

KotlinAndroidFirebaseOpenAI APILLM
2025
003 / Client

Dema Turismo Servizi.

Multilingual tourism platform: 15+ pages in 5 languages, 300+ audio-guide assets, 500–1,000 monthly visitors. Built and deployed full stack.

JavaScriptPHPMySQLFull stack
2024
004 / Game

2D Strategic Game.

Turn-based 2D strategy game in C++ (Unreal Engine 5) with two bot behaviours driven by minimax decision logic. Interactive UI with 2 unit types. Graded full marks.

C++Unreal Engine 5Game AI
2025
005 / Client

Nova42.app

Company website for Nova42, Rome: 5–7 production pages shipped over 12 months. Responsive front-end (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and PHP back-end.

WebPHPBrand
2021
Private
006 / Social impact

PDP Web App

Web platform built with and adopted by IIS Calvino staff, digitizing PDP workflows for 50+ students and reducing paper-based bureaucracy for families and educators.

HTMLCSSJSPHPMySQL
2022
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