Politecnico di Milano — Web3 Hub
Head of Innovation
Project leadership on Web3 technology adoption, digital assets and high-impact experimentation initiatives.
AcademiaCareer
Professional and entrepreneurial path
Over 19 years across research, teaching, entrepreneurship and institutions. From Politecnico di Milano to EPFL, from founding 6 companies to advisory roles and parliamentary contributions.
Current positions
Academia and research
Politecnico di Milano — Blockchain & Web3 Observatory
Researcher
Ongoing research on market trends, application models and blockchain adoption scenarios in Italy and Europe.
ResearchIndustry and startup
Traent srl — Milan
Blockchain & Web3 Advisor / Tokenized Financial Products Strategist
Advisory on digital assets and tokenized financial infrastructure.
Industry
BCode srl — Milan
Blockchain & Scientific Advisor / Co-founder
Scientific consulting and blockchain technology development for certification and traceability.
StartupPrevious positions
SG Company SB S.p.A. — Milan
Innovation Manager
Innovation management and digital transformation.
Industry
KNOBS srl — Milan
CEO & Co-founder
Founded and led a software house specialized in blockchain and distributed systems.
StartupAcademic timeline
Fixed-term Researcher (RTDA)
Politecnico di Milano — DEIB
Research Fellow
Politecnico di Milano — DEIB (Prof. Donatella Sciuto)
Project Leader — Siemens
Energy efficiency optimization in complex buildings (~50 k€)
Project Leader — EPFL / Nestlé NRC
Design of a Wearable Dysphagia Analysis System (~370 k€)
Post-doc Research Associate
EPFL — Embedded System Laboratory (Prof. David Atienza), Lausanne
Project Leader — SNSF
Dynamically Adaptive Architectures for Nomadic Embedded Systems (~300 k€)
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Recipient
Politecnico di Milano — DEIB (Prof. Donatella Sciuto)
Research Associate
EPFL — LSI (Prof. Giovanni De Micheli) and ESL (Prof. David Atienza), Lausanne
Ph.D. in Information Engineering
Politecnico di Milano — DEIB
Research Fellow
Politecnico di Milano — Reconfigurable NoC architectures for FPGA-based embedded systems
PoliLab and PoliCollege Collaborator
Politecnico di Milano, Como Campus
Research Collaborator
Politecnico di Milano — Exploration of reconfigurable MPSoC platforms
Research Fellow
Heinz Nixdorf Institut (HNI), University of Paderborn, Germany
Education
European Ph.D. in Information Engineering
Politecnico di Milano — DEIB. Grade: Excellent (A). Thesis: NoC-based Reconfigurable Embedded Systems Design. Supervisor: Prof. Donatella Sciuto.
cum laudeMaster of Science in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Milano. Thesis: A Novel Methodology for Dynamically Reconfigurable Embedded Systems Design.
110/110 cum laudeBachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Milano. Thesis: Development of components for dedicated systems using EDK.
110/110 cum laudeFounded companies
6 companies co-founded in technology, blockchain and digital innovation.
2025 Active
Zhero Tech srl
Co-founder.
2014 Exited
KNOBS srl
Co-founder and CEO until November 2025. knobs.it
2019 Active
Pinturin srl
Co-founder and scientific advisor.
2020 Active
BCode srl
Co-founder and scientific advisor. bcode.cloud
2021 Exited
Urania srl
Co-founder and CEO until November 2025.
2022 Active
NFT Garage srl
Co-founder.
Institutional roles
2026
Parliamentary Intergroup on Digital Assets
Coordinator of the “Privacy, Digital Identity & ZK Proofs” WG — one of 14 thematic groups under a 35-member Technical Board (academia, industry, PA, law enforcement). Focus: DID, sovereign wallets and ZKP solutions. Appointed February 10, 2026.
Court-Appointed Technical Expert — Court of Florence
Technical consultant and court-appointed expert for blockchain and cryptocurrency investigations, in collaboration with Guardia di Finanza and Postal Police.
CONSOB
Member of the inter-university research group on the digitalization of financial intermediation processes: blockchain and securities markets.
MISE — Ministry of Economic Development
Participant in the Blockchain working group of the expert panel.
Assolombarda
Member of the Blockchain Steering Committee.
Police Training School / Guardia di Finanza
Instructor for specialized modules on cybercrime, crypto-assets and investigative methodologies.
Active advisory roles
Fortiland Digital Assets
Partner and Advisory Board member on digital assets and financial infrastructure.
AuthenPiQ
Support on blockchain-certified photo/video authentication for legal and insurance domains.
Not Only Desk
Consulting on positioning and development of the network's operational model.
San Marino Innovation
Technical contributions on blockchain and crypto-assets in policy and adoption contexts.
International stays
2007 – 2013
EPFL — Lausanne, Switzerland
Integrated System Laboratory (Prof. G. De Micheli) and Embedded System Laboratory (Prof. D. Atienza).
03 – 07/2006
HNI — Paderborn, Germany
Heinz Nixdorf Institut, University of Paderborn.