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Curriculum Vitae

Basics

Name Maurizio Vassallo
Label AI Researcher | Data Scientist
Email mauri.vass.dev@gmail.com
Url https://maurivass.github.io/
Summary PhD researcher focused on applying AI and data science to solve complex real-world challenges in energy systems, autonomous vehicles, and healthcare. Passionate about developing evidence-based solutions that serve society.

Education

  • 2022.10 - Present

    Liège, Belgium

    PhD
    University of Liège
    AI in Power Distribution Networks
    • Reinforcement Learning
    • Power Systems
    • Optimization Methods
  • 2019.10 - 2022.07

    Turin, Italy

    Master
    Polytechnic University of Turin
    Data Science and Engineering
    • Machine Learning
    • Big Data Analytics
    • Statistical Modeling
  • 2017 - 2021

    Shanghai, China

    Bachelor
    Tongji University
    Computer Science Engineering
    • Reinforcement Learning
    • Autonomous Systems
    • Software Engineering
  • 2016 - 2019

    Turin, Italy

    Bachelor
    Polytechnic University of Turin
    Computer Science Engineering
    • Mathematics
    • Physics
    • Software Engineering

Work

  • 2022.10 - Present
    PhD Researcher - AI for Power Networks
    University of Liège
    Developing AI-driven solutions for power grid stability in the renewable energy transition. Research includes topology identification, hosting capacity analysis, and reinforcement learning for active grid control.
    • Designed algorithms for low-voltage network topology identification
    • Developed fair reinforcement learning for PV active control
    • Optimized phase reconfiguration in distribution networks
  • 2021.04 - 2021.07
    AI & Backend Developer Intern
    Morecognition
    Engineered ML pipeline for upper-limb movement classification from IMU/EMG sensors and built scalable backend infrastructure for physiotherapy analytics platform.
    • Developed real-time movement classification system
    • Built REST API for exercise data management
  • 2019.04 - 2019.06
    Java Junior Developer
    INTESA
    Contributed to full-stack development of company website, optimizing database performance and enhancing user interface components.
    • Optimized SQL queries to improve database response time
    • Developed both back-end (Java) and front-end (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) components
    • Deployed and maintained production website

Projects

  • 2022.02 - 2022.06
    Overvoltage Forecast & Active Control in Medium-Voltage Grid
    Master's thesis comparing ML models for overvoltage risk prediction and implementing RL agent for generator control
    • Compared Random Forest, CNN and RNN models for voltage forecasting
    • Implemented Deep Reinforcement Learning agent for real-time grid control
    • Successfully mitigated voltage violations with minimal energy curtailment
  • 2021.09 - 2021.12
    Autonomous Navigation with RL
    Bachelor's thesis on collision avoidance systems using reinforcement learning
    • Simulated UE4 environment
    • LiDAR-based navigation
    • Zero-shot transfer learning

Publications

Awards

Skills

Machine Learning
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Scikit-learn
Reinforcement Learning
Deep Learning
Data Science
Python
Pandas
NumPy
SQL
Spark
Data Visualization
Software Development
Git
Docker
Linux
REST APIs
C/C++
Java

Languages

Italian
Native speaker
English
Proficient (C1)
French
Independent (B2)
Chinese
Intermediate (HSK 3)

Interests

Research
Artificial Intelligence
Sustainable Energy
Autonomous Systems
Data-Driven Policy
Technology
Open Source
Scientific Computing
Renewable Energy Tech
Smart Grids