Bio

Currently, I’m a software developer at IBM Research working on AI for code and LLM evaluation.

I grew up in a small town in Northern Italy and moved to NYC in 2014.

I came to New York to study languages and music. I used to think that computers were just the boring machines I had to wrestle with to make my school presentations look half-decent.

Things changed when I took an Intro to CS class on a whim. I still remember the spark I felt when I wrote my first program (a Python function to check whether any string is a palindrome). It turned out that I could tell these incredibly powerful machines exactly what to do, and that thinking up clever things for them to do was a lot of fun. As I programmed more and more, I realized computers are incredibly empowering and we can use them to build creative things and empower others.

Another way for me to empower myself and others is through my work in the Crown Heights Tenant Union. You can find a list of helpful resources here:

• check here if your apartment is rent stabilized
• learn how you can organize a Tenant Association in your building

If you’re looking for more support or information, and if you’d like to find similar organizations in your neighborhood, please contact us at: crownheightstenantunion@gmail.com.

I’ve also recently co-founded Sanctuary Jam, combining my interests in music and community-organizing. Sanctuary is an open jam session that serves the community, where musicians and neighbors improvise, network, and learn from each other.

Some other things I’m passionate about: free software, jazz, and cats.