Curriculum Vitae

Technical Architecture	Choose the right trade-offs so the software does not turn into a mess.
AI Builder	NLP, hybrid deep/symbolic AI. Combine best practices that work reliably. No hype.
Research & Innovation	Invent technical workarounds to solve real business problems.
Thought Leadership	Explaining methods so bosses that move the needle fund the project.
Full-stack Development	Long track record on software projects, I steer and check what AI is actually generating.

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Software Research Engineer	SAP	2017 - Now, Munich
Hybrid AI for ERP QA: Designed methods and implemented software ecosystem for answering natural language questions over a variety of information sources typical of an ERP/CRM system. It is an efficient and effective neuro-symbolic approach that minimizes customization and promotes separation of concerns between model based and deterministic modules with unpaired precision and granularity.
Declarative Optimization Language: Designed and implemented a functional-logic programming system integrating relational algebra and combinatorial primitives, enabling efficient resolution of complex optimization challenges through a simple syntax.
Knowledge-Driven Recommender Engine: Built a dynamic recommendation system leveraging knowledge graphs to generate logically justified product suggestions. Incorporated interactive preference elicitation to refine results and reasoning.
AI-Powered Sales Automation: Engineered an adaptive sales assistant using Bayesian networks and reinforcement learning. The system personalizes offers and sales strategies by inferring customer preferences and behavioral traits through interactive dialogues.
Conversational Commerce Platform: Pioneered a neural network architecture (2017) for e-commerce interactions via Facebook Messenger and SAP. Enabled natural language product searches, order placement, FAQ navigation, and ticket creation.

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Development Architect	SAP	2014 - 2017, Munich
Designed and developed an inter-process software library for SAP Commerce Cloud, enabling seamless remote service access for developers. This standardized solution, now part of the SAP Commerce Toolkit, utilized event-driven programming to optimize resource efficiency.
Enhanced the core platform’s service layer and ORM framework, improving performance and scalability.
Optimized high-throughput libraries within the SAP Commerce Toolkit to maximize efficiency and reduce latency.

Attendee	TechPeaks	2013 - 2014, Trento
Chosen for a competitive training program focused on Lean Startup methodologies, business planning, and corporate administration.
Developed and pitched a comprehensive business plan for securing (successfully) financial grants.
Strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to drive business growth.
Obtained a food management business license, ensuring regulatory compliance.

image-left “Working with Giancarlo has been a very interesting experience. At that time he was a very skilled and smart Java developer. He demostrated a clear understanding of a Model Driven Development approach as well as the importance of modeling in the context of complex financial applications development.”

image-left “Worked with us over 2 years as java consultant. He engaged an effective development on the department taking part in the refactoring of all java layers, also he carried out appreciative work implementing the model driven approach. He has deep knowledge in software development and setting up system architectures.”

Development Architect	Mérieux NutriSciences Chelab, Italy	2011 - 2013, Venice Area
Conducted stakeholder interviews and analyzed business processes to assess software architecture needs, leading to the prototyping of the company's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
Designed a domain-specific language (DSL) to optimize chemical workflow management.
Mentored the development team in rapid web application development using Grails.
Established a delivery pipeline to streamline development and deployment processes.

Senior Software Developer	Skebby, Italy	2010 - 2011, Milan
Designed and developed a distributed microservices architecture for high-volume B2C and B2B SMS delivery management.
Mentored team members on best practices for scalable and resilient system design.
Implemented an Enterprise Integration Pattern (EIP)-based architecture, leveraging ActiveMQ for inter-service communication.
Optimized system performance and reliability through microservices orchestration and message-driven workflows.

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Senior Software Developer	Quinary, Italy	2008 - 2010, Milan
Re-engineering the SMS B2B delivery system for Vodafone based on micro-service architecture with messages broker (FioranoMQ).

Senior Software Developer	Nimbuzz, The Netherlands	2007 - 2008, Rotterdam
Implemented high-throughput XMPP server-to-server Java framework for chat protocols through REST API.

Software Developer	ATS, Italy	2006 - 2007, Milan
Created the BrokerTec financial market extension, integrated into the trading application, enabling trades of REPO market government securities.
Designed and implemented internal framework for interfacing external API in a declarative way, solely by XML definitions.

Software Developer	Abla, Italy	2006, Milan
Designed and implemented an internal framework to streamline external API interactions using a declarative XML-based approach, eliminating the need for manual coding.

Software Developer	SEC Servizi, Italy	2002 - 2006, Padua
Developed custom extensions for IBM Rational Software Architect to support Low-Code Model-Driven Architecture (MDA).
Empowered business analysts and non-developers to design banking services through intuitive UML-based modeling tools.
Streamlined software development processes, reducing dependency on manual coding for critical financial applications.

Education

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Cognitive Systems

2023 / 2026
Open University, Cyprus
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Thesis: Programming Language and System for Enhancing AI-Assisted Software Development

B.Eng, Diploma di Laurea in Ingegneria Informatica ed Automatica

1995 / 1999
Universita’ degli Studi, Padova, Italy
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Diploma Perito Industriale, Elettrotecnica

1990 / 1995
ITIS, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
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Conferences

SEMANTiCS

2022, Vienna, Austria

The Socratic Digital Agent: persuasion in eCommerce with knowledge, logic, and machine learning

E-Stores lose sales due to the negative biases of consumers. While salespeople give proper reasons to change consumers’ misbeliefs, it is problematic to address those issues in an online shop. In this talk, I will present how to combine semantic graphs with logic programming and symbolic machine learning to restore consumer confidence. The digital agent detects what problems users might have and offers them explanations and valid arguments for not worrying about, or why a given recommendation is more suitable than others.

Programming Experience 26

2026, Munich, Germany

Pull Down Programming Complexity with Kubrick

AI tools are now the horsepower of computer programming. They are generally great for writing glue-code and integration tasks, probably less than ideal for complex problems on complicated programming settings. What could be the reasons that prevent generators on full-scale adoption?
I am implementing a declarative programming language that facilitates the synergy between automatons and humans in software development by forcing AI tools to generate intuitive code and to allow human operators to understand what is in there. It is an attempt to lower the barriers by simplifying the programming experience.
In the presentation, I will touch on various aspects that include cognitive aspects of problem-solving applied to programming and the role of AI tools such as LRMs on software development. I will provide arguments for stating that the accidental complexity of the programming system may worsen the performance of AI generators as well as it affects human developers.