G-Research 2024 PhD prize winners: SOCINT

Laura Rinaldi

“Currently, I have a research grant at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Padua. Previously, I was a PhD student in Applied Mathematics with a project about the mathematical building of a digital twin for bread leavening to avoid energy waste.

“My research focuses on applied mathematics, particularly the mathematical modelling of engineering applications using differential equations to describe physical phenomena. In my PhD thesis, I explored the intersection of continuum mechanics, inverse problems and machine learning techniques, applying them to real-world cases, such as bread leavening. This integrated approach provides a complete perspective of the system to extrapolate energy considerations.

“I am completely convinced that, the theoretical setting, the numerical approach and the proper use of advanced machine-learning techniques represent the line of research that leads us to technological advancement.”

Stefano Mercogliano

“I received my bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Naples Federico II. In November 2021, I began my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Alessandro Cilardo at the DIETI Department, focusing on hardware security, open-source architectures and computational genomics. I also had the opportunity to serve as a visiting researcher in the SAFARI research group at ETH Zurich, led by Prof. Onur Mutlu.

“My research interests primarily include processor microarchitectures for security applications, memory system design and hardware-software co-design, particularly in scientific fields such as bioinformatics.”

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