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Hi there! I'm Luca

🌱 I’m currently studying Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bologna.
💼 I’m working as a Software Engineer at Akkodis
🚀 Currently building some fancy rockets in the air for the Aurora Rocketry Team.
🎯 Fun fact: I have no fun fact.

Software Team Leader at Aurora Rocketry Team (09/2024 - Present)
- Software Team Leader in Avionics Department.
- Embedded software architecture design in C.
Software Engineer at Akkodis Italy S.r.l. (07/2023 - 12/2024)
Software Developer Intern at Maggioli Group (05/2021 - 06/2021)
- Developed responsive UI with Bootstrap 4, jQuery, Typescript, and Angular.

BS, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy (2022 - Present)
- Created a 2D videogame with OOP and Functional Programming in Java.
High School, Computer Science and Information Technology, Technical Technological Institute Blaise Pascal, Cesena, Italy (2017 - 2022)
- Participated in several Computer Science Olympiad competitions, gaining knowledge in data structures and algorithms in C++ and Python.

8th classified in Huawei Developer Competition (12/2024).
- Design and creation of the platform “S.A.F.E.”. It combines cutting-edge data analytics, high-performance computing, and hyperlocal sensor networks to deliver real-time, AI-driven forecasting for natural disaster risk and severity.
1st place in the Coding Challenge Week Senior (12/2023).
- Topics: Python, algorithms, REST API, system design, testing, application security, and microservices.
Best Solver in the Akkodis coding challenges (05/2023).
- Data Structures and Algorithms coding challenges
Business idea "IDEAPP" ranked in the top 10 at the Call for Startup 23-24.
2nd place in the Point of You - Talents CALL4IDEAS Challenge (12/2022).
- Topic: Development of innovative ideas for talent acquisition and recruitment processes.
Scholarship - Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Climate Change, Sustainability, and Citizenship (07/2020).
- Topic: Technologies for Sustainability (T4S) - How to use Artificial Intelligence and the IoT to build a fair and green Society.
- Creation of an eco-sustainable greenhouse using Artificial Intelligence and IoT in Python with Google Colab, Zerynth, Ubidots, and with ESP32, BME280, Capacitive Moisture Soil Sensor.

BCG Hackathon (10/2024):
- Design and creation of the platform “S.A.F.E.”. It combines cutting-edge data analytics, high-performance computing, and hyperlocal sensor networks to deliver real-time, AI-driven forecasting for natural disaster risk and severity.
Hackathon START HACK 23 (03/2023):
- Developed an app that raises awareness among employees about their "ecological footprint" in a playful way and helps them to record and improve it.
Weather Station - High School Project:
- Used Raspberry Pi B 3B+, Analog Vane, Cup Anemometer Sensors, MCP3208, Rain Gauge, DHT22, Adafruit BME280.
- Developed a client-server application in Python and C# to monitor the weather station.

💬 Feel free to ask me about system design, software development practices, and innovative project ideas.