Chiara Piacentini

Chiara Piacentini is a seasoned computational scientist with extensive experience in AI planning and combinatorial optimization. Currently serving as a Principal Computational Scientist at Augmenta since January 2020, Chiara has advanced through various roles including Senior Computational Scientist and Computational Scientist. Prior to Augmenta, Chiara was a Computational Science Research Intern at Autodesk and worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Toronto, focusing on AI planning techniques for efficient voltage control management in electricity networks. An academic background includes a PhD in Computer Science from King's College London, alongside teaching experience in various computer science courses. Chiara's research contributions also extend to projects at King's College London, emphasizing automatic planning and scheduling applications in real-world scenarios. Early academic training includes a Master’s and Bachelor's degree in Physics from Università degli Studi di Milano.