Rocco Palmitessa

Rocco Palmitessa is a Senior Data & Modelling Engineer at DHI since August 2023, with prior experience as a Consultant at Ramboll, where urban drainage system modeling and custom data solutions for analysis and visualization were key responsibilities. Rocco's background includes a role as a Postdoctoral Researcher at DTU Environment, focusing on machine learning for urban drainage control, and feature engineering for flooding predictions, along with analysis of satellite data. Rocco's academic journey includes a PhD in Urban Drainage Engineering from DTU, a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Università degli Studi di Padova, and a Bachelor's degree in the same field from Università degli Studi della Basilicata, complemented by an early internship in organic waste composting.