Marcello Cirillo

Marcello Cirillo is a Senior Engineering Manager at Klarna, leading the Data Ingestion and Streaming team since February 2022, focusing on maintaining large Apache Kafka clusters for effective system communication. Prior to this role, Marcello held multiple positions at Scania Group from March 2015 to February 2022, including Head of Motion Planning and Control, where responsibilities involved overseeing critical software components for autonomous trucks and serving as a product owner and senior engineer on projects related to autonomous driving. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Örebro University and various master's degrees from Politecnico di Milano, as well as experience as a postdoctoral researcher and visiting scholar, contributing to advancements in automated reasoning and graph search algorithms. Additionally, Marcello has a background in data analysis and journalism, having worked as a data analyst and freelance journalist in earlier career stages.