Luca Giovagnoli

Luca Giovagnoli has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Luca is currently working as an ML Engineering Manager at Nextdoor since December 2021. Previously, they were a Software Engineer at Apple from October 2020 to December 2021.

Before that, they had a long tenure at Yelp, where they worked in different roles. Luca started as a Software Engineer in September 2015 and contributed to the development of an Async HTTP client called Fido. Luca also took on responsibilities like PushMaster Role and System Reliability duties. Later, they transitioned to ML Engineering, taking on roles such as ML Engineer and ML Technical Lead. In these positions, they led the Model Platform initiative in the Core-ML team, where they designed and implemented solutions for training and serving ML models using technologies like Spark, XGBoost, Scikit-learn, and MLeap. Luca also worked on projects involving Apache Flink for serving ML models in streaming jobs and designed a Random Forest model to predict Store Visits.

Prior to Yelp, Luca worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Yelp and as a Mentor and Teaching Assistant at Politecnico di Torino. Luca also had an internship at Magneti Marelli, Fiat Group, where they worked on software engineering tasks related to vehicle intercommunication and analyzed GCDC Architecture for their Bachelor Thesis Report.

Overall, Luca Giovagnoli has a strong background in software engineering, ML engineering, and leadership roles, with experience in different industries and technologies.

Luca Giovagnoli has a strong educational background in engineering and computer science. Luca obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2012. Prior to that, they completed their high school education at Liceo Scientifico Isacco Newton in Roma, where they focused on mathematics and science.

After completing their undergraduate studies, Luca pursued further education in the field of computer engineering. Luca attended Alta Scuola Politecnica for a year, where they engaged in multidisciplinary courses. Following this, they earned a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree in Computer Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2014.

In 2013, Luca also pursued a Master of Science in Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, specializing in Applied Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

In addition to their academic achievements, Luca obtained certifications from the University of Cambridge. Luca received an IELTS 7.5 (International English Language Testing System) certification in 2012 and a FCE (First Certificate in English) in 2008.

Overall, Luca Giovagnoli's educational background showcases their expertise in the field of computer engineering, with a focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence.