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Alessandro Lonardi

Researcher, CS PhD

I am on the job market and looking for exciting scientific problems where I can apply my expertise!
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About me

Recently, I interned at Sony AI. Before that, I was a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, where I did my PhD under the supervision of Caterina De Bacco. My PhD was supported by the International Max Planck Research School for Intelligent Systems. I obtained my Master's in Mathematical Engineering at the University of Padova. There, I also got my Bachelor's in Physics.

Research

My research focuses on complex systems. I am particularly passionate about researching society, technological infrastructures, and their interaction, with the goal of guiding policymakers toward equitable development. In this domain, I have spent some years studying urban mobility [Phys. Rev. Lett. (2023), J. R. Soc. Interface (2025)]. I am also very interested in Bayesian inference and generative models [J. Stat. Mech. (2024)], and have been working in industry on explainable machine learning for scientific discovery. While I truly like technical work involving mathematical modeling, I believe empirical observations should always drive research. Therefore, I always put data first, whether for training algorithms, analyzing and interpreting their hidden patterns, or establishing complex optimization problems I then enjoy solving. If you would like to know more, you can see my publications, talks, and codes or drop me a message.

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