AI Research Leader with 15+ years of experience advancing AI, from classical computer vision and machine learning to today's foundation and multimodal generative models.
Research focus on adaptive and collaborative multimodal learning and generation: 1) specialization of large multimodal and diffusion-based models, 2) controllable multimodal generation and editing for data synthesis, 3) interaction-native modeling and learning, and 4) clear impact on real-world industrial applications.
New: I am searching for a new home to join, seeking an environment where I can lead high-stakes innovation and drive the next generation of AI for industry.2026-now
Independent Researcher & Innovation Leader
Driving independent research and developing early-stage prototypes on adaptive and collaborative multimodal
intelligence, focusing on the intersection of LMMs and interactive systems.
2025-now
Adjunct Professor @ University of Verona
Teaching Data Visualization as part of the Master’s degree in Data Science.
2016-2025
Principal Scientist @ Amazon
Led high-impact core research and launched 8 products across Prime Video, Alexa, and mobile/.com shopping generating $100+M in business impact, related to movies and TV series autotagging, live sports highlights, virtual try-on, interactive product recommendations, and shopping assistants, used by millions of users worldwide.
I led scientist and developed novel models and architectures for video understanding, vision-language representation, Large Multimodal Models, and diffusion models.
2014-2015
Postdoc @ Dartmouth College
Research on video understanding, saliency in videos and object localization and detection. Collaborating with Prof. Lorenzo Torresani and Prof. Hugo Larochelle.
2011-2013
Postdoc @ Italian Institute of Technology
Research on video understanding, object recognition, Bayesian networks and Kernel-based methods. Collaborating with Prof. Vittorio Murino.
2009-2012
PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning @ University of Verona
Research on person re-identification, video understanding, tracking and attentional models. Supervised by Prof. Vittorio Murino and Prof. Marco Cristani.
2010
Visiting Student @ University of British Columbia
Collaborating with Prof. Nando de Freitas and Prof. Hugo Larochelle..
📢 News
- Mar 2, 2026: Invited guest lecture on Multimodal Intelligence at University of Utah. Thanks Ziad!
- Feb 21, 2026: 1/2 papers accepted at CVPR 2026!
- Dec 5, 2025: Invited speaker at the University of Trento and FBK. Thanks Yiming!
- Nov 28, 2025: Invited speaker at the Turin AI Fall School 2025. Thanks Tatiana!
- Oct 27, 2025: Invited speaker at the IIT. Thanks Vittorio!
- Oct 01, 2025: After nearly 10 intense and rewarding years at Amazon, I’ve decided it’s time to move on. More details here.
📝 Research, Publications and Patents [Google Scholar]
🦄 Personal Projects
Creativity fuels my work in both science and sound. A long-time keyboardist and former band member, I am currently composing and producing original music in my home studio. You can explore my latest tracks here: Listen on SoundCloud.