03 · About

About

Everything that does not fit on the first two pages: who I am, what I studied, what I know, and the years I spent behind a bar.

In short

Technology has been my thing for as long as I can remember. I started with the fundamentals, as a software developer, and moved step by step towards machine learning: first neural networks for images and time series, then large language models, which are what I build with today.

What I like most is the stretch between research and production: taking a technique that works in a notebook and making it work for the people who have to use it, within the limits of real hardware, real data and real deadlines.

I am Italian, I live near Vicenza and I work at Terya, in Bassano del Grappa. Outside work I go to the gym, play team sports, cook and read.

Education

Sep 2022 – Mar 2025

MSc in Computer Engineering: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
University of Padua, Italy · Grade 93/110

Main courses: Machine and Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Intelligent Robotics.

Thesis: Neural Network Approaches for Classifying Variable Star Light Curves, a 2D-CNN and a CNN-LSTM trained on Zwicky Transient Facility data. See the project.

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Erasmus+ semester, MSc courses in Artificial Intelligence
University of Cyprus

Courses: Natural Language Processing, AI in Medicine, Entrepreneurship in AI.

Sep 2016 – Mar 2022

BSc in Computer Engineering
University of Padua, Italy · Grade 85/110

Main courses: Software Engineering, Databases, Operating Systems, Data Structures and Algorithms.

Sep 2011 – Jun 2016

Technical High School Diploma
Istituto Tecnico Tecnologico G. Chilesotti, Thiene, Italy

Certifications

Oracle
  • Agentic AI Certified Foundations Associate · 2026
  • Oracle AI Vector Search Certified Professional · 2025
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Certified Generative AI Professional · 2025
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 Certified AI Foundations Associate · 2025
IBM
  • Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift · 2026
  • Docker Essentials: A Developer Introduction · 2026

Skills

LLMs and agents
Retrieval-augmented generation (hybrid search, reciprocal rank fusion, reranking), function calling, Model Context Protocol (MCP), OpenAI API, Anthropic Claude, vLLM, Ollama, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face Transformers, LoRA and QLoRA fine-tuning, FastEmbed
Machine learning
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, scikit-learn, YOLO, OpenCV, CNN and LSTM models for time series, MLflow, ONNX, NumPy, pandas, SciPy, Matplotlib, Apache Spark
Backend and data
Python (FastAPI, asyncio), C# and .NET, SQL, PostgreSQL with pgvector, Elasticsearch, ChromaDB, MongoDB, REST APIs, Streamlit, JavaScript and TypeScript (React, Node.js, Express)
Infrastructure
Docker, Kubernetes (K3s), Linux, Git, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, self-hosted runners)
Also used
Java, C, C++, PHP, HTML and CSS, MATLAB, R, ROS, C/AL and AL (Microsoft Dynamics)
Languages
Italian (native), English (C1), French (A2)

Other experience

During university I also worked in hospitality. It is not on my CV, but it is where I learned to stay calm under pressure, to deal with all kinds of people and to run a team.

Nov 2024 – Mar 2025Dublin, Ireland

Bartender

4 Dame Lane

While writing my Master's thesis I moved to Dublin, to work abroad beyond my Erasmus semester and to improve my English. I worked behind the bar of one of the city's best-known live-music venues, named Best Live Entertainment Bar of the Year 2024 and Best Music Pub at the Irish Pub Awards 2025, with an international crowd every night.

Sep 2022 – Dec 2023Padua, Italy

General Manager, Account Management, Bartender

Birrone Padova (Biba Spa)

I moved up quickly to running the venue: suppliers and stock, finding and keeping clients, planning and running events, staff schedules and supervision. I kept working shifts at the bar, on the floor and with the kitchen.

Feb 2019 – Feb 2021Dueville, Italy

Staff Manager, Bartender

The Monkey Shoulder Bar

I coordinated shifts and guided the team, organised special events to bring in new customers, and prepared craft cocktails.

Contact

The quickest way to reach me is email: amedeo.carraro01@gmail.com.