Francesco Epifania, PhD – CEO, Partner & Co-founder

He has been a research fellow and professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Milan and received his PhD in Computer Science, together with three degrees in the Computer Science field: a bachelor degree in Digital Communication, a master degree in Information Technology and a master degree in Computer Science; he has produced numerous publications for national and international conferences and journals. His research interests are in the field of Human Computer Interaction and particularly in the creation of intelligent, multi-channel interactive systems for the enrichment of knowledge. He is also dedicated to the evaluation of Recommender System. Publications

Prof. Bruno Apolloni – Research Advisor, Partner & Co-Founder

Ex Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Milan. He has coordinated several national and international research projects including the European projects NETT and SandS. His research interests are on the border between probability, mathematical statistics and computer science. Publications

Dott. Maurizio Mesenzani – Advisor & Co-Founder

CEO at Arké Management Consulting Services and adjunct professor at the University of Milan Bicocca, is for Social Thingum an angel investor bringing capital and skills, resources and networks. As an entrepreneur and manager he has significant experience in strategic and organizational development to support businesses in the start-up phase as well as an extensive track record of customers in e-learning, social intelligence and big data management.

Simone Bassis,PhD – Advisor & Co-founder

PhD in Mathematics and Statistics for Computational Sciences. His main research interests are in the inference of space-time processes, ranging from linear regression statistical methods to nonlinear process identification techniques.

Prof. Roumen Nikolov, PhD – Advisor - Partner & Co-Founder

Professor at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies Sofia (Bulgaria) and Director of the Computer Science Department. His main interests are in the area of ICT in education, electronic governance, digital libraries, applications and Web 2.0 technologies. Member of the Technical Committee 3 (Education) of the ‘International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP). Publications

Prof. Eugenia Kovatcheva, PhD – Researcher Advisor, Partner & Co-founder

Associate Professor at the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies Sofia (Bulgaria). Her areas of interest are related to innovation in the Digital Repository, Information and Knowledge Management, Cloud and ICT in the field Education. Publications

Law. Daniele Lorenzo Maria Cattaneo – Chief Legal Officer, Partner & Co-founder

Lawyer, owner of Studio Legale Cattaneo, specialized in civil law. He brings his expertise related to legal training courses, besides addressing corporate/legal issues: in particular, he has expertise related to training courses in the legal field as well as dealing with corporate/legal issues.

Dott. Michele De Sario – Chief Medical Officer, Partner & Co-founder

Coroner, active in civil, criminal, social security and insurance fields. As a doctor, he brings his expertise of continuing education courses in medicine.

Dott.ssa Rosanna Epifania – Chief Financial Officer

Responsible for financial and accounting management, he owns and manages a data processing company for SMEs. Graduated in Economics at the Catholic University of Milan.

He is Senior Advisor for few Innovative Startups. He cooperates with Polihub – the Incubator of Politecnico di Milano – as “Expert in Residence” as well as senior mentor of selected startups. Furthermore, he provides consultancy to Italian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), helping the entrepreneur to develop transformational and innovative projects.

He developed his background in multinational companies global leaders of Information Technology and Consultancy as well as in Italian SMEs. He has achieved many and greater responsibilities in Marketing, Strategy, Business Development, Sales Channels Management and General Management. He has worked mainly in B2B (business to business) industries and in European Public Sector.

Bruno Pennino is an Electronic Engineer holding a Master in Business Management and Marketing

Dott. Carlo Alberto Bono – Data Scientist

Graduated in Computer Engineering and Philosophy, his fields of interest are data analysis, machine learning, natural language processing and software development.

Dott. Francesco Ruggeri – Data Scientist

Graduated in Computer Science. Interested in Data Analysis and Software Development.

Dott. Lorenzo Romanelli – Data Scientist

He currently holds a BSc in Music Informatics and a MSc in Sound and Music Computing. Passionate about new technologies as a whole, he gradually got interested in data science and artificial intelligence, especially as a mean for modeling and understanding human behavior.

Dott. Alessio Anghileri – Data Scientist & Developer – Technical Product Manager

He got a Master Degree in Computer Science; he's interested in the study and in the applications about Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence.

Ing. Luca Marconi – Business Strategist & Business Developer – AI & Data Science Research Fellow

Graduated in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano and M.Sc. in Physics of Complex Systems at the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems (CSIC-UIB). Always passionate about issues relating to artificial intelligence, cognitive science, systems dynamics and complexity theory. Dealing with business & strategy development, marketing & communication, fundraising and collaborating in the modelling and data analytics activities.

Giacomo Tanzi, PhD – Data Scientist

PhD in physics on the study of antimatter. In addition to physics, his fields of interest are machine learning and programming.

Ing. Simone Deola – Data Scientist

Graduated from the Polytechnic of Milan in Computer Engineering, specialized in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.

Dott.ssa Adriana Fidanza – Data Scientist

Graduated in Statistics and Information Management, she is mainly interested in data analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics.

Diego Alonso Kojachi Carrillo – Full stack Developer

He deals with websites design, development and management.

Silvia Pallucchini – Developer

Passionate about new technologies and Digital Manufacturing, her areas of interest range from web programming to websites development in all its forms.

Dott. Francesco Palumbo - Marketing and Communications

M.Sc. in Marketing & Strategies for Business at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan e B.Sc. in Management at the Bocconi University in Milan. He is in charge of communication and marketing activities. He has always been a process-oriented person, curious to know how things work and to constantly learn new skills. Passionate about growth hacking and dynamic realities.

Dott. Angelo Sasso - Business Developer

M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Management at the Bocconi University of Milan. He is involved in commercial development, sales and marketing activities. Passionate about innovation, technology and entrepreneurship and always ready to face challenges with a positive and proactive spirit.

Dott. Dario Scaioli - Business Developer

He is currently studying for an M.Sc. in Economics and Management of Innovation and Technology at Bocconi University in Milan, with a specialization in Big Data and Business Analytics. B.Sc. in Business Management, with specialization in Financial Markets and International Trade. He deals with commercial development, sales and marketing activities with a solid and analytical mindset.