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Basics
| Name | Damiano Franzò |
| Label | Postdoctoral fellow |
| damiano.franzo@polito.it | |
| Url | https://damianofranzo.github.io/ |
| Summary | Postdoctoral researcher actively engaged in computational electromagnetics at Politecnico di Torino. Conducting research activity to explore both theoretical and numerical aspects, with a particular emphasis on high-order and fast methods for the method of moments. |
Work
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2024.03 - Present Turin, Italy
Postdoctoral fellow
Politecnico di Torino
Conducting research on novel computational electromagnetics numerical methods, focusing on fast, preconditioned, and high-order methods for integral equations.
- Supervising interns and providing assistance to PhD students.
- Contributing to the maintenance and management of servers utilized for computer simulations.
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2020.04 - 2024.03 Turin, Italy
Ph.D. Student
Politecnico di Torino
Dissertation title: High Order Technologies in Boundary Element Methods: Analyses, Algorithms, Applications
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2019.07 - 2019.12 Vélizy-Villacoublay,France
Research intern
Dassault Systemes
Internship to explore the application of reinforcement learning for manufacturing applications.
- Implemented a data-driven controller based on reinforcement learning for robotic bin-picking within the PyBullet simulator.
Volunteer
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2017 - 2018 Turin, Italy
Head of HR
IEEE Eta Kappa Nu
- Performed 50+ interviews during recruiting sessions
- Organized events >10 team building among members.
Education
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2020 - 2024 Turin, Italy
PhD
Politecnico di Torino
Dissertation title: High Order Technologies in Boundary Element Methods: Analyses, Algorithms, Applications
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2017 - 2020 Paris, France
MSc degree in Data Science and Engineering
Télécom Paris
Prominent Coursework: Machine Learning, Statistics, Optimization, Database, Deep learning and related topics.
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2017 - 2020 Turin, Italy
MSc degree in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Torino
Prominent Coursework: Machine learning, Computer architectures, Database, System programming, Software Engineering and related topics.
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2014 - 2017 Turin, Italy
BSc degree in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Torino
Prominent Coursework: Algorithms, Signal processing, OOP, Maths and Electronics.
Awards
- 2019
Erasmus Scholarship
Scholarship for the MSc double-degree at Politecnico di Torino and Telecom Paris.
- 2017
Member of the Mu-Nu chapter of Eta Kappa Nu
Mu Nu Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu
- 2013
Italian Olympics of astronomy 2013
Finalist at national Olympics of astronomy
Skills
| Programming language | |
| C++ | |
| Matlab | |
| Python | |
| Julia |
| Libraries and Framework | |
| Eigen (Linear algebra) | |
| AMGCL (Algebraic Multigrid) | |
| PETSc (Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific Computation) | |
| NumPy (Python numerical computing) | |
| TensorFlow | |
| PyTorch | |
| Gmsh (Mesh generator) | |
| Boost (C++ libraries) |
| Software tools | |
| Git (Version control) | |
| Linux/Unix (Operating system proficiency) | |
| Bash scripting | |
| Debuggers (gdb, etc.) | |
| Profilers (Valgrind, etc.) | |
| Build Systems (CMake, Make) |
| Domain specific knowledge | |
| Computational electromagnetics | |
| Integral equations | |
| Electromagnetic theory |
Languages
| Italian | |
| Native speaker |
| English | |
| Fluent |
| French | |
| Intermediate |
Projects
- 2021 - 2021
open321
Developed an open source library providing efficient tools to stabilize and manipulate discrete electromagnetic integral equations
- Providing low and very low frequency regularization techniques relying on quasi-Helmholtz projectors
- Compatible with fast iterative and fast direct methods.
- Based on Eigen and AMGCL
Interests
| Computational Electromagnetics | |
| Integral equations | |
| High-order discretization | |
| Fast methods | |
| Precondioning methods |
| Parallel computing | |
| Distributed systems | |
| Parallel numerical algorithms | |
| GPU Programming |