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Three products, one paper.

Every project as a full case study: problem, process, decisions, and measured results — plus the peer-reviewed paper behind them.

01 · Featured

Cracker Breaker

The AI security product that makes Wazuh SIEM logs readable for everyone: LLMs turn raw alerts into human-readable, actionable intelligence for SMEs.

Cybersecurity · LLM engineering · Explainable AI · Wazuh SIEM

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~90%
false positives filtered out
<1 min
real-time response on critical alerts
3
role-differentiated views

Clinical AI assistant for patient safety, from pre-op hygiene protocols to post-discharge monitoring: RAG over clinical records, privacy-first OCR at the edge, and an interface designed to stimulate — not replace — clinical judgment.

Healthcare AI · RAG · Privacy by design · Human-in-the-loop

+40%

comprehension of out-of-range values

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Edge AI research with SECO: benchmarking sub-8B LLMs on industrial chipsets, RAG over technical manuals during machine faults, and voice interfaces — all running on-device, where the data stays.

Edge AI · On-device LLMs · Benchmarking · Industrial IoT

<8B

parameters, running fully on-device

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Published research

The paper behind the practice.

Distinct from the projects above: this is peer-reviewed research, presented with the same case-study format.

Academic design work

Where the method comes from.

Theses and course projects from two degrees — clearly labelled as academic work, documented with the same case-study rigor: research, personas, journeys, prototypes.

Siena Città della Musica

Academic case study

A digital service to unify Siena's fragmented musical ecosystem — with a web-scraping + LLM pipeline that keeps the event calendar alive without manual editorial costs.

Service design · Human-centered AI · LLM & web scraping · UX research

MSc thesis — Experience Design, University of Siena

18

contextual interviews

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PATH

Academic case study

A ChatGPT-based chatbot embedded in the University of Siena's site that applies Burnett & Evans' “Designing Your Life” reframing to university orientation — prototyped Wizard-of-Oz style.

Conversational AI · Conversation design · UX research

MSc coursework — Digital Communication / Communication Design / Cognitive Sciences

15,3%

of Italian graduates struggle to choose a path

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WESS

Academic case study

WESS is a psychological-support avatar living in the Technogym app and on machine screens: text and voice coaching for people who feel judged or lost at the gym.

Conversational AI · Experience design · Inclusive design

MSc coursework — Experience Design 2023/24, University of Siena

1/3

of young people avoid the gym out of intimidation

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ScanEat

Academic case study

Pre-bookable boxes of local seasonal produce, QR-unlocked pickup points around campus, and a swap community — good food that fails beauty standards, priced for students.

Design Thinking · Service design · Physical + digital prototyping

MSc coursework — Design Thinking, University of Siena

52%

of Italians cut food spending

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CERLES

Academic case study

Turning Italy's renewable-energy-community bureaucracy into a digital experience citizens can actually navigate: 16 interviews, 4 personas, 8 journey maps, 6 iterations to a hi-fi prototype.

UX research · Design Thinking · Information architecture

BSc thesis — Communication Sciences, University of Siena

6

prototype iterations on weekly client feedback

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Memento

Academic case study

A smart pill dock with color-coded LEDs, a portable bottle mode, and an app that confirms intake and alerts the caregiver — designed from contextual interviews with patients and caregivers.

Interaction design · Healthcare UX · UX research

BSc coursework — Interaction Design, University of Siena

7 mln

Italians live with chronic conditions

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