CV

General Information

Full Name Federico Berto
Date of Birth 25th January 1997
Citizenship Italian

Education

  • 2022 - 2025
    PhD
    KAIST, South Korea
    • PhD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering focusing on applied research in deep learning; neural combinatorial optimization and scientific machine learning.
  • 2020 - 2022
    Master's Degree
    KAIST, South Korea
    • MSc in Industrial Engineering. Thesis on deep learning for decision-making in continuous dynamical systems.
  • 2017 - 2020
    Double Bachelor's Degree
    Tongji University, China
    • BSc in Automation Engineering and member of the Almatong program.
  • 2016 - 2019
    Bachelor's Degree
    University of Bologna, Italy
    • Undergraduate studies in Automation Engineering focusing on control of dynamical systems.

Working Experience

  • 2021 - now
    Graduate Student
    KAIST SILab, South Korea
    • Researcher
    • Currently focusing on the intersection of deep learning and dynamical systems and working on novel differential equation solvers.
  • 2021 - now
    Internship Student
    Daewoong Pharmaceuticals
    • AI and Big Data research internship on the study and optimization of pharmaceutical production processes.
  • 2019 - 2020
    Internship
    COMAU Robotics, China
    • Assistant in designing automated engine assembly lines from the FCA group.
  • 2015 - 2020
    Private Teacher
    Self-employed, Italy
    • Private lessons for high school and university students in subjects including Physics, Maths, and Latin.
  • 2013 - 2017
    Volunteering Work
    ODAR Belluno, Italy
    • Children entertainer and helping in charity venues for disabled people.

Languages

Italian Native
English Fluent
Spanish Lower Intermediate
Chinese Lower Intermediate
Korean Beginner

Prizes and Achievements

  • 2022
    • ICML 2022 Outstanding Reviewer
    • Job as peer reviewer for the International Conference of Machine Learning (Top 10%).
  • 2021
    • KAIST International Scholarship
    • Full-tuition scholarship and monthly stipend for academic achievements in Engineering.
    • Daewoong Foundation AI and Big Data Scholarship
    • Monthly allowance granted based on merit and a coding test.
  • 2017
    • Almatong Program
    • Award of full scholarship based on academic merits and yearly allowance for a double BSc program with Tongji University.

Extra-Curricular Activities

Traveling, Tech Nerd, Open Source Contributor, Hiker