Luigi

I hold a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology.
My path hasn’t really followed a straight line and I’ve never felt the need to make it look that way. I tend to move toward things that challenge me and push me to think more deeply.
I’m more consistent than impulsive. I prefer steady progress over short bursts of motivation, and I see learning as something that fits into everyday life rather than something separate from it.

Outside university I spent many years in competitive swimming and studying piano, both with regular training and formal commitments. I also attended a sailing course with the Italian Navy, took part in a few academic competitions, did tutoring, and worked summer seasons as a lifeguard.
I’ve always liked environments where people rely on each other and where showing up prepared actually matters.

I’ve lived and studied abroad as well, with longer periods in Australia and China and shorter ones in UK, USA, and France. What I actually enjoy is the contrast: different cultures, landscapes, food, and religions.
I like being immersed in places where my usual references don’t apply, setting aside what I’m used to and trying to look at things with a new, unfiltered perspective.

Recently most of my free time goes into programming and technical projects.
I’m building a “not so small” home server based on Debian with a UniFi setup. I’ve also been working on a few personal websites (as this one), mostly as a way to understand how systems fit together rather than just using ready-made platforms.

I originally learned LaTeX simply because I liked how it looked, and at some point it replaced Word entirely: from my second year of university onward every set of notes, report, and assignment has been written in it.
Python started as a tool for financial data back-testing while studying personal finance and gradually became part of my everyday workflow; now I use it for analysis, plots, small utilities, and anything repetitive enough to automate.
I could probably continue for quite a while.

In general I’m curious about systems more than specific fields, so I end up reading about finance, geopolitics, theology, strategy games, and whatever else catches my attention.
I like linking ideas together more than specialising early.

Outside of that, I’m very Italian about food: pizza is easily my favourite.
I also like dogs and animals in general; they tend to be straightforward in a way people rarely are.