Artificial Intelligence meets human creativity

Pi School is a leading international institution that gathers game-changers in technology, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Headquartered in Rome, inside the startup community of Pi Campus, the School promotes the meeting of the latest state-of-the-art technology with the most innovative ideas.

Pi School is the meeting point for innovators, thinkers, and entrepreneurs. The school provides the best learning environment, networking opportunities, and insights on the latest business trends. Get inspired by real stories, learn with your peers, and explore new opportunities.

Tools to master the future

At Pi School, we understand, anticipate, and adapt to the new dynamics of the world. We fill the educational gap between college and the work market and provide tools for continuous learning, training talents to generate value and impact in artificial intelligence, design, creativity, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

Pi School is for people interested in coming together to exchange, expand their horizons and learn from one another to build an amazing future: highly skilled engineers, brilliant creative minds, young global talents,  innovators, experienced senior leaders and people who believe their ideas have the power to change the world.

Our community

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    Isabelle Andrieu

    CEO
    Isabelle Andrieu is an entrepreneur and serial investor in startups. She has an adventurous career journey as she is Co-Founder of Translated one of the first Internet-based translation services, Co-Founder and First Citizen of Pi Campus. She masters change and defines balance as “finding peace while you’re climbing a ladder”. Isabelle takes care of the workplace's improvement, and she is the main point of reference for startups who need to hire new talents.
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    Marco Trombetti

    Co-founder & Serial Entrepreneur
    He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in innovation. Besides being responsible for the overall administration of Translated, Marco is pursuing research in machine learning models for integrating machine translation in a human translation workflow. He invests in growth-stage technology ventures through Pi Campus.
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    Sébastien Bratières

    Managing Director
    Sébastien plays an active role inside the startup district and venture fund Pi Campus, where he is Director of AI at Translated, and Managing Director at Pi School. After taking an Ingénieur degree from École Centrale Paris, and an MPhil in computer speech and language processing from the University of Cambridge, Sébastien spent 16 years in the speech and language industry in different European ventures. Moving on to machine learning and AI applications more broadly, he took a PhD in probabilistic machine learning with Zoubin Ghahramani at the University of Cambridge.
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    Cristiano De Nobili

    Lead AI Scientist
    Cristiano De Nobili is a Theoretical Physicist with a PhD in Quantum & Statistical Physics at SISSA in Trieste, Italy. With over seven years of experience in Deep Learning, he is currently the Lead AI Scientist at Pi School, working mainly on AI applied to environmental and climate challenges.

    He is a lecturer in Deep Learning at the Master in High-performance Computing (ICTP/SISSA, Trieste) and in Quantum Machine Learning at Ca’ Foscari College School. His focus has always been on emerging technologies, AI and Quantum tech, with collaborations ranging from European Space Agency to the SIOS Remote Sensing Centre in the Svalbard Islands.
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    Maria Luisa Puglisi

    People & Business Operations Lead
    Maria Luisa Puglisi serves as the People & Business Operations Lead at Pi School, coordinating People Operations and the employee lifecycle, onboarding and recruitment administration, financial and EU project support, and programme logistics.

    She brings extensive experience in project coordination and operational management across multicultural environments. At the Amaranta Solidarity Foundation, she served as Deputy Director from 2017 to 2020 and General Director from 2020 to 2024, leading new delegations, national and European projects, and the Foundation's international cooperation.
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    Enzo Fabiani

    Operations Manager
    Enzo Fabiani is the Pi School's Operations Manager, passionate about integrating state-of-the-art AI models into businesses. He has managed European and large-scale initiatives, including the EDITH CSA and the ESA Collaborative Innovation Network, handling project planning, providing technological and scientific expertise, and leading cross-disciplinary partners.

    Before joining Pi School, Enzo co-founded SÆROS, a startup that developed modelling technology for UAVs specialised in agriculture. He also earned a PhD in physics from the University of Paris at IJCLab, focusing on complex systems and collective dynamic models related to brain tumours. Enzo possesses extensive teaching experience in modelling as a lecturer and holds a Business Foundation Certificate from the MBA-like program designed for PhDs at INSEAD.
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    Vijayasri Iyer

    Senior Deep Learning Scientist
    Vijayasri Iyer is a Machine Learning Scientist at Pi School, where she has managed multiple international teams in developing AI-powered solutions, focusing on Generative AI and LLMs. An alumna of the Pi School of AI (Q3 2022), she is currently working on EVE, an open-source large language model for Earth Observation and Earth Sciences, in collaboration with the European Space Agency's Φ-lab. She also leads engineering efforts on Trallie, a project funded by the NGI Search consortium, redefining unstructured document search using LLMs.

    Holding a Bachelor’s degree in IT and a Master’s in AI with Honors from India, Vijayasri has also earned certifications, including the Credentials of Readiness (Harvard Business School Online), Public Policy (specialised in Technology Policy) and AI Safety. Outside of her work in AI, she is a certified yoga instructor and a trained musician.
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    Àlex Ramírez Atrio

    Senior Deep Learning Scientist
    Àlex Ramírez Atrio covers the role of Senior Deep Learning Scientist at Pi School, currently working on EVE, an open source LLM for Earth Observation and Earth Sciences in collaboration with the European Space Agency Φ-lab.

    He obtained his PhD in Natural Language Processing at EPFL and HEIG-VD (Switzerland), focusing on machine translation and language generation under the supervision of Andrei Popescu-Belis. His work has mainly focused on low-resource languages and domains, improving sequence-to-sequence models, and developing efficient multilingual and multitasking models.

    Before his PhD, he obtained a Master's degree in Cognitive Science from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, with a thesis on cross-lingual sentiment analysis, and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the Universitat de Barcelona, specialising in Logic and Philosophy of Language and Science.
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    Maytee Rodriguez

    Communication Coach
    Maytee Rodríguez is a Communication Coach at Pi School, passionate about designing and implementing innovative educational and creative programs. Drawing on her background in design and theatre, she brings a unique blend of strategic thinking and creative problem-solving to her work.

    Maytee is dedicated to fostering engaging learning experiences and building strong international collaborations. She also provides training in effective communication, focusing on clarity, persuasion, and adaptability across diverse audiences and contexts.
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    Lucia Bracci

    Communication Manager
    Lucia Bracci is the Communication Manager at Pi School. Her role involves the development and implementation of effective communication strategies that engage students, partners and sponsors.

    Her responsibilities include overseeing the social media accounts, designing marketing campaigns, creating content, and ensuring all communication aligns with the values and goals of Pi School.

    She joined Pi Campus in 2007 as part of Memopal, one of the campus's first start-ups. She has also been part of Translated, Pi School's mother company, until 2013. Lucia's work enhances Pi School's visibility and fosters connections within its expanding community.
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    Antonio Lopez

    Deep Learning Scientist
    Antonio Lopez is a passionate developer with a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Bologna, specialising in Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing. He gained international experience at McGill University and contributed to the MAI4CAREU project. Antonio is working as a Deep Learning Scientist on the EVE project, an open-source LLM for Earth Observation and Earth Sciences, in collaboration with the European Space Agency's Φ-lab. Outside work, he enjoys playing the guitar, with jazz being one of his favourite genres.
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    Giuseppe Tanzi

    Deep Learning Scientist
    Giuseppe Tanzi is a Deep Learning Scientist at Pi School. He is currently working on the Meetween project, which is building AI-based technology solutions to support smooth, engaging and barrier-free collaboration on video conferencing platforms.

    His specialisms lie in natural language processing and large language models, and he also has a background in computer vision and reinforcement learning. Giuseppe holds a Master's degree in AI from the University of Bologna and has contributed to research on processing legal texts, which was published at SemEval-2023.

    Prior to this, he worked as an AI engineer at EDAG Group, where he specialised in aligning AI solutions with business strategy through advanced prompt engineering. Giuseppe's interests extend to finance, entrepreneurship and meteorology.
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    Lorenzo Loconte

    Deep Learning Scientist
    Lorenzo Loconte is a Deep Learning Scientist at Pi School, currently working on DVPS, a multimodal foundation model project funded by Horizon Europe.

    He defended his PhD in Probabilistic Machine Learning at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on fundamental topics with applications in knowledge graphs and accelerating large language models.

    He previously obtained a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Bari Aldo Moro. Lorenzo is a strong advocate of open-source software as a means of fostering collaboration between research communities.
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    Riccardo Corrente

    Deep Learning Scientist
    Riccardo Corrente is a Deep Learning Scientist with a Master’s degree in Data Science from Sapienza University of Rome, specialising in Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning architectures. He has experience building and fine-tuning language models through his work on satcomLLM, an ESA-related project focused on AI for satellite communications. He is particularly interested in foundation models and AI research, with a strong interest in reading and analysing scientific papers. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling and is driven by a strong curiosity to explore new ideas and places.
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    Emanuele Miceli

    AI Platform Engineer
    Emanuele is an AI Platform Engineer focused on building practical, scalable solutions that help teams bring AI into real-world environments. He enjoys exploring new technologies, turning ideas into working projects, and finding simple answers to complex technical challenges.
    He is also the founder of AppuntiSeduta, a privacy-first platform for modern psychological care that brings psychologists and patients into one secure digital space for appointments, notes, questionnaires and session journals. Outside work, he enjoys retro gaming, bringing old consoles back to life, and building hands-on projects with compact computers and electronics. Music is a constant in his life and often becomes the soundtrack to the moments that matter.
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    Mubashir Shah

    Deep Learning Scientist
    Mubashir Shah is a Deep Learning Scientist with a background in AI engineering and research, specialising in Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision. He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Medical Artificial Intelligence at Kyung Hee University, where he also works as a Research Assistant exploring the intersection of Vision-Language Models and multimodal learning. At Pi School, he has contributed to the EU-funded Meetween and VideoLoc projects, working on multimodal modules for autonomous meeting assistants and subtitle quality estimation, respectively. He also served as AI Coach on the Pi School of AI programme, supporting engineering teams through applied AI projects. His work spans applied AI research across multimodal AI, medical imaging, and learned compression.
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    Jino Rohit

    Deep Learning Engineer
    Jino Rohit is a Deep Learning Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Kumaraguru College of Technology. Before joining Pi School, he worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Tata Communications, where he focused on scaling RAG applications end-to-end. He is passionate about ML Systems and open source development. At Pi School, Jino is contributing to applied AI research as part of the team. Outside work, he enjoys playing video games and football.
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    Hiroshi Araki

    Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer
    Hiroshi Araki is a Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer with over 8 years of experience building scalable, AI-driven platforms across space technology, video production, finance, and healthcare. At Pi School, he contributes to EVE, an open-source large language model for Earth Observation developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency's Φ-lab, where he designs RAG pipelines, agent workflows, and cloud-native AI systems. He also works on Meetween, a real-time meeting intelligence platform that integrates multimodal SpeechLM pipelines for AI-powered transcription and interaction. Hiroshi specialises in TypeScript, Python, React, and modern cloud infrastructure, combining full-stack engineering with AI to build reliable, data-driven products.
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    Alberto Ares

    Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
    With over a decade of experience in B2B technology sales, Alberto has worked with leading firms such as Gartner, Brandwatch, and various tech startups across Europe. Holding a degree in Economics and trained in consultative sales methodologies like Value Selling, he specializes in helping companies navigate innovation through impactful technology solutions. Alberto is passionate about the intersection of AI, business transformation, and scalable innovation. At Pi School, he plays a key role in driving growth by building strategic partnerships and unlocking new opportunities with organizations ready to harness AI for real-world impact. Outside of work, Alberto enjoys mindfulness, motorcycling, personal development, nature, and Latin dance.
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    Maya Crupi

    Web & Graphic Designer
    Maya Crupi is a Graphic Designer with a degree in Graphic Design and Advertising from AANT, Rome, complemented by a specialisation in Visual Design and 3D Illustration completed in 2024. At Pi School, she contributes to the visual identity and design across projects and communications. Her work sits at the intersection of creativity and structure, with a particular interest in 3D art and illustration. Outside work, she draws inspiration from gaming and literature.
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    Marcello Federico

    Scientific Board - Pi School
    A pioneer in Machine Translation, Marcello’s research focuses on methods to integrate human and automated translation. Marcello is the co-founder and scientific advisor of MateCat and ModernMT, a project which aims to deliver real-time domain-adaptive neural machine translation. After several years of experience, he serves as a Sr. Principal Scientist at Amazon. Marcello has co-authored over 180 scientific publications on machine translation, language modelling, speech recognition, and information retrieval. He has been a committee member at all the major international industry conferences and a senior member of the IEEE and the ACM. Marcello graduated “summa cum laude” from the University of Milan in 1989.
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    Hassan Sawaf

    Scientific Committee - School of AI
    After completing his PhD at RWTH Aachen, Hassan started off as a researcher, but quickly branched out and set up a speech-to-speech translation company. He has served as a CEO or Chief Scientist for several ventures in the speech recognition industry. He joined eBay in 2013 and became Head of AI before leaving to head up Amazon's AI where he was Director of AI for 2 years. Hassan serves as a board member and advisor for a number of AI companies which he helped to found, including Witlingo and Gyant. Hassan also makes angel investments through Keiretsu.
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    Alex Waibel

    Scientific Committee - School of AI
    A pioneer in neural network speech recognition, Alex invented time-delay networks in 1989 as part of his PhD at CMU, having previously graduated from MIT with a BSc in 1979. In addition to his academic career, he has co-founded 10 successful commercial ventures. One of these, Jibbigo, was acquired by Facebook in 2013, leading Alex to found Facebook's Language Technologies group. He has received more prizes and distinctions than we have space to list here, and is a fellow of the IEEE and a member of the German Academy of Sciences.