Silicon Valley Study Tour

For the upcoming webinar in collaboration with Lead The Future Mentorship, Gabriele Bozzola will share his experience as Scientific SW Engineer Climate Modeling Alliance (CliMA) Gabriele is a Scientific Software Engineer for the CliMA project at Caltech in Pasadena (CA). At CliMA, they develop robust and accurate open-source models for climate modeling in Julia. Before taking this role, he completed his PhD in computational astrophysics at the Astronomy Department at University of Arizona in Tucson (AZ). During his PhD, he was a NASA Future Investigator for Space Sciences, working with Vasilis Paschalidis on various topics in gravitational physics. Gabriele used and extended the Einstein Toolkit to perform dynamical-spacetime simulations. His PhD was awarded the 2024 Nicholas Metropolis Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Work in Computational Physics. Find out more about Gabriele’s journey during the webinar on November 14th: https://lnkd.in/dUAb6-Za

🚀 Discover the insights from our webinar with Lead The Future Mentorship, featuring Fabrizio Capobianco Partner at The Liquid Factory. Fabrizio earned a PhD in Computer Science from the Università di Pavia. In 1994, he founded Internet Graffiti, the first Italian web company, and later, in 1997, he launched STIGMA On-Line. This company developed a web document management product (SolWeb Intra), which became the backbone of the Intranet for companies such as Kraft, Novartis, Italian Broadcasting Television, and the Italian Stock Exchange. In 1999, Fabrizio moved to Silicon Valley, where he founded two startups: Funambol in 2002 and TOK.tv in 2012. These companies pioneered the model of the Liquid Company, with headquarters in Silicon Valley and engineering based in Italy. After TOK.tv was acquired by Minerva Networks in 2019, Fabrizio became the Chief Innovation Officer of the company. In 2022, he returned to Italy, settling in Valtellina while continuing to work remotely. In September 2024, Fabrizio launched The Liquid Factory, a Startup Studio based in Sondrio, aimed at multiplying the model of the "Liquid Companies." 🎧 Learn more in our Spotify podcast: https://lnkd.in/d24m6CkE Don’t miss the upcoming sessions of Inspiration Valley, a virtual journey where you’ll hear the stories of Italians working in Silicon Valley and around the world.

For the upcoming webinar in collaboration with Lead The Future Mentorship and Silicon Valley Fellowship, Stefan Djokovic and David Djokovic will share their experience as Founders Flashka. Stefan, passionate about technology, graduated in Software Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, while David pursued a degree in Economics and Management at Università Bocconi. Though their paths were different, both shared a drive for innovation and impact. Stefan began his career at Quora as a Product Software Engineer, optimizing user engagement and growth. Later, he joined Red Sift in the UK, where he led the development of Red Sift Radar, the first LLM for cybersecurity. David, on the other hand, took a managerial route, working as an Investment Analyst Intern at The Techshop VC, where he analyzed tech investment opportunities. In late 2023, driven by a shared passion for the intersection of technology and education, Stefan and David, along with a friend, founded Flashka. This study platform uses AI and learning sciences to enhance university students’ academic performance. With over 30,000 students already using the platform worldwide, Flashka is rapidly growing, both in funding and team, becoming a key player in the edtech space. Find out more about their journey during the webinar on October 29th. Register on gomry: https://lnkd.in/dcVYgsNu

Chapter 23 “Alberto Salleo” Alberto Salleo is one of our hosts since 2011 💪 He is currently Chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, but he studied at Sapienza Università di Roma, University of California, Berkeley, and École Polytechnique, also known as L'X: the leading French institution combining top-level research, academics, and innovation at the cutting edge of science and technology 🎓 Additionally, he is a member of ISSNAF, with the aim of connecting, empowering, and celebrating the Italian intellectual diaspora 🚀

Thank you Davide Balbinot for sharing with us your experience of the Silicon Valley Study Tour in August 2024 🚀

Thank Maria Letizia Carozza for sharing your experience of Silicon Valley Study Tour August 2024 🚀

For the upcoming webinar in collaboration with Lead The Future Mentorship, INNOVIT - Italian Innovation and Culture Hub, ITA - Italian Trade Agency and Silicon Valley Fellowship, Fabrizio Capobianco will share his experience as Partner The Liquid Factory. Fabrizio earned a PhD in Computer Science from the Università di Pavia. In 1994, he founded Internet Graffiti, the first Italian web company, and later, in 1997, he launched STIGMA On-Line. This company developed a web document management product (SolWeb Intra), which became the backbone of the Intranet for companies such as Kraft, Novartis, Italian Broadcasting Television, and the Italian Stock Exchange. In 1999, Fabrizio moved to Silicon Valley, where he founded two startups: Funambol in 2002 and TOK.tv in 2012. These companies pioneered the model of the Liquid Company, with headquarters in Silicon Valley and engineering based in Italy. After TOK.tv was acquired by Minerva Networks in 2019, Fabrizio became the Chief Innovation Officer of the company. In 2022, he returned to Italy, settling in Valtellina while continuing to work remotely. In September 2024, Fabrizio launched The Liquid Factory, a Startup Studio based in Sondrio, aimed at multiplying the model of the "Liquid Companies." Find out more about Fabrizio’s journey during the webinar on October 4th. Regsiter here: https://lnkd.in/gaVHwYse

We are happy to have had Alice Burlando in our August 2024 Silicon Valley Study Tour. Alice is 17 years old, the youngest of the group 😀

A big thank you to iBicocca who for years has supported some selected students to participate in the Silicon Valley Study Tour 💡 Simone Dalledonne Eleonora Carletti Simona Borghi

Chapter 22 “Theo Gonella” Today we present to you Theo Gonella, is a SVST Alumnus since 2011, when he was a student of Aerospace Engineering at Università degli Studi di Padova 🎓 Theo, since 2016 has been one of our super hosts and allows many talented young people to discover the reality of Silicon Valley 🚀 Regarding his career, since 2019 he has been 0x, a leading developers’ one-stop shop to build exchange applications on crypto rails. In April 2024 he joined Izun as Head of Product, where he is contributing to the transformation of the traditional finance (TradFi) industry through blockchain technology 💡