Hi, I'm Ivan Arena, a young, skilled and curious software engineer and published author currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Experience

Present

Sep 2023

Dreamplan — Student Software Engineer

#Python, #C#, #TypeScript, #React, #RESTAPI, #JupyterNotebook, #DataScience

When I moved to Copenhagen I started working at the inspiring fintech startup Dreamplan. Here, I built from scratch a Python API to provide Machine Learning models to some features of the React front-end, which I also contributed to. I also worked on the calculation API in C#, writing tests and enriching its functionalities.

Aug 2023

May 2023

Qualcomm Technologies — Intern Software Engineer

#Python, #PyTorch, #TensorFlow, #JupyterNotebook, #RESTAPI

In Summer 2023 I interned at Qualcomm Technologies in Cork, Ireland. There, I worked mainly in Machine Learning and Software Engineering, using Flask to build a Python web app to run inferences using the accelerator AIC-100.

May 2023

Mar 2023

Athesys Srl — Intern Software Engineer

#Linux, #C

For my BSc thesis I interned at Athesys Srl and worked at their start-up Monokee, porting their web SSO to Linux systems using FreeIPA and Linux PAM.

Education

Present

Aug 2023

MSc Computer Science and Engineering — Technical University of Denmark

Major: Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms.

Jul 2023

Sep 2020

BSc Computer Science — Università degli Studi di Padova

GPA: 3.95/4.00. Thesis: Integration of Single Sign-On in Linux Pluggable Authentication Module (Linux PAM).

Recent projects

UnCAPTCHAble

#Node.js, #React, #Python, #PyTorch, #MongoDB, #JupyterNotebook

UnCAPTCHAble is an innovative CAPTCHA solution designed to outsmart AIs while remaining user-friendly for humans. Leveraging a cutting-edge tech stack, including Node.js for efficient server-side operations, React.js for a dynamic front-end and Python along with PyTorch and Jupyter Notebook for testing the solution against state-of-the-art ML models for image recognition and object detection. This next-generation CAPTCHA technology strikes the perfect balance between ease of use for legitimate users and sophisticated defenses against automated attacks.

QtChartifier

#C++, #Qt

This desktop application enables users to create, manage, and display tables of data through various charts, offering a comprehensive and intuitive data visualization experience. Developed using Qt alogn with C++, it ensures a high-performance, responsive interface with powerful data handling capabilities. Whether you're organizing data or presenting it visually, QtChartifier provides a seamless and efficient solution for all your data management needs.

About

I was born in a small village in the wonderful Mediterranean island of Sicily, in Italy. I studied at the University of Padua, near Venice, worked in Cork, Ireland and I am now pursuing a master degree in Copenhagen while working full-time. I wrote and published three books and I love playing sports and doing physical activity as much as reading poetry and neuroscience essays. In my free time I develop personal projects to learn new technologies, write music and watch lots of arthouse films.

For any queries you can reach out at ivan.x28x@gmail.com. You can also check out my GitHub and LinkedIn.