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General Information
| Name | Dario Di Palma |
| Label | PhD Student |
| dario[dot]dipalma[at]poliba.it | |
| Website | https://dariodipalma-ddp.github.io/ |
| Summary | A passionate PhD student in AI from Italy, specializing in Large Language Models and Recommender Systems. |
Work Experience
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2023.01 - 2026.01 PhD Student
Politecnico di Bari - Specializing in Large Language Models and Recommender Systems.
- Focused on building conversational agents for informed choices.
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2022.09 - 2026.01 Teaching Assistant
Politecnico di Bari - Designed Python notebooks and exercises for M.S. courses.
- Supported courses on Deep Learning, Information Retrieval, and Databases.
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2022.04 - 2022.10 Research Internship
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Developed a Point-Of-Interest Recommender System using GNNs and heterogeneous graphs.
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2021.11 - 2021.12 -
2020.12 - 2021.10 Research Assistant
Politecnico di Bari - Researched Knowledge Representation, Knowledge Graphs, and Blockchain applications.
Volunteer Experience
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2019.11 - 2022.02 Treasurer and Active Member
Erasmus Student Network - Managed financial resources and budgets.
- Negotiated partnerships to enhance organizational impact.
Education
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2020.10 - 2022.10 -
2017.09 - 2020.09 B.S. in Computer Engineering
Politecnico di Bari
Certificates
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2023-03-01
Languages
| Italian | Native speaker |
| English | Fluent |
| Spanish | Intermediate |
Academic Interests
- Large Language Models, Recommender Systems, Latent Space Representation, Multi-Objective Evaluation, Generative AI, Agentic Systems.
References
- Professor Tommaso Di Noia: Specializes in AI, Data Management, Knowledge Graphs, and Recommender Systems. Recipient of multiple awards.
- Professor Fedelucio Narducci: Expert in Recommender Systems and Conversational Systems.
- Dr. Vito Walter Anelli: Researcher in Recommender Systems and Knowledge Graphs.
Projects
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2024.03 - 2024.04 RITA Copilot
- AI assistant for drivers integrating LLMs and cloud services.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2023.02 - 2023.06 RecMOE
- Library for Pareto front evaluation in Recommender Systems.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2022.04 - 2022.10 POI recommendation through GNNs
- Improved recommendation accuracy using heterogeneous graphs.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2022.01 2022.04 Fairness in ML
- Investigated fairness techniques in classification tasks.
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2021.10 - 2021.12 Oil Spills Semantic Segmentation
- SAR image segmentation using DeepLabV3+.
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2021.06 - 2021.07 Restaurant Recommendation System
- Collaborative filtering with Spark and MLlib.
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2020.11 - 2021.12 Go-Interpreter-In-Python
- Built a Go interpreter using Python and Lark parsing library.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2021.01 - 2021.03 Swift-Interpreter-in-GO
- Created a Swift interpreter using the Pratt Parsing technique.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2017.01 - 2017.05 Remote Car Key Hack
- Adapted an RF transmission module to replicate car remote signals.
- Hosted on GitHub.
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2016.05 - 2016.10 NCP The Game
- Developed an Android game with Unity and C# featuring 2D sprites.
- Hosted on GitHub.
Honors and Awards
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2023 - Received a full scholarship for PhD studies.
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2022 - Graduated cum laude from M.S. in Computer Engineering.
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2021 - Best Idea Award for "Bosch Ideathon".
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Traveling, Cooking, Fitness, Dancing, Surfskate.
- Volunteer Work: Supporting exchange students and fostering cultural integration.