Andrea Rizzi

Andrea Rizzi

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About me

I am a Mathematics student with a strong focus in AI, Machine Learning, and Software Engineering at University College Dublin. I have designed and built end-to-end AI pipelines, most notably as part of Ella. I spend a lot of my spare time learning and experimenting with new technologies and expanding the scope of my projects.

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Education

Formal education

  1. B.Sc. in Mathematics

    - University College Dublin (UCD)

    Sept 2025 - May 2027

    • Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with a strong focus on AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science.

  2. B.A. (Mod.) in Mathematics

    - Trinity College Dublin

    Sept 2023 - May 2025

    • Completed the first two years of the degree; transferred to UCD in Sept 2025.
    • Emphasis on pure mathematics foundations.

  3. Leaving Certificate

    - Dublin Academy of Education

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

    • 625/625 points (over 90% in each exam).
    • Subjects included Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Business, Mathematics, Italian.

Work Experience

  1. Software Engineer

    - Grinds 360

    Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 • Dublin (Hybrid)

    • Software development and automation for data collection and processing workflows.
    • Dataset schema design, collection, and preprocessing.
    • Design and Specification writing for an online service consolidating exam questions for students

  2. Exam Corrector

    - Dublin Academy of Education, Institute of Education

    Sep 2023 - Jan 2025 • Dublin

    • In charge of the correction of continuous assessment, mocks and final exams
    • Leaving Certificate: Computer Science, Physics, HL/OL Mathematics, Applied Mathematics

Awards

  1. Entrance Exhibition Award

    - Trinity College Dublin

    March 2024

    • Awarded for achieving the highest CAO points among Trinity entrants from my secondary school.

Skills & competencies

Technical strengths

Core competencies

Neural networks (FNN, CNN, RNN/LSTM, Transformers)End-to-end audio pipelinesDataset construction (structuring -> collection -> preprocessing)LLM-based system integration (agents, orchestration, tool calling)

Programming languages

Python (primary)C# (limited experience)Rust (limited experience)Matlab / R (limited experience)

Tools & Software

PyTorch / TorchAudioNext.js / ReactGitVisual Studio CodeFusion 360OllamaMongoDB CompassPandasHugging Face

Languages

Native or bilingual proficiency

English Italian

Projects

Some of these are old projects, and some I am still currently working on

Ella (2025 - Present)

Privacy-first assistant built to run locally for home automation.

Local LLMDeep LearningPyTorchPython

A Simple Neural Network (2023)

A NN built from scratch using only Numpy, also includes derivations

NumpyNeural NetworksPartial Derivatives

Sentiment Trading Bot (2021)

Making automated investment decisions based on online consumer sentiment

PythonSentiment AnalysisInvestmentsAlpaca API

Arcade Machine

Custom built wooden tabletop arcade machine.

WoodworkingRaspberry PiRetroPi

Fun stuff

Hobbies, interests and things I enjoy in my free time

Fitness

  • Les Mills: Body Pump / Body Attack / Grit
  • Crossfit: Crossfit Nardò
  • Hyrox: Hyrox Istanbul ☑️

Music

  • Favorite genres: Country / Italian Rap
  • Currently into: Zach Bryan / Morgan Wallen / Tedua
  • Most Recent Concert: Willow Avalon (Dublin)

Games

  • Favorite genres: Competitive FPS / Horror / Platformers
  • All-time favorites: Terraria / RE Biohazard
  • Recently played: Resident Evil Requiem

Contact

Best ways to reach me

andrea_rizzi@outlook.comLinkedInDownload CV