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Filippo La Fauci

I build AI-assisted engineering systems

AI, MBSE and Systems Engineering for complex cyber-physical and Systems-of-Systems applications.

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01. About Me

Electronic Engineering graduate and Erasmus Mundus Joint Master student in Sustainable Systems Engineering, with a focus on AI-assisted systems engineering, Model-Based Systems Engineering, embedded machine learning and cyber-physical Systems-of-Systems.

My work combines artificial intelligence, engineering modelling and software development. I have hands-on experience developing intelligent assistants for technical-document analysis, structured scenario generation and engineering decision support, alongside projects in embedded AI, optimisation, simulation and control.

Beyond engineering, competitive alpine skiing shaped my discipline and resilience. International experience across Europe and more than 50 countries continues to inform my interest in technology and global security.

  • AI Assistants & RAG
  • MBSE & UAF/SysML
  • Systems-of-Systems
  • Document Intelligence
  • Embedded Machine Learning
  • Simulation & Control
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Filippo La Fauci

02. Professional Experience

AI & MBSE Engineering Intern

CETENA S.p.A. — Fincantieri Group

Genoa, Italy

  • Working on an industrial thesis focused on the development of an AI assistant supporting a naval simulation and decision-support framework within the maritime engineering domain.
  • Supporting the use of UAF/SysML architectural models to structure operational scenarios, system viewpoints, requirements, functions, resources, and traceability links.
  • Exploring how AI-based support can assist engineers in extracting, interpreting, and connecting information from technical documentation, MBSE artefacts, and structured scenario data.
  • Applying Systems-of-Systems thinking to improve knowledge management, model navigation, and decision support in early-stage design and operational analysis of complex naval systems.

Workaway Volunteer

Workaway

Ireland & Germany

  • Collaborated on construction and IT support projects with local hosts.
  • Assisted in building maintenance, renovation works, and network setup/troubleshooting.
  • Engaged daily with people from diverse cultures, enhancing cross-cultural communication and adaptability.

03. Featured Projects

Interface of an AI assistant for operational-scenario modelling
2026

2026 — Featured Project

AI Assistant for Operational-Scenario Modelling

Developed an AI-assisted workflow for a specialized platform used to model and define complex operational scenarios in the naval engineering domain. The system extracts structured information from technical documents, identifies missing or inconsistent data, generates validated JSON configurations and provides grounded question-answering over documents and databases. It also supports scenario validation, comparison and interpretation of performance indicators.

  • AI Assistant
  • MBSE
  • RAG
  • LLMs
  • Python
  • UAF
  • JSON
  • MySQL
Embedded ski-activity recognition hardware and application
2024

Featured Project

Embedded ML Ski-Activity Recognition

Engineered a Flutter-based mobile app for BLE data acquisition with Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense. Developed wearable IMU logger and trained on-device CNN achieving 98% real-time accuracy in classifying slalom, snow-plough, tuck and push-off movements.

  • Arduino
  • TensorFlow Lite
  • Flutter
  • BLE
  • CNN
  • IMU
AnyLogic elevator control-system simulation
2025

Featured Project

Petri-Net Model of Elevator Control System with AnyLogic Implementation

Developed and verified a minimal Petri-net model of a single-car elevator across three floors using PIPE². Computed incidence matrices, reachability graphs, and invariants to prove conservation, boundedness, and liveness. Verified deadlock-freedom and graceful termination. Simulated and analyzed control logic behavior in AnyLogic.

  • PIPE²
  • AnyLogic
  • Petri Nets
  • Elevator Systems
Gameplay from The Floor is Lava VR platformer
2025

Featured Project

VR Platformer Game 'The Floor is Lava'

Designed an immersive first-person VR game with procedurally generated floating platforms and event-driven gameplay using Unity Standard Assets. Complete with technical documentation and demo.

  • Unity
  • VR
  • C#
  • Procedural Generation

Other Technical Projects

2024

Jet-Injector Combustion CFD Simulation

Simulated jet-injector combustion in ANSYS Fluent, optimizing air mass-flow and pressure for maximum combustion efficiency.

  • ANSYS Fluent
  • CFD
  • Simulation
2023

Logistics-Center Database System

Designed fully-constrained SQLite database for supermarket distribution hub with warehouse workflows and delivery-fleet maintenance.

  • SQLite
  • Database Design
  • SQL
2024

Freeway Ramp-Metering Control Simulation

Built Python/MATLAB freeway model to evaluate ALINEA control across 10 demand scenarios; compared open- vs closed-loop strategies with KPIs (downstream density, outflow, avg. density).

  • Python
  • MATLAB
  • Simulation
  • Traffic Control

04. Technical Skills

AI & Data

  • Python
  • LLMs
  • RAG
  • LangChain
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • scikit-learn
  • Document Intelligence
  • Structured Output Generation
  • Prompt Engineering

Systems Engineering & MBSE

  • MBSE
  • UAF
  • SysML
  • Systems-of-Systems
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Operational Modelling
  • Traceability
  • Cameo CATIA No Magic

Modelling, Control & Optimisation

  • MATLAB
  • Simulink
  • MILP
  • MPC
  • ADMM
  • Petri Nets
  • AnyLogic
  • ANSYS Fluent

Software, Embedded & Data

  • C
  • C++
  • Arduino
  • Flutter
  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Git
  • Docker

Languages

  • Italian (Native)
  • English (C1)
  • French (B1)
  • Spanish (A2)
  • Albanian (A1)

05. Education

Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree

Sustainable Systems Engineering (EMSSE)

Systems-of-Systems / Computer Engineering track

Mobility Path: UPC (Spain), UPT (Albania), UNIGE (Italy)

Full Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipient. Focus on distributed AI, resilient control, hardware-enabled security, and data-centric sustainability metrics.

B.Sc. Electronic Engineering & Information Technology

University of Genoa, Italy

Grade: 99/110

Thesis: Design and implementation of an embedded system for ski-activity recognition

High School Diploma (Scientific)

Liceo Scientifico M. L. King, Genoa, Italy

Grade: 90/100

06. Contact

Let's work together

I'm open to opportunities and collaborations in AI, MBSE, Systems Engineering and intelligent engineering systems. Send me a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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Genoa, Italy
fillolafa@gmail.com
+39 331 318 7687
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