Marco
Available for opportunities

Hi, I'm Marco.

AI Engineer focused on Generative AI and Large Language Models. M.Sc. in AI & Data Analytics at Politecnico di Torino. Currently researching Foundation Models for automated Data Engineering at DATA Reply.

Portrait of Marc'Antonio Lopez
Current Role
Master's Thesis
Intern
DATA Reply · Turin · 2026–Current
Core Stack
GenAI & LLMs
LLMsRAGAgentsPrompt EngineeringFine-TuningQuantizationLoRA / QLoRA
Frameworks
LangChainLangGraphHugging FaceTransformersLlama / QwenVector Databases
Foundations
PythonPyTorch
Education
M.Sc. Computer Engineering — AI & Data Analytics
Politecnico di Torino · 2024–2026
28.2/30
B.Sc. Computer Engineering
University of Enna "Kore" · 2021–2024
110L
IEEE Graduate Student Member
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Cambridge English C1 Advanced
2024
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About me

AI Engineer · Politecnico di Torino · Turin, Italy

Background

I'm a Computer Engineer specializing in Generative AI and Large Language Models, with a strong foundation in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Analytics. Currently pursuing my Master's degree in AI & Data Analytics at Politecnico di Torino.

I specialize in fine-tuning and quantizing LLMs, building RAG pipelines, and developing agentic AI systems using LangChain and LangGraph. Passionate about making Foundation Models practical and accessible.

Details
LocationTurin, Italy
NationalityItalian
LanguagesIT · EN (C1)
AvailabilityOpen to offers
Publication
Home Automation System
Authors: Marc'Antonio Lopez, F. S. Iannello, V. Cammarata
Journal: SUAI Bulletin of the UNESCO Chair, pp. 154–163
Date: April 2024
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Interests
Foundation ModelsAgentic AIRAG SystemsLLM OptimizationMulti-Modal AIOpen Source
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Work Experience

Professional history in AI research and engineering

Mar 2026 — Present Current
Master's Thesis Intern
DATA Reply · Turin, Italy

Researching Foundation Models and Serverless architectures to automate Metadata Management and Semantic Discovery.

Generative AIFoundation ModelsData EngineeringServerless
Oct 2024 — Jun 2025
HR Member
Mu Nu Chapter of IEEE-HKN · Turin

Recruitment and member engagement for the electrical & computer engineering honor society. Organized technical events and workshops.

LeadershipIEEEEvent Organization
Feb 2024 — Jun 2024
Research Trainee — AI
University of Enna "Kore" · Enna, Italy

Conducted research on dynamic gesture recognition using RNNs for HCI. Built real-time recognition systems on Leap Motion sensor data.

AI ResearchComputer VisionHCIRNN

Featured Projects

AI, Machine Learning, and Human-Computer Interaction

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SemEval 2026 Task 8: Multi-Turn RAG
2026

Self-Corrective RAG (Self-CRAG) with LangGraph for multi-turn dialogues. Llama 3.1 8B with 4-bit quantization, hybrid retrieval with Parent-Child chunking and Cross-Encoder reranking.

LangGraphLlama 3.1RAGQuantization
SM-SIP: Semantic Multilingual Summarization
2026

Controllable abstractive summarization via semantic supervision. Multilingual pipeline (IT/EN) with Llama and Qwen. LoRA adapters on HuggingFace.

LLMsLoRAHugging Face
DYLEM-GRID
2025

Dynamic hand gesture recognition — BiLSTM with Attention + encoder-only Transformers. 400 recordings, 4 gestures.

TransformersPyTorchBiLSTMHCI
RNN for Dynamic Gesture Recognition
2024

Bachelor's thesis: Bidirectional RNN for complex dynamic gesture classification from time-series sensor data in real-time, with applications in healthcare and entertainment.

PyTorchRNNHCIThesis
Telegram Face Detection
2024

Real-time face detection bot with user-friendly Flet GUI for remote detection and Telegram notification. Built with OpenCV for efficient processing.

OpenCVFletPython

Academic Background

Education, coursework, and certifications

Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 In Progress 28.2 /30
M.Sc. — AI & Data Analytics
Politecnico di Torino
Thesis: "Generative AI and Foundation Models for Automated Data Engineering" — at DATA Reply
Oct 2021 – Jul 2024 110L
B.Sc. — Computer Engineering
University of Enna "Kore"
Thesis: "RNNs for Dynamic Gesture Recognition" — Leap Motion sensor data classification
2021 100L
Scientific High School Diploma
Liceo Scientifico · cum laude
M.Sc. Courses
28.2/30 avg
CourseCFUGrade
Data Science & DB Technology830L
Computer Architectures1030
Web Applications I630
System & Device Programming1030
Software Engineering829
Big Data Processing628
Robot Learning628
Large Language Models627
ML & Pattern Recognition626
Deep NLP825
Explainable AI6In progress
Certifications
IEEE Graduate Member
Professional · 2025
Cambridge English C1 Advanced
Language · 2024
Italian (Native) · English (C1)
Languages