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Mario Leonardo Salinas
Computer & Data Scientist

About Me

I enjoy working at the intersection of science, technology, and sustainability, leveraging data and code to implement cost-effective solutions that can support impactful research.
Strong background in programming, data analysis, problem solving, algorithms, data structures and maths.

Work Experience

Associate Scientist Jr.

CMCC Foundation, Lecce, Italy · 2021–ongoing
  • development and use of the VISIR-2 ship routing model
  • contribution to European projects (GUTTA, EDITO-ModelLab, MISSION)
  • advanced statistical analysis of maritime CO2 emission data
  • containerization of VISIR-2 for a Digital Twin of the Ocean
  • use of meteo-oceanographic data (Copernicus, ECMWF, GEBCO)
  • leverage HPC and Cloud technologies
  • scientific dissemination and publications

R&D System and Software Engineer

Nextworks srl, Pisa, Italy · 2020–2021
  • working in micro-services environment (kubernetes, docker)
  • deployment of AI/ML solutions

Education

MD in Computer Science

University of Pisa · 2017–2020 · cum laude
Curriculum: Data and Knowledge: Science and Technologies
Thesis in Big Data Visualization: ReviwerNet: Visualizing Citation and Authorship Relations for Finding Reviewers
Supervised by Prof. Paolo Cignoni @ VC Lab - ISI CNR, Pisa, Italy

BD in Computer Science

University of Pisa · 2013–2017 · 105/110
Main topics: algorithms and DS, programming languages, OS, networking, DB
Thesis in Cryptography: Steganography & Steganalisys: LSB-modification, Χ2-attack and RS method
Supervised by Prof. Anna Bernasconi @ University of Pisa