Jacopo R.
About Jacopo R.
Jacopo R. is a Software Engineer with extensive experience in the tech industry, currently working at Canonical. He has held various positions at Swiss Re, Red Hat, and the Università degli Studi di Milano, and actively participates in international hacking contests.
Work at Canonical
Jacopo R. is currently employed as a Software Engineer at Canonical, where he has been working since 2023. His role involves contributing to the MAAS (Metal as a Service) project, which focuses on bare metal provisioning and networking using Ubuntu. This position allows him to apply his extensive experience in software engineering to enhance Canonical's offerings in cloud and server management.
Previous Experience at Red Hat
Before joining Canonical, Jacopo R. worked at Red Hat in various capacities. He served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2021 to 2023, following a year as a Software Engineer from 2020 to 2021. During his time at Red Hat, he contributed to projects that align with the company's focus on open-source software solutions, gaining valuable experience in software development and engineering practices.
Experience at Swiss Re
Jacopo R. has a background in analytics and software engineering from his tenure at Swiss Re. He worked there as a Jr. Scoring & Analytics Expert from 2017 to 2018 and later as a Software Engineer and Analytics Expert from 2018 to 2020. His roles involved utilizing data analytics to support decision-making processes and developing software solutions tailored to the insurance industry.
Education and Expertise
Jacopo R. holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Università degli Studi di Milano, which he completed from 2015 to 2017. He also earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the same institution between 2011 and 2015. Prior to his university education, he studied Classics and Classical Languages at Liceo Classico S.M. Legnani, achieving his high school diploma from 2006 to 2011.
Teaching and Research Roles
In addition to his engineering roles, Jacopo R. has experience in academia. He worked as a Teaching Assistant at Università degli Studi di Milano from 2015 to 2016, where he supported faculty in delivering course content. He also served as a Software Engineer and Researcher at the same university from 2014 to 2015, contributing to research projects that intersected with his software engineering skills.
Participation in Hacking Contests
Jacopo R. is an active participant in international hacking contests as part of the team ChocolateMakers. His focus areas include binary exploitation, reverse engineering, and cryptography. This involvement showcases his commitment to continuous learning and application of advanced technical skills in competitive environments.