Antonio Ridi
About Antonio Ridi
Antonio Ridi is a Bioinformatics Software Engineer at Sophia Genetics in St. Sulpice, Switzerland, with a background in biomedical engineering and extensive experience in bioinformatics and machine learning. He previously worked as a scientific collaborator at Ecole d’ingenieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg and as a Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg.
Work at SOPHiA GENETICS
Antonio Ridi has been employed as a Bioinformatics Software Engineer at SOPHiA GENETICS since 2016. In this role, he contributes to the development and implementation of bioinformatics solutions that enhance genomic data analysis. His work supports the company's mission to provide advanced data-driven insights in the field of genomics.
Education and Expertise
Antonio Ridi studied at Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg, where he earned a degree in Scienze informatiche and completed a postgraduate program in Did@ctic en enseignement supérieur et technologie de l'éducation (DAS) from 2012 to 2015. He also holds a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Università degli Studi di Firenze, obtained between 2008 and 2011, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering from the same university, completed from 2005 to 2008. His educational background is complemented by a strong focus on machine learning during his PhD studies.
Background
Antonio Ridi has a diverse professional background in bioinformatics and engineering. He worked as a Scientific Collaborator at Ecole d’ingenieurs et d’architectes de Fribourg from 2010 to 2016. Additionally, he served as a Ph.D. student at the University of Fribourg from 2012 to 2016. His early experience includes a five-month internship at Università di Firenze in 2008.
Achievements
Antonio Ridi completed a PhD in collaboration with the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland in Fribourg. His research interests include biomedical signal processing and biomedical data treatment, areas in which he has focused his academic and professional efforts.