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Contact Information

Name Luigi Catello
Email l.catello@ssmeridionale.it
Website https://luigicatello.it

About me

I am a young engineer and PhD student based in Napoli. I work on complex, multi-agent systems, learning-based solutions, and cross-scale operators.

I am driven by curiosity and enthusiasm for science, technology, and the endless possibility they offer.

Education

  • 2025 - present

    Napoli, Italy

    PhD
    Scuola Superiore Meridionale
    Modeling and Engineering Risk and Complexity
    • Project title: Certified Cross-Scale Bridges for Multiscale Control of Large-Scale Multiagent Systems via Physics-Informed Learning and Neural Operators
    • Supervisors: Prof. Mario di Bernardo, Prof. Costantinos Siettos, Davide Salzano (PhD)
    • Keywords: multi-scale control, multi-agent systems, micro-macro bridges, physics-informed learning, mean-field control
  • 2022 - 2025

    Napoli, Italy

    MS
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
    Automation and Robotics Engineering
    • Thesis: Learning-based multiscale shepherding control for multi-agent complex systems
    • Supervisors: Prof. Mario di Bernardo, Davide Salzano (PhD), Italo Napolitano
    • Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
    • GPA: 29.50/30
    • Main themes covered:
      • Optimal Control Theory
      • Nonlinear Control
      • Operations Research
      • Optimization
      • Robotics (Modelling and Programming)
  • 2022 - 2022

    Tampere, Finland

    Erasmus+
    Tampere University
    Engineering
    • Main themes covered:
      • Computer Vision
      • Distributed and Intelligent Automation Systems
      • Microcontrollers
  • 2019 - 2022

    Napoli, Italy

    BS
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
    Automation Engineering
    • Thesis: Neural Networks for Instance Segmentation
    • Supervisor: Prof. Giovanni Poggi
    • Final grade: 110/110 cum laude
    • GPA: 29.24/30
    • Main themes covered:
      • Fundamentals (calculus, physics, linear algebra, etc.)
      • Electronics
      • System Theory
      • Control Theory

Experience

  • 2021 - present

    Napoli, Italy

    Backend developer
    Freelancer
    • Backend developer for websites with databases
    • Main langages used: PHP, MySQL

Publications

  • 2026
    Sparse shepherding control of large-scale multi-agent systems via Reinforcement Learning

Skills

Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (C1 level)
Digital skills: MATLAB and Simulink, Python, C++, PHP and MySQL, Git and version control, Virtual Machines, VBA, Windows/MacOS/Ubuntu, Latex, …