Alessandro Febretti
Research Engineer - High Performance Computing at Citadel Securities
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAlessandro Febretti is a research engineer with 13 years of experience building high-performance visualization and full-stack web tools that turn complex data into actionable insights. Currently at Citadel Securities, he blends HPC, UI/UX design and scientific visualization to deliver maintainable, production-grade software used across risk and portfolio analytics teams. His background spans academic research—immersive display walls, VR and parallel 3D reconstruction—for projects including NASA robotic data, to enterprise systems powering a 36-display Risk Center. Comfortable interfacing with stakeholders, he prioritizes user value while keeping architectures clear for future developers. He holds advanced degrees from Politecnico di Milano and UIC, and brings a rare combination of deep graphics/HPC expertise and practical product delivery.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 103/110, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, 103/110 at Politecnico di MilanoMaster's Degree, Computer Science, Master's Degree, Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago
English, Italian
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Github Skills (32)
displays10
javascript9
visualization9
webgl9
abstraction8
omega8
hybrid7
virtual-reality7
excel7
bullet7
grid7
openscenegraph7
react7
sorting7
filtering7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nuitrcs/firefly
May 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:3 releases, 56 commits, 50 pushes in 1 year 6 months
uic-evl/omegalib
Jun 2013 - May 2017
Contributions:19 releases, 1151 commits, 14 PRs in 3 years 11 months
immersivewebgldisplaysjavascripthybrid
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