Cristina Menghini is a Senior Research Scientist with a decade of experience translating complex data into actionable knowledge across academia and industry, currently at Meta after research roles at Scale AI and Brown University. Trained to PhD level in computer science and summa cum laude in data science and statistics, she combines rigorous experimental design with creative model development to validate novel hypotheses. Her background spans applied ML in government and enterprise settings, teaching and coordinating data science courses, and publishing research during a postdoc at Brown. Cristina values diverse, collaborative teams and brings perseverance and optimism to projects that bridge research-grade methods with production realities. An accomplished educator and former violinist, she leverages communication and discipline from teaching and music to shepherd technical ideas from conception to impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Visiting Ph.D. student in Computer Science, Visiting Ph.D. student in Computer Science at Brown University
Ph.D. in Engineering in Computer Science, Ph.D. in Engineering in Computer Science at Sapienza University
MSc in Data Science, Data Science, 110/110 summa cum laude, MSc in Data Science, Data Science, 110/110 summa cum laude at Sapienza Università di Roma
Second year of MSc in Data Science, IC, Second year of MSc in Data Science, IC at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Diploma di maturità scientifica PNI, 100/100, Diploma di maturità scientifica PNI, 100/100 at Liceo Scientifico PNI Farnesina
Contributions:4 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
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Cristina Menghini - Senior Research Scientist at Meta