Daniele Pianu is a Principal Software Engineer based in Turin with a decade of experience building production-grade software and leading technical efforts in voice and AI domains. He has driven engineering at Cerence AI since 2019 after contributing to Nuance Communications, bringing deep expertise in real-time systems and embedded AI solutions. Earlier research roles at CNR combined hand-tracking, GPU-accelerated computer vision and optimized Random Forest implementations, reflecting a strong foundation in both algorithmic research and high-performance engineering. Daniele’s career blends academic rigor from Politecnico di Torino and an EPFL exchange with hands-on product delivery, including tooling for language bindings and cross-language integration. Known for turning research prototypes into deployable systems, he thrives at the intersection of HCI, signal processing and scalable software architecture.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange program (ERASMUS), Exchange program (ERASMUS) at EPFL
Master's degree Computer Engineering, Master's degree Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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Daniele Pianu - Principal Software Engineer at Cerence AI