Summary
Davide Rovelli is a research-focused software engineer and PhD candidate specializing in the interplay between software and modern datacenter hardware, with nine years of experience across distributed systems, OS, and infrastructure. He collaborates with SAP R&D on deterministic distributed computing and has conducted research on disaggregated memory systems with IBM, blending academic rigor with industry impact. Past roles building and operating a regional supercomputing center and infrastructure teams give him strong practical experience deploying and maintaining high-performance, production systems. Based in Lugano, he pairs systems research with hands-on engineering and even explores music tooling as a creative hobby, reflecting a restless curiosity beyond core infrastructure topics.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Electronic and Software Engineering (MEng), ENGINEERING, First-class Honours, Electronic and Software Engineering (MEng), ENGINEERING, First-class Honours at The University of Glasgow
100/100, 100/100 at Istituto Sobrero - Liceo Delle Scienze Applicate
English, Italian, French