Luigi Vigneri
Staff Research Scientist at IOTA
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
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Top SchoolLuigi Vigneri is a Staff Research Scientist at the IOTA Foundation with a PhD in Computer Science and over a decade of research experience bridging theory and implementation in distributed ledgers, network modeling, and large-scale optimization. He leads core protocol research and manages a multidisciplinary team while mentoring PhD and MSc students, driving innovations such as a novel congestion control and adaptive PoW anti-spam mechanisms now deployed in IOTA 2.0 DevNet. His background spans convex optimization, queuing and graph theory, online learning, and performance evaluation, paired with hands-on systems development in C/C++ and Python, enabling him to both prove and ship efficient solutions. Luigi’s work appears in top journals and conferences, he co-organizes the DAG-DLT workshop, and has served as topic editor for Frontiers in Blockchain—an indicator of his influence across academia and industry. Based in Madrid, he combines rigorous academic training with practical protocol engineering and a track record of turning theoretical insights into production-ready distributed ledger features.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
ITC e per il Turismo "M. Laporta"Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, 110/110 cum laude, Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, 110/110 cum laude at Politecnico di TorinoMaster of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering at Telecom ParisMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Télécom ParisBachelor in Science (BS), Information Engineering, 110/110, Bachelor in Science (BS), Information Engineering, 110/110 at Università del SalentoMaster of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering at EURECOM
Italian, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
iota10
cryptocurrency9
golang8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
iotaledger/adaptive-pow-sim
Jan 2020 - Jan 2020
Contributions:8 commits in 1 day
gazofonix/ddopt
Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 22 days
data-drivenoptimizationoptimization-platform
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