Marco Arena
Artificial Intelligence Engineering Leader at Tetra Pak
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolMarco Arena is an Artificial Intelligence Engineering Leader and computer engineer with 11+ years of hands-on experience building high-performance C++ systems for mission-critical domains, from Ferrari F1 telemetry and simulation to autonomous packaging lines at Tetra Pak. He leads software work that bridges real-time data acquisition, edge acceleration of deep learning models, and industrial AI integration rather than pure research, enabling machines to make decisions traditionally handled by humans. A prolific community builder and communicator, Marco founded the Italian C++ Community, Coding Gym, and ML Modena, organizing 150+ events and earning eight consecutive Microsoft MVP awards for his advocacy. He also co-founded Italy’s ISO C++ delegation, reflecting uncommon influence on both industry practice and standards. Equally comfortable with multiple languages and paradigms, he focuses on pragmatic solutions that fit constraints, combining systems-level performance engineering with a passion for knowledge sharing.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Scientific High School Diploma, Scientific High School Diploma at Istituto MassimoBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
Italian, English
Github Skills (43)
cpp9
discriminated-unions8
pytorch7
loops7
machine-learning7
raii7
golang-server7
actor6
stability6
gsl6
keras6
design-patterns6
message-passing6
deep-learning6
publish6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ilpropheta/ilpropheta.github.io
Oct 2015 - Mar 2025
Contributions:357 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 7 months
italiancpp/cppday18
Nov 2018 - Jun 2019
Contributions:10 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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