Riccardo Orlando is an AI researcher and NLP specialist with a decade of experience bridging academic research and industry engineering. Currently a Researcher at the World Bank after completing a PhD in Natural Language Processing at Sapienza, he combines deep-language modeling expertise with practical backend software skills honed at Babelscape and Capgemini. His work centers on deploying research-grade NLP solutions for real-world problems, reflecting both scholarly rigor and production-minded engineering. Riccardo’s path from consulting and backend development to doctoral research gives him a rare fluency in translating research prototypes into scalable systems. Based in Tivoli, Italy, he maintains an active public profile and personal website that showcase a commitment to open knowledge and applied AI. Notably, his background suggests comfort operating at the intersection of policy-focused institutions and cutting-edge NLP research.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Natural Language Processing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Natural Language Processing at Sapienza Università di Roma
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