Silvio Gulizia
Head Of Content at Pi Campus
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Summary
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Top SchoolSilvio Gulizia is a communications and content leader with ~11 years of experience shaping narrative and growth for tech ecosystems, from Wired Italy and La Repubblica to VC-backed startups and Pi Campus. As Head of Content at Translated and lead of communication and events at Pi Campus, he blends journalism-grade storytelling with hands-on event strategy to amplify AI, design, and startup communities. A prolific writer and researcher, he has published 200+ articles, books on personal development, and runs a life-hacking newsletter reaching ~4,000 subscribers and 50K monthly blog readers. He pairs editorial leadership with technical curiosity—contributing firmware-level keymap fixes to the widely used QMK keyboard project—and builds and codes his own sites and mechanical keyboards. Known for spotting trends early in the Italian startup scene, he thrives on complex challenges that intersect tech, design, and culture. Based in Rome, he balances creative rigor with contemplative practices (meditation, Tai Chi, jazz piano), bringing a disciplined, human-centered approach to communications.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
master on line journalism, master on line journalism at Università degli Studi di Firenze2001 Modern literature + communication, 2001 Modern literature + communication at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
English, Italian
Github Skills (19)
c-language10
qmk-firmware10
firmware10
custom-keyboard10
qmk10
c1110
keymaps10
keyboard10
c1710
keyboard-layout10
customisation10
customizing10
cprogramming-language10
atmel9
keyboard-input9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
qmk/qmk_firmware
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 5 PRs, 30 comments in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Silvio primarily contributed to the QMK firmware, focusing on keymap customization for a Planck keyboard layout. Their work involved fixing bugs, adding new features like music mode legends, and adapting the layout for Italian users. They implemented changes to keymap files and configuration settings. The user demonstrates strong understanding of firmware development.
rp2040firmwareavratmelkeyboard-support
sigul/qmk_firmware
Aug 2019 - May 2020
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
Contributions:100 pushes, 7 branches in 8 months
rp2040firmwareavratmelusb
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