Stefano Fiorentino
Head Of Competence Center IoT & Embedded Systems at adesso Schweiz AG
Ticino, Switzerland
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Top SchoolStefano Fiorentino is a seasoned embedded systems and IoT leader with 11+ years of experience, currently heading the Competence Center IoT & Embedded Systems at adesso Schweiz and co-founding Italian Embedded. He brings deep Modern C++ expertise honed originally in financial cluster computing and applies it to real-world embedded challenges through extensive use of the Yocto Project for reproducible Linux builds. His background spans firmware for connectivity modules, web-based kiosk applications, and smart metering hardware tied to semiconductor production, blending product design with tight customer integration. An active open-source contributor, he improved test coverage and core functionality in the popular header-only libuv wrapper uvw, reflecting a focus on backend reliability and automation. Stefano also contributes to standards as a member of the C++ committee, combining practical engineering, formal language engagement, and leadership in cross-disciplinary teams. Based in Ticino, Switzerland, he’s known for translating low-level technical rigor into impactful, production-ready IoT solutions.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Communications Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Communications Engineering at Politecnico di Milano
Italian, English
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Github Skills (15)
cpp10
libuv10
multithreading10
testing10
fileio9
dns9
file-operations9
filesystem9
json6
git6
function-pointers6
asynchronous6
git-remote6
linux6
bash6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
skypjack/uvw
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
Header-only, event based, tiny and easy to use libuv wrapper in modern C++ - now available as also shared/static library!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:17 reviews, 34 commits, 21 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Stefano primarily contributed to improving the test coverage and functionality of the `uvw` library. Their work involved adding new test cases for features like threads, mutexes, file system operations (e.g., reading directories), and DNS lookups. Additionally, the user refactored and improved instantiations within the library, optimizing code related to TCP, UDP, and DNS functionalities, demonstrating a focus on backend logic and testing.
c-plus-pluslibuvcompile-timetinyheader-only
stefanofiorentino/fiorentinoing
Jul 2015 - Feb 2023
Public Blog based on Jekyll.
Contributions:6 PRs, 93 pushes, 10 branches in 7 years 7 months
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