I'm Nikita, an engineering student with a background in Business Information Systems.
- I have shifted my educational focus to a more technical field to find a career path that can highlight my past studies.
Currently pursuing a MSc in Computer Science & Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.
In the meantime, how about getting to know me?
SkywardER is a student association that aims to build, design and launch experimental sounding rockets for scientific and competitive purposes.
- As a non-profit association, we aim to coordinate the intern and outer management activities to promote interdepartmental collaboration, cultivate partnerships, oversee relations, manage procurement, plan budgets and safe launch activities for the yearly funding of rocket and engine projects.
- As for 2022, an initial fund was given for the creation of the project 'Pyxis'. Thanks to the department work, we cultivated our relations with different partners who invested in the association by giving us products and services for the development, estimating the material rockets' final cost to be around five times its original starting fund.
In my growing role as a relationship manager with SkywardER, a student-led association devoted to the design, construction, and launch of experimental sounding rockets in scientific and competitive missions, I played a fundamental part in leading our projects towards success. This includes tasks such as driving collaboration across different departments, forming strategic partnerships, and overseeing procurement and budget planning processes.
+ Very importantly to note, I have managed the Pyxis project from inception in 2021 through successfully raising the initial investment which later grew five times based on the management of relations with other parties and partnership building. That success signalled my capacity to drive better project funding and facilitate better technological advancement.
With processes in place from procurement to partnership agreements and harmonious operations among departments, I made a significant contribution to the project implementation and public relations and strategic positioning of the association.
+ In 2022, our team realized an outstanding win in the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal. The project, Pyxis, was an embodiment of excellent teamwork and high-level technical competency, which therefore led to being the best. This achievement brought the Technical Award for an outstanding technical report, the ANACOM Award for the best spectrum, team playing without one single mistake, and maximum flight performance. The fact of achievement with the exact apogee of 3033 meters with just 1.1% deviation and measured by SRAD Electronics exemplifies our project being quite exemplary in execution and innovation.
Entering this company, as an intern my initial position was as a Technical Document Translator.
- My focus then shifted to a backend development position as a Junior Blockchain Developer, taking part in the development of a blockchain-based platform called Tangram deployed on the Ethereum network, using GoLang and Python as programming languages.
- Tangram aims to develop a decentralized platform that will provide video encoding services using peer-to-peer technology.
At IES Italia, I started as a Technical Document Translator, which enabled me to better shape my technical communication skills. My focus than transitioned into the role of a Junior Blockchain Developer, taking part in the development of Tangram, a blockchain platform designed to reshape video encoding services through peer-to-peer technology functioning on the Ethereum network.
+ I carved a niche in enhancing platform security through the application of cryptographic techniques. My part of the work regarding the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) and encryption schemes played an important role in the security and privacy aspects of user authentication processes. I also took part in the integration of Keycloak for strong user authentication, where both user management and access control were very well streamlined, and the integration of NSQ for the messaging mechanism raised the performance of the communication within the system.
Seasonal work in which you had to work constantly with different varieties of people for consecutive months, understanding their needs and satisfying their demands. - Activities vary from organizing recreational activities or trips and TSL on the field.
+In a dynamic role that was seasonal, I interacted with different people over several months, adapting to their unique needs and expectations to the best of my ability. The main responsibilities included planning recreational activities and excursions, as well as supporting them with the language, and filling a position as a sound and lighting technician during the evenings.
+ This developed my organizational skills and a high level of serviceability that suits all types of customers.
MSc. ICT Engineering, Business and Innovation Oct. 2025
- BSc. Computer Science & Engineering Sep. 2023
MSc ICT Engineering, Business and Innovation Expected 2025
+ BSc Computer Science & Engineering 2023
Diploma in Business Information Systems Jun. 2018
+Diploma in Business Information Systems 2018
MOOC provider ongoing
+MOOC provider used to learn topics of Computer Science, Engineering, Business and Psychology Ongoing
IEEE pubblication • Paper here
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The quest for low production cost and short time-to-market, as well as the complexity of modern integrated circuits, pushed towards globalization of the supply chain of silicon devices. Such a production paradigm raised several security threats among which Hardware Trojan Horses (HTHs), which became a serious issue not only for academics but also for industry in the very last years. Indeed, it has been demonstrated that HTHs can be inserted into microprocessors allowing the attacker to run malicious software, acquire root privileges, and steal secret user information.
We present the use of software obfuscation to protect systems against HTHs that aim at stealing information from the microprocessor while it is executing a program. Moreover, we present a Genetic Algorithm-based approach to optimize the application of the anti-HTH methodology by maximizing the obtained obfuscation while minimizing the introduced overhead.
We proved the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed methodology on the Ariane 64bit RISC-V microprocessor running a set of MiBench benchmarks and cryptographic programs.The Cloud Resume Challenge
The Cloud Resume Challenge is a 16-step challenge designed for beginners to get hands-on experience with some of the tools and applications that DevOps Engineers and Cloud Architects use in their day-to-day tasks.
The steps outlined in the CRC were intentionally high-level and incredibly vague, providing a fun and sometimes challenging learning opportunity here.
+Certificate
+ Achieved 2nd place by developing an innovative cloud solution that impressed judges and participants alike, showcasing the technical expertise and adaptability of our team. Gained invaluable insights into cloud technologies and industry trends through discussions with leading experts