Fabio Antonello Ciraci

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Education

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Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering | 2025 – Present

University of Bologna

• Supervisor: Prof. Antonio Corradi

• Research Area: LLMs, SLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Semantic Chunking, Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies.

Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering | 2021 – 2025

University of Bologna

• Final Grade: 110/110 Cum Laude

• Thesis: Supporting Cloud Continuum for Serverless QoS Services

Bachelor’s Degree in Management Engineering | 2018 – 2021

University of Bologna

• Final Grade: 105/110

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Research & Professional Experience

Ph.D. Student | 2025 – Present

University of Bologna

• Research focused on the optimization of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).

• Evaluation of tools and methodologies to enhance context-awareness in Large Language Models (LLMs).

Research Assistant (Research Grant) | April 2025 – November 2025

University of Bologna

• Developed multi-cluster observability frameworks using OpenTelemetry.

• Publication: "SLICES SCC-Blueprint: A Reference Architecture for Serverless Cloud Continuum Research", ISCC Conference, Bologna (July 2025).

FPGA Developer Intern | July 2024 – October 2025

FermiLab, Chicago (USA)

• Developed Correlator modules within the Vivado environment.

• Implemented hardware modules on RedPitaya and Xilinx boards.

Cloud System Engineer | October 2023 – April 2024

MusixMatch, Bologna

• Analyzed and evaluated communication tools for Kubernetes clusters.

• Tested and benchmarked technologies involving Service Mesh and eBPF.