Hi, I'm

Alessandro
Ferraiolo

Tech Enthusiast | Data Scientist | Startup Founder

BSc at Bocconi University (29.97/30 GPA) · Co-Founder of Refinea · Incoming MIT MBAn

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Alessandro Ferraiolo

About

I'm an ambitious and energetic individual with a deep passion for business and technology, especially data science and artificial intelligence. I come from Naples, Italy, and moved to Bocconi University in Milan to pursue a BSc in Economics, Management and Computer Science (BEMACS), earning a full merit scholarship (100% tuition waiver) and a 29.97/30 GPA.

Alongside my studies, I co-founded Refinea, a B2B SaaS startup for AI search optimization, and theHackLab, Bocconi's premier hackathon community. I completed an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore (ranked #1 in Asia), deepening my focus on predictive and descriptive analytics.

Next step: Master in Business Analytics (MBAn) at MIT, starting August 2026.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Master of Business Analytics (MBAn)

Cambridge, MA, US Aug 2026 - Aug 2027
Next Step

Bocconi University

BSc in Economics, Management, and Computer Science (BEMACS)

Milan, IT Sep 2023 - Jul 2026
  • GPA: 29.97/30. Honors: Merit Award (100% Tuition Waiver), Guest Lecturer on 30753 - Large Language Models for Market Research.
  • Research & Thesis: "Quantifying the drivers of brand visibility in AI-generated recommendations" (Generative Engine Optimization). Advisor: Prof. D. Nozza.
  • Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Econometrics, Statistics, Management, Finance.

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Exchange Program at NUS Business School

Singapore, SG Jan 2026 - May 2026

Courses: Predictive Analytics, Descriptive Analytics, Mining Data for Business Insights, Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis

Liceo Scientifico "P.S. Mancini"

Five-year High School

Avellino, IT Sep 2018 - Jun 2023
  • Final grade: 100/100. Main subjects: Math, Physics, Science, History, Philosophy.

Activities & Achievements

  • Silver Classification in the XXXVII Physics Championship (Campania, 2023)
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification (Stanford / DeepLearning.AI, 2023)
  • Digital Summer School (H-Farm, 2020)

Entrepreneurial & Leadership Experience

Refinea S.r.l. (refinea.io)

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Milan, IT May 2025 - Present
  • Entrepreneurial Impact: Co-founded a B2B SaaS startup that measures and optimizes brand visibility in AI-generated recommendations across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Pitched to secure $300K in cloud credits (Google & Microsoft) and joined Bocconi B4i Acceleration (Top 4%, 500+ applicants).
  • Data Science & Engineering (Python): Designed a proprietary GEO Score combining NER, sentiment analysis, and semantic embeddings to quantify brand visibility across LLMs. Built end-to-end data pipelines with RAG, multi-LLM orchestration, and automated content generation, processing 15,000+ prompts across 12 clients; early results show +30% increase in AI citations.
  • Product Strategy: Validated problem-solution fit through 30+ stakeholder interviews; translated customer usage data and feedback into product roadmap priorities. Led a development team of 2 on FastAPI/GCP/Azure infrastructure.
Python FastAPI NLP Google Cloud Azure Firestore RAG Pipelines

B4i - Bocconi for Innovation Journey

Future Founders Program (FFP)
Mar 2025 - Jul 2025

Selected as one of 50 from 600 candidates. Competitive venture building program with mentorship, resources, and network to develop and test MVP.

Pre-Acceleration Program
Sep 2025 - Feb 2026

Selected as one of 17 startups from 450+ applicants (Top 4%). Mentorship, resources, and network to accelerate from MVP to Minimum Marketable Product.

Pitching Refinea at Bocconi for Innovation Demo Day, December 2025

theHackLab Bocconi Students Association (thehacklab.org)

Co-Founder & Head of Competition

Milan, IT May 2024 - Present
  • Founding & Strategy: Identified the lack of a practical venture-building space at Bocconi and built theHackLab from scratch, organizing biannual hackathons in startup development, data science, and finance for 400+ students across 4 editions.
  • Partnerships & Stakeholders: Secured sponsorships from Google, BCG X, Lovable, and B4i; recruited investors, faculty, and industry experts as Demo Day jurors; coordinated with Bocconi administration for expansion and other associations for synergies.
  • Mentorship & Operations: Led a team of 10 student mentors supporting competing teams on business modeling and validation; oversaw end-to-end event logistics, content production, and participant engagement for 100+ participants per edition.

Bending Spoons (business.firstascent.io)

First Ascent Participant (24h Elite Business Hackathon - Top 1%, 3,000+ Applicants)

Milan, IT Oct 2025
  • Developed a data-driven M&A strategy to identify the highest-ROI acquisition target, combining financial modeling, business valuation, and market analysis.

Selected Technical Projects

Music Recommendation System (Python)

Built a hybrid recommendation engine on the Million Song Dataset (1M+ tracks) combining collaborative filtering, content-based KNN, matrix factorization, LSTM sequential modeling, and NLP-based lyrics analysis.

Python scikit-learn TensorFlow NLP LSTM

Football Market Value Prediction (Python)

Developed a machine learning pipeline to predict player market values from performance and demographic features. Compared Ridge, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting, and Neural Networks.

Python scikit-learn Gradient Boosting Neural Networks

AI Skills vs. Experience (Python)

Engineered an end-to-end regression pipeline (GBM, Random Forest, MLP) on 49k+ survey responses to quantify the marginal value of AI skills in developer compensation.

Python XGBoost Random Forest KNIME

Solow-Swan Growth Model Estimation (R)

Conducted econometric analysis on World Bank panel data (1960-2023) to empirically validate the neoclassical growth model.

R Econometrics Panel Data World Bank

Computer Skills

Programming

Python R SQL JavaScript HTML/CSS

Data Science & AI

NLP Machine Learning NumPy pandas SciPy Seaborn scikit-learn PyTorch
Data Analysis with R Text Analysis with Python

Generative AI

Prompt Engineering LLMs RAG Pipelines
Generative AI: Prompt Engineering to Applications

Frameworks & Cloud

FastAPI Docker Google Cloud Azure

Business & Process

ARIS BPM Process Mining
ARIS Certificate Business Process Analysis

Tools

Jupyter Git/GitHub LaTeX KNIME Power BI Stata

Languages

Italian

Native

English

C1+
Cambridge C1 Advanced - Grade B (196/210) IELTS - Band 8

Spanish

B1

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Certificates

Cambridge C1 Advanced

Grade B · Score: 196/210

IELTS

Band 8

Data Analysis with R

Bocconi University

Text Analysis with Python

Bocconi University

Generative AI

Prompt Engineering to Applications

Business Process Analysis

Modeling to Mining · Bocconi University

ARIS Certificate

SAG ARIS GmbH · BPA & Process Mining

B4i Pre-Acceleration

Bocconi for Innovation · Refinea

OCF Financial Consultant

Registered Financial Consultant

Let's Connect

Feel free to reach out for collaborations, opportunities, or questions.

alessandro04.ferraiolo@gmail.com
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