About
Who is Luca?
Hello! I am Luca, but my friends call me Favo. I am a 23-year-old guy living nearMilan, Italy.

I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in computer science at the Università degli Studi di Milano. I am exploring various specialization areas, ranging from algorithmic game theory and programming languages (I occasionally collaborate with the AdaptLab research group, where I completed my Bachelor's thesis) to DevOps — but above all, I love competitive programming.
I strongly adhere to the open source movement (or at least open data, meaning I want my data in a decent, portable format) trying to avoid closed software where viable alternatives exist, especially self-hosted solutions in myhomelab.
For more details about my projects, check out the dedicatedprojects page. You can also see what I am currently working on (or what I've been up to recently) on my now page, which I try to keep regularly updated.

I have a strong passion for playing almost any sport: I regularly play football, runand hike. Strava profile (suggest an open alternative?)
On the gaming side, I once considered myself a decent competitive player, playing under the alias of imprudenza(socials linktree). In the past, I competed in Minecraft CWBW, becoming the 2018 Italian Champion with Rebirth. Later, I transitioned to Rainbow Six Siege, where I secured second place in the 2022 Italian Second Division with P11. In recent years, I completely stopped playing.
I am a competitive animal. I don't care if it's a friendly football game, a random Codeforces contest, a weekly run or a casual Rainbow Six game; I always want to win and excel.
Last but not least: you can recognize me in real life by theSmurf attached to my backpack.
Contact & socials in the footer. CV and certificates available on request.
Background
- Oct 2025 — Presenteducation
Master in computer science (magistrale informatica)
- Feb 2024 — PresentProgramming Tutorexperience
Tutor for "Programmazione I" course (in Golang)
- Jan 2026publication
- Nov 2025ICPC SWERC 2025Pisa — Competitive Programming Contestevent
- Oct 2021 — Feb 2025102/110education
Bachelor in computer science (triennale informatica)
- Oct 2024 — Feb 2025Software Developerexperience
Improved PHP CodeIgniter/MySQL app and automated barcode scanner integration
- Dec 2024ICPC SWERC 2024Pisa — Competitive Programming Contestevent
- Aug 2024NOI Hackathon Summer 2024NOI Techpark Südtirolevent
- May 2024Cyberchallenge 2024Cybersecurity National Labevent
- Nov 2023NOI Hackathon SFSCON 2023NOI Techpark Südtirolevent
- Aug 2023NOI Hackathon Summer 2023NOI Techpark Südtirolevent
- 2022FullStackOpenUniversity of Helsinki (Remote)certificate
- Sep 2016 — Jun 2021100/100education
High school in computer science (ITIS indirizzo informatica)
- 2021Elements of AIMinnaLearn & Univ. of Helsinki (Remote)certificate
- 2021English B2 FirstCambridge Englishcertificate
- Mar 2019NAO Challenge 2019Robotics High School Competitionevent