CEO and Chief of Research of Unstable Reality, a boutique R&D lab focused on AI and synthetic media. We are experts in automation and training of open-access AI models like FLUX, Stable Diffusion, and LLaMA.We research and develop solutions for image/video/voice/music/audio generation.We help ad agencies, creative studios, and large organizations build their own Midjourney or ChatGPT, private and powered by their intellectual property.

Strategic thinking in Red Hat's Automation BU (20x ARR growth since 2016). Member of the Products & Technologies leadership team.Expertise, thought leadership, business & product development of emerging technologies and use cases. These days: 
- Machine learning and large language models for AI-assisted automation- Event-driven automation for self-healing IT environments- Blockchain (mainly Ethereum) for secure software supply chain and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs).Most recently, I invented and led the AI project called "Wisdom" (demo at Ansible.ai), built in collaboration with IBM Research: https://www.redhat.com/wisdom-- Strategic thinking is discovering novel, imaginative strategies and envisioning potential futures very different from the present. In other words, strategic thinking is higher-order thinking that should take place to explore potential directions for the company, and strategic planning is the operationalization of those ideas.A primary activity of strategic thinking is called strategic positioning, focused on four growth areas according to the Ansoff matrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansoff_matrix):- Market penetration (increased market share)- Market development (new customer groups or new market areas)- Product development (new products and/or significant improvements to current products)- Diversification (new business areas for example via acquisitions)Strategic thinking depends on early identification of emerging market trends, extensive market intelligence, in-depth competitive analysis and a full understanding of the following elements:- Product/market scope- Growth vectors- Competitive advantages- SynergyUltimately, strategic thinking is part of a broader corporate strategy development that focus on defining:- Mission- Vision- Value

Strategic thinking in Red Hat's Management BU. Member of the Products & Technologies leadership team.Expertise and thought leadership on emerging technologies and use cases: 
- IT automation for security orchestration- Artificial intelligence for predictive analytics- Enterprise IT governance for hybrid cloud management--Strategic thinking is discovering novel, imaginative strategies and envisioning potential futures very different from the present. In other words, strategic thinking is higher-order thinking that should take place to explore potential directions for the company, and strategic planning is the operationalization of those ideas.A primary activity of strategic thinking is called strategic positioning, focused on four growth areas according to the Ansoff matrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansoff_matrix):- Market penetration (increased market share)- Market development (new customer groups or new market areas)- Product development (new products and/or significant improvements to current products)- Diversification (new business areas for example via acquisitions)Strategic thinking depends on early identification of emerging market trends, extensive market intelligence, in-depth competitive analysis and a full understanding of the following elements:- Product/market scope- Growth vectors- Competitive advantages- SynergyUltimately, strategic thinking is part of a broader corporate strategy development that focus on defining: Mission, Vision, Value

Leading the private cloud computing research in the Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) research division and advising enterprise architecture teams in Fortune organizations and CTO offices at leading software vendors. Top achievements and initiatives include:- Influencing the technology strategy and purchasing decisions of hundreds of Fortune 500 and Global Fortune 2000 large enterprises in the early days of cloud computing by publishing some of the most comprehensive research papers in Gartner’s history — achieving the same circulation of branded research (e.g., Magic Quadrants). 
Examples:-- Evaluation Criteria for Cloud Management Platforms (http://www.gartner.com/resId=2087415)-- Field Research Actions to Take: Devising a Cloud Application Onboarding Strategy (http://www.gartner.com/resId=1907915)-- The Big Mind Shift: Capacity Management for Virtual and Cloud Infrastructures (http://www.gartner.com/resId=1721514) - Supporting sales in strategic conversations with executive customers (e.g., CIOs, CTOs, VP Infrastructure & Operations, IT Architects), understanding the market dynamics and different sales motions across key industries (especially in Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail, Government) and geographies (mainly EMEA and North America), and achieving millions of dollars of subscription renewals per year

Leading the most authoritative online publication about virtualization worldwide. Curating every aspect of the company, including business development (definition of a business model based on ads and advisory services, partnerships development to deliver a daily Japanese translation, organization of a large-scale conference to expand the brand), product management (external writers coordination to produce content, content review), product engineering (roadmap development and coordination of developers to create new features) and sales execution (relationship development with advertising agencies). Top achievements and initiatives include:
- Recognition as a pioneer in the virtualization industry first, and in the cloud computing industry later, recording over 7 million visitors per year, including more than 50% of the Fortune 100 companies- Creation of the first industry independent conference about virtualization, supported by $400K in sponsorship investment from leading IT vendors at its first edition- Delivery of hundreds of keynotes worldwide at industry and vendor events about the state of the virtualization market, influencing tens of thousands of end-user organisations across the globe in their adoption of the emerging technologies- Business growth from zero to $1M USD and subsequent exit

Leading the strategic direction and adoption plan for cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application platforms, Top achievements and initiatives include:
- Adoption of the company first virtualization platform and migration of 80% of application workloads to the new architecture, resulting in cost savings for hundreds of thousands of Euros- Implementation of a sophisticated cyber defence system, resulting in a sudden stop of cybersecurity attacks and a gain in employees productivity by 30%

Leading the educational and evangelisation efforts in cybersecurity for the biggest national publisher in Italy. Top achievements and initiatives include:- Creation of the first ethical hacking security course in Italy (one of the first four in the world), which generated 2% of the educational department revenue in its first year- Creation of the first Italian conference dedicated to cybersecurity, attracting thousands of participants across leading Italian industry sectors (e.g., banking, manufacturing, government) over three years - Publishing of the first book about cybersecurity in Italian language for a non-technical audience

Launched in July 2017, H+ is a project focused on tracking the academy research progress, startup landscape, and market investments related to human body enhancement fields: neural interfaces, augmented reality, biohacking, bionic prosthetics, genetic engineering, nanorobotics, tissue engineering, and wearables.