Talks, papers, awards and workshops from a PhD in AI at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.https://stefano-blando.github.io/en-gbhttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/vadistat-award-2026/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/vadistat-award-2026/Received the VADISTAT Award for young researchers at JADT 2026 in Palermo for research on multi-method validation frameworks in text analytics.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAwardConferenceJADTText AnalyticsMachine Learninghttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/compass-workshop-2026-success/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/compass-workshop-2026-success/Successfully hosted the COMPASS workshop at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, exploring the intersection of AI, complexity, and socio-economic systems.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWorkshopComplexityAISocial SystemsPisahttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/compass-workshop-2026/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/compass-workshop-2026/Co-organizing the COMPASS workshop on May 18 at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa, bringing together researchers at the intersection of AI, complexity, and social systems.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWorkshopComplexityAISocial SystemsEconomicshttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/mars-etaps-2026-presentation/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/mars-etaps-2026-presentation/Presented our Island Model paper at MARS @ ETAPS 2026 in Turin. First presentation of my PhD research at an international conference.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTConferenceETAPSMARSStatistical Model CheckingMultiVeStAAgent-Based Modelinghttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/mars-etaps-2026-acceptance/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/mars-etaps-2026-acceptance/Our paper on statistical model checking for the Island Model has been accepted at MARS @ ETAPS 2026. Presentation in Turin on April 12, 2026.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTConferenceStatistical Model CheckingMultiVeStAAgent-Based ModelingComputational EconomicsETAPShttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/microsoft-ai-dev-days-risksentinel/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/microsoft-ai-dev-days-risksentinel/RiskSentinel developed for Microsoft AI Dev Days Hackathon 2026: a multi-agent simulator for systemic risk, contagion analysis, and interactive stress testing.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHackathonMicrosoftMulti-Agent SystemsSystemic RiskStreamlitAzure OpenAIhttps://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/graduation-cesma/https://stefano-blando.github.io/blog/graduation-cesma/Awarded II Level Master degree at University of Rome Tor Vergata with grade 110/110 cum laude. Thesis on systemic risk prediction using network topology and machine learning.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTEducationMachine LearningSystemic RiskTor Vergata