About
Alessandro Berti is a Ph.D. student in Quantum Computing at University of Pisa.
He loves innovation and technology and in 2019 started a podcast, the PointerPodcast, which deals with these two themes.
In 2019, he started Tocket, a startup project about ticketing based on Blockchain technology whose aim is defeating scalping.
In 2020, he built a community, Superhero Valley, whose target is to prepare students for interviews in big tech companies.
The podcast, the startup, and the community made Alessandro realize the importance of networking and soft skills.
Interests
- Any fancy idea! ✨
Education
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PhD in Quantum Computing, 2020 - OnGoing
University of Pisa
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MSc in Computer Science, 2017 - 2020
University of Pisa
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BSc in Computer Science, 2013- 2017
University of Pisa
Experience
Teaching Assistant “Introduction to Quantum Computing”
Visiting Ph.D. Student
Worked on Quantum Reservoir Computing approaches to synthesize quantum gates resistant to noise.
Seminar on “Quantum Artificial Intelligence”
The seminar was held in the course “Introduction to Quantum Computing”. Topics. Quantum encoding techniques, the quantum Euclidean distance, the FF-QRAM, and a quantum distance-based classifier.
Teaching Assistant “Programming Laboratory”
Tutoring activities and didactic‑integrative for the class “Programming Laboratory” at the Computer Science degree of the University of Pisa
Teaching Assistant “Programming and Algorithmics”
Tutoring activities and didactic‑integrative for the class “Programming and Algorithmics” at the Computer Science degree of the University of Pisa
Community Manager & Co-Founder
Superhero Valley is a no‑profit community whose aim is to prepare students for tech interviews typical of Silicon Valley tech companies. We want to show that, with the right commitment, everyone can reach Silicon Valley.
Collaborator
Entrusted in promoting interdisciplinarity, new learning models, and the development of innovation projects with an entrepreneurial and social vocation.
CTO
- Developed with my team the business model and business development.
- Developed in Dart the payment system based on Stripe’s API of the Tocket App
- Developed in Dart the Tocket App APIs to interact with Tocket’s Ethereum smart contracts.
- Developed in Flutter part of the frontend/backend of Tocket App for Android and iOS platform.
Co-Host
The PointerPodcast is a podcast about innovation and technology. PointerPodcast interviews highly qualified guests in various topics such as Quantum Computing, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, etc. Through the podcast, we hope to generate an impact and inspire people through the stories of our guests. The PointerPodcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, and Google Podcast.
Recent Publications
(2022).
XOR-AND-XOR Logic Forms for Autosymmetric Functions and Applications to Quantum Computing.
TCAD 2022.
(2022).
Clustering Classical Data with Quantum k-Means.
ICTCS 2022.
Talks
Quantum Computing: Lov Grover
What is the cost to classically search for an element in an unordered array? In the worst case, you have to look at all the elements of your array, one by one. However, this is not true with quantum computation! In this talk, one of the most disruptive quantum algorithms will be presented, the Grover algorithm!
Quantum Computing for NooBS
Quantum Computing is the use of quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation. But what actually is it? What are these quantum phenomena exploited to do this kind of computation? And, last but not least, is it really going to be a disruptive technology?
Quantum Computing: From Zero to Classification
Quantum Computing is the use of quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation. But what actually is it? What are these quantum phenomena exploited to do this kind of computation? And, last but not least, is it really going to be a disruptive technology?
Supervision
Co-Supervisor:
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Alessio La Greca, Quantum Game Design: Esplorazione di Labirinti con l’Algoritmo di Grover, BSc in Computer Science, 2021
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Alessandro Poggiali, Quantum Clustering with k-Means, MSc in Computer Science, 2022
Accomplishments
SQMS/GGI Summer School on Quantum Simulation of Field Theories
Certificate of Quantum Excellence
English for Research Publication and Presentation Purposes | C1
Global Quantum Programming Workshop | QBronze
Global Quantum Programming Workshop is a week-long online workshop on the basics of quantum computing and quantum programming.
xBlue
1-week immersion program on acquiring the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial mindset.
CyB+ Contamination Lab
It’s the advanced program of the CLab and is structured in action-learning seminars useful to strengthen the process of construction, training, and development of innovative projects that will be born with the support of the CLab
Soft Skills for businesses
The program provided by the University of Pisa to promote the development of transversal skills to disciplinary specializations including for example: people management, critical thinking, and creativity, negotiation, coordination with others, judgment and decision making. Essential skills for a new company or in any work environment.
Contact
- alessandro.berti at phd.unipi.it
- Via Largo Pontercorvo 3, Department of Computer Science, Pisa, Tuscany
- Building C, Floor 2, Office 300