
Riccardo Fiorista
Final Assembly Mechanic Internee

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About me
MIT MST student & Fulbright scholar committed to make public transport equal
Education

HTBLA Eisenstadt - Aeronautical Engineering
2010 - 2015Ing. Aeronautical Engineering and Aerodynamics 1,0 - Graduated with honorsActivities and Societies: Chairman of the Aeronautical Student Club | Chairman and founder of the school's Field-Hockey Club | Student representative 2015 for the Aeronautical Departement | Student representative of the Boarding Home | Educational Advisor | Engaged in school event organisation (Proms, Info-Days, ec.) | Active scientific project supervisor | Winner of the first top performant student award 2016

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2023 - 2025Master of Science in Transportation TransportationActivities and Societies: MIT Sailing Pavilion Volunteer MITaly Board Member

University of Amsterdam
2021 - 2022Master of Science - MS Data Science
UNSW
2018 - 2019Computer Science Year Abroad Program of the University of EdinburghActivities and Societies: Makerspace Mentor, LinkedSKY founder, UNSW HyperLoop Engineer, Rocketry Team R'n'D Engineer

Fulbright Austria
2022 - 2023Fulbright Scholar Nominee Transportation & MobilityPart of the Austrian Fulbright nominee cohort 22/23

The University of Edinburgh
2016 - 2020Bachelor’s Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer ScienceActivities and Societies: Computer Science Society, Economics Society, Entrepreneurship Society
Experience

Franz Haas Food Equipment GmbH
Jul 2012 - Jul 2012Final Assembly Mechanic InterneeAquired and developed skills to understand and apply advanced production and assembling techniques.

Triavio Srl.
Aug 2013 - Aug 2013Aircraft Mechanic InterneeSupported staff in the general maintenance of ultra light and light aircraft.

BSH Eisenstadt
Sept 2014 - Jun 2015Boarding School RepresentativeSupported staff and students by representing a mediative peer with a strong focus on my interpersonal skills.

HTBLA Eisenstadt
Sept 2014 - Jun 2015Department Representative - Aeronautics and Aerospace EngineeringEngaged for the improvement of academic and extracurricular development opportunities.

Caritas Salzburg
Oct 2015 - Jun 2016Civil ServantSupporting the administrative team in processing incoming application for basic need coverage of active asylum seekers. Furthermore, supporting people with a pending asylum process in three different refugee houses.

University of Edinburgh Entrepreneurs
Jan 2017 - May 2018President
Mar 2017 - May 2018IT, Marketing, and Event Manager
Jan 2017 - Mar 2017

Start-ED Conference
Aug 2017 - Mar 2018Co-Founder & Executive OrganizerAs the initiator and the leader of organization together with Ellie Jarvie, Jamie Ross, Sean Paterson, and Hiroki Hirayama, START|ED developed in only three months from an idea to the “first of it’s kind event” in Europe. Getting students #startupReady is fundamental in order to adapt our generation on how the economy and the work market is shifting.

University of Edinburgh - Accommodation Services
Sept 2017 - Jun 2018Resident Assistant
University of Edinburgh School of Engineering
Jan 2018 - Mar 2018Tutor - Techniques of Management
UNSW Hyperloop
Nov 2018 - Sept 2019Structures and Aerodynamics EngineerMain designer of the current pod for the UNSW hyperloop team.

Goldwind
Feb 2019 - May 2019Wind & Site Engineering Intern
SBB CFF FFS
May 2019 - Aug 2019Mobile Application InternSupporting one of the most innovative teams in a major public transport provider. From IoT to iOS!

The University of Edinburgh
Sept 2019 - May 2020Laboratory DemonstratorSoftware Engineering - Lab DemonstratorIntro. Machine Learning - Lab DemonstratorIntro. Algorithms and Data Structures - TutorIntro. Machine Learning - TutorReasoning and Agents - Tutor

Continuum Industries
May 2020 - Sept 2021Software EngineerContinuum Industries gives your linear infrastructure planning and design teams superpowers - so they can design faster and build cheaper. Your teams can work together with the CI Engine to automate their existing design process and use AI to explore millions of possible design options, letting them focus on engineering not number crunching.Become an early adopter now and be first to learn how you can use AI to design railways, roads, pipelines and power lines.Personally, I am deeply involved with the back-end infrastructure of our product as well as working occasionally on the AI optimization engine. Show less

University of Amsterdam
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022I have represented the Information Studies Data Student (Track) students towards staff, the informatics institute, and the University of Amsterdam in a wider sense. I have promoted the discourse within the student body and their interactions with staff, have started to shape the role as representative to encompass a student-focused component, and supported the new cohort in their first weeks. Furthermore, I have co-elaborated a scheme for mid-semester course feedback and student-teacher feedback exchange. Show less
Student Staff Representative Board - Information Studies (OCIK)
Feb 2022 - Oct 2022Research Assistant
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022Teaching Assistant
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
Licenses & Certifications

Human Factors
Austro ControlFeb 2015
AFZ
Austro ControlJun 2014
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Riccardo FioristaMLH 1st Price - GUTS Hackathon Glasgow MLH Oct 2016 As one of the most creative teams we were able to achieve the first price of the MLH Award at the GUTECH hackathon "GUTS" with our procedural game "GUTED".
- Awarded to Riccardo FioristaTop Performant Student Award Elternverein der HTBLA Eisenstadt Jun 2016 Winner of the first Top Performant Student award for outstanding engagement in extracurricular activities as well as astonishing academic achievements.
- Awarded to Riccardo FioristaGraduated with Honors HTBLA-Eisenstadt Jun 2015 Graduated with the highest possible grades (1.0) in: English (written & oral examination) Mechanics / Mathematics / Lightweight Construction (written examination) Electronics / Avionics (oral examination) Gasturbines / Thermodynamics (oral examination)
Volunteer Experience
Sailing Instructor
Issued by Centro Velico Caprera on May 2021
Associated with Riccardo FioristaCo-Founder
Issued by Free Period and Safer Sex Products (FPSSP) on Sept 2021
Associated with Riccardo FioristaSailing Instructor Assistant
Issued by Centro Velico Caprera on Jul 2016
Associated with Riccardo FioristaPeer Assisted Learning Scheme Leader - Management
Issued by University of Edinburgh School of Engineering on Jan 2018
Associated with Riccardo FioristaPeer Assisted Learning Scheme Leader - Informatics
Issued by University of Edinburgh Informatics on Sept 2017
Associated with Riccardo FioristaAcademic Advisor and Academic Project Councellor
Issued by HTBLA Eisenstadt on Sept 2015
Associated with Riccardo Fiorista
Languages
- geGerman
- enEnglish
- itItalian
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