Riccardo Fiorista

Riccardo Fiorista

Final Assembly Mechanic Internee

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  • Timeline

  • About me

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

  • Education

    • HTBLA Eisenstadt - Aeronautical Engineering

      2010 - 2015
      Ing. Aeronautical Engineering and Aerodynamics 1,0 - Graduated with honors

      Activities 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 - 2025
      Master of Science in Transportation Transportation

      Activities and Societies: MIT Sailing Pavilion Volunteer MITaly Board Member

    • University of Amsterdam

      2021 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Data Science
    • UNSW

      2018 - 2019
      Computer Science Year Abroad Program of the University of Edinburgh

      Activities and Societies: Makerspace Mentor, LinkedSKY founder, UNSW HyperLoop Engineer, Rocketry Team R'n'D Engineer

    • Fulbright Austria

      2022 - 2023
      Fulbright Scholar Nominee Transportation & Mobility

      Part of the Austrian Fulbright nominee cohort 22/23

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor’s Degree Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Computer Science Society, Economics Society, Entrepreneurship Society

  • Experience

    • Franz Haas Food Equipment GmbH

      Jul 2012 - Jul 2012
      Final Assembly Mechanic Internee

      Aquired and developed skills to understand and apply advanced production and assembling techniques.

    • Triavio Srl.

      Aug 2013 - Aug 2013
      Aircraft Mechanic Internee

      Supported staff in the general maintenance of ultra light and light aircraft.

    • BSH Eisenstadt

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Boarding School Representative

      Supported staff and students by representing a mediative peer with a strong focus on my interpersonal skills.

    • HTBLA Eisenstadt

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Department Representative - Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering

      Engaged for the improvement of academic and extracurricular development opportunities.

    • Caritas Salzburg

      Oct 2015 - Jun 2016
      Civil Servant

      Supporting 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 2018
      • President

        Mar 2017 - May 2018
      • IT, Marketing, and Event Manager

        Jan 2017 - Mar 2017
    • Start-ED Conference

      Aug 2017 - Mar 2018
      Co-Founder & Executive Organizer

      As 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 2018
      Resident Assistant
    • University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

      Jan 2018 - Mar 2018
      Tutor - Techniques of Management
    • UNSW Hyperloop

      Nov 2018 - Sept 2019
      Structures and Aerodynamics Engineer

      Main designer of the current pod for the UNSW hyperloop team.

    • Goldwind

      Feb 2019 - May 2019
      Wind & Site Engineering Intern
    • SBB CFF FFS

      May 2019 - Aug 2019
      Mobile Application Intern

      Supporting one of the most innovative teams in a major public transport provider. From IoT to iOS!

    • The University of Edinburgh

      Sept 2019 - May 2020
      Laboratory Demonstrator

      Software Engineering - Lab DemonstratorIntro. Machine Learning - Lab DemonstratorIntro. Algorithms and Data Structures - TutorIntro. Machine Learning - TutorReasoning and Agents - Tutor

    • Continuum Industries

      May 2020 - Sept 2021
      Software Engineer

      Continuum 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 2022

      I 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 2022
      • Research Assistant

        Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
      • Teaching Assistant

        Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Human Factors

      Austro Control
      Feb 2015
    • AFZ

      Austro Control
      Jun 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Riccardo Fiorista
      MLH 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 Fiorista
      Top 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 Fiorista
      Graduated 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
      Centro Velico CapreraAssociated with Riccardo Fiorista
    • Co-Founder

      Issued by Free Period and Safer Sex Products (FPSSP) on Sept 2021
      Free Period and Safer Sex Products (FPSSP)Associated with Riccardo Fiorista
    • Sailing Instructor Assistant

      Issued by Centro Velico Caprera on Jul 2016
      Centro Velico CapreraAssociated with Riccardo Fiorista
    • Peer Assisted Learning Scheme Leader - Management

      Issued by University of Edinburgh School of Engineering on Jan 2018
      University of Edinburgh School of EngineeringAssociated with Riccardo Fiorista
    • Peer Assisted Learning Scheme Leader - Informatics

      Issued by University of Edinburgh Informatics on Sept 2017
      University of Edinburgh InformaticsAssociated with Riccardo Fiorista
    • Academic Advisor and Academic Project Councellor

      Issued by HTBLA Eisenstadt on Sept 2015
      HTBLA EisenstadtAssociated with Riccardo Fiorista