Simone Parrella

Italian computer engineer (born in 2001, Benevento), specialising in artificial intelligence and the security of Large Language Models. He is currently combining work with his PhD studies.

Current role:

AI Engineer at T-Defence (Rome), since June 2025: research and development of AI solutions for security and defence, threat analysis of LLMs and agent-based systems, design of architectures and retrieval pipelines.

PhD in Information Technology for Engineering, University of Sannio, since December 2025: systems for detecting and assessing attacks and vulnerabilities in LLM-based systems.

Education:

Master’s degree, University of Sannio (2023–2025): software engineering, distributed systems, parallel and high-performance computing, network and system security.

Bachelor’s degree, University of Sannio (2020–2023): programming, algorithms, databases, networks, machine learning.

Diploma from the Nunziatella Military Academy, Naples (2017–2020).

Key skills

Programming languages: Python, Java, C++, C#, SQL/NoSQL, JavaScript, Assembly.

AI/ML: machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, data mining, RAG.

Security: cyber security, threat intelligence, risk and threat assessment.

Other: project management, design patterns, Unity, Maven.

Languages: Italian (native); English: B1 (Cambridge B1 certification, 2022).

Certifications: Oracle OCI AI Foundations Associate (2025).

Relevant Projects

RAG and agent-based AI platform for document analysis

Mutation testing framework for Terraform

Compiler and static analyser for gas optimisation in Solidity smart contracts

Analysis of ransomware groups and TTPs (Cyber Threat Intelligence)

LLM-based framework for investigation and report generation

Other: Git metrics analyser, classification of respiratory disorders using NLP, parallel computing with MPI, traffic simulation using Petri nets, embedded system, emergency app in Dart, RPG video game in Unity