Nicolò Castello

I am a specialized software developer with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and low-level systems. My expertise lies in training and fine-tuning AI models, having developed a custom ~0.5B parameter model from scratch using PyTorch and Mixture of Experts (MOE) architecture. I excel at creating resource-optimized solutions, including the implementation of quantization techniques to achieve high-performance local LLM execution on mobile and embedded devices. As a dedicated Linux user, I have experience with custom distro creation and deploying kernels to edge devices. Whether building end-to-end applications in C#, Java, or Python, or competing in robotics competitions like the NAO Challenge, I bridge the gap between complex mathematics and functional code.