Gennaro Gala, PhD

AI research engineer for foundation models @ OpenML & TU/e


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Hi there! 👋🏼

I'm an AI/ML researcher and deep learner working on probabilistic modeling and open-source foundation models. I have broad interests deep learning and particularly like generative models as VAEs, GANs, flows, diffusion, tractable probabilistic models; and architectures as GNNs, transformers, vector quantized models, and tensor networks.

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💼 Experience

AI research engineer @ OpenML & TU/e

Eindhoven, NL – (Mar 2025 - Present)

Advisor: Dr. Joaquin Vanschoren

PhD researcher in AI & Probabilistic Machine Learning

Apr 2021 - Mar 2025, UAI group @ Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)

Intern @ Italian National Research Council

Bari, IT – (Mar 2018 - Sep 2018)

Intern researcher working on ML for marine biology 🐬

🎓 Education

PhD researcher in AI & Probabilistic Machine Learning

Apr 2021 - Mar 2025, UAI group @ Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)

Supervisors: Dr. Erik Quaeghebeur, prof. Cassio de Campos

Advisors: Dr. Antonio Vergari, Dr. Robert Peharz

Master's Degree in Computer Science & Machine Intelligence

Oct 2018 - Dec 2020, University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)

110/110 with honors (higher possible grade)

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Oct 2015 - Oct 2018, University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)

110/110 with honors (higher possible grade)

🛠️ Skills and Tools