Reza Ahmadi

Reza Ahmadi

I hold a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Verona, specializing in Robotics & Smart Industry — currently a Research Fellow on a Fondazione Cariverona-funded project combining large-scale software development with AI. My research interests span AI for Science, mobile security, and cybersecurity. I am actively seeking PhD opportunities in these areas.

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Research Experience

Research Fellow — AI & Software Development
University of Verona · INTELLIGO Labs (AI4M)
Verona, Italy
Supervisor: Prof. Marco Cristani
Apr 2026 – Present
Current
  • Selected for a competitive research fellowship on the "FINAL LAP" project, externally funded by Fondazione Cariverona, within the AI for Materials (AI4M) group of INTELLIGO Labs.
  • Designing and implementing AI-driven solutions spanning Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Computer Vision for intelligent material design.
  • Developing full-stack software infrastructure to support research workflows, model training pipelines, and experimental evaluation.
R&D Software Engineer — Applied AI & Mobile
Qualyco (University of Verona Spinoff)
Verona, Italy
Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
  • Engineered a computer vision solution for Benelli manufacturing to optimize industrial warehouse operations.
  • Designed and integrated a robust OCR pipeline on Android edge devices for real-time tracking of high-precision components in real-time.
Research Fellow — Cybersecurity & IoT Systems
University of Verona (iNEST / EU NextGenerationEU)
Verona, Italy
Supervisor: Prof. Mariano Ceccato
Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
  • Selected for a competitive, fully-funded research fellowship under the iNEST project, backed by the European Union (NextGenerationEU).
  • Automated API Specification Inference from Network Traffic of Android Applications (AndroidMITM).
  • Built an automated massive testing framework on Docker/Podman with Python APIs and mitmdump.
  • Automated testing processes for capturing and analyzing traffic via custom certificate integration on Android emulators.
  • Configured Android SDK tools for seamless network traffic interception and security audits.

Publications / Working Papers

2026 Under Review
Dynamic Inference of REST APIs from Android Network Traffic
Reza Ahmadi, Sofia Mari, Michele Pasqua, Mariano Ceccato
2026 Under Review
A Study of NFC Relay Fraud Detection on Android
Reza Ahmadi, Grzegorz Kołaczek
* Full texts are not yet publicly available for papers under review — feel free to contact me for a copy.

Education

Master's in Computer Engineering
University of Verona
Specialization: Robotics & Smart Industry · Average: 100/110
Thesis: Automated API Specification Inference from Network Traffic of Android Applications
2023 – 2026
Verona, Italy
Bachelor's in Software Engineering
Shahab Danesh University
2nd Top Student in Software Engineering (2017) · Average: 16.78/20
2016 – 2018
Qom, Iran
Associate Degree in Software Engineering
Kashan Boys Technical College
Average: 14.43/20
2013 – 2015
Kashan, Iran

Professional Experience

Android Developer
Reply
Milan, Italy
Oct 2025 – Jan 2026
  • Contributed to the development and maintenance of UniCredit and Banco BPM banking applications.
Android Developer
Bale Messenger
Tehran, Iran · 15M+ monthly active users
2020 – 2024
  • Revamped outdated modules and refactored 10,000+ lines of legacy code.
  • Enhanced memory performance by 40% and achieved 99% crash-free performance.
  • Developed 10+ new features and led performance optimization initiatives.
Android Developer
Basalam
Qom, Iran · 10M+ users
2018 – 2020
  • Built the application from scratch in 2 months; reached 1 million users within 2 years.
  • Awarded "Best Social Marketplace Application in Iran" (IWMF 2019).
Android Developer
MTN Irancell
Tehran, Iran
2017 – 2018
  • Restructured codebase for maintainability and reduced technical debt by 20%.

Skills

AI & ML
Machine Learning Deep Learning NLP Computer Vision PINNs PyTorch
Cybersecurity
Static Analysis Dynamic Analysis Mobile Security Auditing MITM Analysis Network Traffic Analysis mitmproxy/mitmdump SSL/TLS Interception API Security
Mobile
Android Native Jetpack Compose Android SDK Kotlin Java
Programming
Python Kotlin Java C++ JavaScript Bash/Shell
DevOps & Tools
Docker Podman Git CI/CD Linux Gradle LaTeX
Databases
SQL SQLite MySQL NoSQL

Awards & Certificates

Best Social Marketplace Application in Iran
IWMF 2019 · Basalam
3rd Place — ACM Programming Competition
Shahab Danesh University · 2017
IELTS — B2 Professional Working Proficiency
IDP Education Ltd · 2023
Android Development Professional Certificate
i3center · 2016

Languages

English B2 — Professional Working Proficiency · Master's degree conducted in English
Italian A2 — Elementary
Persian Native