Carlo Nicolini, PhD is currently Senior Scientist at Ipazia SpA, a company of artificial intelligence services for industry and banks. After completing a PhD in applied physics focused on community detection in brain fMRI networks, he pursued postdoctoral studies exploring the statistical physics of complex systems. His research spanned various fields, including neuroscience and finance. Transitioning to industry, he joined a leading data science consulting firm in Italy, where he served as a senior analyst in the financial services sector. He is the creator of scikit-portfolio, a library for financial portfolio optimization. Currently, his research interests lie at the crossroads of deep learning, statistical physics, and finance.