Richard Oliveira

Hello! I'm a Marie Skłodowska-Curie doctoral fellow and first year Phd candidate at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, in the department of Electronics, Information Technology, and Bioengineering (DEIB) and the department of Mathematics (DMAT), under the supervision of Dr. Stefano Savazzi and Prof. Monica Nicoli. Furthermore, I am also affiliated with the Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (IEIIT) at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.

My background can be broadly defined as that of a Mathematical Engineer with a focus on developing mathematical models for how information is acquired, communicated and processed in engineered systems, with applications in control, computation and Machine Learning. My current research aims to bridge the gap between functional analysis and distributed optimization.

Recently, I have developed a growing interest in the mathematical foundations of agentic systems.

I received my MSc. in Electrical Engineering, Signal and Image Processing and a BSc. in Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning and Controls from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA. During my MSc. studies I have worked on the theory of Discrete Pearson-Rayleigh Random Walks under the supervision of Prof. Massimo Franceschetti.

Feel free to reach out if you'd like to chat or collaborate! I’m currently working on several projects and am always excited to explore new ideas and potential collaborations.