Data Science e Tecnologie per le Basi di Dati (M.S.)
Data warehouse and data mining — teacher assistant
About
I am a physicist passionate about exploring the intersection of science and technology through machine learning. Beyond my work, I like to perform volunteer activities, stay with friends, and keep an eye open around me.
As I look around the world, I am aware of the many challenges we face. Rather than simply complain, I try to take action in whatever way I can. While I do not have all the answers, I believe that each of us can make a difference by doing our small part. Although I know I cannot change the world single-handedly, I strive to do my best, and I hope my efforts will inspire others to do the same. Together, we can work towards a better future.
PhD student at PoliTO.
I'm currently a PhD student at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. My research interest relates to theory-based machine learning strategies, i.e. the integration of data-agnostic prior knowledge to deep learning models to enhance their predictions.
- Degree: PhD student
- University: Politecnico di Torino
- Email: simone.monaco@polito.it
Interests
Environmental care Volunteering Cooking Movies Basketball Travels
News
DEC
2025
2025
Attendance at NeurIPS 2025
I attended NeurIPS 2025 in San Diego, presenting a workshop paper. Thanks for all the amazing discussions and connections made!
SEP
2025
2025
Starting as a Researcher at PoliTO
Started a position as Researcher (RTD-A) at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino.
MAR
2025
2025
PhD Thesis Defence
Defended my PhD thesis on theory-guided data science models (Politecnico di Torino).
SEP
2024
2024
Talk at Cambridge University
I presented part of my research work at the University of Cambridge, UK on September 26, 2024. The talk focused on the integration of prior knowledge in deep learning models for climate prediction. More information: here.
AUG
2024
2024
Participation at KDD 2024
Attended KDD 2024 to present research and engage with the data mining and knowledge discovery community.
Publications
Here there are some highlights of my research publications the full list is available here.
Resume
Education
Ph.D. program in Computer Engineering
2021 - ongoing
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Thesis on theory-guided Data Science models.
Master degree on Physics of Complex Systems
2018 - 2020
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
International track besed in Turin, Trieste and Paris.
Bachelor's degree on Physical Engineering
2015 - 2018
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Professional Experience
Research scholarship
2020 - 2021
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Machine Learning and Data Science techniques for supply chains in the clinical setting.
Research scholarship
01/2020 - 07/2021
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Universite Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
Thermodynamic analysis of physical systems and development of neural networks to predict particle behavior.
Research scholarship
03/2018 - 06/2018
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Development of algorithms for data elaboration for Brain Imaging and Brain Computer Interface.
Teaching
Highlights from the classes I currently support and a look at previous editions.
2023–2024
Business intelligence per big data (M.S.)
Introduction to business intelligence — teacher assistant
Data management and visualization (M.S.)
Lectures on extended SQL and data warehouse — teacher assistant
Formerly
- Distributed architectures for big data processing and analytics (M.S.) 2022–2025 · Lectures on Hadoop and Spark — teacher assistant
- DATA SCIENCE AND AI FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS 2022–2023 · Corso di Formazione Permanente, Torino — teacher assistant
- Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Enertech (M.S.) 2022–2023 — Data science mentor for the challenge
- Introduction to Databases (B.A.) 2021–2022 — Relational algebra, SQL, and database design (teacher assistant)