Tommaso Vaccari
Hi, I'm Tommaso 👋 — an Engineering & Computer Science student at Politecnico di Milano, passionate about math, machine learning, and well-crafted software. I combine math and programming to build thoughtful, practical solutions to challenging problems.
Education
- 2023 – 2026
Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy
BSc in Engineering & Computer Science (expected 2026).
- 2018 – 2023
Liceo Scientifico
Ferrara, Italy
High school diploma with final grade 100/100 (June 2023).
Experience
- Mar 2025 – Present
Superhero Valley — Mentee
Remote · Italy
Selected among top Italian students for Superhero Valley mentorship. Receiving personalized guidance from mentors at leading tech companies to accelerate growth and positive community impact.
Honors & Awards
- 2024
Top Freshman Award
Politecnico di Milano
Recognized by Politecnico di Milano as one of the best freshmen in Engineering & Computer Science.
Latest from the blog
See all posts →From Bigrams to Neural Networks: The First Step in Language Modeling
- #NeuralNetworks
- #Math
- #Statistics
- #Python
A hands-on walkthrough from count-based bigrams to a simple neural model.
8 Sept 2025 · ~26 min
Breaking the Sorting Barrier in Single-Source Shortest Paths
- #Dijkstra
- #SSSP
- #Graph Algorithms
- #Complexity Theory
Exploring the ideas behind the new breakthrough paper, breaking the long-standing sorting barrier for single-source shortest paths.
1 Sept 2025 · ~14 min