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Maria Pronestì
Researcher at Laboratory of Data Engineering

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Trieste. I am currently working at LADE under the supervision of Emanuele Panizon.
With a background in Statistics and Data Science, I am particularly interested in studying the internal mechanisms of multimodal transformer models to better understand the processes underlying their decisions and leverage these insights to improve model trustworthiness and transparency.

Research Interests
  • Mechanistic Interpretabillity
  • Model Steering
Experience & Education
  • MSc in Data Science and Scientific Computing, University of Trieste, 2025
  • BSc in Statistics, University of Bologna, 2022
Projects
31/03/2026
MIRA – Medical Innovation for rare disease and medical imaging using AI
The project aims to shorten the diagnostic journey for rare diseases through the application of…
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