Meet our Early Stage Researchers: Saif Hadj Sassi From Leonardo S.P.A.

Tell something about yourself?

Greetings, everyone! I’m Saif, a highly accomplished professional in the field of technology. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Multimedia, as well as a research master’s degree in Enterprise Systems Engineering (ESE) from the University of Sfax. I also had the privilege of participating in an exchange program at the University of Messina (Italy) and the Lublin University of Technology (Poland), broadening my academic horizons.

With distinctive academic achievements and hands-on experience in diverse research areas, I’ve undertaken internships with national and international companies. Additionally, I’ve published in internationally renowned conferences. Moreover, my linguistic versatility extends beyond English.

Why did you apply to ImmerSAFE project?

The ImmerSAFE project will give me the opportunity to study for a PhD and work in a diverse multi-disciplinary environment with various universities, companies, and a team of scientists with different backgrounds from many different countries around Europe. This leads to sharing experiences and knowledge in order to rise in creative, collaborative problem-solving. In addition, being a part of research projects in Leonardo company will provide lots of opportunities to acquire new skills to understand both industrial and technological methods. Moreover, doing PhD activities such as courses, teaching, supervision at Roma3 will increase and broaden my knowledge as a professional research experience.

What kind of expectations do you have for your research project and network training?

My main expectation involves being able to contribute to the success of the project with my work through learning, exploring and implementing the acquired scientific knowledge during my career as an ESR. I believe that I and the ESRs will improve the safety of people by developing Immersive Visual Technologies (IVT) for safety-critical applications.

Saif Hadj Sassi is based at Leonardo S.P.A., and his research project “Augmented and virtual reality systems in operative control rooms” is linked to Work Package 2.