CV

Experience

Research Assistant in MARL Zurich, Switzerland
ALPI Lab, University of Zurich, supervised by Giorgia Ramponi Sept 2026 – Present
Research Intern in MARL for Zero Shot Coordination Stuttgart, Germany
Collaborative AI Centre, supervised by Andreas Bulling and Constantin Ruhdorfer Mar 2026 – Jul 2026

Investigating how joint attention can support zero-shot coordination in cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning.

Master Thesis — Gaze Estimation and Eye Contact Detection Brescia, Italy
MMTLab, University of Brescia, supervised by Matteo Lancini Mar 2025 – Aug 2026

Developed an eye contact detection approach during naturalistic caregiver–infant interactions and assessed its accuracy. Part of VIPPSTAR.

Research Intern in ML for Anesthesia Control System Brescia, Italy
Control Research Group, University of Brescia, supervised by Antonio Visioli Feb 2024 – Sep 2024

Developed ML models to optimize anesthesia control systems by predicting patient's level of consciousness. Part of ACTIVA Project.

Research Papers

Grounded Joint-Attention Other-Play for Zero-Shot Coordination
G. Benintendi, C. Ruhdorfer, F. Kögel, A. Bulling
Under review at AAAI 2027

DreamTeam: Training Cooperative Agents in Imagined Worlds
C. Ruhdorfer, A. H. Güzel, S. K. Majumdar, G. Benintendi, M. Bortoletto, I. Bogunovic, J. Parker-Holder, A. Bulling
Under review at NeurIPS 2026

Education

M.Sc. in Industrial Automation Engineering Brescia, Italy & Paris, France
University of Brescia & Sorbonne University Sept 2024 – Present

Double Degree Program in Robotic Systems at Sorbonne University.

B.Sc. in Industrial Automation Engineering Brescia, Italy
University of Brescia, Final Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Sept 2021 – Sept 2024

Projects and Competitions

Human-Robot Interaction Playground (GitHub) Dec 2025

Benchmarked imitation learning algorithms (BC, DAgger, DAgger with replay buffer) on MuJoCo locomotion tasks.

1st Place – ISSA PULIRE AI-for-Cleaning Hackathon 2025 (AI Orchestrator) May 2025

Real-time platform using CV and automatic task allocation to optimize cleaning operations in stadium-scale environments.

Technical Skills