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I'm Guglielmo Cimolai, an AI researcher and entrepreneur based in London. I'm currently pursuing an MSc in Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovation at Imperial College London, with a research focus on agentic AI: designing autonomous, multi-agent systems that can plan, reason, and execute complex tasks in safety-critical settings.

Now

I'm co-founder of coverd.ai, an Imperial-backed startup building AI for recruitment, focused on mitigating bias by producing calibrated confidence scores for transparent, auditable hiring decisions.

My day-to-day sits between research and engineering — designing decision-making systems for safety-critical settings, and working through the practical details that make agentic workflows actually deployable.

Background

I'm a former aerospace engineer. Most recently, I spent three years at Airbus Helicopters as an SPDM Specialist, leading the implementation of a Simulation Process & Data Management platform on Dassault's 3DExperience — used today by hundreds of engineers across several departments. I architected automated data pipelines integrating CAD, FEA and CFD outputs, and trained ML models for digital twins and surrogate simulation.

In parallel, I was a researcher at Cranfield University, working at the intersection of AI and advanced materials. My work produced peer-reviewed publications across physics-informed surrogate modelling, AI driven topology optimisation, and the design of auxetic and energy-absorbing metamaterials.

On a more personal side, I studied classical piano, musical theory, and composition in high school, and I still play, music is a quiet anchor outside the technical work.

Education

  • MSc, Artificial Intelligence Applications & Innovation — Imperial College London (2025–2026).
  • MSc, Advanced Lightweight & Composite Structures — Cranfield University (2020–2021). Distinction; awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Prize, given each year to one MSc student across the university.
  • BSc, Aerospace Engineering — Politecnico di Milano (2016–2020).

This website

This site is where I publish my research, ongoing projects, and occasional thoughts. It's deliberately simple, and I plan to keep it that way as it grows.