Nicola di Gruttola Giardino received a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems track, from Politecnico di Torino in 2024. He is a first year Ph.D. student in Aerospace Engineering. His main interests are in aerospace systems, digital design, real-time operating systems and firmware development. He is part of the the STAR Team, as well as the Electronic CAD & Reliability group.