Independent AI & Quant Systems Architecture · Rome / Remote

I design AI and quantitative systems that survive production, markets and scrutiny.

AIgen Consult is the independent practice of Alessio Rocchi, AI Researcher & Systems Architect and Co-Founder / Head of Quant Research at AIgen Solutions. I help CTOs, fintech teams and AI-native companies turn agentic AI, reinforcement learning and systematic trading ideas into validated, observable production platforms.

  • VMware Tanzu
  • AIgen Solutions
  • Neural Trading Group
  • Aruba Cloud
  • Stanford ML Specialization
  • University of Milan CS
  • OSCP
  • GitHub blackms

Where I help

Useful when the hard part is not the demo. It is proof, integration and operation.

01

Agentic AI that must be trusted

Tool orchestration, evaluation loops, memory boundaries, guardrails and production failure modes for systems where agents touch real workflows.

02

Quant research that needs validation

Walk-forward testing, reinforcement-learning workflows, regime analysis, capacity caveats, risk telemetry and honest robustness checks.

03

ML platforms that need engineering discipline

FastAPI services, PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB, queues, observability, Kubernetes, Docker and reproducible deployment for live ML workloads.

04

Architecture decisions under pressure

Tradeoff analysis, build-vs-buy choices, cloud-native architecture, security posture and implementation paths that teams can defend later.

Engagement modes

Plug in where the technical risk is highest.

Evidence ledger

The claims are grounded in shipped systems, enterprise delivery and public technical work.

I keep the homepage proof-oriented on purpose: senior buyers do not need AI theatre. They need to know whether the person can validate, build and operate complex systems.

Enterprise AI / Cloud

Staff / Principal Solution Architect · VMware Tanzu

Led AI/ML, Kubernetes and cloud-native initiatives; drove €60M+ in technical wins and trained 30+ field architects.

Trading Infrastructure

Co-Founder & Head of Quant Research · AIgen Solutions

Built intelligent trading infrastructure including a 9-microservice platform from data ingestion through live execution.

Cloud Scale

Solutions Architect · Aruba S.p.A.

Co-designed Aruba Cloud, automated provisioning from hours to minutes, built billing and metering for 6K+ tenants and supported €2M annual contracts.

Research

Agentic software, external memory and algorithmic trading

Publications cover constrained LLM coding agents, external information management in LLM agents, hierarchical RL for trading and equity return prediction.

Complete profile signal

Research depth plus enterprise operating experience.

Aug 2024 — Present

Co-Founder & Head of Quant Research · AIgen Solutions

Building intelligent trading infrastructure for fintech clients with measurable validation, live execution discipline and production engineering.

Nov 2023 — Present

Founder & Chief Research Officer · Neural Trading Group

Independent quantitative research initiative focused on AI, machine learning, reinforcement learning and systematic trading.

Jan 2017 — Apr 2024

Staff / Principal Solution Architect · VMware Tanzu

Drove AI/ML, Kubernetes and cloud-native initiatives, secured €60M+ in technical wins and trained 30+ field architects.

Feb 2012 — Jan 2017

Solutions Architect · Aruba S.p.A.

Co-designed Aruba Cloud, automated provisioning from hours to minutes and supported billing/metering systems for 6K+ tenants.

github.com/blackms

Open-source work that maps to client delivery.

The public GitHub profile shows practical work across agent orchestration, Claude Code tooling, quant trading systems, cloud-native architecture and developer automation.

Open GitHub profile

Operating model

A small surface area, clear proof points and no unnecessary theatre.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Clarify business objective, uncertainty model, architecture reality, data constraints and operational risks.

  2. 02

    Validate

    Define walk-forward tests, robustness checks, negative controls, success metrics and failure modes before scaling.

  3. 03

    Build

    Implement the critical path with tests, automation, observability, deployment and operational runbooks.

  4. 04

    Transfer

    Leave the team with documented decisions, practical runbooks and a system they can safely extend.

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Contact

Send the technical brief, not the pitch deck.

Include the objective, current stack, data reality, timeline and the part of the system that feels risky. I will reply with a concrete next step.

rocchi.b.a@gmail.com LinkedIn /in/alessiorocchi alessiorocchi.com GitHub @blackms

Independent freelance consulting under Italian P.IVA · Remote-first · Based in Rome, Italy