Lorenzo Steno

Lorenzo Steno

Founding Researcher at Seldon Technologies

About

I am a Master's student in Computer Science at the University of Twente, currently completing my thesis at ETH Zurich's Agentic Systems Lab.

Previously, I worked as a Solutions Architect Intern at AWS and as a Research Assistant at the AI & IoT Lab at The University of Twente. I focus on post-training methods for large language models, including fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and agentic systems, with an emphasis on safety and trustworthiness.


Research Interests

  • Multi-agent systems and AI for science
  • Safety and trustworthiness of large language models
  • Reinforcement learning for complex decision-making

Selected Projects

Green AI: Energy Efficiency of PEFT Methods
Co-authored a study evaluating energy-to-performance trade-offs of parameter-efficient fine-tuning for code generation using Qwen 3. Developed energy measurement pipelines with NVIDIA's NVML.
Energy-Efficient ML PEFT NVML
Clash Royale Reinforcement Learning Agent
Developed a model-based RL agent (DreamerV3) to master complex real-time strategy gameplay. Engineered a visual perception pipeline using YOLO for real-time game state extraction.
Reinforcement Learning Computer Vision DreamerV3
Agentic AI Assistant for Compliance Analysis
Built an AI prototype for ING bank to assist with compliance analysis. Implemented interoperability and traceability using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
LLM Agents MCP Compliance