Alessandro Maria Calista
Third-year Computer Science student and co-founder of Claror, a university-funded startup making websites accessible through AI. Passionate about building real products, from AI assistants to management systems used by businesses, and about learning something new with every project. Multiple hackathon winner, national-level competitive programmer, and tech content creator sharing AI and Computer Science with a community of over 3,700 people.
Skills
Database
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
Languages
- Java
- Python
- Rust
- TypeScript
- C#
Framework
- Vue.js
- Spring Boot
- .NET
DevOps
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
AI/ML
- RAG
Testing & Validation
- JUnit
- PyTest
- Jest
Startup
Co-founder — Claror
2026Web Accessibility Startup — Funded by the University of Camerino
Building Clari, a B2B SaaS product that lets visitors chat with a website instead of searching it: answers cite their sources, and Clari says so when the information isn't available. Secured over €20,000 in university funding.
claror.itExperience & Hackathons
Content Creator — AI & Computer Science
2026Independent Creator
I create content about AI, Computer Science and tech, with over 3,700 followers on Instagram.
instagram.com/alessandrocalista.itHackathon Tirana (Albania) — 'Adriatic Virtual Worlds'
2026Selected Participant
Built a peer-to-peer campus platform for hosting and joining informal student activities, pitching the working demo to industry judges.
Hackathon Macerata (Italy) — 'Macerata & AI'
20251st Place — Helv.IA
Won 1st prize with Helv.IA, a B2B event-discovery platform helping organizers publish local events and students find weekend activities.
Hackathon Opole (Poland) — Cultural Heritage & AI
20252nd Place
Single-handedly developed a complete quiz and gamification web app in 24 hours, tested by the jury.
Italian Team Olympiad in Informatics
2023Regional Winner — National Participant
Solved algorithmic and competitive-programming problems under time pressure as part of a team, placing first regionally and qualifying for the national finals in Bologna.
Education
University of Camerino
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Statistics, Databases, Software Engineering, Networks and Security, Algorithms and Data Structures.
Projects
Personal Project
AI assistant that answers questions from a set of documents, running entirely on local open-source models.
Patient Management
Closed sourceOsteopathy Studio
A system that digitalized a studio's patient records, replacing paper and making each patient's history instantly searchable.
Production System
Closed sourceLocal Company
A system that lets a factory track orders and production status in real time, streamlining daily operations.