Emanuele Di Rosa PhD · CTO · INVENTOR
NOTES · INNOVATION, AUTOMATION AND IP

Innovate, automate, and own the IP — notes from having done it.

Do you want to innovate and automate processes in your company?
Do you have a software product you would like to make unique — built on a patentable invention?
Do you want to create intellectual property that helps you raise funds?

If you are asking yourself any of these, this page is for you. I have done each of them — as a CTO, a researcher, and an inventor with issued patents — and here is what I have learned.

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Emanuele Di Rosa, PhD
Emanuele Di Rosa, PhD CTO & Head of R&D, DATAmundi.ai · inventor · 20+ years in AI
6patent filings, 3 issued, in multiple countries
2SaaS platforms licensed to global brands
25peer-reviewed papers (ACL, EMNLP)
WORKED WITH StellantisAdidasUniCreditPoste ItalianeTIMPreciselySumma Linguae → DATAmundi

Platforms licensed via App2Check (2018–2024) and work as CTO at DATAmundi. Verifiable: Stellantis and Precisely recommendations on LinkedIn → · EVA at Chatbot Summit 2019 →.

01 · INNOVATE AND AUTOMATE PROCESSES

“Do you want to innovate and automate processes in your company?”

What I have done. At DATAmundi I led the research team behind AIDA Agents and its implementation: a production multi-agent AI system that automates a whole localization workflow — translation, quality rating, post-editing, review — integrated into the CAT tools the teams already use; it won DATAmundi a Globee Innovation Award in the Best Multi-Agent System Orchestration Platform category. I also led the automation of finance and operations flows and of the workflows of AIDA Hub, the SaaS platform on which data-services projects are run, including through AI agents; DATAtalent, the platform for contributors and subject-matter experts, was modernized alongside it. At Finsa I led Data & AI programs for TIM, UniCredit and Vodafone.

What I have learned. Map the process first; automate the repeatable with AI agents and plain integration; keep people where they add judgment; and measure before and after, so the gain is real rather than claimed.

70–98%of segments publication-ready with no human post-editing (industrial benchmark)
50–70%potential reduction in post-editing effort (EAMT 2026 paper estimate)
10/11WMT24++ language pairs where the automated system beat every competitor
2026Globee Innovation Award for DATAmundi · AI Excellence Awards finalist · ACL 2026 Industry Track
Verify: EAMT 2026 paper (benchmarks) →ACL 2026 paper →Globee award →AI Excellence →Slator →
02 · MAKE YOUR PRODUCT UNIQUE WITH A PATENTABLE INVENTION

“Do you have a software product you would like to make unique — built on a patentable invention?”

What I have done. I invented a method that computes the mathematically optimal, explainable recommendation under hard constraints and ranked preferences — and took it from idea to US Patent 12,717,799 B2 (issued Aug 2026) and Italian Patent 102024000006643 (granted Jul 2026), as solo inventor, with a working product behind it. At App2Check, the patented knowledge-base extraction made EVA — a no-code cognitive-chatbot platform — unique enough to be licensed to leading brands and integrated by Precisely. A third invention, for decentralized content authenticity, is patent-pending in multiple countries.

What I have learned. AI coding agents have made building cheap; the invention is what remains defensible. Find the part that solves a technical problem in a new way — that is the patentable part. Design the invention so the claims hold, work with patent counsel through filing in multiple countries, and build the feature that embodies it, so the patent and the product describe the same thing.

United States Patent US 12,717,799 B2 — front page
US 12,717,799 B2 · Aug 25, 2026
Italian patent certificate n. 102024000006643
IT 102024000006643 · Jul 1, 2026
Verify: US 12,717,799 B2 on Google Patents →App2Check patent →Justia → All three inventions, with technical depth →
03 · CREATE IP THAT HELPS YOU RAISE FUNDS

“Do you want to create intellectual property that enables you to raise funds?”

What I have done. Investors, grant committees and enterprise buyers fund what is defensible and credible. I have built exactly that kind of portfolio: patents in multiple countries, research published at ACL, EMNLP and EAMT, an R&D roadmap connected to research and technology grants, funding and partnership shaping with US and EU universities, and two SaaS platforms whose licensing to global brands turned R&D into revenue. At DATAmundi I turned research into an award-winning product and into grant and funding applications with university partners; at App2Check, into products enterprises paid for.

What I have learned. Decide early what to patent, what to publish and what to keep secret; map R&D to TRL levels so grant committees can read it; prepare the investor- and board-level technical narrative and the due-diligence material — security, compliance, IP — before it is needed; and publish and present the research at research and business conferences, because reputation compounds into valuation.

Patents that are real assets — issued and pending in multiple countries; solo inventor on two of three. Google Patents →
Research credibility — 25 peer-reviewed papers; ACL 2026, EAMT 2026, EMNLP 2026. Google Scholar →
Grants and partnerships — an innovation roadmap, research and technology grant and funding applications, and partnership shaping with US and EU universities.
Revenue proof — two SaaS platforms built from scratch and licensed to Stellantis, Adidas, UniCredit, Poste Italiane.
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Emanuele Di Rosa made an outstanding contribution to Stellantis’ benchmarking studies, particularly in data analytics and machine learning. His innovative approach, which includes the application of generative AI to interpret KPIs without hallucinations, provided valuable insights.
Andrea Di Censo — Global VP of Customer Experience, Stellantis · Verify on LinkedIn →
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He generates creative solutions to difficult problems, and always accounts for client needs and the customer experience. A great professional to have as a business partner.
Christopher Cummings — Director of Product Management, Precisely · Verify on LinkedIn →

Questions I am often asked

Is my idea actually patentable?Often part of it is — the part that solves a technical problem in a new way. Deciding which part, and whether to patent it, publish it, or keep it secret, is the first step.
Do you write the patent yourself?I design the invention and the technical specification; a patent attorney drafts and files — the same way my own filings in multiple countries were done.
How fast can automation pay off?Start with the highest-volume repeatable step and measure it. The first gains typically come from one workflow, not a company-wide program.