Federico De Lellis

AI Software Engineer | MSc Sound & Music Computing

Lead Hardware and DSP Engineer at Morph, building modular synthesizers. Developer specialising in audio and sound.

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About

Hi, I'm Federico 👋 I work at the intersection of software, hardware, and sound.

I'm a Lead Hardware and DSP Engineer at Morph, where I engineer multi-layer PCBs and develop embedded DSP firmware in C/C++ for real-time audio processing on modular synthesizers. I'm currently pursuing a Master's in Sound and Music Computing at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, with a thesis on real-time neural style transfer for audio loops.

Alongside music technology, I have years of experience as a full-stack developer specialising in cloud deployments on Azure, using React, Node.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and Python.

🔬 Interests: real-time audio generation, neural sound synthesis, machine learning, music information retrieval, and DSP.

Selected Projects

Check out my latest work

Morph Modular

Morph Modular designs and manufactures portable, travel-friendly Eurorack cases and modular-synth connectivity modules — engineered with nautical-grade materials. Products include the Explorer case, the CVIO breakout, and a range of I/O modules.

Hardware
Eurorack
PCB Design
Product Design
Website

Sonabe — Jazz GPT Navigator

A transformer-based jazz harmony navigator on a 3D tonal torus, using a fine-tuned DistilGPT-2 to generate chord progressions in real time.

LLM
Generative
Music
JavaScript
Github

Genetic Jazz

A genetic-algorithm system that evolves jazz melodies over chord progressions, balancing smooth melodic motion, phrase contour, and note density.

Python
Genetic Algorithm
Music Generation
Github

Skills

Python
C++
Embedded C
CMake
JavaScript
TypeScript
PyTorch
Torchaudio
TensorFlow
scikit-learn
NumPy
SciPy
CUDA
Hugging Face
JUCE
PortAudio
RtAudio
miniaudio
Essentia
librosa
Max/MSP
PureData
DSP
Microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M, STM32)
Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, MIDI, OSC)
PCB Design (KiCad, Eagle)
DAWs
Git
CI/CD Pipelines
REST APIs
Azure
React
Node.js
Next.js

Education

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra

2025 - 2026
Master in Sound and Music Computing
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Sapienza University of Rome

Mar 2022
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Internship & Work Experience

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Morph Modular

Italy | Sep 2020 - Present
Lead Hardware and DSP Engineer
Engineer multi-layer PCBs using KiCad / Eagle, implementing layout methodologies to isolate sensitive analog audio paths from high-speed digital DSP circuits. Develop and optimize embedded firmware in C/C++ running on ARM Cortex-M / STM32 microcontrollers, executing low-latency DSP algorithms for real-time audio and signal manipulation. Hardware and software development lifecycle within an Agile framework, coordinating seamlessly with industrial designers to ensure PCB constraints. Lead vendor negotiations and present technical milestones to stakeholders, optimizing BOM sourcing and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) to ensure cost-effective, scalable production.
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Upwell Development Consulting

Italy | Feb 2020 - Feb 2026
Full Stack Developer (Freelance)
Designed and developed applications on Windows Azure using modern frameworks such as React, Node.js, Next.js, TypeScript and Python, ensuring a seamless user experience and high-performance backend. Ensured applications are fully optimised for mobile and desktop, enhancing usability and performance using responsive design principles. Worked closely with the UX/UI design team to translate wireframes and prototypes.
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Polygonal

Italy | Nov 2019 - Oct 2025
IT Project Manager (Freelance)
Spearheaded the deployment of Python-based web applications on Azure App Service, utilising Azure SDK for Python to manage resources and automate app scaling. Managed the selection, configuration and deployment of IT tools and cloud-based platforms on Azure.
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