Federico Polenta was born in Senigallia (AN), Italy, on May 23rd, 1997. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Computer and Automation Engineering from Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, in 2020. During his undergraduate studies, he had the opportunity to gain international experience by conducting research at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in Tokyo, Japan, for a duration of three months.
In May 2023, he completed his M.Sc. degree in Automation and Control Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. His master's thesis focused on the design and development of the longitudinal and lateral controllers for an autonomous vehicle, as a part of the 1000MAD project by Politecnico di Milano.
In May 2023 he joined the mOve research group as a Junior Research Assistant.