COMPUTER SCIENCE, FILM DIRECTION & BCI RESEARCH

Building Software, Directing Stories & Decoding Minds.

In 2017, at age 19, I wrote an Android app in Java over three weeks to skip the lunch break queue at Liceo Peano in Cuneo. Since then, I have built mobile software, co-founded startups, created Lucerna (the native macOS studio for screenwriting and film production), directed a short film with a 30-person crew, and written Brain-Computer Interface code connecting 64-channel EEG signals directly to Unreal Engine 5.

Matteo Sipione Portrait
MATTEO SIPIONE TURIN AND CUNEO, ITALY

DreamWalking: Real-Time EEG to 3D

My Master's thesis in Cinema Engineering (Computer Engineering LM-32 class) was completed at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN), Politecnico di Torino, supervised by Professor Andrea Sanna and Professor Federico Manuri.

The project presents a closed-loop Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) that translates visual imagination recorded from brain signals into 3D models.

Continuous 64-channel EEG recordings align with feature vectors from DINOv2, rendering 3D objects in real time inside Unreal Engine 5. Model prediction confidence directly controls mesh resolution and color saturation in VR.

Politecnico di Torino (DAUIN)
July 2026, Score 105 out of 110
64-Channel EEG
DINOv2 Vision Transformer
Unreal Engine 5

Projects

Lucerna: Screenwriting & Film Production Studio for Mac

macOS & Film Tech, 2026

Native macOS studio for screenwriting, scheduling, budgeting, call sheets, and on-device story analysis. One-time purchase with no subscriptions.

/ macOS / Swift / SwiftUI / Fountain / On-Device ML / Apple Silicon / Mac App Store

DreamWalking: Real-Time EEG to 3D

Neurotechnology & AI, 2026

Master's thesis project decoding visual imagination from 64-channel EEG signals into real-time 3D objects rendered in Unreal Engine 5.

/ 64-Channel EEG / DINOv2 / Unreal Engine 5 / Python / PyTorch / Brain-Computer Interface

The Greek Crisis: Short Film Direction

Cinema & Short Film, 2025

Narrative short film centered on a three-minute monologue reflecting on the economic crisis in Greece and social resilience, produced under Luminos Film.

/ Film Direction / Cinematography / Monologue / Narrative Film / Istituto Bruno Leoni

How to Deregulate a Country: Event Direction

Event & Film Direction, 2025

Event film direction and technical multicamera production for the Discorso Bruno Leoni 2025 at Triennale di Milano, produced under Luminos Film.

/ Multicamera Direction / Live Broadcast / Lighting Design / Live Audio / Triennale Milano

MCPBouncer: OAuth 2.1 Security for AI MCP Servers

Software & AI Security, 2025

OAuth 2.1 and OIDC authorization bouncer built as a Traefik plugin to secure Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers for AI agents.

/ Go / OAuth 2.1 / OIDC / Traefik Plugin / Model Context Protocol / AI Security

PoliTO HPC SwiftBar: Cluster Monitor for macOS

HPC & Tools, 2024

macOS menu bar utility monitoring Politecnico di Torino High-Performance Computing cluster jobs, node quotas, and GPU queues.

/ Go / SwiftBar / HPC / SLURM / macOS / Cluster Monitoring

Suit Up: Short Film Direction

Cinema & Short Film, 2024

Narrative short film following Andrea's monotonous life taking a surreal turn with the delivery of a mysterious package, produced under Luminos Film.

/ Film Direction / Post-Production / Surreal Narrative / Color Grading / Visual Storytelling

Mensa Italia Mobile App: Official Flutter Client

Mobile & Open Source, 2024

Official cross-platform mobile application delivering digital ID cards, event booking, and member networking for Mensa Italia.

/ Flutter / Dart / REST API / OIDC / Mobile Architecture

MOnline: Mensa Italia Web Infrastructure

Open Source & Software, 2024

Designed and built the open-source web platform adopted by over 25 percent of Mensa Italia members for events and workflows.

/ Web Architecture / Open Source / Community IT / Workflow Engine

IEEE-HKN Portrait Processing Pipeline

Python & Automation, 2023

Automated batch processing pipeline in Python and OpenCV for IEEE-HKN honor society associate member portraits.

/ Python / OpenCV / Pillow / AI Background Removal / Image Automation

Goodslift: Short Film Direction

Cinema & Direction, 2022

Narrative short film written and directed during my Bachelor's degree at Politecnico di Torino. Awarded Best Cinematography.

/ Film Direction / Screenwriting / Visual Storytelling / Cinematography / 360 VR

E-Dway: Micromobility App Infrastructure

Startup & Software, 2022

Lead mobile developer for electric micromobility startup E-Dway. Built Flutter and Kotlin apps with BLE, TCP sockets, and GPS geofencing.

/ Flutter / Kotlin / Bluetooth Low Energy / TCP Sockets / GPS Geofencing

Luminos SRL: Nightlife Safety Tech

Startup & Software, 2020

Co-founded Luminos SRL in Turin and served as CEO for four years, managing corporate governance and nightlife technology platforms.

/ Governance / Product Strategy / Nightlife Tech / Public Speaking

FoodBay: Android App at Age 19

Origins & Early Code, 2017

An Android application written in Java over three weeks at age 19 to solve recess snack queues at Liceo Peano in Cuneo.

/ Java / Android SDK / Early Software / Press Feature

Journey & Timeline

2026

Lucerna Launch and Master's Graduation (EEG to 3D)

Launched Lucerna (lucerna.page), a native macOS studio for screenwriting, scheduling, budgeting, and privacy-first story analysis under Luminos Film S.r.l. Completed my Master's Degree in Cinema Engineering (LM-32 Computer Engineering class) at Politecnico di Torino with a score of 105 out of 110, developing the BCI EEG-to-3D thesis in Unreal Engine 5.

2025

MCPBouncer Security Plugin and Film Direction

Developed MCPBouncer (OAuth 2.1 Traefik security bouncer for AI MCP servers). Directed the narrative short film The Greek Crisis and conducted event film direction for How to Deregulate a Country (Discorso Bruno Leoni 2025 at Triennale di Milano).

2024

Mensa Italia Apps, PoliTO HPC SwiftBar and Suit Up

Built the MOnline web platform and official Flutter mobile app for Mensa Italia. Created PoliTO HPC SwiftBar for macOS cluster telemetry and directed short film Suit Up. Appointed Team Leader of D.A.R.T. (Digital Art Research Team) at DAUIN.

2023

IEEE-HKN Mu Nu Chapter and Image Automation

Communications Lead for the IEEE Honor Society (Mu Nu Chapter) at Politecnico di Torino. Designed the automated Python and OpenCV image processing pipeline for associate portrait badging.

2022

Directing Goodslift and Lead Mobile Developer at E-Dway

Wrote and directed narrative short film Goodslift with a 30-person crew, receiving Best Cinematography award and listing on Film Commission Torino Piemonte. Developed the Flutter/Kotlin BLE app suite for e-mobility startup E-Dway (€90k ARR).

2020

Co-founder and CEO at Luminos SRL

Co-founded and led Luminos SRL for over four years, developing software systems for nightlife venue safety and digital admissions. Spoke at Mobility Forum 2023 and the Information Technology Forum.

2019

Politecnico di Torino Enrollment

Enrolled in Cinema Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, focusing on computer science, digital interaction design, and multimedia systems.

2017

First Android App FoodBay at Age 19

Wrote the FoodBay Android app in Java over three weeks at age 19 while studying at Liceo Peano in Cuneo to solve recess queues. Featured in La Guida, Vending News, and Digital Innovation Days.

Non-Profit & Community Impact

Global Shapers Community (World Economic Forum)

Global Shaper · Turin Hub, 2021 – Present

Active member of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum driving local civic impact, tech accessibility, and social innovation in Turin.

/ World Economic Forum / Civic Innovation / Social Impact / Turin Hub

Mensa Italia (High-IQ Society)

Regional Leadership & Platform Developer, 2024 – Present

Active member and regional team leader at Mensa Italia. Built the MOnline open-source web platform and official Flutter mobile app adopted by over 25 percent of Mensa members across Italy.

/ Mensa Italia / Community IT / Open Source / Regional Team

IEEE-HKN Eta Kappa Nu (Mu Nu Chapter)

Communications Lead, 2025 – Present

Communications Lead for the IEEE Honor Society (Mu Nu Chapter) at Politecnico di Torino. Designed open-source Python image processing pipelines for associate badging and chapter operations.

/ IEEE-HKN / Politecnico di Torino / Open Source / Academic Honor Society

Press & Profiles

ISTITUTO BRUNO LEONI
Team Profile: Matteo Sipione, Director & Media Fellow
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COMUNICAZIONE ITALIANA
Executive Profile: Matteo Sipione, Speaker & Tech Founder
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FILM COMMISSION TORINO PIEMONTE
Official Registry of Audiovisual Directors and Authors
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LA GUIDA · FEBRUARY 23, 2017
"High school student invents app to order lunch break snacks"
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DIGITAL INNOVATION DAYS
"Innovation born at school: The FoodBay Case Study"
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VENDING NEWS
"FoodBay: Student invents mobile app to order school snacks"
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