Talk:Massimiliano Versace

Requested update to lead and sourcing

I am the subject of this article and am requesting changes through the talk page in line with Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest guidance.

I request these changes:

1. Update the lead to reflect my current role at Analog Devices.

2. Replace weak/self-published references where stronger independent sources exist.

3. Restructure the article into a more standard biography format:

* Early life and education

* Academic and research career

* Neurala

* Analog Devices

* Selected honors

Suggested replacement lead:

'''Massimiliano Versace''' (born 21 December 1972) is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Neurala, a Boston-based artificial intelligence software company, and later became Vice President of Emergent AI at Analog Devices. He previously directed Boston University's Neuromorphics Laboratory.

Reason for request:

The current article appears to rely in part on weak or self-published sourcing and does not reflect my current role.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 11:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Here are sources supporting the requested update:

• Analog Devices identifies me as "Max Versace, Vice President of Emergent AI": https://www.analog.com/en/careers/ai-careers.html
• Boston University Bostonia identifies me as director of BU's Neuromorphics Laboratory: https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/summer13/versace/
• NASA describes Neurala's manufacturing/inspection work as derived from Mars-rover-related AI research: https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/from-mars-rovers-to-factory-assembly-lines/

If helpful, I can propose a more fully sourced revised lead and body outline based on these references.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 11:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions. The lead looks good at a glance. If you'd be willing to propose a fully sourced and revised lead, as well as specific changes to the body, that would be very helpful. Cheers, DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 01:46, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks you! Below is a fully sourced proposal focused on the lead and a few concrete body changes.

Proposed revised lead:

Massimiliano Versace is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Neurala and is Vice President of Emergent AI at Analog Devices. He previously directed Boston University's Neuromorphics Lab.^[1][2][3]

Proposed body changes:

• In the Career section, replace the opening paragraph with:

Versace co-founded Neurala in 2006. A 2017 TechCrunch article about the company's $14 million Series A described Neurala's focus on edge machine learning, and a 2024 NASA Spinoff article described the company's visual-inspection software as having evolved from earlier NASA-funded rover work.^[4][5]

• Also in Career (or in a short new subsection), add:

Analog Devices identifies Versace as Vice President of Emergent AI.^[6]

• For the Boston University material, I suggest keeping only the most directly sourced claim:

A 2013 Bostonia profile identified Versace as director of Boston University's Neuromorphics Lab and described the lab's NASA-linked autonomous robotics work.^[7]

Source cleanup request:

• Replace current ref 8 (Google News mirror) with the TechCrunch citation above.
• Remove or replace refs 9-12 (YouTube/personal-site sourcing) where they are being used for biographical claims, since stronger sources now exist.
• I have intentionally not proposed changes to the unsourced awards/early-life material in this request, to keep the request narrow and easier to review.

Thank you again.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 19:29, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

citations

here are the full citations:

• Kennedy, Patrick L. (May 29, 2013). "The Robot as Decider". Bostonia. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
• Vanian, Jonathan (January 17, 2017). "Versace Family Member Wants To Succeed In Artificial Intelligence, Not Fashion". Fortune. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
• Mannes, John (January 17, 2017). "Neurala closes $14M Series A to bring machine learning to the edge". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
• Carroll, Rebecca (November 1, 2024). "From Mars Rovers to Factory Assembly Lines". NASA Spinoff. Retrieved 2026-04-28.
• "Artificial Intelligence Careers at Analog Devices". Analog Devices. Retrieved 2026-04-28.

No further changes requested at this time; I am only adding the citations in easier-to-reuse format. Thank you. ~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 18:13, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

work position

If helpful, I would be very comfortable with review being limited only to updating the lead and adding the current Analog Devices role, even if the rest of the article remains unchanged for now.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 18:51, 30 April 2026 (UTC)