--- title: "Stefano Noferi" description: "Stefano Noferi, Founder and CEO/CTO of noze: tech entrepreneur, AI governance and security architect. Profiles and signed articles on noze Insights." url: "https://www.noze.it/en/authors/stefano-noferi/" lang: "en" alternate: "https://www.noze.it/autori/stefano-noferi/" --- # Stefano Noferi Founder and CEO/CTO of noze. Tech Entrepreneur · AI Governance & Security Architect ![Stefano Noferi](https://www.noze.it/images/authors/stefano-noferi.jpg) Tech entrepreneur. He works on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital health, with a focus on AI agent governance: agents are becoming autonomous actors inside software systems, but today's architectures were not designed to control them. [Visit the personal website ](https://noferi.it/en/)[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanoferi/)[Full biography on noferi.it](https://noferi.it/en/about/) He proposed [OISG](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/oisg-paradigm-autonomous-ai/) (Open, Intelligent, Secure, Governed), the paradigm he proposed for autonomous AI and adopted by noze, and maintains [Admina](https://www.noze.it/en/open-source/admina/), the open source framework sponsored by noze that builds governance into AI applications and powers DataGovern, IntelliPA, AgenticHealth and VerdePilot. With [DebugABot](https://www.noze.it/en/projects/debugabot/) he does deep tech research on runtime debugging of agents and robots. In over 25 years he has worked with more than 100 clients and partners and contributed to over 30 European, national and regional research projects with universities, CNR, hospitals and industry. For international organizations, public bodies, universities and media groups he has designed cloud architectures, document systems and web portals, two of which won [Il Sole 24 Ore awards](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/www-award-radio105/). His background is in hardware, networking and electronics and he has always worked with software and open source. As a radio amateur (IZ5AWZ) he migrated Italy's first radio gateway between AMPRNet and the Internet (IW5DAM) to GNU/Linux at ISTI-CNR in Pisa. He took part in the Linux, Python, Zope and Plone communities and contributed to [C.I.R.S.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/cirs-founding/), the first Italian consortium of FLOSS companies, to [T-OSSLab](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/tosslab-announcement-2008/) and to [PloneGov Italia](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/plonegov-launch-europe-italy/). As a lecturer and coach he has trained over 1,000 professionals in university master's programmes, ITS Academies and companies on AI, cybersecurity, cloud and open source. Founder, mentor and advisor, he supports Italy's startup ecosystem. Sailing instructor with Lega Navale Italiana and UISP, including inclusive projects. FISAR sommelier and keen cook, interested in music, art, physics and mathematics. He is naturally curious. Writes about - [Artificial intelligence](https://www.noze.it/en/topics/ai/) - [Governance](https://www.noze.it/en/topics/governance/) - [Cybersecurity](https://www.noze.it/en/topics/cybersecurity/) - [Digital health](https://www.noze.it/en/topics/digital-health/) ## Articles [28 June 2026](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aleph-neuro-ultrasound-brain/) ### [Aleph Neuro: ultrasound brain imaging, fully open source](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aleph-neuro-ultrasound-brain/) [On 24 June 2026 Aleph Neuro published what it claims is the first 3D image of the vasculature of a living human brain captured with ultrasound through the intact skull, using ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM), releasing the full pipeline and dataset as open source on GitHub. How it works, why it matters for digital health, and our take.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aleph-neuro-ultrasound-brain/) [20 May 2026](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/admina-open-source/) ### [Admina: Open Source framework for AI governance](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/admina-open-source/) [Admina v0.9.1 released (20 May 2026): Apache 2.0 Open Source framework for AI governance, created by Stefano Noferi and sponsored by noze. Python SDK + Rust proxy, 4 governance domains, \~6µs overhead, 700+ tests.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/admina-open-source/) [16 April 2026](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/oisg-paradigm-autonomous-ai/) ### [OISG: noze adopts the paradigm for autonomous AI systems](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/oisg-paradigm-autonomous-ai/) [noze adopts OISG (Open, Intelligent, Secure, Governed), the architectural paradigm proposed by Stefano Noferi for the design and governance of autonomous AI systems. Four interdependent pillars that translate into concrete benefits for products, solutions, partners and clients.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/oisg-paradigm-autonomous-ai/) [5 March 2026](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/opencode-remote-ops-ssh/) ### [Tutorial: opencode on a remote server via SSH for Linux ops](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/opencode-remote-ops-ssh/) [Using opencode (opencode.ai) inside an SSH session for log triage, package audit and small maintenance tasks on Linux servers. Human-approval flow, no secrets in prompts, preventive backup.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/opencode-remote-ops-ssh/) [18 March 2025](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/goose-mcp-health-fhir/) ### [Tutorial: Goose with a read-only MCP server on anonymised FHIR metadata](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/goose-mcp-health-fhir/) [Block's Goose configured with a custom MCP server exposing read-only metadata of an anonymised FHIR bundle. Local LLM via Ollama, directory isolation, use of test datasets.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/goose-mcp-health-fhir/) [30 October 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/cline-vscode-approval-mode/) ### [Tutorial: Cline in VS Code with manual approval on every action](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/cline-vscode-approval-mode/) [Cline (formerly Claude Dev) used in VS Code to generate boilerplate and tests with manual review of every diff. Multi-provider configuration, auto-approve disabled, config management for SME teams.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/cline-vscode-approval-mode/) [10 September 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/fabric-patterns-professional-firms/) ### [Tutorial: Daniel Miessler's Fabric for structured extraction from documents](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/fabric-patterns-professional-firms/) [Fabric used in a professional firm to apply reusable patterns to tender and contract PDFs. Go binary install, setup with a local provider, extraction of deadlines, amounts, clauses.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/fabric-patterns-professional-firms/) [5 September 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/openhands-sandbox-research/) ### [Tutorial: OpenHands in Docker for reproducible research experiments](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/openhands-sandbox-research/) [OpenHands (formerly OpenDevin) running in a Docker container with read-only mount on input data. Configurable model endpoint, workspace persistence, network constraints for isolation.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/openhands-sandbox-research/) [10 July 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aider-branch-refactor-sme/) ### [Aider with DeepSeek Coder via OpenRouter: branch refactor](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aider-branch-refactor-sme/) [Aider configured with DeepSeek Coder V2 via OpenRouter for a targeted refactor on an isolated branch. Auto-commit, repo map, file-scope constraints, regression tests before merge.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/aider-branch-refactor-sme/) [3 April 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/plandex-multi-file-refactor/) ### [Tutorial: Plandex for plan-then-apply multi-file refactors](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/plandex-multi-file-refactor/) [Plandex used for coordinated refactors across many files of a legacy app. Plan model, sandboxed changes, per-task rollback, parallel plans without interfering with git.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/plandex-multi-file-refactor/) [10 February 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/continue-ollama-on-prem/) ### [Tutorial: Continue.dev with on-prem Ollama for NDA-bound code](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/continue-ollama-on-prem/) [Continue.dev configured with a local Ollama backend: a code assistant in VS Code/JetBrains with no traffic to the cloud. config.json setup, models for autocomplete and chat, workspace isolation.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/continue-ollama-on-prem/) [25 January 2024](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/llm-cli-pipe-unix-msp/) ### [Tutorial: Simon Willison's llm CLI for log triage via Unix pipes](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/llm-cli-pipe-unix-msp/) [Simon Willison's llm CLI used in Unix pipelines to summarise system logs, llm-ollama plugin for local use, preventive redaction of sensitive data before sending to the model.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/llm-cli-pipe-unix-msp/) [10 September 2023](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/open-interpreter-research-dataset/) ### [Tutorial: Open Interpreter for local research dataset exploration](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/open-interpreter-research-dataset/) [Open Interpreter used in a research environment to explore CSV/Parquet datasets. Install in a virtualenv, --local mode via Ollama, read-only working directory on originals, persistence of generated notebooks.](https://www.noze.it/en/insights/open-interpreter-research-dataset/)