Affiliation, CV and Tasks

Current position:

2018 – present
Full Professor in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (MAT/08, 01/A5) at SISSA mathLab, Mathematics Area, SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy.
Lecturer in the PhD program in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications (SISSA), Master in High Performance Computing (SISSA-ICTP), Master in Mathematics (with University of Trieste) and Master in Data Science and Scientific Computing (SISSA with University of Trieste and Udine).

Other duties:

  • Mathematics Area Coordinator at SISSA (2020-present)
  • SISSA mathLab group coordinator (2018-present)
  • Coordinator of PhD programme in “Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications” at SISSA (2018-2020)
  • SISSA Director’s Delegate for Valorisation of Knowledge, Innovation, Technology Transfer and Industrial Cooperation (2016-present)
  • SISSA Direction: member of the Web Commission (2014-), member of the High Performance Computing Advisory Board (2014-), member of the Open Access Committee of SISSA Library (2016-).
  • Delegate of SISSA director in the Scientific Committee of ARPA-FVG (Friuli Venezia Giulia regional agency for environment protection , 2016-).
  • Member of MareFVG Scientific Director (2021-present).
  • Member of MareFVG Technical Committee (2018-2021).
  • Member of the Management Committee of SMACT Scpa (Competence Center Industry 4.0 for North East of Italy) (2019-2022).
  • Faculty Advisor of the SISSA SIAM Student Chapter, September 2015-
  • CVS Computing and Visualization in Science, Associate Editor, Responsible of Model Reduction Issues (2016-2021)
  • SIAM SINUM, Journal on Numerical Analysis, Associate Editor (2016-2021)
  • SIAM/ASA JUQ, Journal of Uncertainty Quantification, Associate Editor, 2013-2019
  • Associate Editor of RIMU- Rendiconti dell’Istituto di Matematica dell’Università di Trieste, 2018-present

Previous positions:

2014 – 2017: Associate Tenured Professor in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing (MAT/08, 01/A5) at SISSA mathLab, Mathematics Area, SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy. Lecturer in the PhD program in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications (SISSA), Master in High Performance Computing (SISSA-ICTP), Master in Mathematics and Master in Data Science and Scientific Computing (University of Trieste).

2012 – 2014: SISSA Research Excellence Grant for independent research NOFYSAS (New Opportunities For Young Scientists at SISSA: “Computational and geometrical reduction strategies for the simulation, control and optimization of complex systems”). SISSA mathLab, Mathematics Area, SISSA – International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy. Lecturer in the PhD program in Mathematical Analysis, Modelling and Applications.

2008 – 2012: Researcher and Lecturer (and external scientific collaborator 2012- 2015). Chair of Modelling and Scientific Computing, EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. Lecturer in the Doctoral School of Mathematics and Mechanics and at Section of Mathematics.

2006 – 2008: Post Doctoral Associate Researcher (and Research Affiliate 2008 – 2014). MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston MA, USA, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Computational Engineering, Prof. A.T. Patera.

2002 – 2006: Research Assistant. Chair of Modelling and Scientific Computing, EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Prof. A. Quarteroni.

Education:

2005
PhD in Applied Mathematics. Chair of Modelling and Scientific Computing, EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland (avec mention) [Phd Thesis].
2002
Master of Science (Laurea Magistrale) in Aerospace Engineering, Aerodynamics at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, cum laude [Master Thesis].

Awards:

CV:

[Detailed CV, .pdf]

 

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