CRS4 is an interdisciplinary research center that studies, develops, and applies innovative solutions on the topics of HPC, visual computing, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence for energy transition, predictive medicine, aerospace, cultural heritage, precision agriculture, smart lands, and cybersecurity.
It was founded in 1990 by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and its sole partner is the regional agency Sardegna Ricerche.
It currently has offices in Pula and Cagliari and employs 130 people. It has an annual budget of about 12 million euros, 50% of which is covered by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia and the remainder by regional, national and international resources acquired through competitive procedures or through specific orders.
It holds 8 patents and 3 trademarks, has produced more than 220 pieces of software, 27 of which are registered with the SIAE, and published more than 1,700 scientific papers.
As of July 2020, Giacomo Cao is serving as its sole director.
The Center’s mission is to help Sardinia give birth to and grow a fabric of hi-tech companies essential to its economic and cultural development.
CRS4’s technology development and scientific research focus on enabling computational technologies and their application in the fields of biosciences, information society, energy, and environment. Subject areas characterized by high economic and social impact, responding to the needs of the market, the community and the need to develop high-tech products, processes and services.
The Center’s goal is to study, develop and apply innovative solutions through a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on highly specialized skills and knowledge. On this basis, CRS4 enters into agreements with academia, business and science, also participating in relevant national and international projects.
As of February 2021, CRS4 has equipped itself with a very high-profile technical and scientific Advisory Board that will give assistance, support and advice to management.
President of the Emilia Romagna Aerospace District and director of BMC High Performance Air Filters, a major brand in the motorsports industry.
Expert in radio astronomy and relativistic astrophysics, researcher at the National Institute of Astrophysics at the Cagliari Astronomical Observatory.
CEO of space joint venture Thales Alenia Space Italia, which has 40 years' experience in building systems and equipment for space telecommunications, satellite navigation and Earth observation
Physicist, inventor of the first microprocessors and RAM memories as well as founder of the company that developed the first Touchpads and Touch screens.
Editor-in-chief of Formiche magazine and Airpress, a magazine specializing in aerospace and defense and of the bimonthly Healthcare Policy on healthcare policy and its industries.
Head of the Computer Architecture Research Group in the Computer Science Department of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London and managing director of Maxeler technologies, a company specializing in technologies for maximum software acceleration.
The beating heart of CRS4: our team. Here you can meet the extraordinary professionals who work with passion and dedication every day to bring our projects to success. Learn about the history, projects, and skills of each member of our team.
Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi superiori in Sardegna
