Enrico graduated in Physics from the University of Pisa in 1990, with a thesis on hardware and software for the SLD detector at Stanford. He then spent three years developing 2D-3D lattice Gross-Neveu models at the Theoretical Group in the Department of Physics, University of Pisa. In 1994, he joined CRS4, where he began working on parallel algorithms for supercomputing/HPC and on models for the propagation and inversion of acoustic, elastic, and electromagnetic waves, with applications in geophysics (Agip, Unica) and biomedicine (ultrasound, Esaote).
In 2005, he started collaborating with CRS4's Systems Biology group, developing tools for the analysis of complex gene/protein interaction networks and methodologies for reverse engineering microarray data. In 2008, he worked on data mining tools for constructing force fields for molecular dynamics, applying an original optimization approach adaptable to multiscale biological problems. This research led to a joint international patent on the prediction of molecular properties. In 2009, he contributed to developing an algorithm for haplotyping human mitochondrial DNA, deposited on SourceForge. In 2010, he briefly collaborated with the CRS4 AGCT group on parallelizing genotyping and data selection algorithms.
Since 2005, his main interests have centered on computational chemistry and biophysics. In collaboration with the Binaghi Hospital in Cagliari, he developed molecular models of the immune system related to the onset of multiple sclerosis, and with the University of Cagliari, he worked on modeling inflammatory processes and potential drugs for Alzheimer%u2019s treatment, as well as on painkillers, medications, and antivirals. More recently, he has focused on designing nanomaterials with biomedical and agri-food applications.
Occasionally, he writes books, develops educational e-learning projects in physics, delivers seminars on medical devices, physics, computational modeling, and mathematics, and oversees and reviews ICT research and development projects in Italy and Europe. He has tutored two graduates, mentored a Ph.D. candidate, and served as a co-supervisor for both a master's and a doctoral thesis. Enrico holds a Master%u2019s degree in Bioinformatics and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.
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