ABOUT US

We are the HPC Laboratory in the ICT Division of ENEA. Our Laboratory oversees the development of technologies and services in the fields of scientific computing and high-performance computing (HPC), supporting the research and development activities of ENEA’s Departments and, more broadly, of ENEA as a whole across all areas of activity and related projects. It ensures that modelling and simulation activities are carried out using state-of-the-art technologies, thereby maintaining the competitiveness of ENEA’s research and innovation activities in all strategically important contexts.

We develop solutions for the management and visualization of large-scale datasets (Big Data) generated by modelling and simulation activities, as well as by complex experimental facilities and open data sources. We are responsible for the operation of the infrastructure that integrates ENEA’s scientific computing and HPC resources, ensuring the availability of the computing resources required by users and providing secure access to both ENEA personnel and external collaborators working with ENEA to achieve its institutional objectives. Our team manages ENEA’s computing centres and oversees their continuous upgrading and expansion. It also conducts research and engineering activities aimed at developing next-generation technological solutions in the field of scientific computing and HPC.

Research and development are carried out in cloud technologies, focusing on solutions and applications for the open and interoperable management of data generated by research and innovation activities in the energy sector. In addition, we investigate Artificial Intelligence technologies to develop predictive neural networks and generative models, integrating machine learning techniques for advanced data analysis. The expertise available within the Laboratory provides the scientific and technical foundation for participation in research projects and collaborations with national and international partners in the strategic areas of interest of the Division.

The history of HPC in ENEA from 1961 to 2022 is available (in italian) at this link.

IANNONE FRANCESCO

HEAD OF LABORATORY
He has over ten years of experience in magnetic confinement nuclear fusion and, since 2007, has been involved in the design, deployment and operation of High-Performance Computing infrastructures supporting the European fusion research programme. His activities focus on HPC systems, scientific computing, heterogeneous architectures and GPU acceleration, with contributions to several European projects in HPC and fusion energy.

ALDERUCCIO DANIELA

RESEARCHER
Artificial Intelligence for Society – AI – NLP – Text Mining for SSH from a Multilingual Multicultural Perspective – Knowledge for Policy and for Cultural Heritage Science

AMBROSINO FIORENZO

RESEARCHER
Aerospace engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering, researcher in the ENEA HPC laboratory and mainly involved in blockchain, AI and helping to manage the HPC infrastructure

BUCCI LUIGI

RESEARCHER
description not available

BUONOCORE FRANCESCO

RESEARCHER
Researcher specialized in ab-initio simulations and atomistic modelling of nanomaterials and interfaces using HPC infrastructures.

CALOSSO BEATRICE

RESEARCHER
Expert in scientific C&D and technological transfer. Communication specialist in funded international projects. Content Web Manager of project websites. PhD in Architecture History and Restoration. Degree in Arts and Humanities.

CAPORICCI MARCO

RESEARCHER
description not available

CASCONE GIOVANNI

RESEARCHER
As a Chemical Engineer, I manage, monitor, and optimize the cooling plant systems for the CRESCO clusters, with a strong focus on energy efficiency, operational reliability, and service continuity. I also oversee the analysis of thermo-fluid dynamic parameters, the planning of maintenance interventions, and the evaluation of innovative solutions for energy consumption reduction.

CATILLO MARCO

RESEARCHER
Theoretical particle physicist, interested in machine learning and numerical simulations for lattice gauge theories and materials science.

CHINNICI MARTA

RESEARCHER
description not available

CLEMENTE ROCCO LUIGI

RESEARCHER
description not available

DE CHIARA DAVIDE

RESEARCHER
Is an ICT and energy efficiency researcher at ENEA, specializing in the optimization, benchmarks, and digital twin frameworks for Data Centres and HPC infrastructures. He also acts as an European Commission Expert evaluator in the fields of GIS modeling, human-computer interaction, and information visualization

D’ONOFRIO SERENA

RESEARCHER
Mathematician working on the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods and applications on the CRESCO HPC infrastructure, supporting advanced scientific computing and data-driven research across diverse scientific domains.

FALTELLI MARCO

RESEARCHER
I received my PhD in Computer Science from the University of Rome Tor Vergata in June 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Bianchi and Prof. Francesco Quaglia. I was awarded a Microsoft PhD Fellowship for my doctoral research. My research combines computer networking and computer architecture to design high-performance, scalable solutions across hardware and software systems.

FERLITO SERGIO

RESEARCHER
description not available

FOIS MATTEO

RESEARCHER
I’m an applied mathematician specialized in high performance computing and numerical methods for partial differential equations. My work is to manage the enea hpc infrastructure and help our research groups parallelizing and optimizing their codes.

Nicola Fonso

FONSO NICOLA

EXTERNAL TECHNICIAN
Linux system administrator specialized in the management and maintenance of the CRESCO HPC cluster.

FUNEL AGOSTINO

RESEARCHER
description not available

GIUSEPPONI SIMONE

RESEARCHER
Researcher holding a PhD in Physics, with a thesis on numerical simulations applied to non-linear systems and chaos theory. His research interests focus on computational physics and high-performance parallel computing, with experience in materials science, in particular applied to energy applications.

GUARNIERI GUIDO

RESEARCHER
System administrator involved in design, installation, and maintenance of high-performance computing systems managed by ENEA, as well as in providing support to users of these systems.

GUSSO MICHELE

RESEARCHER
description not available

MARCHIO SARA

RESEARCHER
Researcher working on numerical simulations, with a particular focus on atomistic and molecular modelling of materials. Her work employs high-performance computing (HPC) resources to investigate material properties and complex systems.

PALAZZARI PAOLO

RESEARCHER
description not available

PALOMBI FILIPPO

RESEARCHER
description not available

PASCARELLA FRANCESCO

TECHNICIAN
description not available

SANTOMAURO GIUSEPPE

RESEARCHER
Mathematician with a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science. His work focuses on ENEA HPC infrastructure management, the development of Smart City platforms, the design and implementation of efficient numerical methods, and advanced Web and social media data analysis.

DOTT IANNONE FRANCESCO

HEAD OF LABORATORY– He has over ten years of experience in magnetic confinement nuclear fusion and, since 2007, has been involved in the design, deployment and operation of High-Performance Computing infrastructures supporting the European fusion research programme. His activities focus on HPC systems, scientific computing, heterogeneous architectures and GPU acceleration, with contributions to several European projects in HPC and fusion energy.

ALDERUCCIO DANIELA

RESEARCHER - Artificial Intelligence for Society – AI – NLP – Text Mining for SSH from a Multilingual Multicultural Perspective – Knowledge for Policy and for Cultural Heritage Science

AMBROSINO FIORENZO

RESEARCHER - Aerospace engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering, researcher in the ENEA HPC laboratory and mainly involved in blockchain, AI and helping to manage the HPC infrastructure

BUCCI LUIGI

RESEARCHER - description not available

BUONOCORE FRANCESCO

RESEARCHER - specialized in ab-initio simulations and atomistic modelling of nanomaterials and interfaces using HPC infrastructures.

CALOSSO BEATRICE

RESEARCHER - Expert in scientific C&D and technological transfer. Communication specialist in funded international projects. Content Web Manager of project websites. PhD in Architecture History and Restoration. Degree in Arts and Humanities.

CAPORICCI MARCO

RESEARCHER - description not available

CASCONE GIOVANNI

RESEARCHER - As a Chemical Engineer, I manage, monitor, and optimize the cooling plant systems for the CRESCO clusters, with a strong focus on energy efficiency, operational reliability, and service continuity. I also oversee the analysis of thermo-fluid dynamic parameters, the planning of maintenance interventions, and the evaluation of innovative solutions for energy consumption reduction

CATILLO MARCO

RESEARCHER - Theoretical particle physicist, interested in machine learning and numerical simulations for lattice gauge theories and materials science.

CHINNICI MARTA

RESEARCHER - description not available

CLEMENTE ROCCO LUIGI

RESEARCHER - description not available

D’ONOFRIO SERENA

RESEARCHER - Mathematician working on the development and integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods and applications on the CRESCO HPC infrastructure, supporting advanced scientific computing and data-driven research across diverse scientific domains.

DE CHIARA DAVIDE

RESEARCHER - is an ICT and energy efficiency researcher at ENEA, specializing in the optimization, benchmarks, and digital twin frameworks for Data Centres and HPC infrastructures. He also acts as an European Commission Expert evaluator in the fields of GIS modeling, human-computer interaction, and information visualization

FALTELLI MARCO

RESEARCHER - I am a researcher at the ENEA TERIN-ICT-HPC Laboratory. I received my PhD in Computer Science from the University of Rome Tor Vergata in June 2023, under the supervision of Prof. Giuseppe Bianchi and Prof. Francesco Quaglia. I was awarded a Microsoft PhD Fellowship for my doctoral research. My research combines computer networking and computer architecture to design high-performance, scalable solutions across hardware and software systems.

FERLITO SERGIO

RESEARCHER - description not available

FOIS MATTEO

RESEARCHER - I’m an applied mathematician specialized in high performance computing and numerical methods for partial differential equations. My work is to manage the enea hpc infrastructure and help our research groups parallelizing and optimizing their codes.

FONSO NICOLA

EXTERNAL TECHNICIAN - Linux system administrator specialized in the management and maintenance of the CRESCO HPC cluster.

FUNEL AGOSTINO

RESEARCHER - description not available

GIUSEPPONI SIMONE

RESEARCHER - Researcher holding a PhD in Physics, with a thesis on numerical simulations applied to non-linear systems and chaos theory. His research interests focus on computational physics and high-performance parallel computing, with experience in materials science, in particular applied to energy applications.

GUARNIERI GUIDO

RESEARCHER - System administrator involved in design, installation, and maintenance of high-performance computing systems managed by ENEA, as well as in providing support to users of these systems.

GUSSO MICHELE

RESEARCHER - description not available

MARCHIO SARA

RESEARCHER - Researcher working on numerical simulations, with a particular focus on atomistic and molecular modelling of materials. Her work employs high-performance computing (HPC) resources to investigate material properties and complex systems.

PALAZZARI PAOLO

RESEARCHER - description not available

PALOMBI FILIPPO

RESEARCHER - description not available

PASCARELLA FRANCESCO

TECHNICIAN - description not available

SANTOMAURO GIUSEPPE

RESEARCHER - Mathematician with a PhD in Mathematics and Computer Science, researcher in the ENEA HPC Laboratory and mainly involved in managing the HPC infrastructure,  Smart City Platform, developing efficient numerical methods, and analysing Web and social media data.