My name is Stefano Borini. I have a Ph.D. in quantum chemistry at Ferrara University, Ferrara, Italy, and Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. The innovations provided by my Ph.D. work focused on two ab-initio techniques (the use of the perturbative method NEVPT and the development of the localized orbital approach Freeze-and-Cut) and their integration in a common software infrastructure. To satisfy these needs, also part of my work was (and still is, as a spare time activity) the definition and implementation of a standard file format for data exchange in quantum chemistry, Q5Cost.
After my Ph.D. I have been employed as a scientific software developer for the great Danish company Atomistix (now QuantumWise), whose product focus is on Density Functional Theory evaluation on crystalline and two-probe systems. Here, I had the chance to experience the industrial method of development and many project management issues.
I then had the chance to join the Center for Biological Sequence Analysis at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where as a postdoc in comparative genomics I refactored GenomeAtlas database and interface and coauthored a textbook in comparative microbial genomics.
The experience gained with biological databases allowed me to port them to computational chemistry. I joined ETH Zürich focusing on data management and high throughput computation in chemistry, with research focus on optical properties of conjugated compounds.
I am currently at National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan. Here I am further developing my programming tools and skills, focusing on mapping of Potential Energy Surfaces for transition states and equilibrium structures of molecular systems.
My strong skills are in code refactoring and reviewing, file formats, GUI usability, computational chemistry, and scientific writing. I always welcome new opportunities to learn and increase my competences. I enjoy programming in many languages, with my favourite being Python. My operating systems of choice are MacOSX and Linux.
I like simple things, enjoy the nature, the green fields, an afternoon with a friend and a cup of tea.
And I like to do things for the science.
Infos
Useful info on the web:
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Researcher ID: A-4542-2009. Includes a list of my scientific papers.
- LinkedIn Profile
- StackOverflow account and reputation
- StackOverflow Careers Resume
How to contact me:
- On Skype. Current status :
- By email: my name dot my surname at gmail dot com
- On Twitter: @stefanoborini
