Hello :) I am a physicist and I am currently working as Meteorologist at CNMCA
I have a lot of interest, such as Chess, Data Science, Machine Learning, DJing (the art of mixing music), and Photography. About the latter point, I would define myself as a good amateur photographer. Check out my pictures on my instagram profile. Click, enjoy, and follow me if you like it! :)
Hereafter, you can find my Curriculum Vitae.
→ June 2024 - Today: CNMCA, Pratica di Mare, Rome, Italy
Ten. GArn at Centro Nazionale di Meteorologia e Climatologia Aerospaziale (CNMCA)
→ September 2020 - May 2024: University of Trento, Italy
Post-doc at University of Trento, Italy
Research Fellowship in "Development and Application of high-performance software for the modelling and simulation of biological macromolecules"
Supervisor: Dr. R. Potestio
→ May 2016 - June 2020: Max Planck Institute for Polymer, Mainz, Germany
PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Polymers, Mainz, Germany.
Final Project in "Multiple Resolution Simulation of Biomolecules"
Supervisors: Dr. R. Potestio, Prof. Dr. K. Kremer
→ May 2019: CINECA | Roma, Italy
Summer School on "Scientific Data Analytics and Deep Learning "
→ November 2018: CINECA | Roma, Italy
Course on "Introduction to Python programming"
→ May 2018: CINECA | Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), Italy
Summer school on Parallel Computing
→ May 2017: CINECA | Roma, Italy
Course on "Introduction to Scientific and Technical Computing in C"
→ September 2013 – December 2015: University of Bari, Italy
Master in Physics (110/110)
Final project in Computational Bio Physics: "Replica Exchange with Solute Tempering: application to the N-terminal segment of human Aquaporin 4".
Supervisors: Prof. G. Lattanzi, Dr. G. F. Mangiatordi
→ July 2015: SISSA | Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Trieste, Italy)
Summer School on "Atomistic Simulation Techniques".
→ September 2009 – April 2013: University of Bari, Italy
Bachelor in Physics (100/110)
Final project in Medical Physics: "Il Radon negli ambienti confinati".
Supervisor: Prof. T. Maggipinto.
→ September 2004 – July 2009: Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico, Molfetta (Bari), Italy
High School Diploma (100/100)
Scientific Communications
→ March 2023. Andalo (Trento), Italy. XVI International Workshop on Complex Systems
Poster on "CANVAS: A fast, accurate, and system-specific variable resolution approach for simulating biomolecules"
→ September 2022. Trento, Italy. Eutopia IV Conference
Poster on "CANVAS: A fast, accurate, and system-specific variable resolution approach for simulating biomolecules
→ October 2021. EMBO Conference, Virtual
Poster on "CANVAS: A novel variable resolution approach for simulating biomolecules"
→ March 2018. TU Berlin. DPG-Frühjahrstagung
Poster on "Application of Adaptive Resolution Simulations: free energy calculation in liquids and proteins"
→ July 2017. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Liquid Matter Conference
Poster on "Adaptive Resolution Simulations of Biomolecular Systems"
→ March 2017. TU Dresden, Germany. DPG-Frühjahrstagung
Poster on "Adaptive Resolution Simulations of Biomolecular Systems"
→ October 2016. Schloss Waldthausen, Mainz, Germany. CECAM School
CECAM School on "Multiscale Simulations of Soft Matter" with Hands-On Tutorials on ESPResSo++ and VOTCA
Poster on "Adaptive Resolution Simulations of Biomolecular Systems"
→ October 2016. TU Darmstadt, Germany. TRR146 Conference
Poster on "Adaptive Resolution Simulations of Biomolecular Systems"
Language skills
→ Italian: Mother tongue
→ English: Good, both oral and written
Technical skills
→ Classical MD (Molecular Dynamics) simulations of proteins
→ Monte Carlo simulations of proteins
→ Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics (REMD) and Replica Exchange with Solute Tempering (REST) of proteins
→ Cluster analysis
→ Multiscale models of biomolecules
→ Coarse Grained (CG) techniques
Computer skills
→ VOTCA, ESPResSo++ software packages
→ GROMACS, LAMMPS, NAMD 2.7 and VMD software packages.
→ Microsoft, Linux and MacOS operating systems.
→ Programming Languages: C, C++, Fortran 90/95, Python, Tkl, AWK, Bash.
→ Latex and HTML languages.
Publications
[1] R. Fiorentini, K. Kremer, R. Potestio, and A.C. Fogarty. Using force-based adaptive resolution simulations to calculate solvation free energies of amino acid side chain analogues. J. Chem. Phys. 146, 244113 (2017)
[2] R. Fiorentini, K. Kremer, and R. Potestio. Ligand-protein interactions in lysozyme investigated through a dual-resolution model. Proteins. 88: 1351-1360 (2020)
[3] M. Giulini, M. Rigoli, G. Mattiotti, R. Menichetti, T. Tarenzi, R. Fiorentini, and R. Potestio. From System Modeling to System Analysis: The Impact of Resolution Level and Resolution Distribution in the Computer-Aided Investigation of Biomolecules. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 8 (2021)
[4] R. Fiorentini, T. Tarenzi, and R. Potestio. Fast, accurate, and system-specific variable-resolution modelling of proteins. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling (2023)
[5] R. Fiorentini, T. Tarenzi, G. Mattiotti, and R. Potestio. The optimal resolution level of a protein is an emergent property of its structure and dynamics. Pre-Print. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2311.08076 (2024)
[6] M. Giulini, R. Fiorentini, L. Tubiana, G. Mattiotti, R. Potestio, and R. Menichetti. EXCOGITO, an extensible coarse-graining toolbox for the investigation of biomolecules by means of low-resolution representation. Pre-Print. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2403.08097 (2024)
