Alessandro Cattabiani
Software Engineer at Open Brain Institute
Crans (Vaud), Vaud, Switzerland
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Top SchoolAlessandro Cattabiani is a software engineer with nine years of experience specializing in numerical simulation, high-performance computing and FEM-based simulators. He has led development of parallel, stochastic reaction-diffusion and multiscale neuronal metabolism simulators (STEPS 4, Neuron) and contributed to exascale-ready brain modeling platforms using Python, C++ and Julia. His background spans academic and industrial research—from PhD work in aerospace and simulation at ENS Paris-Saclay and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna to applied roles at CERN, Airbus and EPFL—bringing rigorous physics-driven modeling to production-grade software. Currently building brain simulators at the Open Brain Institute, he pairs deep domain knowledge with practical CI/CD, profiling and validation practices to deliver reliable scientific software. Notably, he combines developer and user perspectives on FEM tools, giving him an uncommon ability to translate complex numerical methods into usable simulation platforms.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Aerospace, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Aerospace at École Normale Supérieure de Cachan (Paris Saclay)Doctor of Philosophy Mechanics, Doctor of Philosophy Mechanics at ENS Paris-Saclay DREAMSMaster's degree Engineering, Master's degree Engineering at Scuola Superiore Sant'AnnaMaster's degree Aerospace, Master's degree Aerospace at Università di Pisa
English, Italian, French, German
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Github Skills (58)
simulation10
python10
dsl10
windows10
linux10
hpc10
neuroscience10
code-generation10
macos10
build-tools10
scientific-computing10
neuron-simulator10
simulation-framework9
morphology9
spack9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
openbraininstitute/sonata-extension
Feb 2025 - Jul 2026
Contributions:26 reviews, 5 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 4 months
BlueBrain/MultiscaleRun
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025
Python package to run brain cells simulation at different scales
Contributions:1 release, 9 reviews, 8 PRs in 4 months
pythonsimulationhpcmolecular-modelingneuroscience
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