Summary
Davide Del Vento is an HPC lead and physicist with 15 years of experience optimizing high-performance CPU/GPU codes and leading cross-disciplinary engineering programs. Currently heading HPC efforts at Quantinuum after a senior physics role there, he specializes in ion trap design and ion transport while translating advanced physics needs into scalable computing solutions. Previously at NCAR he drove performance engineering, chaired the Software Engineering Assembly, and contributed to XSEDE support programs, blending research computing leadership with hands-on optimization. His early career includes spacecraft instrument operations for ESA’s Venus Express, reflecting a rare combination of space-science operations and supercomputing expertise. Davide holds a Ph.D. in Physics and has supplemented his skills with machine learning and supercomputing training, enabling him to bridge experimental physics, computational science, and production HPC systems.
15 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
MS Physics, MS Physics at University of Rome Tor Vergata
Summer School Supercomputing, Summer School Supercomputing at CINECA
Computer Science Machine Learning, Computer Science Machine Learning at University of Colorado Boulder
Ph.D. Physics, Ph.D. Physics at Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
English, Italian, Spanish