Summary
Donatello Elia is a scientist at the Euro‑Mediterranean Center on Climate Change with over a decade of experience in data science, HPC, Big Data and machine learning applied to scientific problems. Since joining CMCC’s Advanced Scientific Computing division in 2013, he has contributed to major EU research programmes including FP7, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, bridging research and operational data-intensive analytics. He focuses on scalable scientific data management and cloud-enabled workflows that make large climate datasets usable for advanced modeling and ML. A published author and active member of IEEE Computer Society and ACM, he combines rigorous academic practice with hands-on engineering in high-performance environments. Based in Apulia, Italy, he brings practical experience turning complex computational requirements into reproducible, production-ready analytics pipelines. Notably, his career blends long-term project engagement with cross-disciplinary collaboration across national and international research teams.
10 years of coding experience
Italian, English