Franco Bonafé
Modeling And Simulation Engineer
Hamburg, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolFranco Bonafé is a Modeling and Simulation Engineer and postdoctoral researcher with 11 years of experience building ab-initio, real-time quantum dynamics tools that couple TDDFT to Maxwell’s equations for light–matter interaction at the nanoscale. His work at the Max Planck Institute and contributions to DFTB+ focus on time-dependent electronic propagation, field handling and adapting nuclear dynamics for periodic systems—bridging core theory, high-performance code and practical simulations of plasmonic nanofocusing and attosecond spectroscopy. He co-founded a scientific SaaS startup, taught calculus and physical chemistry, and blends hands-on software development with deep expertise in quantum mechanics, ultrafast spectroscopy and nanomaterials. Active in science outreach and social impact via the Global Shapers Córdoba Hub, he also brings entrepreneurship experience from incubating cloud-based computational services. A less obvious strength is his track record of translating cutting-edge theory into usable code and cloud products, making complex simulations accessible beyond specialist labs.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Física, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Física at The University of Texas at AustinLicenciatura en Quimica Fisicoquimica, Licenciatura en Quimica Fisicoquimica at Universidad Nacional de CórdobaEmprendedor Redes sociales, Emprendedor Redes sociales at Fundación E+EInglés Inglés birtanico, Inglés Inglés birtanico at Oxford - Centro de Cultura Inglesa
English, German, Spanish, Italian
Github Skills (7)
fortran10
computational-physics10
scientific-computing10
numerical-methods9
linear-algebra8
eigenvalue7
eigenvector7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dftbplus/dftbplus
Nov 2017 - Aug 2022
DFTB+ general package for performing fast atomistic simulations
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:29 reviews, 192 commits, 14 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Franco appears to be working on the time-dependent DFTB+ module. Their contributions involve implementing electronic dynamics functionality, as demonstrated by the addition and modification of subroutines related to the electronic structure calculations, the handling of time-dependent perturbations (laser and kick), and energy calculation. The commits suggest a focus on the core features of the time-dependent calculations including DM propagation, electric field handling and output formatting. They are also modifying the code in order to adapt the nuclear dynamics with periodic boundary conditions and other settings.
quantum-mechanicssimulationsatomistic-simulationssimulationdftb
fbonafe/dftbplus
Nov 2017 - Mar 2025
DFTB+ general package for performing fast atomistic simulations
Contributions:4 PRs, 141 pushes, 34 branches in 7 years 5 months
simulationssimulationatomistic-simulationsdftbatomistic
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