Giacomo Fiorin
Staff Scientist at National Institutes of Health (NIH): Intramural Research Program (IRP)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolGiacomo Fiorin is a Staff Scientist at the NIH with 13 years of experience applying computational methods to the study of biological membranes. He combines a strong academic pedigree in biophysics (PhD, Università di Padova) with a track record of research and research leadership roles at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania. His technical contributions span molecular dynamics software development—most notably substantive back-end work on the widely used LAMMPS Colvars module—ensuring accurate force calculations and enabling advanced collective-variable methods. At NIH he bridges method development and biological insight, translating algorithmic improvements into more reliable membrane simulations. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he brings both deep theoretical training and hands-on coding to tackle complex simulation challenges.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Biophysics, BS + MS, Physics, PhD, Biophysics, BS + MS, Physics at Università degli Studi di Padova
English, Italian
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Github Skills (9)
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c-language10
molecular-dynamics-simulation10
cprogramming-language10
molecular-simulation10
nonlinear-dynamics10
computational-physics8
performance-optimization8
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
lammps/lammps
Oct 2016 - Dec 2022
Public development project of the LAMMPS MD software package
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 66 commits, 41 PRs in 6 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Giacomo focused on updating and maintaining the Colvars module, a core component of the LAMMPS MD software. Their contributions primarily involved implementing and refining features related to collective variables, including those for extended Lagrangian methods and geometric path variables. They fixed bugs related to the calculation of forces and PMFs, ensuring the accuracy and stability of simulations. Additionally, they added support for new features like the automatic definition of grid boundaries for angle-based CVs, demonstrating a focus on enhancing the library's capabilities and usability.
lammpsmolecular-dynamicssimulationkokkos
CG-it/ffdb-sdk
Jun 2017 - Oct 2021
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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