WHO WE ARE
4Science was founded in 2016 by an idea of ITWAY SPA to support universities, research institutes and cultural institutions around the world in the management and implementation of digital projects.
Our team draws on decades’ worth of domain expertise and experience including technological, methodological, and policy-related, the fruit of numerous collaborations with universities and research institutes around the world, and backgrounds working in national research and education technology agencies.
OUR TEAM
MANAGEMENT
Susanna Mornati
Susanna is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of 4Science and Business Strategist & Technologist. Her extensive experience has been gained over more than thirty years in the design and implementation of highly complex information systems for research worldwide. Susanna is well known and valued within the Open Access and Open Science communities. In the past she held positions of high responsibility in the Italian University Consortia Cilea and Cineca, the State University of Milan, and the Scientific Information Service at CERN in Geneva. She holds an MA in Linguistics with honors and a Masters in ICT Management. Linkedin profile
Andrea Bollini
Andrea is Chief Technology and Innovation Officer (CTIO), actively involved in various international open-source and open-standards communities with leading roles: DSpace committer, Deputy Leader of the CERIF TG of euroCRIS and member of the COAR Next Generation Repositories WG, chair, speaker and reviewer for several key conferences. Prior to 4Science Andrea worked for the Italian University Consortia Cilea and Cineca, where he was responsible for IT solutions and projects for research, e-publishing and OA repositories. He holds a MSc in Applied Mathematics and a Masters in ICT management. Linkedin profile
SALES & MARKETING
Irene Buso
Irene is Deputy Chief Sales&Marketing Officer of 4Science, in charge of developing sales and marketing strategies, engage in negotiations and organize sales. She believes that the open source digitisation of libraries and cultural content will make the world a better place and she wants to contribute unfailingly. Luckily or not, she’s always interested in everything. Linkedin profile
Emilia Groppo
Emilia is Head of the Cultural Heritage Business Unit. She holds a MA, having specialised in Archaeology and Art History and is Lecturer of Technologies for Cultural Heritage at the University of Milan. She promoted and led numerous projects, including some of the largest Digital Library projects in Italy. She was head of the National Library System (SBN) in the Lombardy Region and responsible for the computerisation of many libraries and historical archives in Italy, including the National Library Braidense in Milan. Linkedin profile
Federico Verlicchi
Federico is a business developer at 4Science. He graduated from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri with a BSc in Marketing Analytics and a MSc in Business Intelligence and Analytics with a focus in Data Science. Federico is a very creative person with strong analytical skills. He traveled all around the world to countries such as Australia, South America, Europe, and he has been living in the United States since 2017. Linkedin Profile.
ANALYSTS & DEVOPS
Claudio Cortese
Claudio is Deputy Chief Solutions Officer. For many years he has been working in modelling, management and analysis of data for cultural heritage using a wide variety of methods, standards and technologies. Claudio holds a PhD in Archaeology and lectures on “Information Technology Applied to Archaeology” at the Catholic University of Milan and frequently provides consultancy, advice and courses for universities and public/private institutions. More information at: Linkedin profile and Academia
Giuseppe Digilio
Digi is Lead Software Engineer. He has a MS degree in Computer Science and is a Zend Certified PHP Engineer. Giuseppe has a passion for new technologies and he masters many of them, which gives 4Science the opportunity to be an early adopter. He worked for two Italian university consortia, Cilea and Cineca, gaining significant experience in the development and analysis of web applications for Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing. He currently collaborates with the DSpace Community on the new DSpace 7 User Interface, based on Angular, and is a DSpace Committer. More information at: Linkedin profile
L. Andrea Pascarelli
Pasca is Lead Software Engineer. He is responsible for the development of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS. He is DSpace Committer since 2013 and was part of the team that originally developed and still maintains DSpace-CRIS. Luigi Andrea has been working in ICT for more than 10 years as a Java Developer and System Integrator in projects related to the management of digital objects. After graduating with a MS in Computer Engineering, he gained the Oracle certification for the Java platform (Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform SE 6.0). More information at: Linkedin profile
Riccardo Fazio
Riccardo is Project Manager and Senior Software Engineer. He has a MSc degree in Mathematics and is a Java expert working on the two open source platforms DSpace and DSpace-CRIS. Riccardo has been working in the ICT sector for more than 15 years as a software developer and analyst for research projects and electronic publishing. He also has many years’ experience as System Administrator for Linux/Unix operating systems. More information at: Linkedin profile
Alfredo Cosco
Alfredo is a Software Analyst. He graduated in History of the Middle Ages. Alfredo’s main interests are in ICT nested with humanities, with a focus on developing applications for History, Cultural Heritage and Text-Encoding. He has been working since 2002 as teacher or consultant with Schools, Universities, Public Administrations, Industries and Cultural Institutions. His contributions as a cultural heritage domain expert to 4Science range from repositories to electronic publishing applications, from data modeling to information systems management. Linkedin Profile.
Andrea Barbasso
Andrea Barbasso, full stack web engineer with a strong propensity for the front end. My favorite “weapon” is Angular, which I deepened also thanks to the participation in some conferences, in particular the AngularMix in Orlando. When I’m not writing code I’m probably playing (mostly board games, often video games) or geocaching. LinkedIn Profile
Francesco Pio Scognamiglio
Francesco Pio is a Software Developer. He contributes to the development and management of DSpace and DSpace-CRIS/GLAM open source applications. After an initial period of on-the-job training, he is now well integrated into a very stimulating and engaging team and working environment. He is also a passionate student of Computer Science at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome. More information at: Linkedin profile
Mykhaylo Boychuk
Misha is Junior Software Engineer. Having successfully completed his internship at 4Science, he is now collaborating in the development of solutions based on DSpace, DSpace-CRIS and DSpace-GLAM. Misha is also a student, graduating in Computer Engineering at the University “Roma Tre” of Rome. More information at: Linkedin profile
Stefano Maffei
Stefano is a Software Engineer, with a degree in Computer Engineering. He has experience as a full-stack Java Developer, Web Developer (with various technologies including Angular), integrator of REST services, and with Scrum/Agile methods. In addition to his passion for programming, Stefano is passionate about manga. More information at: Linkedin profile.
Vincenzo Mecca
Vincenzo is a Full Stack Developer. He holds a honors degree in computer engineering and a PhD in computer science. Since his early days Vincenzo has always been a good tech-related problem solver. His childhood has been marked by games and consoles. In his spare time Vincenzo likes to build custom mechanical keyboards. He loves traveling and he is always eager to gain new knowledge. Linkedin Profile.
Benedetta Gandolini
Benedetta is a Business Analyst at 4Science. She is member of the COAR Editorial Board on Vocabularies. She holds a Bachelor degree in Archeology and she is a subject expert at the Catholic University of Milan for the course of “Computer Science applied to Archeology”; she has worked in museums with front office duties, as a tourist guide and public relations officer for schools and has taught humanities for secondary schools.
Matteo Perelli
Matteo is Lead Software Engineer. He deals with the implementation of front-end services for the Digital Library. With a passion for new technologies, having performed many roles in over 15 years’ experience in ICT, he is now a Full Stack Developer and a Software Architect. In the past he created one of the largest Digital Libraries in Italy, working directly on all phases of the design and development. Matteo was also IT System Architect for the PHP activities in institutions he has worked. He is Zend Certified PHP Engineer and is now collaborating with the DSpace community for the development of the new User Interface of DSpace 7, based on Angular. More information at: Linkedin profile
Fabio Belletti
Fabio is a System Manager at 4Science. He has a long and outstanding experience gained from more than 20 years of working at one of the world’s largest data centers, and a wide knowledge of computer management systems with skills that range from Linux, Nagios, Apache, Bash, SQL, ElasticSearch, to Tomcat and many others. Beyond being an amazing computer systems manager, Fabio is also a great cook, especially when grilling is involved. Linkedin Profile.
Damiano Fiorenza
Damiano is a Software Developer. Educated at the Enrico Fermi Institute in Rome in Computer Science, after a period of on-the-job training, he now collaborates in the development of solutions based on DSpace, DSpace-CRIS and DSpace-GLAM. More information at: Linkedin profile
Davide Negretti
Davide is a Software Engineer, with Full Stack Developer experiences ranging from back end technologies (Java and database) to front end (HTML 5, Javascript, Angular). He is passionate about general and computational linguistics and a martial arts instructor (black belt in Haidong Gumdo). He joined the 4Science team to develop solutions with the new DSpace(-CRIS/-GLAM) 7 architecture. More information at: Linkedin profile.
Mattia Vianelli
Mattia is doing his internship as a Developer here at 4Science, he thinks that web development is like magic, you just need to cast the right spell to make something “do the thing”. Holds a high school diploma in computer science, video game(especially role playing games) and board game enthusiast, everything in a 175*30cm package, all included. He lives along the lines of: Knowledge must be free and available to everyone
DELIVERY & SUPPORT
Imma Scancarello
Imma is Deputy Chief Delivery Officer, Imma has focussed on the design and implementation of web portal projects, as a consultant for both institutions and the development team at Cineca. Her communications expertise and her extensive knowledge of back-office tools in CMS enabled her to deliver training on the optimal use of digital technologies, provide consultancy on effective writing for the web, and support the creation of editorial guidelines for institutional communication. She holds a MSc degree in Mathematics. More information at: Linkedin profile
Adele Pusiol
Adele is a Project Manager at 4Science. She holds a BA in Cultural Heritage Sciences and a MA in History. Following her passion for palaeography and manuscripts, she took specialization courses at the State Archive of Bologna and ISIME. Before joining 4Science, she spent six years living in the Netherlands, where she deepened her interest in the Digital Humanities with a Master’s course in Book and Digital Media Studies at Leiden University and worked as a Customer Service Coordinator for Microsoft. LinkedIn Profile.
Sara Orlandi
Sara is a Project Manager at 4Science. Graduated in Modern Literature, she holds a master’s degree in Training, Management and Conservation of Digital Archives. Former librarian, she has worked both in a public and a university context. Passionate about Japan, she decided to study its language and dreams of being able to spend part of her life knitting on the beach of Kamakura. Linkedin Profile.
Simone Tarli
Simone is Service Desk Analyst at 4science. He holds a joint PhD in Philosophy from Sapienza Università di Roma and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena. He has published several papers on German classical Philosophy in Italian and international journals, and he currently is a post-doc researcher, a subject expert on History of Philosophy, and a TELC examiner for German certifications (B1-B2). He is passionate about foreign languages, literature, and TV series. Before joining 4science, he has worked as Project manager for European mobility projects, and as German-Italian translator. He strongly believes in open science and culture.
Elisa Golinelli
Elisa is a Service Desk Analyst at 4Science. She holds a M.Sc. in Archival and Library Science and a II level Master’s degree in Creation, Management and Preservation of Digital Archives in the public and private sectors. Former reference librarian and archivist at a university library, she has also worked as a web site designer.
A lover of books, history and all things winter, she’s a trekkie who likes to trek, and she can’t wait to travel to Mars. LinkedIn Profile
Grazia Quercia
Grazia is Service Desk Analyst at 4Science. She holds a PhD in Communication, Social Research and Marketing from Sapienza University of Rome.
She is Adjunct Professor of “Laboratorio di Design Transmediale” at Unimarconi.
She is an editorial board member of “Transmedia series” by Armando Editore and a member of the Gender and Media Matters unit. Her research interests include platformization, cultural and creative industries, seriality, transmedia studies, and gender representation.
She’s been a student at Warwick University (UK) and Universidad de Murcia (Spain).
Francesca Putignano
Francesca is service desk analyst at 4Science. She has earned a doctorate in Philosophy at University of Venice with a thesis in Philosophy of Science and feminist epistemology. Her scientific research spans from epistemology with a specific focus on feminism theory in science and intersectional feminism. During her master’s and Phd’s studies, she has gained experience abroad in research at University of Helsinki and at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.
ADMINISTRATION
Sonia Passatempi
Sonia is the Head of Accounting of 4Science and the Itway Group, where she has been working since its establishment in 1996. Her consolidated experience, both within the Group and in previous work experiences in mid-size companies, allows her to supervise, organise and coordinate the administrative, accounting and financial services of the company with the support of a human resources team dedicated to these functions.
Barbara Maioli
Barbara is an administrative and accounting employee with experience in the following areas: entering purchase requests into the system; managing and processing purchase orders; managing relationships with suppliers and customers; checking invoices and accounting records.
PHOTO ALBUM
EOSC Symposium
EOSC Symposium
EOSC Symposium
OAT 2022
OAT 2022
Open Repositories 2022
Open Repositories 2019
Open Repositories 2018
Open Repositories 2022
Open Repositories 2022
Open Repositories 2022
Team bonding
DSpace Praxistreffen 2023
Andrea at DSpace Praxistreffen 2023
DSpace Praxistreffen 2023
Andrea Irene and Corrado at DSpace Praxistreffen 2023
Team Bonding
Team Building
Open Repositories 2023
Open Repositories 2023
