Giorgio Fotia is a senior researcher and group leader of the Simulation and Modelling group. Current research interests include structural and dynamic characterization of complex networks in a computational biology perspective, and biomechanical characterization of cellular and sub-cellular systems.

• Selected recent publications (2007)
  • Insights into biological information processing: structural and dynamical analysis of a human protein signalling network, A. de la Fuente, G. Fotia, F. Maggio, G. Mancosu and E. Pieroni, september 2007, accepted for publication in J. Phys. A: Math. Theor, Special Issue: Complex Networks—from Biology to Information Technology , May 2008.
  • A set of approaches to infer Gene Network, A. Baralla, A. Scheinine, F. Maggio, G. Fotia, W. Mentzen and A. de la Fuente, Poster at the 2nd DREAM Conference, New York, NY (USA), December 3-4, 2007.
  • Inference and structural analysis of a Yeast Gene Network, G. Mancosu, G. Fotia, E. Pieroni, F. Maggio and A. de la Fuente, Poster at the 15th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) & 6th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), Vienna (Austria), July 21-25, 2007.
  • Dynamics on signed motifs in a Yeast Gene Network, F. Maggio, G. Fotia, G. Mancosu, E. Pieroni, E. and A. de la Fuente Poster at the 15th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) & 6th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), Vienna (Austria), July 21-25, 2007.
  • A Web of Genes: Inference and structural analysis of a Yeast Gene Network, G. Mancosu, G. Fotia, E. Pieroni, F. Maggio and A. de la Fuente, Poster at the STATPHYS 2007 Satellite Conference: Complex Networks—from Biology to Information Technology, Pula (Italy), July 2-6, 2007.
  • Finite Element Simulations of Laser Refractive Surgery, A. Pandolfi, G. Fotia, and F. Manganiello, Engineering with Computers 2007, in press.
  • Applied Mathematics in Italy II, V. Cutello, G. Fotia, L. Puccio (Eds.), Vol. 75, Series on Advances in Mathematics for Applied Sciences, World Scientific, Singapore, (August 2007)

• Conferences and Workshops (2007/2008)
  • ECCB 08 European Conference on Computational Biology , Cagliari, Sardinia (Italy), September 22-26, 2008 - (Program Committee Member, Systems Biology Track)
  • 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Science and Engineering and 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Venice, June 30 - July 4, 2008 - (Vice-Chairman)
  • Festival della Matematica 2008, Roma, (Italy), March 13-16, 2008 - (introducing Franc Wilczek)
  • 2nd FIMA International Conference: Energy and Environment: new challenges to mathematical modelling and applications, Ayas-Champoluc, Aosta Valley (Italy), January 21-24, 2008 - (Program Committee Member)
  • ITLA5 – Italian-Latino American Conference in Applied Mathematics, Firenze, July 2007 - (Co-organizer)
  • EUA4X - European Atelier for Engineering and Computational Sciences- a three years Marie Curie project (2005-2007) offering a program of 30 events and a series of web based virtual events in the area of scientific computing. Project financed by the European Union (contract # MSCF-CT-2004-013336) - (Coordinator)

• Professional activities
  • Vice President, Italian Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIMAI, 2006-present)
  • Member, International Council for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM, 2007-present)

• Biographical notes

Address

Giorgio Fotia
CRS4 Bioinformatica - Polaris Edificio 3 - Loc. Piscina Manna - 09010 Pula (CA) - Italy
Email: Giorgio.Fotia@crs4.it - Phone +39 070 9250 420  -  Fax 070 92433114