Meet Our Team
Passionate About Free Science Network
Our team is composed of dedicated researchers, developers, engineers, educators, and advocates who believe in the power of free scientific tools. We come from diverse backgrounds but share a common mission: to make scientific research accessible to everyone, regardless of funding or resources.
Members
Francesco Cozzolino
Founder
Operations Manager
Leads organizational strategy, community outreach, and partnership development
Roberto Abbiati
Scientific Advisor
Scientist
Provides scientific guidance and research methodology expertise
Feng Wang
Technical Lead
Software Engineer / Product Manager
Expert in C++, Python, C#, SQL Server, Cryptographics, AWS, Data Engineering + AI/ML. Contributes through coding, design/consulting, and facilitating events.
Daniel Gaiki
Electronics engineer
Space instruments · Medical imaging · IoT · RF · Embedded hardware
Practical electronics across space instruments, medical imaging, IoT, RF, and embedded hardware. Explains complex ideas clearly and focuses on engineering that makes science and healthcare more accessible.
Jimmy K. Muwowo
IUCN CEESP Member · 1st
Environmental, rural, and urban development programmes · Integrated landscape management · Gender equality and social inclusion
Works on conservation and development through integrated landscape approaches, rural and urban programmes, and gender equality and social inclusion.
Piotr Motyka
3D Printing Lead
CEO at Tridimension / Solution Manager 3D Printing at Roche
Focused on democratizing 3D printing technology, integrating market solutions, and building new products and services in the scientific 3D printing space
Constance Ciaudo Beyer
Scientific & Business Advisor
Business & Strategy Advisor for Scale-Up
Accelerating Biotech/Pharma Innovation via biological insights, multi-omics & AI/Machine Learning
Paras Shah
Strategy & transformation advisor
Senior Transformation & PMO Leader
Driving strategy, governance & change; global–local execution; operating models; retail operations excellence; business integration.
Natalia Brikali
Research Engineer
PhD in Telematics Engineering & Computer Science · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
AI/ML for intelligent network optimization: reinforcement learning for routing and telemetry (QoS/QoE); Python tooling for 5G/6G testbeds, monitoring, and techno-economic validation; adaptive routing with multi-armed bandits; empirical work on LLM and multimodal agent traffic, APIs, and backbone impact.
Swati Bisht, Ph.D.
Medical affairs & companion diagnostics
Project management · New product launch · International markets · Consultant (ex-Roche Healthcare)
Oncology and medical devices; bridges clinical development, diagnostics strategy, and launches across regions.
Caren Ng'andu
Partnership & business development specialist
Marketing & sales expert · Project coordination & management
Communications, branding & campaign delivery; supports partnerships, commercial outreach, and integrated project execution across stakeholders.
Archana Srinivasan
Transformation project manager
Zurich, Switzerland · Scrum · Agile · PM · Data transformation · CRM
People-driven program manager with financial-industry experience leading complex enterprise change: agile delivery, strategic oversight, teams aligned to business goals. Energy and clarity under pressure; globally experienced; promotes balance of human and AI at work.
Cibiraj Esakkiraja
Robotics & autonomous systems
Master's student · University of Turku · Embedded systems · Computer vision
Robotics, embedded systems, and computer vision; designs and builds applied AI systems that combine hardware and software for real-world use.
Diana (Zhiyuan) Hedlund
Photonics R&D Engineer
Nanophotonics · Spectroscopy · Optical instrumentation · Nanofabrication
PhD with prior R&D experience across imec, Tyndall, and startup environments.
Ismahane Touil Allaoui
Senior Scientist II / Project Lead · Basel, Switzerland
RNAi · siRNA design · Bulk RNA-seq · R & Python · CRISPR · Flow cytometry · Immunology · Clinical development
14+ years in pharmaceutical R&D: leads RNAi projects, contributes to siRNA design, and focuses on off-target analysis via bulk RNA-seq with R and Python. Earlier: CRISPR, cloning, flow cytometry and sorting, immunology research support for ofatumumab; clinical development rotation on MS trials (Asclepios I/II), protocols, and regulatory-oriented data review; cellular models, compound screening, and multi-color immunophenotyping.