Meet Our Team
Passionate About Free Science
Our team is composed of dedicated researchers, developers, engineers, educators, and advocates who believe in the power of free and open source 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.
Join Our Team
We are always looking for passionate individuals who want to contribute to our mission. Whether you're a researcher, developer, educator, or community organizer, there are many ways to get involved with the Free Science Foundation.
Volunteer Opportunities
Contribute your skills and time to help us expand our impact.
- Content Creation: Write tutorials, documentation, and guides
- Community Support: Help users in our forums and Discord
- Tool Testing: Evaluate and review scientific tools
- Outreach: Promote our mission at conferences and events
- Teaching: Share knowledge and educate others
- Developing: Contribute code and build software solutions
- Helping to Build Projects: Assist in project development and implementation
Partnership Opportunities
Collaborate with us to expand access to scientific tools.
- Institutional Partners: Universities and research organizations
- Technology Partners: Open source projects and companies
- Funding Partners: Foundations supporting open science
- Media Partners: Journals and science communication platforms
Ready to make a difference in scientific accessibility?
We are looking for
We are building a core team that brings together expertise from computational science, software development, education, and community building. We're looking for passionate individuals who want to contribute their unique skills to advance our mission of making scientific tools freely accessible.
Research Scientists
We are looking for experienced researchers who understand the practical challenges of scientific work and the need for accessible tools.
- Expertise: Various scientific domains (biology, physics, chemistry, data science)
- Focus: Tool evaluation, research workflow optimization, training development
- Background: Academic and industry research experience
- Contribution: Ensuring tools meet real research needs
Software Developers
We are looking for open source contributors who build, maintain, and improve the scientific tools in our ecosystem.
- Expertise: Python, R, JavaScript, scientific computing libraries
- Focus: Tool development, integration, performance optimization
- Background: Open source project maintainers and contributors
- Contribution: Technical implementation and support
Education Specialists
We are looking for educators and trainers who design and deliver effective learning experiences for scientific tools.
- Expertise: Curriculum design, educational technology, pedagogy
- Focus: Training programs, workshop development, documentation
- Background: Academic teaching and corporate training experience
- Contribution: Making complex tools accessible to learners
Community Organizers
We are looking for advocates who build and nurture our global community of users and contributors.
- Expertise: Community management, outreach, partnership development
- Focus: Community engagement, event organization, partnership building
- Background: Open source community leadership experience
- Contribution: Growing and supporting our user community