{"id":63,"date":"2022-02-14T14:38:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genleg.crea.gov.it\/?p=63"},"modified":"2025-06-16T17:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:16:18","slug":"nelson-nazzicari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genleg.crea.gov.it\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/nelson-nazzicari\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Nazzicari"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/genleg.crea.gov.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/74018_1695322106563_3777923_n_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nelson Nazzicari (PhD)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Scientist, bioinformatician<br>Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture,Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)<br>Address: viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy<br>E-mail: nelson.nazzicari [at] crea.gov.it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find me online<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My most up-to-date profile and production is on <a href=\"https:\/\/bioinformateachers.github.io\/nelson.html\">The Bioinformateachers<\/a>. You can also find me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Nelson-Nazzicari\">ResearchGate<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.it\/citations?user=i2dlVhgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Statistics and machine learning for inference and prediction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genomics &amp; co: population structure, genomic selection, association and diversity studies, metagenomics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next Generation Sequencing: variant calling and related topics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dissemination<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>founding member of <a href=\"https:\/\/bioinformateachers.github.io\/\">The Bioinformateachers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMgjppN-5w5OAt67o2jzK7w\">Comintart<\/a> (Italian Committee for Artificial Intellingence)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>teacher at Physalia school of specialization in Berlin:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[since 2020] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physalia-courses.org\/courses-workshops\/course67\/\">Introduction to Deep Learning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[since 2022] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physalia-courses.org\/courses-workshops\/course38\/\">Data visualization in Python<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>member of the Scientific Committee for <a href=\"http:\/\/legumesociety.org\/\">The international Legume Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>affiliated to the <a href=\"http:\/\/biodiv.iptpo.hr\/?page_id=1261&amp;lang=hr\">Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding<\/a> based in Zagreb, Croatia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research positions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[current] Senior Scientist at CREA\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>started working at CREA in September 2014 as a post doctoral researcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>became tenured scientist in 2021 and senior scientist in 2023 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Jan 2013 &#8211; Aug 2015] Hired scientist\/statistician at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptp.it\/\">PTP &#8211; Parco Tecnologico Padano<\/a>, Lodi, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Oct 2011 &#8211; Jan 2013] Post doc and contracted professor at University of Pavia, Italy, Faculty of Engineering\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teacher for the course: \u201cFondamenti di informatica B, (Modulo di Fondamenti di Informatica) ING-INF\/05\u201d, focused on C programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[Aug 2009 &#8211; Sept 2011] Research scholar at George Mason University, <a href=\"http:\/\/csis.gmu.edu\/\">Center for Secure Information Systems<\/a>, Fairfax, Virginia, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Very smart people which I had the honor of tutoring sometimes in the past:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.docsagrarias.utalca.cl\/html\/alumnos\/alumnos.html\">Hamza Noushahi<\/a> (2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/photosyntech.no\/people\/harkingto-harkingto\/\">Harkingto Harkingto<\/a> (2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/genleg.crea.gov.it\/index.php\/2022\/02\/14\/margherita-crosta\/\">Margherita Crosta<\/a> (2021 &#8211; 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Salvador-Osuna-Caballero\">Salvador Osuna Caballero<\/a> (2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ri.conicet.gov.ar\/author\/61170\">Ver\u00f3nica Vanesa Ergo<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Zoe-Andrijanic\">Zoe Andrijani\u0107<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Chahira-Achir\">Chahira Achir<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/es.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-monterrubio-mart%C3%ADn-4329571ba\/\">Cristina Monterrubio Martin<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Tommaso-Bardelli\">Tommaso Bardelli<\/a> (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>[2005-2008] Doctor of Philosophy in Informatics and Electrics Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[2003-2005] Master of Science (Informatics Engineering), cum Laude<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>[2000-2003] Bachelor of Science (Informatics Engineering), cum Laude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve authored 50+ papers on peer reviewed journals, plus contributions to books, conferences and more. The most updated list is available <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.it\/citations?user=i2dlVhgAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">on google scholar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nelson Nazzicari (PhD) Senior Scientist, bioinformaticianCentre for Animal Production and Aquaculture,Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA)Address: viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, ItalyE-mail: nelson.nazzicari [at] crea.gov.it Find me online My most up-to-date profile and production is on The Bioinformateachers. You can also find me on ResearchGate and on Google Scholar. 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