Giorgio Gonnella
Head Of Unit - Bioinformatics And Artificial Intelligence Applications
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Top SchoolGiorgio Gonnella is a bioinformatics and AI leader with 18 years of experience who currently heads the Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence Applications unit at Institut Pasteur du Cambodge in Phnom Penh. He combines deep academic training (PhD in Molecular Biology) with hands-on software engineering, having developed high-performance genome assembly and graph tools and led multiple DFG-funded projects in Germany. His work spans single-cell immunology, viral surveillance pipelines (Illumina and Nanopore), metagenomics, and capacity building for public health bioinformatics in Southeast Asia. Known for shipping optimized, resource-conscious tools and organizing teaching and course programs, he bridges research, open-source software, and operational public-health genomics. An unusual strength is his track record of moving from low-level algorithm design to national-scale surveillance workflows, demonstrating both technical depth and strategic program leadership.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Molecular Biology, Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) Molecular Biology at University of TübingenB.Sc. + M.Sc. (Laurea) Biology, B.Sc. + M.Sc. (Laurea) Biology at Università di PaviaScuola ElementareLiceo ScientificoM.Sc. Bioinformatics, M.Sc. Bioinformatics at University of Hamburg
Italian, German, English, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Greek, Khmer
Github Skills (43)
sequence-analysis10
assembly10
package-management10
graph10
conda10
file-format10
specification10
bioinformatics10
genome9
genome-analysis9
bioconda9
genomics8
open-access8
pathogen8
nimble8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ggonnella/genomeviewer
Feb 2008 - Feb 2009
Contributions:75 commits in 1 year
ggonnella/gfaviz
Nov 2018 - Oct 2024
Graphical interactive tool for the visualization of sequence graphs in GFA format.
Contributions:2 releases, 6 PRs, 7 pushes in 6 years
visualization
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