Biagio Cosenza

Biagio Cosenza is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Italy. He leads research in high-performance computing, compiler technology, and software optimization. Previously, he was a Senior Researcher at TU Berlin (2015-2019) and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Innsbruck, Austria (2011-2015).

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. from University of Salerno (2011), supervised by Prof. Vittorio Scarano

Dr. Cosenza's research focuses on creating efficient programming models for heterogeneous computing systems. His work spans compiler technology, automatic performance tuning, and energy-efficient computing approaches. He has made significant contributions to SYCL-based programming models and MPI implementations, with emphasis on portability across diverse hardware platforms including GPUs and accelerators. His research often bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in scientific computing and bioinformatics.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward heterogeneous and distributed computing, with particular emphasis on energy efficiency, performance portability, and SYCL-based programming models. Many papers focus on applications in drug discovery and scientific simulations, showing how his theoretical work translates to real-world scientific problems.

Dr. Cosenza has received several prestigious recognitions:

• Best Paper Award at the 14th BenchCouncil International Symposium (2022)
• Elevated to Senior Member of the IEEE (2022)
• Recognized as ACM Senior Member (2022)

He leads multiple significant research projects including the PRIN 2022 project "LibreRT" and the EuroHPC project "LIGATE." His work has secured substantial funding from sources including the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, and EuroHPC. He actively mentors students and collaborators on advanced topics in high-performance computing.

Dr. Cosenza is a member of the ISIS Lab at the University of Salerno and contributes to open standards through his work with the Khronos Group and SYCL Working Group. His research group develops tools like CELERITY, a C++ SYCL-based programming model for accelerator clusters, and EMPI, an enhanced message passing interface in modern C++.