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Gestione del software open source all'INGV
L’INGV è un ente di ricerca leader nelle geoscienze e nel monitoraggio di terremoti, vulcani e tsunami. Produce molti software scientifici e gestionali, ma la gestione decentralizzata ha causato problemi: mancanza di linee guida, scarsa documentazione, incertezze sulle licenze e difficoltà di sostenibilità. Nel 2025 è nato il gruppo “polisoft” per definire una politica istituzionale e creare il Registro Software INGV, un catalogo per rendere il software accessibile e riutilizzabile. Basato su standard DataCite e in collaborazione con EPOS, permetterà anche l’assegnazione di DOI. Sono previste linee guida, formazione e supporto per migliorare qualità e gestione del software. Il progetto mira a rafforzare Open Science, efficienza interna e integrazione europea.
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I am a researcher at the INGV, a public research and monitoring institution in charge of all things environmental in Italy. My work focuses on the physics of volcanic processes: I study how magmas move within volcanoes' feeding systems, and how this dynamics relates to geophysical observables such as seismicity, ground deformation and gravity anomaly measured at the Earth surface. I am a physicist by background: I hold a BSc, an MSc and a PhD in Physics from the University of Pisa, on variuos subjects related to plasma physics. My research is specifically focused on . pre-eruptive thermo-fluid magma reservoir processes, how and why they can or not trigger eruptions . the geophysical and geochemical records that those processes are able to generate, and how we can retrieve the causative link between non-measurable deep processes and observable monitoring signals . numerical modeling of multi-phase fluid flows
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Open source software management at INGV
INGV is a leading research institute in the geosciences, specialising in the monitoring of earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. It develops a wide range of scientific and management software, but its previously decentralised approach to software management has led to several challenges, including a lack of common guidelines, insufficient documentation, uncertainty around licensing, and difficulties in ensuring long-term sustainability. In 2025, the “polisoft” group was established to define an institutional software policy and to create the INGV Software Register, a catalogue designed to make software more accessible and reusable. Based on DataCite standards and developed in collaboration with EPOS, the system will also enable the assignment of DOIs to software products. The initiative includes the development of guidelines, training activities and dedicated support services to improve software quality and management practices. Overall, the project aims to strengthen Open Science principles, enhance internal efficiency, and support greater integration within the European research landscape.
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