Giuseppe Barca

Giuseppe Barca is a Lecturer of High-Performance Computing in the ANU School of Computing. His group develops algorithms and software that leverage exascale HPC and AI to advance computational science across domains such as chemistry, materials, bioinformatics, and applied mathematics. He leads major partnerships and projects, including the Pawsey Centre for Extreme-scale Computing and the GAMESS Exascale Computing Project.

Associate Professor

Research interests: High-performance computing, AI, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), computational science algorithms, artificial intelligence and machine learning, computational chemistry, material science, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, exascale supercomputers, transformative digital technologies for R&D and manufacturing.

Giuseppe M J Barca is a Professor at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Australian National University, specializing in high performance computing, quantum chemistry, drug design, machine learning, and computational science. His research focuses on advancing computational methods for electronic structure calculations, with applications in drug design and electrochemical systems. Barca's work includes developing high-performance algorithms for quantum chemistry simulations, optimizing GPU-accelerated calculations, and exploring novel architectures for large-scale molecular dynamics. His publications highlight innovations in electronic excitations, metal release modeling, and scalable computational frameworks for chemical and pharmaceutical applications.