Air transport

I am a highly accomplished and results-oriented professional with over 40 years of distinguished experience as a Principal Systems Engineer, Data Scientist, and Project Manager. I possess a proven track record of success at national, international, and NATO levels, specialising in the strategic development and execution of complex, global transformational R&D security and defence projects. My extensive technology background encompasses Security and C3 Architectures, Cloud/Big Data Architectures, and deep expertise in the NATO Security domain, including Common Criteria for ITSEC certification and Cloud (CCM of CSA) for NATO CIS accreditation. I am a recognised expert in NATO C3I Systems & Interoperability, including Interface Exchange Requirements (IERs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interoperability Validation & Verification (IV&V) and Modelling & Simulation (NATO "(ALT)BMD" Integration Test Bed). As a Senior Data Scientist, I bring advanced expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative Pre-trained AI (GPAI), their evaluation trough HELM methodologies and the design and validation of Digital Twins. I am an active member of the Emerging Technologies (AI) WG of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and have been part of the NATO ACT Data Science Group. I am also proud member of the Italian National Association of Professional Engineers since 1989. My management approach is founded on PMBook, Prince 2 principles, integrated within an ISO 9001 quality system, as well as ITIL certification, ensuring effective leadership, team building, and successful project outcomes. I excel at building consensus and fostering cooperation among diverse groups across government, industry, academia, and international organisations. A pragmatic leader, I am adept at exploiting basic research and disruptive technologies to rapidly meet military requirements, emphasising synergy between research, engineering, and end-user involvement from project inception. I consistently bring optimism, full accountability, initiative, and a charismatic, cooperative work ethic to international and multicultural environments, committed to achieving common and agreed objectives

Experienced consultant having developed a large number of RTD and consultancy studies for the European Commission notably for DG Move, DG Research and EMSA , European Parliament and for other multilateral bodies as UNECE, UNDP, World Bank or EIB.
Those studies focus on a diversity of subjects across all transport modes with particular emphasis on topics related with transport infrastructure financing, transport innovation and European transport policies; inclusion & diversity, urban mobility
Representative of TIS in several networks such as CCAM partnership, C-Roads, etc.
Team leader for the Atlantic core network corridor

Senior Project/Programme/Portfolio Manager/Trainer/Methodologists – PM² Practitioner, PM²-Agile (Agile@EC), Prince2, SCRUM, Lean 6 Sigma. Member (intramuros consultant) of the Center of Excellence in PM² (CoEPM²) of the European Commission

Jean Gomes, Ph.D., is a Senior Researcher and Data Engineer, currently serving as Head of Quantum Computing at DTx Colab in Portugal, within the Data and Application Engineering group. With over 20 years of experience, Jean’s work bridges mathematical optimization, quantum computing, and software engineering to develop industrial solutions for sectors such as energy, logistics, mobility, and digital transformation. His expertise spans MILP/MINLP, quantum annealing (D-Wave), hybrid solvers, and computational frameworks for real-time decision-making.

Jean has led and contributed to international R&D programs, including FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IRSES, PTCRIS, and served as Principal Investigator in the Strategic Partnership in Astrophysics Portugal-Brazil (FCT/CAPES 2017). His work regularly translates advanced academic research into applied innovation, including optimization-based services, digital twins, AI-assisted decision systems, and sustainable urban solutions.

He has authored 60+ peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 5,700 citations and an h-index of 27 (Google Scholar). His ability to integrate research excellence with real-world impact has earned recognition across both academic and industrial communities.

Jean holds a Ph.D. in Physics with a specialization in Astrophysics, awarded by the University of Santa Catarina (Brazil), including a research period at the Observatoire de Meudon (France). His doctoral research focused on optimization and mathematical modeling of galaxy formation, leading to a Ph.D. equivalence in Astrophysics from the University of Porto (Portugal) in 2015.

Previously, Jean was an Invited Assistant Professor at the University of Porto, where he supervised MSc, PhD, and undergraduate students, many within the PEEC program. He continues to foster collaborations between academia and industry.

Jean has also recently completed formal training in Horizon Europe project evaluation and assessment (2025), reinforcing his capacity to serve as an expert evaluator in European R&D programmes. He is actively registered in several expert pools and panels, contributing with deep domain expertise in energy systems, optimization, routing, and AI.

I'm Gabriele Patrizi and I've obtained Master Degree in “Management and Automation Engineering” at Università degli Studi Roma Tre, with a mark 106/110 on May of 2010, later a Master in “Analysis and Modelling of Data and Processes: method and models” at Università degli Studi di Roma UnitelmaSapienza, with a mark 108/110 on September of 2022. I speak Italian, Portuguese (basic), Spanish and English because I did Erasmus experience in Valencia in 2009 and another abroad experience in London, for 2 months, in 2010 during the summer.

I'm a hard worker, precise and determined, with a great intellectual curiosity. I like working in tuning with the team but I can also work alone, in the data area (as engineer and analyst). I want to learn new things every day, in a dynamic environment, but always thinking to obtain the goal in the best possible way, managing own resources and personal time, with a focus on every part of a full process.

I started working since 2010, changing industries (automotive, public industry, internet, telecommunications, market research, finance) and technologies (SAS, SQL Server, MySQL, Talend, Power BI, QlikView, Sap BO, Python, Cloudera), in the data field. I have had the pleasure to work for SAS Institute, Format Business Solutions (as consultant), ALD Automotive, Neomobile, GN Research (Teleperformance), Italfondiario, Credito Fondiario, Gruppo Bancario Cooperativo Iccrea e Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. In addition working as Adjunct Professor in “Big Data Analytics Professionals” for the MBA dispensed by Rome Business School, I actually work as Expert Data Scientist for Corte dei conti.

Specializations:
Business Intelligence, ETL, Data Warehousing and Data Lake, Data Architecture, Big Data, Data Governance and Management, Data Analysis and Quality, Reporting and Data Visualization, Forecasting and Predictive Modelling, Machine Learning, Business Analysis, Business Process and Business Process Reengineering, Digital Transformation and Data Driven Culture.