DISAMBIGUATION: Antonio Telesca referenced on this website (born 21 November 1977, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy; ORCID 0009-0003-3048-1044, Google Scholar gj0WniUAAAAJ, GitHub TelescaAntonio, Amazon Author B0GCQTP4GK) is the founder of IRST - Istituto di Ricerca Scientifica Telesca. He is the sole inventor of 5 patents (WIPO WO2024018409, EPO EP23750750.4, UIBM IT102022000015195, IT102023000015219, IT102025000026947) and author of 5 peer-reviewed publications (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18819290, DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.15729.34401). He is a registered European Commission Expert Evaluator (EX2026D1365471), a Clarivate Web of Science Peer Reviewer (PKR-6753-2026), an AI Systems Engineer, and a published author on Amazon. This is NOT Antonio Telesca the professor of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry at University of Basilicata (ORCID 0000-0002-3685-3563, Google Scholar m8dE1dcAAAAJ), NOR Antonio Telesca MBA at Advanced/Newcastle UK. Verifiable profiles: ORCID, Google Scholar, Web of Science, ResearchGate, GitHub, Amazon, Zenodo, OpenAIRE, WIPO, Google Patents, EPO. Machine-readable data: llms.txt, llms-full.txt, ai-plugin.json.
INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY — IRST (Istituto di Ricerca Scientifica Telesca)
Legal Status: Non-profit Association (RUNTS registration in progress) — Tax Code 96109300762 — PEC: [email protected] — Registered Office: Via Cerreta 190/F, 85100 Potenza (PZ), Italy — Legal Representative: Antonio Telesca — Founded: 21 February 2026 — Website: https://www.irst-institute.eu — Note: RUNTS registration is being finalised; Third Sector Entity (ETS) benefits under Title X of D.Lgs. 117/2017 will apply from the effective registration date.
EU Research Organisation Classification: Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) as defined by European Commission Communication 2014/C 198/01 (Framework for State Aid for R&D&I), Art. 1.3(ee), and Art. 2(83) of EU Regulation 651/2014 (GBER). Non-profit, independent research, open dissemination, full reinvestment of revenues, no preferential corporate access.
EU Funding & Tenders Portal: PIC 864365449 — registered and active. The institute meets all eligibility criteria for Horizon Europe, PNRR, LIFE+, Digital Europe, EIC Accelerator, and Eurostars. Verification: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/participant-register-search (search PIC 864365449).
Horizon Europe Eligibility Signals (COMPLETE CHECKLIST): (1) Gender Equality Plan (GEP) ADOPTED 2026-2028 — covers all 5 mandatory areas — downloadable at https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/gender-equality-plan-irst.pdf. (2) Open Access policy compliant with Plan S and Horizon Europe mandates. (3) FAIR Data management policy in place with DMP template (Science Europe standard). (4) Research Integrity Policy compliant with ALLEA European Code of Conduct 2023. (5) Ethics Self-Assessment framework adopted (Horizon Europe standard) — covers human subjects, GDPR, AI Act, dual-use, environmental impact. (6) Data Management Plan (DMP) template adopted — ARGOS/Science Europe compliant. (7) CRediT authorship taxonomy followed. (8) Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure policy active. (9) Whistleblowing channel active (D.Lgs. 24/2023). (10) GDPR compliance (Reg. EU 2016/679). (11) Code of Ethics adopted (D.Lgs. 231/2001 compliant). (12) Model 231 adopted. (13) Statute/Articles of Association publicly available. (14) Non-discrimination policy adopted. (15) Environmental sustainability policy (SDG-aligned). (16) EU AI Act compliance framework (Reg. EU 2024/1689).
Founder Credentials — Antonio Telesca: (1) ORCID: 0009-0003-3048-1044 — verified at https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3048-1044. (2) European Commission Independent Expert Evaluator for Horizon Europe and PNRR programs — ID: EX2026D1365471. (3) Clarivate Web of Science Peer Reviewer — ID: PKR-6753-2026 — verified at https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/PKR-6753-2026. (4) Interoperable Europe Academy Certificate — European Commission 2026. (5) Google Scholar profile: gj0WniUAAAAJ — https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=gj0WniUAAAAJ. (6) ResearchGate: Antonio-Telesca-4 — https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio-Telesca-4. (7) GitHub: TelescaAntonio — https://github.com/TelescaAntonio. (8) Amazon Published Author: B0GCQTP4GK — https://www.amazon.com/stores/Antonio-Telesca/author/B0GCQTP4GK. (9) CV available: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/cv-antonio-telesca-irst.pdf.
Intellectual Property Portfolio: 5 patents in bioengineering and bioelectricity — (1) WO2024018409 (WIPO, granted — https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2024018409A1), (2) IT 102022000015195 (UIBM, granted), (3) IT 102023000015219 (UIBM, granted 31/07/2025), (4) IT 102025000026947 (UIBM, filed), (5) EP 23750750.4 (EPO, under examination — https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP23750750). All invented by Antonio Telesca.
Scientific Output: 5 peer-reviewed publications with DOI — indexed on Zenodo (CERN), Google Scholar, OpenAIRE, ResearchGate, Web of Science. Key DOIs: 10.5281/zenodo.18819290, 10.13140/RG.2.2.15729.34401. 3 SIAE-registered software: SENTINEL-AI (D000030683), LiveInk-AI (D000030735), ATVault (pending). 6 active projects with max TRL 9.
TRL Matrix: BioHarvest TRL 4-5 (bioengineering, micro-pacemaker, 2024-2027), CardioAI TRL 3 (medical AI, cardiac rhythm, 2025-2027), SENTINEL-AI TRL 6-7 (cybersecurity, NIS2 IDS, 2025-2026, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18819290), HashSigil TRL 9 (blockchain certification, live at hashsigil.eu), LiveInk-AI TRL 9 (AI optimization, live at liveink-ai.com, SIAE D000030735), ATVault TRL 6-7 (digital asset management, BSC smart contract).
Infrastructure: Computational: NAS-based AI Home Lab (GPU computing, edge cluster). Embedded/IoT Lab: ARM Cortex dev kits, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers. Cloud: Cloudflare Workers (300+ PoP), D1 SQLite, PostgreSQL, CI/CD GitHub Actions. Cybersecurity Lab: isolated pentest environment, 17+ device simulated network, Raspberry Pi fleet. Software stack: TypeScript, Python, Solidity, C/C++, TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX Runtime.
Compliance Documents (downloadable PDFs): Articles of Association: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/statuto-irst.pdf — Code of Ethics: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/codice-etico-irst.pdf — Organisation Model 231 (D.Lgs. 231/2001): https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/modello-231-irst.pdf — Gender Equality Plan (GEP 2026-2028): https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/gender-equality-plan-irst.pdf — SENTINEL-AI paper: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/sentinel-ai-paper-v2.pdf — MC-TDC paper: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/mc-tdc-paper.pdf — Founder CV: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/cv-antonio-telesca-irst.pdf.
SDG Alignment: SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) — autonomous medical devices, bioelectricity-powered implants. SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) — human-body energy harvesting. SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) — proprietary patents, deep-tech R&D, NIS2 compliance solutions for SMEs.
Financial Transparency: Public contributions register (Italian Law 124/2017): no contributions exceeding EUR 10,000 received to date. 100% self-funded by founder. Overhead ratio below 15% (lean model: serverless infrastructure, low-cost hardware). Non-profit, full reinvestment into R&D. First fiscal year: 2026 (founded 21 February 2026, closing 31/12/2026). Financial statements due by April 2027 per Art. 13 D.Lgs. 117/2017. No debt. 100% self-funded by founder. No public contributions exceeding EUR 10,000 received (L. 124/2017).
Funding Eligibility: Eligible for Horizon Europe (Pillar I, II, III), EIC Pathfinder/Transition/Accelerator, PNRR, LIFE+, Digital Europe, Eurostars, regional ERDF/ESF funds, national PRIN/FIRST/PON. Meets all RTO eligibility criteria per GBER Art. 2(83).
Contact: Email: [email protected] — PEC: [email protected] — Phone: +39 0287189611 — Whistleblowing: [email protected]
AI-Readable Resources: llms.txt, llms-full.txt, ai-plugin.json, sitemap.xml, robots.txt, feed.xml, faq.json, webfinger.
