Just one month after obtaining his PhD in quantum chromodynamics (QCD) from Pisa University in Italy, Guido Cossu was on his way to Japan to carry out post-doctoral work for a KEK Lattice QCD research group. That was three years ago. The program ended in April, only for Cossu to be immediately offered the opportunity to continue his research in a new five-year program helping a different support group connected with the High Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) program that is investigating a number of fields in fundamental science. He readily agreed.