interview
Neural computing, paradigm shifts, and Europe – interview with Dr. Juan Pablo Carbajal
Could you please introduce yourself, and say something about your background? Juan Pablo Carbajal: I'm from Argentina, I studied until my master's in Argentina and then I worked in industry for almost three years there. And then, I moved to Switzerland to do my PhD. I did my PhD in physics, but the topic was ...
New steps in photonic computing – an interview with Dr. Francesco Da Ros
Could you please introduce yourself and your area of research? Francesco Da Ros: I am an associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark, focusing on the synergies between machine learning and photonics. I both work to solve photonic problems with machine learning – modelling, inverse design, and in-situ and in-silico optimization/training of photonic systems ...
Carolina Peñalva Lapuente on innovations for tackling food waste
Food and technology scientist Carolina Peñalva Lapuente works at Aitiip Centro Tecnológico in Zaragoza, Spain. She is the project coordinator of the Horizon 2020 funded SISTERS project. This projects works on systemic innovations for a sustainable reduction of European food waste. Why is food waste an issue in Europe? Carolina Peñalva Lapuente: In the EU, ...
Prajal Pradhan on food loss and waste: ‘Our current food systems are broken’
Dr Prajal Pradhan is an expert in climate change, food systems, and sustainable development goals. He is an assistant professor at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and a visiting senior scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (Germany). You were a lead author of the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and ...
Clara Cicatiello on innovations for tackling food waste
Clara Cicatiello is an assistant professor of agricultural economics at the University of Tuscia, Italy. Her research covers the sustainability of food systems and the prevention of food loss and waste in food supply chains. You are the coordinator of the EU-funded LOWINFOOD project, which aims to reduce food waste. How will the project achieve ...
Professor Andrea Emilio Rizzoli : ‘We should not be too worried about artificial intelligence and creativity’
Interview with Professor Andrea Emilio Rizzoli, Director of the Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Switzerland and co-chair of the Scientific Advice Mechanism’s working group on the uptake of artificial intelligence (AI). As such, he helped provide independent scientific advice to the European Commission on this topic. Machines with artificial intelligence (AI) compile and ...
Professor Nicole Grobert: ‘It’s quite clear that AI will speed up our discovery processes in science’
Interview with Nicole Grobert, Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission (part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism). As such, she helped provide independent scientific advice to the European Commission on the uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) in EU ...
Building a hopeful future for oncology: using people’s own cells in the fight against cancer
Insights of John Haanen, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Professor Haanen and his team developed a promising new treatment for melanoma, a form of skin cancer. In 2022 alone more than 100 000 new cases of melanoma were reported in the EU. This treatment, known as tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, uses ...