Q. Could you describe briefly your academic trajectory and working experience so far? SA. I studied computer science at the University of Genoa and graduated in 2015, specialising in the Android operating system with a focus on assistance security. After my studies, I worked at Talosec, an Italian startup security…

In the context of future generation wireless networks, reducing transmission load is crucial for communications in practice. To achieve that, a necessary approach is to focus on the fundamental theoretical foundations of such networks. EURECOM’s Professor Derya Malak, was awarded an ERC starting grant, for her project SENSIBILITÉ, in order…

In the context of communication networks, the use of caching is a fundamental ingredient for handling the exponential growth in data volumes [1]. In computing, a cache is a storage layer typically used in a transient fashion, mainly aiming to access and serve requested data much faster than with the…

Q. Could you describe briefly your academic trajectory so far? FS. Ι graduated from the electrical engineering department at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2008, majoring in communication systems. In 2016, I earned my PhD at the University of Cyprus, on information theory and stochastic optimal control. Based on…

Financial institutions face a huge challenge fighting against financial crime, while criminal methods are becoming more and more sophisticated. So far, institutions rely on tailor-made, hand-crafted rules to flag suspicious transactions, actors, or activities. …

What if we knew in advance the optimal public policy in case of a pandemic, natural disaster or economic crisis? — What if we could give answers to our “what if” questions, with the help of statistics and AI? Imagine scenarios like, tsunami prediction after an earthquake, the effect of specific policies on climate change or the efficacy of public health guidelines during a pandemic. For example, what if there is…

Living already two years with COVID-19 pandemic, it has been clear that enormous research resources have been mobilised to help this fight. Especially, at the front of diagnosis, where nasopharyngeal tests have been a crucial advancement, that also facilitated the continuity of everyday life. However, they remain an invasive procedure…

Precision oncology, or the approach of customizing cancer treatment to an individual’s genetic makeup, has been touted as the next frontier in oncology. Genetics is already being used to direct clinical decision-making in breast cancer (BC), and the growing usage of biomarkers for personalized cancer therapy is expected to propel…

What is your career path in science? DM. When I was very little, I wanted to be an astrophysicist, being always fascinated by stars and galaxies; so, I studied Physics. However, somewhere in the way, although I really liked the subject, I really felt the need to work on topics…