Gerard Conangla Planes

Dr. Gerard Conangla started his research as a young engineer at the European Space Agency (ESTEC, The Netherlands) in 2014, working as an analyst of radiation data from two ESA-controlled satellites (PROBA-II and Eutelsat). He came back to Spain in 2015, to conduct his Ms. Eng. in Telecommunications project with Professor Dr. Juan M. Rius, where he studied boundary methods to solve numerical scattering problems.

On 2016, he started a PhD in Physics–with the speciality in Photonics–at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). He conducted his research under the ERC consolidator grant QnanoMECA in the group of ICREA Professor Dr. Romain Quidant. The research he developed included analytical and numerical methods and experimental research, and had a relevant impact in the field along both basic science and technological applications. During his PhD, Dr. Conangla published a total of 5 peer-reviewed papers, 4 as first author. The thesis was finished on 2020 and was awarded an Excellent Cum Laude qualification.

Since 2021, Dr. Conangla is working at the company Dribia Data Research (Barcelona) as a Senior Data Scientist, putting to practice his expertise in signal processing, programming and modelling to provide end-to-end artificial intelligence solutions to businesses.