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World Tech Conference - Scientific Committees
NEWSLETTER 06/2026 - JANUARY 20, 2026 |
Scientific Committee
An International Committee of Scientists, Engineers, Doctors, Computer Scientists, and Innovators responsible for guiding the Conference scientific vision, ensuring content rigor, overseeing session selection, and validating the training programme. The Committee brings together expertise from CERN, leading European universities, U.S. research centers, and the deep tech industry. |
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 | Giovanni Acampora
Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Naples Federico II |
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Paolo Branchini
Research Director at INFN, Roma Tre University and Member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna |
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Giulio Casati
Professor Emeritus, University of Insubria and Director, Lake Como School of Advanced Studies |
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 | J. Christopher Clemens
Jaroslav Folda Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Stefan Janaqi
Professor, Data Science, Machine Learning and Applied Mathematics, IMT Mines Alès |
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Eglantina Kalluci
Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana, Albania |
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Giuseppe Perale
CEO, IBI S.A., Founder and CEO, Regenera GmbH, President, Swiss Medtech Ticino, Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Southern Switzerland (USI), Lugano, Permanent Visiting Professor, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna |
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Marion Schneider
Professor and Senior Researcher, Clinic for Neurology, RKU, Ulm University |
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Andrés Felipe Torres Obando
Specialist in Neurology and Neurological Pain Management, Alcalá de Henares University, Spain |
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 | Fatos Xhafa
Full Professor of Computer Science, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona |
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Scientific Steering Committee A Scientific Steering Committee composed of experts across key thematic areas of the World Tech Conference 2026. |
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 | Ugo Moschella - Physics
President Scientific Steering Committee, Full Professor, Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Insubria and Research Associate, CERN - Geneva
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Paolo Branchini - Physics
Research Director at INFN, Roma Tre University and Member of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna |
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 | Giuseppe Calabrò - Defense
Full Professor of Electrical Engineering and Nuclear Fusion at the University of Tuscia |
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Paola Catapano - Physics
Head of Editorial Content Production, Science communicator, CERN |
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 | Paola Ciaramella - Blockchain
Entrepreneur |
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Vittorio Limongelli - Pharma
Full Professor at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, USI |
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 | Rosa Lombardi - Economics
Full Professor of Business Administration, Sapienza University of Rome |
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Antonietta Mira - Economics
Founder of the Data Science Lab at USI, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Fellow of the International S. for Bayesian Analysis, National Popular Science Prize |
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Luca Passalacqua - Economics
Professor, La Sapienza University of Rome |
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Umberto Piarulli - Chemistry
Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, Insubria University |
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 | Sauro Succi - Mathematics
Senior Research Executive and Principal Investigator, Italian Institute of Technology and a Research Associate at the Physics Department, Harvard University |
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Vincenzo Vespri - Mathematics
Lecturer, University of Florence |
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Caterina Puca - Blockchain
Tech Expert at the Intersection of Quantum Technologies and AI |
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Q-Alliance Scientific High Council It serves as the scientific and strategic advisory body of Q-Alliance, operating transversally across the World Tech Conference. This unprecedented alliance brings together global leaders in Quantum Computing, Italian Scientific Excellence, and Industry Innovation to shape the future of Quantum Technology.
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 | Alain Connes
Fields Medal Crafoord Prize, CNRS Gold Medal, Ampère Prize, CNRS Silver Medal |
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Thibault Damour
Balzan Prize, Dirac Medal, CNRS Gold Medal, Einstein Medal, Paul Langevin Prize |
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Giulia Galli
Berni J. Alder CECAM Prize, Joseph O. HirschfelderPrize, AneesurRahman Prize, Feynman Prize for Theory, Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences |
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 | Gian Francesco Giudice
Director of CERN Theoretical Physics Dep, Fundamental Physics Prize, Jacques Solvay Chair in Physics, Premio Aldo Gini, Premio Angelo Della Riccia |
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Gerardus ‘t Hooft
Nobel Prize in Physics, Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, Wolf Prize in Physics, Lorentz Medal Spinoza Prize |
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Luciano Maiani
Former President CERN, INFN, CNR, Dirac Medal, Sakurai Prize, Bruno Pontecorvo Prize, Matteucci Medal |
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 | Antonietta Mira
Founder of the Data Science Lab at USI, Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Fellow of the International S. for Bayesian Analysis, National Popular Science Prize |
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Ugo Moschella
Full Professor of Physics, Full Professor of Mathematics, Commissariat à l’EnergieAtomiqueGsY, Research associate al CERN, Marie Curie Fellow al CEA |
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Hidetoshi Nishimori
Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo, NEC C&C Prize, MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology, Nishina Memorial Prize, Senior Scientist RIKEN (iTHEMS) |
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Michele Parrinello
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry, Dreyfus Prize in Chemical Sciences, Dirac Medal, Marcel Benoist Prize, ACS Award in Theoretical Chemistry |
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