David Iñiguez Dieste
Centre: BIFI
Institution: University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain)
Position: Researcher from the “ARAID” program
E-mail: david.iniguez@bifi.es
Phone: 876555406
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Personal statement
I did my PhD thesis on “Critical Phenomena in Field Theories and Complex Systems” under the supervision of Alfonso Tarancon at the University of Zaragoza, with stays at the universities of Edinburgh, Rome – La Sapienza and Naples. Afterwards, I worked in several private companies carrying out consulting and management activities in R&D and data analytics. In 2010, I joined BIFI through the ARAID Foundation, with the aim of leveraging my mixed experience in the research and private sector, combining knowledge in complex systems physics, computation and data analytics to develop R&D and technology transfer projects. In 2014, I participated in the foundation, together with other BIFI members, of the spin-off company Kampal Data Solutions with which I continue to collaborate. I am currently the Head of the Computing and Data Science Area at BIFI.
Researcher profile identity
Currently, I am a researcher at R4 level. My main lines of research focus on spin glass physics, dedicated computer design, complex networks and artificial intelligence.
Regarding the first two lines, I am part of the Janus collaboration, formed by researchers from the universities of Zaragoza, Complutense, Extremadura, Rome – La Sapienza and Ferrara, where I led the construction of the last dedicated machine of the group, Janus II. Dedicated computers are designed ad hoc to solve a specific task in a very efficient way. In our case, they are for the spin-glass problem, the paradigm of complex systems. In this field we collaborate with the Nobel Prize winner in Physics Giorgio Parisi.
In the field of complex networks, I work on the study of research networks and social networks. In artificial intelligence, we mainly develop models with application in the business sector, for process optimization, forecasting…
Why my research is important
Spin glass physics is basic research but it has always had a strong scientific impact as it is considered the paradigm of complex systems; numerous algorithms and methodologies created in this field have been subsequently used in various sectors.
From the Supercomputing Center of Aragon (CESAR), located in the CPD of the BIFI, we offer high performance computing and data storage services to both researchers and companies for the development of R+D+i projects.
On the other hand, I coordinate numerous projects in programs of Knowledge Generation, Public-Private Collaboration, Ecological and Digital Transition, FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as collaborative projects with companies in which we develop artificial intelligence models with various applications, such as estimating the risk of suffering a disease, optimizing the management of urban waste or improving the knowledge of customers of insurance companies, among others.
Know more about me and my research
– https://bifi.es/es/computacion/
– https://cesar.unizar.es/
– https://www.janus-computer.com/
