The visit focused on data analysis, machine learning applications, and complex systems research, opening new avenues for joint research and knowledge exchange in the IDIWATER project.
Recently, as part of the IDIWATER project, Professor G. Nicolás Marichal Plasencia, researcher and Full Professor at the University of La Laguna (ULL), undertook a month-and-a-half-long research stay at the University of Padua (Italy). The purpose of this visit was to learn about the research carried out within the group based in the Galileo Galilei Department, known as LIPh (Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Physics). In particular, the group conducts research in the field of Complex Systems, with one of its principal investigators serving as President of the Italian Complex Systems Society.
The group’s work on data analysis from a Physics perspective, as well as its potential applications in areas such as ecology, generated significant interest among the IDIWATER project researchers, as it represents a different approach to data handling, a key topic in the development of several project activities. The Padua group participates very actively in the Master’s Program in Data Physics.
Additionally, various meetings were held with other researchers at the University of Padua focusing on the application of Machine Learning techniques. Among the topics discussed, there was considerable interest in research on the explainability of Neural Network-based systems and Neuro-Fuzzy techniques, both from groups at the University of Padua and other Italian universities.
Professor Marichal also attended several seminars on these topics, delivered by researchers from both the University of Padua and Northeastern University London.
Furthermore, Professor G. Nicolás Marichal gave a seminar titled “Project IDIWATER: An Opportunity for Identifying Common Research Points” to present the ongoing work and explore potential collaborations with researchers at the University of Padua.
As a result of this visit, a future collaborative work plan has been established for some aspects of mutual interest to the project. Moreover, the stay proved highly valuable for updating knowledge and, above all, learning new approaches to research already underway within the context of the IDIWATER project, co-financed by the Interreg MAC program.
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