Paolo Dini | Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Paolo Dini | Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Paolo Dini | Data Analysis | Leading Researcher at Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya | Spain

Dr. Paolo Dini is a distinguished researcher in the field of information engineering, currently affiliated with the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), where he leads research at the intersection of sustainable computing, wireless communication, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Paolo Dini holds a Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technologies, and his academic foundation has enabled him to make impactful contributions to the development of energy-efficient and intelligent network infrastructures. Over the years, he has amassed a prolific research portfolio with more than 60 peer-reviewed publications and over 2,300 citations, earning him an h-index of 25 and an i10-index of 54, according to Scopus. Professionally, Dr. Paolo Dini has held research and leadership roles in multiple European and international collaborative projects, contributing both to academia and industrial innovation. He has worked alongside prominent researchers from institutions like Ericsson, Politecnico di Bari, University of Padova, and CTTC, fostering multidisciplinary research in areas such as mobile traffic modeling, green networking, and edge intelligence. His expertise includes machine learning for network optimization, distributed systems, multi-agent systems, 5G and beyond architectures, and sustainable AI. These skills are further demonstrated by his role in developing algorithms and models for energy harvesting in mobile networks and predictive analytics for traffic anomaly detection. Dr. Paolo Dini’s research interests continue to evolve with the current technological landscape, focusing on combining AI with wireless systems to enable smarter, greener, and more adaptive communication environments.

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Selected Publications:

  1. Mobile traffic prediction from raw data using LSTM networks (2018) – 245 Citations

  2. HetNets powered by renewable energy sources: Sustainable next-generation cellular networks (2012) – 201 Citations

  3. SolarStat: Modeling photovoltaic sources through stochastic Markov processes (2014) – 108 Citations

  4. Detecting mobile traffic anomalies through physical control channel fingerprinting: A deep semi-supervised approach (2019) – 81 Citations

 

 

Dr. George Tzougas | Statistics Awards | Best Researcher Award

Dr. George Tzougas | Statistics Awards | Best Researcher Award 

Dr. George Tzougas, Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom

George Tzougas is an accomplished academic in the field of statistics and actuarial science, currently serving as an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University since 2021. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree and a Master of Science Degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science, both from the Athens University of Economics and Business, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the same institution. Tzougas’s career includes notable positions such as Assistant Professor and Fellow in Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he received multiple Excellence in Education Awards, recognizing his exceptional teaching and communication skills.

 

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Summary of Suitability for the “Best Researcher Award” – George Tzougas

Dr. George Tzougas holds a Ph.D. in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the Athens University of Economics and Business. His extensive academic qualifications, including an M.Sc. in Statistics and Actuarial Science and a B.Sc. in Mathematics, provide a strong foundation for his advanced research in actuarial mathematics, computational statistics, and data science.

🎓 Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics and Actuarial Science (2014)
    Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
  • Master of Science in Statistics and Actuarial Science (2008)
    Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business.
  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2006)
    Department of Mathematics, Athens University.

💼 Work Experience

  • Associate Professor
    Heriot-Watt University (2021 – Present)
  • Assistant Professor
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2018 – 2021)
  • Fellow in Statistics
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2016 – 2018)
  • Lecturer in Statistics
    School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork (2015 – 2016)
  • Post-doctoral Research Fellow
    Department of Statistics, Athens University of Economics and Business (2014 – 2015)

🏆 Awards and Honors

  1. Highly Commended Award
    IFoA Best Paper Prizes 2021
    For the paper “Insurance ratemaking using the Exponential-Lognormal regression model” (co-authored with students) 🌟
  2. Excellence in Education Award
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2019-2020) 🎓
  3. Excellence in Education Award
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2018-2019) 🎓
  4. LSESU Teaching Excellence Award
    For Excellent Feedback and Communication (2018-2019) 🗣️
  5. Excellence in Education Award
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2017-2018) 🎓
  6. Best Class Teacher Award
    London School of Economics and Political Science (2016-2017) 🥇

💡 Research Grants

  1. Primary Investigator
    Research Project: “Carbon Dioxide Price Forecasting and Investigation of Spillover Effects Between Different Carbon Markets” (2022-2024) 🌍
  2. Co-Investigator
    Research on Risk in Decarbonisation Finance (2021-Present) 📊

Publication Top Notes:

Optimal bonus-malus systems using finite mixture models

CITED:55

EM estimation for the Poisson-inverse gamma regression model with varying dispersion: an application to insurance ratemaking

CITED:21

An EM algorithm for fitting a new class of mixed exponential regression models with varying dispersion

CITED:21

Mixture composite regression models with multi-type feature selection

CITED:20

Bonus-malus systems with two-component mixture models arising from different parametric families

CITED:20