Arnau Gavalda



co-CEO Skyelement


Bio

My primary research interest is understanding the possible presence of universal patterns of organization and time evolution in complex systems, ranging from the Internet, the global economy and society, cells to evolved artificial objects. Some key questions are how those systems develop and evolve, how information is incorporated into these systems and how they process this information. In other words, I improve the understanding of some complex systems using and developing concepts of complexity, statistics, network science and statistical physics. Those new methods enable us to find out patterns within those systems to quantitatively predict, control or optimize them.

I also enjoy running and competing in ultramarathons. Also, as an undergraduate, I did judo and, as a captain of the team, we won the catalan championship several times.

Education

  • Ph. D. Computer Science, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2014)
  • M. Sc. Artificial Intelligence, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya and Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2010)
  • M. Sc. Computer Science and Security, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2010)
  • B. Sc. Computer Science, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2005)

Appointments

  • Predoctoral fellow, Northwestern University (2013 - 2014)
  • PhD Candidate, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2010 - 2014)
  • Research Assistant - Physcomp2, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2009 - 2010)
  • Research Assistant - Biocenit, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2009 - 2010)
  • Research Assistant - Crises, Universitat Rovira i Virgili (2008 - 2009)

Selected Communications

  • CompleNet 2015 New York City, USA (March 2015)
  • ACM SIGCOMM CONEXT 2014 Sydney, Australia (December 2014)
  • Aalto Complex Network Factory Porvoo, Finland (June 2012)
  • IFISC Summer School on Statistical Physics of Complex and Small Systems Palma de Mallorca, Spain (September 2011)