Meet our fellows

Meet our fellows

Fellows from the first round of Calls: 2022-2023

The first round of Calls started on November 30th, 2022, and ended on March 31st, 2023.

General results and key numbers of the first round of open calls:

  • 74 finalised Applications submitted on F6S;
  • 32 selected Fellows joining the 1st Cohort:
    • 13 Fellows selected for the Paired teams track;
    • 17 Fellows for the Open ideas track;
    • 2 Fellows for the Challenges track.
  • 16 selected Fellows are Innovators – Entrepreneurs/self-employed;
  • 16 selected Fellows are Researchers:
    • 12 Researchers – Technical;
    • 3 Researchers – Multidisciplinary;
    • 1 Researcher – Social Sciences and Humanities.

To learn more about this round of calls, please click here.

Fellows from the second round of Calls: 2023-2024

The second round of Calls started on July 1st , 2023, and ended on September 30th, 2023.

General results and key numbers of the first round of open calls:

  • 48 finalised Applications submitted on F6S;
  • 21 selected Fellows joining the 2nd Cohort:
    • 12 Fellows selected for the Paired teams track;
    • 5 Fellows for the Open ideas track;
    • 4 Fellows for the Challenges track.
  • 5 selected Fellows are Innovators – Entrepreneurs/self-employed;
  • 16 selected Fellows are Researchers:
    • 14 Researchers – Technical;
    • 2 Researchers – Multidisciplinary;
    • 0 Researcher – Social Sciences and Humanities.

To learn more about this round of calls, please click here.

Fellows from the third round of Calls: 2024-2025

General results and key numbers of the first round of open calls:

  • 70 finalised Applications submitted on F6S;
  • 14 selected Fellows joining the 3rd Cohort:
    • 5 Fellows selected under the Paired teams track;
    • 5 Fellows for the Open ideas track;
    • 4 Fellows for the Challenges track.
  • 5 selected Fellows are Innovators – Entrepreneurs/self-employed;
  • 9 selected Fellows are Researchers:
    • 6 Researchers – Technical;
    • 3 Research – Social Sciences and Humanities.
    • 0 Researchers – Multidisciplinary.

To learn more about this round of calls, please click here.

  • Alessandro Palumbo

    Italy

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    International Computer Science Institute

    Project title

    GUARD1

    Track

    Open Ideas

  • Alexandru Panait

    Romania

    Innovators/Entrepreneurs

    Organization

    Arizona State University

    Project title

    Decentralised Government System

    Track

    Open Ideas

  • Alireza Entezami

    Italy

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    Concordia University

    Project title

    Continuous Monitoring and Detection of Road Damages via Smartphone Sensors and Artificial Intelligence techniques under Big Data

    Track

    Open Ideas

  • Antonio Jesús Jara Valera

    Spain

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    AUTO ID Lab - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Project title

    A geo-aware network protocol for trustable cross-Atlantic data exchange operations (USA-EU)

    Track

    Paired Teams

  • Benjamin Talin

    Switzerland

    Innovators/Entrepreneurs

    Organization

    Mason Enterprise Center

    Project title

    MoreThanDigital

    Track

    Open Ideas

  • Chiara Casoni

    Spain

    Innovators/Entrepreneurs

    Organization

    HID Global

    Project title

    Bridging Borders: Expanding a European SME Network into the US Market

    Track

    Paired Teams

  • Chiara Vercellino

    Italy

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    Fermilab –SQMS Center

    Project title

    NISQ-EMU: NISQ-READY QUANTUM ALGORITHMS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

    Track

    Challenges

  • Dime Galapchev

    North Macedonia

    Innovators/Entrepreneurs

    Organization

    Temple University

    Project title

    FinqUP AI Diversification Tool

    Track

    Paired Teams

  • Dror Jacoby

    Israel

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    Columbia University

    Project title

    Intelligent Decision-Making with Data Fusion and Predictive Analytics for Multi-Sensor Environments

    Track

    Open Ideas

  • Edoardo Giusto

    Italy

    Researcher (scientific/technical/engineering)

    Organization

    Fermilab - SQMS Center

    Project title

    CRIT-Q – COSMIC RAY IMPACT ON TRANSMON QUBITS

    Track

    Challenges