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Dr. Nicolò Pagan Postdoctoral Researcher Social Computing Group E-Mail: nicolo.pagan@uzh.ch |
Nicolò joined the Social Computing Group as a Lecturer of the “Social Computing” course in February 2021 and as Post-Doctoral Researcher in May 2021. Since January 2022, he is also a member of the National Centre of Competence in Research «Dependable, ubiquitous automation» (NCCR Automation).
In April 2021, he received his Ph.D. from ETH Zürich advised by Prof. Florian Dörfler, defending his dissertation titled “Modelling, Analysis, and Inference in Social Network Formation”.
Nicolò also holds a M.Sc. in Computational Science and Engineering from EPF Lausanne, a B. Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Politecnico di Torino (Italy), and he worked in the Computational Fluid-dynamics domain as a software engineer and research consultant at Ascomp AG, a spin-off of ETH Zürich.
Nicolò's primary research interests lie in the realm of AI ethics, where he explores the complex interplay between technology and human behavior in an intricate network system. Through his expertise in mathematical modeling, complex systems analysis, and data science, he is able to delve into this field of study with a unique perspective and he aims to contribute valuable insights to the ongoing discourse on the ethical implications of AI and technology in our rapidly evolving digital landscape.
More precisely, his current research revolves around two pillars:
In his previous work, he investigated the impact of recommender systems within social media platforms, with a particular emphasis on discerning how these systems influence the fairness of the network formation processes. Two of his recent works have been published in Nature Communications.
More broadly speaking, Nicolò is interested in Social and Engineering Systems and in problems that correspond to significant societal and ethical challenges, with an emphasis on areas such as autonomous systems, energy systems, finance, social networks, urban systems, and their underlying interconnections.
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06-2021 - 11/2021. Michael Blum, University of Zürich. Bachelor Thesis: “Learning and success in chess: the role of openings patterns”.