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Fractus bets on young talent with the PARS Excellence Scholarship and the Award for the Best TFM in Cybersecurity
Jordi Carol, from Fractus (on the left, standing), presenting the Fractus PARS Excellence Scholarship to ETSETB-UPC student Ignacio Martínez Bañeres, in recognition of his awarded for his outstanding academic record.
From left to right, Antonio Alarcón García-Saavedra, student of the Master's degree in Cybersecurity, taught by ETSETB and FIB, and Carmen Borja, CTO of Fractus, who was in charge of presenting the Best Award final master's thesis (TFM),
Sep 18, 2024. In its commitment to the development of talent in the technological field, Fractus has awarded two Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) outstanding students. Ignacio Martínez Bañeres, from the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB), has been awarded the Fractus PARS Excellence Scholarship. On the other hand, Antonio Alarcón García-Saavedra, has received the award for Best Master's Thesis in Cybersecurity, as a student of the Master's degree in Cybersecurity, taught by the ETSETB and the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (FIB).
These initiatives are part of the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub, an ecosystem that fosters collaboration between academia and industry to promote innovative technologies that respond to the needs of today's market.
According to Dr. Carmen Borja, CTO of Fractus, supporting young talent is key to the company's mission: “We strongly believe in the importance of providing opportunities to the brightest students. Ignacio and Antonio's achievements reflect the impact they can have on society and the future of technology.”
Ignacio Martínez Bañeres, awarded for his outstanding academic record in the Double Degree in Bachelor's + Master's in Telecommunications Engineering (PARS), expressed his gratitude: “This recognition is a great honor. The key to success in such a demanding career is perseverance and passion for subjects such as mathematics”. In addition, Ignacio has ambitious plans, including the possibility of doing internships and studying abroad.
The Fractus Scholarship award ceremony took place on September 18 in the Vertex Auditorium of the UPC (Barcelona), coinciding with the start of the Telecommunications and Electronics degrees.
Antonio Alarcón, awarded for his research on attack detection in IoMT networks using machine learning models, has been another of the young promises recognized by Fractus. His project, which has aroused great interest for its application of artificial intelligence, was presented on September 18 at the Campus Nord of the UPC.