The CITIC researchers recognized for their global scientific impact and trajectory are Tiago M. Fernández Caramés, Verónica Bolón Canedo, Alejandro Pazos Sierra, Paula Fraga Lamas, Diego Darriba López, and Amparo Alonso Betanzos. These recognitions reflect the impact of CITIC in strategic areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and enabling technologies, positioning the center as a leader in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research and strengthening UDC’s role in the global scientific community.

Stanford’s list offers two classifications: one based on the researchers’ entire professional career and the other focused on achievements over the past year. In the former, internationally renowned figures such as Alejandro Pazos Sierra and Amparo Alonso Betanzos from the Department of Computer Science and Information Technologies, as well as Tiago M. Fernández Caramés and Paula Fraga Lamas from the Department of Computer Engineering, are recognized, alongside other CITIC members.

These six researchers from CITIC are part of the 23 UDC members included in the World’s Top 2% Scientist List, reaffirming the university’s position as a global leader in science and technology and amplifying the global impact of its scientific contributions.