The President of the Advisory Council on Data Protection, named Knight of the Order of Academic Palms

The president of the Data Protection Advisory Council, Josep Domingo-Ferrer, received this Friday the insignia of Knight of the Order of the Academic Palms, the oldest distinction awarded in the civilian field to professionals for their contribution to cultural and educational heritage. The recognition dates back to 1808 and was established by Napoleon I, to honor personalities from the university and academic world.

Domingo-Ferrer is professor of computer science at the Rovira i Virgili University and director of the Cybersecurity Research Center of Catalonia (CYBERCAT). He has a degree and a doctorate in computer science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​a degree in mathematics from the UNED, and a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Paris-Nanterre. During his career he has received numerous awards, such as a Faculty Research Award from Google (2014), the degree of IEEE Fellow (2012), the ICREA Acadèmia Prize (2008, 2013,2018 and 2023) and the Narcís Monturiol Medal for Scientific Merit from the Generalitat de Catalunya (2012). Since 2016 he has been a full member of the Institute of Catalan Studies.

The event, which was held at the French Institute of Barcelona, ​​was chaired by the Consul General of France in Barcelona, ​​Azar Agah-Ducrocq, and was attended by Anne Laure Martorell, director of the Liceu Francès de Barcelona; Valérie Nicolas, director of the French Institute of Barcelona; Anna Pallarès, secretary general of the URV, and Meritxell Borràs i Solé, director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority.