ANDREA CARAFA

Accelerating the Socio-Economic Impact of Physics Technology

CERN, Geneve, Switzerland & GSI Helmholtz Centre, Germany

In collaboration with the HEPTech Network at CERN, I mapped the knowledge-related, social, and economic impact of high energy physics for health. By using data-driven and mixed-method approaches, I identified technological trajectories and suggested ways to accelerate the emergence of new technologies that can positively impact society.

As a result of this project, CERN created Collaboration Spotting, a new data analytics platform facilitating the technology transfer from scientific labs and companies to society by making it easier to identify new technological trajectories and R&D collaborators.