Biography:Joaquim Salvi
Joaquim Salvi | |
|---|---|
 Joaquim Salvi | |
| Born | Joaquim Salvi Mas 1969 (age 56–57) Sant Feliu de Guíxols |
| Occupation | University rector |
| Known for | Rector of University of Girona (2017-) |
Joaquim Salvi Mas is a Catalan engineer and professor, rector of the University of Girona since 2017.
Trajectory
He holds a degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a PhD in Industrial Engineering - Extraordinary Engineering Award - from the University of Girona. He has served as a University Professor in the Department of Computer Architecture and Technology and Researcher in the Computer Vision and Robotics research group, VICOROB, at the University of Girona.[1] He has been a visiting professor at the Ocean Systems Lab of Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom). He has been the Principal investigator of several competitive research and technology transfer projects in computer vision and underwater robotics at national and European levels.[2]
He was a founding partner of the companies AQSense and BonesNotes. He was the director of the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona from 2011 to 2017.[3]
He was elected rector of the University of Girona on November 30, 2017, and re-elected rector on November 26, 2021.[4][5] Between February 2024 and January 2025, he was chairperson of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP);[6] during his presidency, the Calonge Declaration was published, which defends public universities as engines of transformation, progress, and well-being at the service of the country.[7]
References
- ↑ "Directori de la Universitat de Girona" (in ca). Universitat de Girona. November 2025. https://www.udg.edu/ca/directori/pagina-personal?ID=2000638.
- ↑ "Portal de la Recerca de Catalunya: Researcher Page" (in ca). https://portalrecerca.csuc.cat/orcid/0000-0002-9482-7126.
- ↑ "Quim Salvi, proclamat nou rector de la UdG". Diari de Girona. 30 November 2017. http://www.diaridegirona.cat/cultura/2017/11/30/quim-salvi-proclamat-nou-rector/882423.html.
- ↑ "Universitat de Girona > Quim Salvi és reelegit rector de la Universitat de Girona" (in ca-ES). https://www.udg.edu/es/udg/detall-noticies/eventid/18271.
- ↑ Verdaguer, Marc (2021-12-21). "Quim Salvi: «Una universitat només té sentit si contribueix al benestar i al progrés de la gent»" (in ca). https://www.diaridegirona.cat/girona/2021/12/21/quim-salvi-universitat-nomes-sentit-60924092.html.
- ↑ Coll, Josep (2024-02-07). "El rector de la UdG Quim Salvi, nou president de l'Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques" (in ca). https://www.diaridegirona.cat/girona/2024/02/07/rector-udg-quim-salvi-nou-97876272.html.
- ↑ "Declaració de Calonge, abril 2024 | ACUP". https://www.acup.cat/ca/publicacio/declaracio-de-calonge-abril-2024.
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