Regular biography
Paolo De Los Rios is an Associate Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of Physics (PHY). His research focuses on the applications of statistical physics to biophysics and the structure of complex networks. He explores questions related to protein folding, function, and interactions, utilizing tools from statistical physics to understand systems ranging from biological networks to social and technological systems. De Los Rios earned his master's in Electronic Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino and completed his PhD in Theoretical Condensed Matter Theory at SISSA/ISAS. He has held academic positions at the University of Fribourg and the University of Lausanne before joining EPFL in 2010. His teaching includes courses on statistical physics and its applications to biomacromolecules and phase transitions.
Scholar-generated biography
Paolo De Los Rios is a researcher in Biophysics and Statistical Physics, focusing on the statistical analysis of biological systems and the physical mechanisms underlying protein behavior. His work explores topics such as amyloid aggregation, Hsp70 chaperone function, and the statistical modeling of complex networks. De Los Rios investigates how physical principles govern biological processes, including the role of energy in protein unfolding and refolding, the dynamics of DNA knots, and the interactions between chaotropic agents and proteins. His research bridges biophysics, statistical mechanics, and computational modeling to understand the thermodynamics and kinetics of molecular systems.