DrMarco Alban Paccha

Marco works at the intersection of wearable and implantable bioelectronics, embedded systems, wireless communications, and AI-driven analytics for health applications, with a mission to translate foundational engineering into clinically meaningful technologies. Marco’s research takes a systems-level perspective that integrates analogue front ends, embedded electronics, low-power communications, data architectures, and AI to create autonomous platforms for real-time physiological monitoring and decision support. 

Marco’s academic journey spans continents and disciplines. He earned his BEng in Mechatronics from the University of the Armed Forces in Ecuador and was awarded the Korean Government Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in South Korea. He completed an MEng in Micro/Nano Systems at Korea University and a PhD in Electrical Engineering at KAIST, where he developed flexible dry electrodes and integrated electronics for wearable cardiac sensing under the supervision of Prof Seunghyup Yoo. In 2022 he joined the Bioelectronics Laboratory at the University of Cambridge as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Postdoctoral By-Fellow, conducting interdisciplinary research in partnership with clinicians, engineers, and scientists as part of the ADVANTAGE consortium on visceral pain and multimodal health sensing platforms under Prof George Malliaras. 

Marco’s work emphasises translational science, engaging with clinicians, study managers, patients, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that innovations address real-world healthcare challenges. His global experience spanning Ecuador, South Korea, the UK, and now Ireland, reflects a commitment to collaborative research that bridges engineering, medicine, and data science.