Joakim da Silva

Joakim da Silva is an accomplished Lead Research Scientist at Elekta since October 2019, with a strong background in research and development across multiple institutions. Previous roles include Senior Research Scientist at Elekta, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KTH, and R&D Consultant at Savantic AB. A notable period of research was at the University of Cambridge, where Joakim focused on fast dose calculation algorithms for proton radiotherapy during a PhD funded by a Marie Curie grant. Early career experience includes a Research Engineer position at Elekta Instrument AB and co-founding Sustainable Revolution, a sustainability-focused fashion company. Joakim's education includes an MSc thesis project in Biological physics from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from KTH, complemented by additional studies at Universidad de Chile.