{"id":38845,"date":"2026-09-05T14:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T14:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:34:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientific thinking. Practical application."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full opening-landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat.webp\" alt=\"Landsat view of geometric agricultural fields and the winding Missouri River in Montana\" class=\"wp-image-38881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat.webp 1600w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/agriculture-landsat-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Montana, seen by Landsat 8 \u00b7 NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin \/ USGS \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/geometry-in-the-golden-triangle-154401\/\">Public-domain image \u2197<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>What we do<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Zephyros Solutions is an Amsterdam-based company founded in 2020. We apply artificial intelligence, data analysis and scientific expertise to complex problems, working with organisations that need careful investigation as well as practical technical development.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Our project work spans Earth observation and information integrity. The wider scientific experience represented here includes environmental monitoring and plant biology. The common thread is an evidence-led approach: understand the question, examine the data and choose methods that fit.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>People &#038; perspectives<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-group people-grid team-three\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-group person\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large team-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"784\" height=\"784\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/my_pic_3.png\" alt=\"Alessandro Patruno \u2014 Zephyros Solutions co-founder\" class=\"wp-image-338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/my_pic_3.png 784w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/my_pic_3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/my_pic_3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/my_pic_3-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 160px, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Alessandro Patruno<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Co-founder \u00b7 Astrophysics &#038; data analysis<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Alessandro holds a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Amsterdam. His background combines statistical methods, scientific modelling and software development with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-group person\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large team-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"783\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/andrey_6-1.png\" alt=\"Andrey Malakhov \u2014 Zephyros Solutions co-founder\" class=\"wp-image-337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/andrey_6-1.png 783w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/andrey_6-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/andrey_6-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/andrey_6-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 160px, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Andrey Malakhov<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Co-founder \u00b7 Machine learning &#038; software<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Andrey brings experience in machine learning, data science and software development, with a background in econometrics and finance and an MSc from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-group person\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full team-portrait paola-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1255\" height=\"1552\" src=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola.jpeg\" alt=\"Paola Zuluaga \u2014 plant biology and molecular research\" class=\"wp-image-38880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola.jpeg 1255w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola-243x300.jpeg 243w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola-828x1024.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola-768x950.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola-1242x1536.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paola-10x12.jpeg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 160px, 190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>Paola Zuluaga<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Plant biology &amp; molecular research<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Paola\u2019s research connects molecular biology with plant resilience. Her work at INRA investigated how rice responds to drought and disease, alongside wider research into plant\u2013pathogen interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/projects\/plant-stress\/\">Explore her research \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Research across disciplines<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Together, these perspectives connect AI and scientific computing with the living world: from interpreting complex data to understanding how plants respond to environmental stress.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/projects\/\">Explore the work \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-7 wp-block-group cta-panel\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-5 wp-block-group cta-copy\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Start a conversation<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>A difficult problem is a good place to start.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Tell us what you\u2019re working on. We welcome technical challenges, research collaborations and new partnerships.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/contact\/\">Get in touch \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interdisciplinary team working where AI, data and the sciences meet.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38882,"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38845\/revisions\/38882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zephyros.solutions\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}