• PhD in Robotics and Automation, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
• M.S. degree in Telecommunication Engineering (UPM)

Currently

• Associate Professor (PTU) in the “Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Diseño Industrial”, ETSIDI, UPM
• Researcher in the CAR UPM-CSIC (Centre for Automation and Robotics)
• Collaborator with the Alzheimer Spain Foundation (FAE), on home automation for Alzheimer patients.
• IEEE Seccion España, Vocal. Link
• NTNU Alumni Spain, board member.

Previously

• Senior Researcher and Technical Manager at the Research Center for Smart Buildings and Energy Efficiency (CeDInt-UPM)
• Visiting Professor in the Department of System Engineering and Automation at the Carlos III University (UC3M).
• Research stages in Norway (NTNU, 2000), USA (University of Hawai’i, 2002), Switzerland (EPFL, 2005) and United Arab Emirates (New York University Abu Dhabi, 2012).
• Worked for companies: Comverse (now Mavenir) (Systems Engineer, 2002-2003), Spanish SMEs Atelmedia (Home Automation Manager, 2007-2009) and AMETIC (RD Consultant, 2009-2011).
• Worked on several national and European RD projects as Researcher and Project Manager.

Research interests