About Me

I am an Associate Professor of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. My main research interests are Heuristic Search and Automated Planning.

Short bio

As Associate Professor I've been taken different lecturing and administrative positions. Among others, deputy director of International Relations since 2013 until 2015, Faculty deputy manager since 2017 until 2021, and Deputy Director for Bachelor in Computer Engineering since December, 2020 until now.

Before joining Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, I worked in different companies in the private and public sectors, always in positions related to Artificial Intelligence. Among others, I worked for the ENVISAT mission of the European Space Agency (ESRIN, Frascati - Italy).

I obtained my Bs. degree in Computer Science in 1995, and a PhD degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence in 2001, both from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. I also hold a MsC in Knowledge Engineering from the same University from 1997. My research activity has resulted in more than 60 publications, and different national and international awards, such as: the best pre-doctoral work awarded by the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence in 1997; Outstanding Programme Committe Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in 2008; two silver medals in the SAT competition in 2013; and a first position in the international competition of Learning for Planning. I joined more than 20 national and international projects and have contributed to more than 30 Programme Committees both as a reviewer or Senior Programme Committee member.