Continuously listed in the Stanford World’s Top 2% Scientists since the inaugural edition
Authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications indexed in ISI Web of Science
Over 6,600 citations from researchers in 20 countries, with an h-index of 39 on Google Scholar
ACM Senior Lifetime Member
Serves on editorial boards of multiple international journals including Springer Nature's Evolving Systems, Mathematics (Mathematics and Computer Science Section), and Applied Soft Computing
Member of the AI Integrity & Safe Use Foundation (AISUF) since 2025
Vice-President of the International Association of Grey Systems and Uncertain Analysis since 2016
Research Experience
Spring 2025–: Chief AI & Quantum Officer, Stealth startup, Spain
Winter 2022–: Catedrático Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, CUNEF Universidad, Madrid, Spain
Winter 2019–Spring 2025: Principal AI & Quantum Scientist, Capgemini, Madrid, Spain
Spring 2022: Visiting Professor of Artificial Intelligence (Spanish Banking Association), CUNEF Universidad, Madrid, Spain
Spring 2012–Spring 2022 (on leave): Catedrático Professor of Data Science, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Autumn 2018–Spring 2020: Lead Data Scientist, New Digital Business, BBVA, Madrid, Spain
Spring 2015–Summer 2019: Research Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
2003–2011: Tenured Associate Professor of Information Systems, University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Summer 2008: Visiting Scientist, Engineering Design Lab, University Jaime I, Castellon, Spain
2000–2003: Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University Pablo de Olavide, Madrid, Spain
Fall 2001: Visiting Scientist, Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
1999–2000: Assistant Professor of Information Systems, University of Huelva, Spain
Background
Catedrático Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at CUNEF Universidad
Chief AI & Quantum Officer at a stealth startup
30 years of experience in technology and research, with academic positions at multiple universities and consulting roles for Intel, Cisco, Vodafone, Microsoft, Airbus, BBVA, Capgemini, and others
Actively engaged in interdisciplinary and international collaborative research projects funded by the European Union, Canadian Ministry of Science, and Spanish Ministry of Science
Primary research interests: Distributed Artificial Intelligence, eXplainable AI (XAI), Reservoir Computing, Quantum Computing, Causal Machine Learning, and Federated Learning