[{'Award': "Juan de la Cierva 'Incorporación' Fellowship", 'IssuedBy': 'Ministry of Science and Innovation', 'Year': '2021'}, {'Award': 'Humboldt Research Fellowship', 'IssuedBy': 'Alexander von Humboldt Foundation', 'Year': '2021'}, {'Award': "Juan de la Cierva 'Formación' Fellowship", 'IssuedBy': 'Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities', 'Year': '2019'}, {'Award': 'Person from Murcia of the Year', 'IssuedBy': 'La Verdad de Murcia newspaper', 'Year': '2018'}, {'Award': 'Outstanding Young Researcher in Computer Science', 'IssuedBy': 'Spanish Computer Science Association (SCIE) and BBVA Foundation', 'Year': '2018'}, {'Award': "Best PhD thesis award in 'Technology and Education'", 'SponsoredBy': 'Telefónica Foundation', 'Year': '2018'}]
Research Experience
[{'Position': 'Associate Professor', 'Institution': 'University of Murcia', 'Department': 'Information and Communications Engineering Department', 'Period': 'March 2022 - Present'}, {'Position': 'Associate Professor', 'Institution': 'Complutense University of Madrid', 'Department': 'Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Department', 'Period': 'July 2021 - April 2022'}, {'Position': 'Juan de la Cierva Researcher', 'Institution': 'University of Murcia', 'Department': 'Information and Communications Engineering Department', 'Period': 'July 2019 - July 2021'}, {'Position': 'Postdoctoral Associate', 'Institution': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'Department': 'Comparative Media Studies Department', 'Period': 'April 2018 - June 2019'}, {'Position': 'Data Scientist', 'Institution': 'ExoClick', 'Department': 'Business Intelligence Department', 'Period': 'May 2017 - April 2018'}, {'Position': 'Research Assistant', 'Institution': 'Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA)', 'Department': 'Networks Department', 'Period': 'January 2014 - May 2017'}, {'Position': 'Research Assistant', 'Institution': 'Universidad Carlos III of Madrid', 'Department': 'Telematics Department', 'Period': 'June 2012 - January 2014'}, {'Position': 'Software Engineer', 'Institution': 'Accenture', 'Department': 'Technology Solutions', 'Period': 'October 2010 - September 2011'}]
Education
[{'Degree': 'Postdoctorate', 'University': 'Massachusetts Institute of Technology', 'Year': '2019', 'Field': 'Learning Analytics'}, {'Degree': 'Ph.D.', 'University': 'Universidad Carlos III of Madrid', 'Year': '2017', 'Field': 'Telematics', 'Specialization': 'Learning Analytics and Educational Data Mining'}, {'Degree': 'M.Sc.', 'University': 'Universidad Carlos III of Madrid', 'Year': '2014', 'Field': 'Telematics'}, {'Degree': 'M.Eng.', 'University': 'Universidad Carlos III of Madrid', 'Year': '2013', 'Field': 'Telecommunications Engineering'}, {'Degree': 'B.Eng.', 'University': 'Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia', 'Year': '2011', 'Field': 'Telecommunications Systems Engineering'}]
Background
Currently an Associate Professor at the University of Murcia, within the department of Information and Communication Engineering. He is an expert in educational technologies and his work lies within the intersection of data and human-computer interaction, where he has worked mainly in online learning and serious games, but also across other contexts such as social networks or online advertising. He is passionate about how learning occurs, solving data-based problems, teaching and sharing knowledge, yoga, nature and photography.
Miscellany
Personal interests include yoga, nature, and photography.