CV

Curriculum Vitae [PDF]

December 2015

Qualifications

2008

2002

1999

PhD (Excelente cum Laude) in Advanced Informatics Methods

Jaume I University, Castellón, Spain.

MSc (Distinction, best student award) in Artificial Intelligence.

University of Edinburgh, UK.

MEng (Honours) in Industrial Engineering and Management

Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.

Employment

Awards

Grants

Teaching

2015 -

2011 - 2013

2003 - 2005

Middlesex University, Dept. of Design Engineering and Mathematics.

Imperial College London, Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

- Tutoring and lecturing in substitution of Prof Y. Demiris.

Jaume I University, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering

- Subjects: Informatics, Data structures, Industrial Practicum.

- Teaching duties: Preparation of didactic material, lecturing, practical exercises, tutoring, exam preparation and evaluation.

Supervision

University of Leeds, Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Biological Systems

2014 -

Muhannad al Omari, Jawad Tayyub, Aryana Tavanai (PhD students), Benjamin Hirsch (UG student), best final project prize.

Jaume I University, Robotic Intelligence Lab

Event organisation and Chairing

Memberships

since 2009

2003 - 2011

EUCog (European Network for the Advancement of Artificial Cognitive Systems, Interaction and Robotics)

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Invited talks

Reviewer activities

Projects

Journals

Conferences

Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Universita' e della Ricerca, MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research), “Futuro in Ricerca”, 2012.

Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Plaanderen, FWO (Belgian Research Foundation - Flanders), Postdoctoral research fellowships, New research project proposals, 2013, 2014.

IEEE Transactions on Robotics; IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology; IEEE Transactions on Haptics; IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (Part C); IEEE Transactions on Autonomous Mental Development; Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems; Journal of Behavioral Robotics; Biomedical Signal Processing and Control; Experimental Brain Research; Cerebral Cortex; International Journal of Neural Systems

IEEE ICRA; IEEE IROS; IJCAI; SAB; Living Machines; Humanoids; BioRob; IWINAC; IEEE ICDL; IEEE RO-MAN;