Javier Aramayona is an Investigador Científico at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and a researcher at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (ICMAT), where he has served as Director since 2022.

He obtained his PhD in Mathematics from the University of Southampton in 2005 and subsequently held academic positions in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland, and the United States. After a Ramón y Cajal fellowship at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, he joined CSIC in 2020.

His research focuses on geometry, topology, and group theory; see the Research page for more details. 

He currently holds institutional roles at both European and national levels, serving as Vice-Chair of the European Research Centres on Mathematics (ERCOM) and as Vice-President of the SOMMa Alliance of Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Centres and Units of Excellence.

He is interested in science policy, particularly in strengthening research systems at the national and international levels and in promoting a more cohesive and inclusive scientific environment.