Carles Sierra

Carles Sierra is a Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and serves as the Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) in Barcelona. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at Western Sydney University.

• Primary Affiliation: IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona
• Secondary Affiliation: Western Sydney University
• Leadership: Director of IIIA, Editor-in-Chief of JAAMAS

Research Focus: Dr. Sierra's work spans foundational and applied areas in Artificial Intelligence, including knowledge representation, multiagent systems, and digital governance. His contributions to electronic institutions and agreement technologies have shaped modern AI frameworks.

Scientific Recognition:

• ACM/SIGAI Autonomous Agents Research Award (2019)
• EurAI Fellow

Academic Leadership: He has led over 20 EU-funded projects, organized IJCAI 2011 in Barcelona, and served as Program Chair for IJCAI 2017. His 400+ publications with 18,000+ citations demonstrate sustained impact in the field.