VICTOR AMADEO BAÑULS SILVERA

Victor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera is a Full Professor (Catedrático) in the Department of Business Organization and Marketing at Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO). He holds a PhD from UPO (2005, with Outstanding Doctoral Award) and has three active research sexenios. His academic career includes visiting scholar roles at institutions like New Jersey Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University. He teaches courses on Information Systems and Business Management across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, recognized with the 2020 Teaching Excellence Award.

Research interests focus on crisis management, disaster resilience, information systems, and foresight methodologies. He leads projects like Juegos Serios para la Transformación Digital en la Resiliencia Urbana (2025) and Study of Symbiotic Scenarios (2024), addressing urban resilience and climate adaptation. He is a core member of ISCRAM and directs the spin-off company MISG and the Emertic project.

Key contributions include over 70 publications, with notable works in International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction and Technological Forecasting and Social Change. His research spans scenario modeling, cross-impact analysis, and collaborative decision-making frameworks for emergencies. He also advises on business systems integration and strategic security management through certified programs.

• Education: PhD in Business Organization (UPO, 2005)
• Grants: Principal Investigator in PID2019-105414RB-C33, TIN2009-11858, and TIN2010-19859-C03-02
• Labs/Teams: Director of MISG (spin-off) and Emertic project leader