Thomas Heide Clausen is a Professor at École Polytechnique (France) and leads its computer networking research group. He holds the Cisco Endowed Chair in 'Internet of Everything' and serves as Academic Director for the interdisciplinary Master's program 'IoT: Innovation and Management'. His work focuses on protocols and architectures for maintaining internet connectivity in dynamic environments, particularly through the development of the OLSR and LOADng routing protocols. Education: M.Sc. and PhD from Aalborg University (Denmark) Research: IoT networking, Smart Grid communication, wireless mesh networks, routing protocol design, network load balancing, and security in MANETs Recent Article Trends: Explored machine learning for load balancing (2022), zero-trust architectures (2023), and wireless optimization for IoT/SmarGrid (2016-2022) Scientific Awards: IEEE Senior Member (2016), IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor (2021) Industrial Collaborations: Hitachi (Japan), Fujitsu (USA), Toyota (Japan), Cisco (USA/France), EDF (France), and others
Antonio Javier Díaz Longueira is a researcher at the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of A Coruña. He belongs to the Cyber Science and Technology research group, focusing on systems and automation engineering. His academic activities are centered at the College of Engineering, specifically the Ferrol campus. Systems Engineering Automation Engineering Industrial Informatics Robotics Control Systems IoT Applications Power Electronics Digital Electronics His research interests span industrial automation systems, IoT applications in water management, and control engineering. He has contributed to fields like predictive maintenance through machine learning, smart irrigation systems, and FPGA-based industrial control implementations. Recent publications in journals such as Neurocomputing , Applied Intelligence , and Energies demonstrate his expertise in integrating machine learning with industrial automation, particularly in energy management and water systems optimization. Active in teaching since 2022, he has instructed courses in Advanced Automation , Digital Electronics , and Power Electronics across both undergraduate and master's programs in Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering. Current research funding includes projects from: NUCLEAR SAFETY COUNCIL (2024-2027) European Union (2024-2026) EMALCSA (2024) Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (2023-2025) TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA (2023) NAVANTIA (2023-2025) Instituto Tecnológico de Castilla y León (2023-2024) CONSELLERIA DE EDUCACIÓN (2023-2025) European Commission (2023-2025) Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad (2023-2025) He provided tutorials at the Ferrol School of Engineering (2024/2025) and directed multiple final degree projects since 2013.
Elvira Fidalgo Francisco is University Professor of Romance Philology at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where she has taught since 2020. She is affiliated with the Department of Galician Philology in the Faculty of Philology and leads the research group Romance (Philology, Medieval Literature). Education: PhD in Philology, University of Santiago de Compostela, 1992 – Thesis: Gautier, Berceo, Alfonso X: narrative structures in medieval Romanesque literature with a Marian character (Extraordinary Doctorate Award) Research Focus: Her research revolves around three core axes: Galician-Portuguese troubadour poetry and its linguistic-literary expression. Hagiographic literature, especially Marian miracle collections. The Cantigas de Santa María of Alfonso X, approached from textual, codicological, gender, and performance perspectives. She currently directs the Cantigas de Santa María Project at the Ramón Piñeiro Center for Humanities Research. Scientific Awards & Distinctions: Extraordinary Doctorate Award (1992) Five officially recognised six-year research periods (“sexenios de investigación”) Research Projects & Grants: She has been principal investigator or team leader in numerous publicly funded projects, including: PAAGA – Project for the Apprenticeship and Assessment of Galician Language Galician-Portuguese songbooks: critical edition and study (print & digital) Visual culture and book culture in the Crown of Castile (1284–1350) Network of Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies (consolidation grants) The lexicon of suffering in troubadours Epic style in Galician-Portuguese and Castilian versions of French texts Literary sirventes in medieval Romance lyric poetry Metaliterary debate in medieval Romance lyric poetry Teaching & Supervision: She has supervised numerous MA dissertations and PhD theses and was Coordinator of the Official Interuniversity Master’s Programme in Publishing (2008–2013).
Ramon Canal Corretger is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Architecture at the Faculty of Informatics of Barcelona (FIB), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). He previously served as Vice Dean of Postgraduate Studies at FIB and leads the VirtuOS (Virtualization and Operating Systems) research group. His work bridges computer architecture, hardware security, and system-level reliability. Doctorate from UPC, co-supervised at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Sabbaticals at Harvard University (2006–2007) and the University of Cyprus (2019–2020) Active leadership in EU-funded projects such as Vitamin-V (Horizon Europe) His research focuses on microarchitecture, processor and memory design, reliability under variability, and security at the hardware-software interface. He explores low-power multicore architectures, virtualization optimizations, and secure RISC-V-based systems. His recent work integrates AI for intrusion detection and privacy-preserving federated learning in fog computing environments. The most recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward security, reliability, and trustworthy computing , particularly in RISC-V ecosystems and cloud/edge infrastructures. There is increasing emphasis on hardware-software co-design , attack detection via performance monitoring , and energy-efficient secure accelerators using emerging technologies like neuromorphic and photonic computing. Scientific Awards: HiPEAC Paper Awards (2017, 2010) IEEE Senior Member (2016) Fulbright Award (2006) IBM Faculty Award (2000) Best Student Paper at HPCA-6 (2000) Multiple teaching excellence recognitions from UPC and AQU Catalunya First Prize in Epson Foundation Rosina Ribalta Award (2001) He has advised several PhD students including Manish Rana, Zoran Jaksic, and Shrikanth Ganapathy, many of whom received honors such as the Intel Doctoral Student Programme recognition. His research is supported by competitive grants from the Spanish government, EU Horizon programs, and industry collaborations. He is actively involved in the design of secure, reliable, and efficient computing systems for future cloud and embedded applications. He leads the VirtuOS research group, which focuses on virtualization, operating systems, and hardware-software interface optimization. The group contributes to open-source RISC-V initiatives and participates in large-scale European R&D projects targeting trustworthy computing infrastructures.
Maria Rosa Franquet Calvet is a Professor at the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She holds a Ph.D. in Geography and History from UAB (1984) and degrees in Information Sciences and Letters from Basque Country University and Barcelona University. Her research focuses on media studies, television strategies, digital media, and gender representation. Principal Investigator of projects like Cross Media Environments and European Television Strategies. Advisor for the Master's in Digital Content Research at UAB since 2008. Former Head of the Department of Audiovisual Communication (1994–1996). Her research explores social networks, public broadcasting roles, and media transformation. Over 97 publications span articles, books, and chapters, with key works analyzing online gender representation and European media competition. Active in academic governance, she served on national evaluation committees for research and education in Spain and Europe. Leads interdisciplinary projects addressing media innovation and public service broadcasting challenges.
María Dolores Valdés Peña is a Professor at the Department of Electronic Technology, School of Telecommunications Engineering, University of Vigo (Spain). Her career spans over 25 years in academia and industry, with a focus on reconfigurable systems and FPGA applications. Education: PhD in Telecommunications Engineering (Cum Laude, University of Vigo, 1997), BS in Telecommunications Engineering (Universidad Central de las Villas, Cuba, 1990). Research Interests include FPGA-based data acquisition systems, digital signal processing, wireless sensor networks, neural networks, and FPSoCs for industrial applications. Her work bridges reconfigurable hardware with emerging technologies like IoT and AI. Recent Publications highlight trends in FPGA applications for industrial control, sensor calibration, IoT, and nanoscale reliability. She has contributed to advancements in Model Predictive Control, FPSoCs, and optical fiber sensor technologies. Scientific Awards: Extraordinary Doctoral Award (1997), 3 Six-Year Research Fellowships. Grants & Collaborations: Participated in 17 competitive public-funded projects, 5 research contracts (2 IP), and collaborated with INESC-IDE (Portugal), PUCRS (Brazil), and U.S. institutions. She held leadership roles in IEEE conferences and serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society.
María Mercedes Fernández García is a Full Professor at Comillas Pontifical University's Department of Industrial Organisation within the School of Engineering. She also directs the University Institute for Migration Studies and leads the FRANET research in Spain for the Fundamental Rights Agency. Her academic career spans over three decades, with a PhD in Economics and a BA in Law from Comillas Pontifical University. Education: BA in Law, PhD in Economics (Comillas Pontifical University) Her research focuses on migration, racism, xenophobia, immigrant labor markets, migration and development, and the link between disasters and social vulnerability. She has led major projects like IMMERSE (H2020) and co-leads Lets Care (Horizon Europe). Her work emphasizes integration indicators, social inclusion, and policy development. The 15 most recent articles highlight trends in migrant children's integration, well-being frameworks, labor exploitation, wildfire risk analysis, and racial hostility. They span disciplines from social sciences to environmental policy, with subfields in European migration, systematic reviews, and co-creation methodologies. Scientific Awards: Multiple Sexenio de Investigación accreditations (2001-2016, 2017-2022), ACAP Certification (2005) Leadership: Director of University Institute for Migration Studies (2012-2018, 2021-), Chief Editor of Migraciones Journal (2008-2020), Coordinator of PhD Programme in International Migration (since 2012) She collaborates with AON Spain Foundation's Think Tank and Catastrophes Chair, researching social vulnerability and natural disasters. Her work bridges economics, social policy, and environmental risk analysis.
Ferran Borrell is a Contract Scientist under the prestigious Ramón y Cajal Programme at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). His research focuses on the emergence and diffusion of agricultural systems in the Near East and western Mediterranean during the 9th to 5th millennia cal. BC. He co-directs projects at Neolithic sites in the Near East, including Nahal Efe in the Negev desert, and conducts research on Neolithic variscite mines in Gavà, Barcelona. Borrell specializes in Lithic Analysis, particularly chipped stone tools, to investigate social complexity, exchange networks, social interaction, and craft specialization origins in Neolithic societies. His research spans Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology, with a focus on the Neolithic Period and Agricultural Origins. Recently, he has expanded into assessing the impact of Early Holocene climate events on agricultural emergence. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on lithic technology and Neolithic developments. Key themes include the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, ritual objects, trade networks, and the diffusion of agricultural practices across the Mediterranean basin, integrating fieldwork from Israel, Jordan, and northeastern Spain. Scientific awards and fellowships: Ramón y Cajal Fellowship Borrell is actively involved in international collaborative projects, including co-directing the Nahal Efe project with Dr. Jacob Vardi (Israel Antiquities Authority) and participating in projects at Beisamoun (Israel) and Kharaysin (Jordan). His research is supported by the Ramón y Cajal Programme. He is part of research teams focused on Neolithic archaeology in the Mediterranean, with particular emphasis on the Near East and northeastern Spain. His work at the variscite mines of Gavà has provided insights into prehistoric mining and trade during the Middle Neolithic.
José María León Rubio is Full Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Seville and head of the "Social Behaviours & Health" research group. Across four decades he has published more than 60 books and 150 chapters/articles on psychosocial risks, occupational stress/burnout, social-skills training and community health, securing continuous national and regional funding. Research interests integrate social-psychology theory with applied prevention of workplace psychosocial hazards, analysis of social support in severe mental illness, development and validation of training for assertiveness, humour-based stress management, and gamified e-health tools for presenteeism and bullying. Recent articles (2018-2023) appear in Int. J. Social Psychiatry , Sustainability , Frontiers in Psychology , Psicothema and European J. Work & Org. Psychology , focusing on multilevel drivers of burnout, service quality, schizophrenia outcomes, and intervention implementation. He has led or taken part in >30 funded projects, including Spanish national grants on prosocial motivation and burnout in nursing, gender & teaching stress, and regional contracts for psychosocial-risk evaluation with TUSSAM, CAP and other Andalusian organisations. Extensive academic production is complemented by coordination of doctoral programmes, supervision of numerous PhD students, and collaboration in international networks on occupational health and social psychiatry.
Clotilde Tesón Ruiz is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, and serves as an invited professor in Change Management, Talent Development, Diversity and Inclusion, and International HR Strategies at institutions including IL3, UOC, EAE, ESIC, and UIC. Concurrently, she holds the role of Talent & Culture, CSR, and Environment Director for Europe and Asia at DRAXTON (automotive industry) and founded CT GROUP – COACHING the TRANSFORMATION, focusing on HR transformation support and executive coaching. Education & Credentials: Organizational and Clinical Psychology degree Masters in Labor Law Masters in Organizational Development Certified Expert in Work and Organizational Psychology (Spanish Association for Professional Psychology) Certified International Coach (ICF-accredited) Further studies: Digital Strategies (Columbia University), Sustainability and Circular Economy (Cambridge University) Research Focus: Her expertise spans organizational transformation, human resources strategy, and sustainable workplace innovation. She integrates technological solutions with human-centered approaches to optimize talent potential, business efficiency, and inclusive environments. Key domains include psychological dynamics in workplaces, change leadership, and eco-conscious organizational models. Honors & Recognition: Accredited Expert in Work and Organizational Psychology ICF-certified International Coach credential Leadership & Mentorship: She mentors HR teams and startups, previously serving as Vice President for Mentoring Programmes at the Professional Women’s Network (PWN). Her 25+ years of C-suite experience across automotive, finance, pharmaceuticals, and beverages informs her academic and advisory roles.
Alfonso Carlos Martínez Estudillo is a Full Professor in the Department of Quantitative Methods at Loyola University's School of Business and Economics. He serves as Director of the Master's Program in Research Methods Applied to the Social Sciences and is a member of the Quantitative Research Methods and Applications (MICA) research group. With a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (2008) and a Computer Engineering degree (1995), both from the University of Granada, his academic journey includes previous roles as Network and Systems Administrator, Database Programmer, and IT Service Coordinator at ETEA-Faculty of Economics and Business. His research focuses primarily on evolutionary computation and neural networks for solving machine learning problems, with specialization in product-unit neural networks. His doctoral thesis opened an important research line within the AYRNA Research Group, where he has been a member since 2001. This work has led to publications in leading journals such as IEEE Transactions and Systems, Man and Cybernetics, and Neural Networks, with applications spanning predictive microbiology, chemical kinetics, pollen prediction, remote sensing, and financial risk assessment. Currently, he is working on multi-objective optimization, ordinal classification, and data mining with large databases using Big Data techniques. Professor Martínez Estudillo has participated in numerous research projects including R&D initiatives funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, excellence projects from the Regional Government of Andalusia, and international cooperation projects analyzing social aspects of indigenous populations in Honduras. His recent publications demonstrate continued application of artificial intelligence techniques to economic problems, with his most recent work (2022) examining sovereign debt ratings in Europe. His teaching portfolio includes Databases, Fundamentals of Computer Science I, Computing Infrastructures and Databases, Applied Mathematics for Business Management, and Programming I, reflecting his expertise in both theoretical and applied computational methods for business and economics.
Marc Lemus Font is an associate professor at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) within the School of International Studies (ESCI-UPF), teaching mathematics and network science in the Economics degree programme and Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing. His educational qualifications include: Degree in Physics Master’s in Social Psychology: Analysis and Group Management His research integrates mathematical sciences with social psychology through pedagogical innovation, focusing on univariate/multivariate calculus, linear algebra, and network theory applications in business education. He develops multidisciplinary learning projects emphasizing real-world problem-solving in international business contexts. No scientific awards were documented in the source material. He serves as primary instructor for core mathematics courses without mention of graduate student advising or external research grants. His teaching occurs within the International Business and Marketing programme infrastructure without dedicated lab or research team affiliations specified.
Francisco José García-Peñalvo is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the University of Salamanca (USAL), where he has earned four six-year periods of recognized research, one six-year period of recognized transferring and innovation, and five five-year periods of recognized teaching. He serves as Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Educational Sciences (IUCE) and Coordinator of the Doctorate Programme in Education in the Knowledge Society at USAL. Additionally, he holds international positions as a Researcher of International Impact at the Universidad Nacional San Agustín in Peru and previously served as a Distinguished Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico (2016-2018). His research interests focus on educational technology, particularly eLearning, human-computer interaction, informal learning, mobile learning, computational thinking, and open innovation. He has pioneered work in challenge-based learning, learning analytics, and educational robotics, examining how technology can enhance teaching and learning processes across various educational contexts. His work often bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in both formal and informal educational settings. García-Peñalvo leads the GRIAL Research Group (research GRoup on InterAction and eLearning), a Consolidated Research Unit of the Junta de Castilla y León Government since 2006. His publication record includes over 100 papers in JCR SCIE/SSCI-indexed journals (63 Q1), with research trends showing increasing focus on learning analytics, educational robotics, and open innovation in educational contexts. His work demonstrates a consistent commitment to understanding how technology can transform educational practices and improve learning outcomes. Gloria Begué Award for teaching excellence (2019) Maria de Maeztu Award for research excellence (2023) Stanford's World's Top 2% Scientists list (2019-2023) With 30 Ph.D. theses supervised, García-Peñalvo has significantly contributed to developing the next generation of researchers in educational technology. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Education in the Knowledge Society and Associate Editor for prestigious journals including IEEE Access, Computers in Human Behavior, and Computers in Human Behavior Reports. His research has been supported by numerous projects including the VALS European Project and the WYRED project, focusing on virtual placements, open innovation, and youth empowerment in digital society. The GRIAL research group he leads continues to explore innovative approaches to technology-enhanced learning, with current work focusing on learning analytics in challenge-based environments and the role of social robots in educational contexts.
