Luis Francisco Sánchez Merchante

Luis Francisco Sánchez Merchante is an Assistant Professor at Comillas Pontifical University's School of Engineering (ICAI), affiliated with the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT). He holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology from the Technological University of Compiègne, specializing in Machine Learning, and degrees from UPM and UC3M. His expertise spans Big Data analytics, smart cities, and AI applications in transportation. He has 12+ years in the private sector, including roles at Alstom, Bankia, and Amadeus, and has taught at multiple institutions since 2004.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Information Technology (Machine Learning), Technological University of Compiègne
• Master's in Multimedia and Communications, UC3M
• Telecommunications Engineering, UPM

Research Interests:

• Advanced analytics on Big Data platforms
• Machine Learning applications in smart cities and transportation
• Unsupervised learning (clustering), supervised learning (neural networks/random forests), and reinforcement learning
• Image/video/audio processing for AI-driven solutions

Key Projects:

• EU-funded Injury Mitigation for Vision-Zero (2024-2028)
• WHO Global Road Safety Data Analysis (2023)
• AI for E-Scooter Safety (Comillas, 2023-2024)

Grants & Awards: No explicit awards noted, but active in competitive EU/WHO grants.

Advising & Labs: Supervising PhD candidate P. López-Adeva Fernández-Layos (Rigid Body Simulation). Active in IIT's AI and transportation research groups.