Pedro Larrañaga

Pedro Larrañaga is a Full Professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) since 2007. He co-leads the Computational Intelligence Group at UPM. Previously, he held academic positions at the University of the Basque Country, including Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Lecturer roles in the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from 1985–2007.

• Academic Rank: Professor
• Departments: Department of Artificial Intelligence (UPM), Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (University of the Basque Country)

His research focuses on machine learning with applications in biomedical domains, neuroscience, industry, and sports analytics. Key contributions include structure learning algorithms for Bayesian networks, probabilistic graphical models for multi-dimensional classification, feature subset selection methods, and the development of estimation of distribution algorithms as an evolutionary computation metaheuristic.

Research trends span machine learning methodologies and their interdisciplinary applications in Biomedicine, Bioinformatics, Neuroscience, Industry4.0, Sport Analytics, and Multi-label classification.

• Scientific Awards:
• National Prize of the Spanish Association for Artificial Intelligence (2018)
• Spanish National Prize in Computer Science, Aritmel Award (2013)
• ECAI-Fellow (2012)