Sergio Jiménez Celorrio is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Systems and Computation of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He has held previous positions including Ramón y Cajal fellow at the University of Melbourne, Juan de la Cierva fellow at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and teaching assistant at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he earned a Distinguished Thesis Award in 2011. His research focuses on automated planning, Bayesian inference, and machine learning synergies. He has co-organized the 7th International Planning Competition and contributed to top AI conferences. Education: PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2011, Distinguished Thesis Award). Research interests emphasize automated planning frameworks, heuristic search, and integrating machine learning with planning systems. Awards include the IJCAI 2016 Distinguished Paper Award and Sister Conferences Best Paper Award at IJCAI 2022. His work spans over 50 publications in venues like AI Journal, JAIR, and IJCAI. Advises PhD student Diego Aineto García and collaborates on grants and competitions. Active in organizing conferences and workshops.






