Francisco Santiago Argüello Pedreira is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of Electronics and Computing within the Higher Technical School of Engineering. He holds a PhD from the same institution (1992) with a thesis on parallel-segmented architectures for orthogonal transforms, supervised by Dr. Emilio López Zapata. His research focuses on remote sensing, multispectral/hyperspectral imaging, machine learning, and GPU programming. He leads the ARQCOMP (Computer Architecture) research group and has pioneered GPU-accelerated methods for image registration, anomaly detection, and classification. Key contributions include hybrid parallel computing frameworks (CUDA/OpenMP/MPI), GAN-based domain adaptation, and innovative data augmentation techniques for hyperspectral imagery. His work spans environmental applications (e.g., Galician river monitoring), forestry mapping, and high-resolution land cover analysis. Notable projects include the EffBaGAN and ResBaGAN models for addressing data scarcity and forest mapping challenges. He has developed open-source tools like HypeRvieW for hyperspectral data processing. Publications emphasize algorithm optimization for GPU architectures, with a focus on real-time processing and heterogeneous computing platforms. His research bridges computer architecture advancements with practical applications in Earth observation and environmental science.









