Education

University education:

  • 1994 – 1999 (June): Bachelor of Science in Physics, specializing in Astrophysics (average grade: 8.83 out of 10, 3.0 out of 4.0), Faculty of Physical Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid.
  • 1999 – 2002: Doctoral Courses and Third Cycle Research Work (thesis): «New techniques in Infrared Astronomy: Study of deep images in the K band» (grade: Outstanding), directors: Dr. Jesús Gallego Maestro and Dr. Nicolás Cardiel López, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid.
  • 2002: Diploma of Advanced Studies, Faculty of Physical Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid.
  • 2003: Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude (Physics and Chemistry), Institute of Educational Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid.
  • 2009: Master in Information Technologies and Computer Systems, Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering, Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), Master’s Thesis Project: “Optimal parameterization of a Gabor filter bank for its application to a facial recognition problem” (grade: Honors), director: Dr. Enrique Cabello Pardos.
  • 2011: European Doctoral Thesis (Doctor Europeus) according to the Official Doctoral Program in Information Systems Engineering, Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering, Rey Juan Carlos University. Title: «A Gabor Wavelet Based Multichannel Approach for a Multimodal Face Verification System» (grade: Cum Laude by Unanimous Decision), supervisor: Dr. Enrique Cabello Pardos, topic: biometric recognition of people using facial images, thesis written and defended entirely in English.
  • 2013 – 2014:  Diploma of Specialization in Statistical Learning and Data Mining, National University of Distance Education (UNED).

University teaching staff accreditations:

  • Collaborator (ANECA, 2007).
  • Contratado doctor (ANECA, 2012; ACAP, 2012).
  • Professor for private university (ANECA, 2012; ACAP, 2012).
  • Ayudante doctor (ANECA, 2012; ACAP, 2012).

Languages:

  • Spanish: Mother tongue.
  • English: Advanced level (spoken, written, reading). Elementary level (3rd year) at the Official Language School (2007). Grade 10 Spoken English from Trinity College London (1993).
  • Catalan: Advanced level (spoken, written, and read). A2 level diploma from the Institut Ramon Llull (2017); 135-hour in-person course with an official B2 level diploma from the Jesús Maestro Official Language School (2018/2019); 120-hour (2019/2020) and 135-hour (2020/2021) in-person courses with an official C1 level diploma from the same Official Language School. Volunteer with the Voluntariat per la Llengua (VxL) program of the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística de la Generalitat de Catalunya since 2021.
  • German: Basic level (spoken, written, reading). 120-hour face-to-face course. Elementary cycle (3rd year) of the Official Language School (2005).
  • Spanish Sign Language (LSE): Basic Concepts. 30-hour online course from UNED (2024).

Teacher training courses:

  • 2006: «Approach to the European Higher Education Area», URJC, Móstoles, 12 h.
  • 2006: «Transparency in the framework of European Convergence: Design of Teaching Guides», URJC, Móstoles, 7 h.
  • 2007: «New teaching methodologies: Active learning strategies in the new European educational model», URJC, Móstoles, 20 h.
  • 2007: «Teaching strategies and new technologies in university teaching», URJC, Móstoles, 25 h.
  • 2007: «Technological, management and methodological aspects for e-learning training at URJC», URJC, Móstoles, 20 h.
  • 2007: «Basic Course on the WebCT Platform», URJC, Móstoles, 4 hours.
  • 2008: «Teaching how to learn to succeed in university studies within the framework of the EHEA», URJC, Móstoles, 14 h.
  • 2009: «Workshop on the development of teaching guides», URJC, Móstoles, 5 h.
  • 2009: «Creation of content for e-learning training: Tools», URJC, Móstoles, 25 h.
  • 2010: «The role of ANECA in the development and evaluation of the teaching career: teacher evaluation program (PEP)», URJC, Móstoles, 10 h.
  • 2010: «Comprehensive tutoring in new university contexts», URJC, Móstoles, 20 h.
  • 2011: «Adobe Connect Workshop», URJC, Móstoles, 10 a.m.
  • 2012: «New procedure for national accreditation of teaching staff: ACADEMIA Program version 2.0», URJC, Móstoles, 10 h.
  • 2012: «Moodle for teachers», URJC, Móstoles, 2 h.
  • 2013: «I Day of Innovation and Teaching Improvement», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 8 h.
  • 2013: «Reception and integration plan», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 3 h.
  • 2014: «II Day of Innovation and Teaching Improvement», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 6 h.
  • 2014: «Tools for the analysis and improvement of objective multi-response tests (test type)», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 3 h.
  • 2014: «The expository lesson from a student-centered learning approach», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 9 h.
  • 2014: «UFV focused on the person», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 8 pm.
  • 2014: «Vocal Expression and Technique», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 4 h.
  • 2015: «III Day of Innovation and Teaching Improvement», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 6 h.
  • 2015: «New technologies and resources for learning (Mobile Learning)», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 12 h.
  • 2015: «Workshop on preparing the subject dossier», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 2 h.
  • 2015: «Bilingual teaching in the university context (CLIL methodology)», UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 5 h.
  • 2016: «Basic course on the didactic use of Moodle (online)», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2016: «III URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 9 h.
  • 2017: «Advanced course in the didactic use of Moodle (online) – intensive version», URJC, 25 h.
  • 2017: «Use of tools to prevent academic fraud», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2017: «Techniques for the preparation of audiovisual scripts for educational videos», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2017: «IV URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 9 h.
  • 2018: «V URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 10 h.
  • 2019: «Digital social networks as a support for teaching», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2019: «VI URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 16 h.
  • 2019: «Improving teacher training: how to apply flipped learning in the university classroom», URJC, 3.5 h.
  • 2020: «Development of teaching guides», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2020: «COVID-19: Basic knowledge and prevention measures at URJC», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2020: «VII URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 6 pm.
  • 2021: «Unit for the care of people with disabilities and special educational needs: inclusive education URJC», URJC, 10 h.
  • 2021: “Electronic administration, security and digital signature”, URJC, 5 h.
  • 2021: «Creative evaluation workshop: Escape Room», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2021: «VIII URJC Online Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 16 h.
  • 2022: «Stay Informed: Copyright and Where to Publish (1st Edition)», URJC Library, 2 h.
  • 2022: «Open Science», URJC Library, 2 h.
  • 2022: «Celebrating LGBTI diversity at URJC», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2022: «Emotional management in teaching practice», URJC, 8 h.
  • 2022: «I Meeting of Teaching Innovation Groups», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2022: «IX Teaching Innovation Conference», URJC, 6 pm.
  • 2022: «Gamification: a methodology to motivate students and energize classrooms», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2023: «Learning to save lives: Knowledge of techniques in basic life support for adults, children and OVACE», URJC, 6 h.
  • 2023: «I Seminar on Gamification-Based Learning and Serious Games», URJC, 3 h.
  • 2023: «Risk prevention in the teaching sector. Cross-cutting training for the integration of OSH», Cualtis-URJC, 6 h.
  • 2023: «I Seminar on Service-Learning in undergraduate and master’s degree subjects in the fields of Experimental Sciences and Engineering», URJC, 3 h.
  • 2023: «Voice School. Cross-cutting training for the integration of OSH», Cualtis-URJC, 6 h.
  • 2023: «Prevention, training and voice care in teachers», URJC, 15 h.
  • 2023: «Interactive tools for teaching», URJC, 8 h.
  • 2023: «Cooperative and collaborative learning strategies», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2023: «Teaching coordination for head of degree program», URJC, 10 h.
  • 2023: «The formal: articles on educational innovation», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2023: «Practical workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Law: Opportunities and challenges in the use of AI tools», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2024: «Sign language for the care of students with hearing disabilities», UNED, 30 h.
  • 2024: «Accreditation of civil servant personnel: evaluation criteria», URJC, 6 h.
  • 2024: «XI Conference on Teaching Innovation», URJC, 16 h.
  • 2025: «Self-demand and perfectionism», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2025: «Exam Management in Virtual Classroom», URJC, 4 h.
  • 2025: «Management of workshops in Virtual Classroom. Peer evaluation», URJC, 8 h.
  • 2025: «XIV UNED Teaching Innovation Conference», University Institute of Distance Education (IUED) and the Vice-Rectorate for Educational Innovation (UNED).
  • 2025: «Task grading using rubrics and assessment guides», URJC, 6 h.
  • 2026: «Gender perspective in teaching: review of teaching guides», URJC, 5 h.
  • 2026: «Management of group activities in Virtual Classroom», URJC, 5 h.

Computer courses and events:

  • 2000: «Visual programming in Windows environments with Visual C++», Complutense General Foundation, Madrid, 100 h.
  • 2002: «Fast Track to Macromedia Flash MX», Crea Formación, Madrid, 16 h.
  • 2002: «Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript», Crea Formación, Madrid, 20 h.
  • 2003: Master «Java, J2EE and XML», EXES Training Center, Madrid, 260 h.
  • 2003: «UML + Rational Rose», Exes Training Center, Madrid, 25 h.
  • 2004: «Embedded systems for embedded systems», University of Colima (Mexico), 16 h.
  • 2004: «Fundamentals of Programming in Matlab», The Mathworks, Madrid, 12 h.
  • 2006: Attendance at the Third National Conference on Biometric Recognition of Persons, Seville.
  • 2006: Attendance at the International Conference on Image Analysis and Recognition (ICIAR), Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal).
  • 2011: «Statistical Analysis with SPSS», FETE-UGT, Madrid, 30 h.
  • 2012: «Community Manager», CUESA-URJC, Madrid, 30 h.
  • 2012: «E-Business», CUESA-URJC, Madrid, 30 h.
  • 2013:  «Big Data Spain 2013» (event), Kinépolis, Ciudad de la Imagen (Madrid).
  • 2014: «Big Data Week Madrid» (organization and attendance), UFV, Pozuelo de Alarcón.
  • 2014: “Data Mining with Weka”, University of Waikato.
  • 2014: “More Data Mining with Weka”, University of Waikato.
  • 2014: «Big Data: Hadoop and other technologies», Autonomous University of Madrid, 20 h.
  • 2014: Attendance at the XXX Congress of the Spanish Society for Natural Language Processing (SEPLN), Girona.
  • 2014:  «Big Data Spain 2014» (event), Kinépolis, Ciudad de la Imagen (Madrid).
  • 2018: «Video games, what are we talking about?», course 1 of specialization «Design and Creation of video games», Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Coursera).
  • 2018: «Video Game Design», course 2 of specialization «Video Game Design and Creation», Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Coursera).
  • 2018: «3D Art and Animation in Video Games», course 3 of specialization «Design and Creation of Video Games», Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Coursera).
  • 2018: «Graphics engines in video games: game engine», course 4 of specialization «Design and Creation of video games», Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Coursera).
  • 2018: «Gameplay in video games», course 5 of specialization «Design and Creation of video games», Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Coursera).
  • 2019: “Introduction to C# programming and Unity”, specialization course 1 “C# programming for Unity game development”, University of Colorado System (Coursera).
  • 2022: «Photoshop», CUESA-URJC, 40 h.
  • 2025: “Course for obtaining the Certificate as an Official Instructor in Development in Unreal”, taught by Javier Jurado, an authorized instructor of Unreal Engine by Epic Games, 60 h.
  • 2026: Accreditation as an Unreal Authorized Instructor, awarded by Unreal Authorized Partners.
  • 2026: «At the forefront of technology: Innovation and digital transformation in the Civil Guard», XXVII edition of the URJC summer courses, 6 h.

Other courses and events:

  • 2001: Attendance at the First Astronomical Conference of Madrid, Madrid.
  • 2004: «Science and Management of Road Safety», URJC – FITSA, Madrid, 25 h.
  • 2004: «Astrobiology: Mars and Life», URJC Summer Courses, Aranjuez, 20 h.
  • 2005: «Local road safety plans and new technologies», URJC – FITSA, Madrid, 19 h.
  • 2005: «Economics of Mobility: The Case of Madrid», URJC Summer Courses, Aranjuez, 20 h.
  • 2005: «Urban Traffic Engineering Conference», University of Seville, 21 h.
  • 2012: «Managing our time better», URJC, Madrid, 9 h.
  • 2012: «Negotiation techniques, team management and leadership», CUESA-URJC, Madrid, 30 h.
  • 2015:  “Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics”, Universiteit Leiden (Coursera).
  • 2024: «Sign languages: are they languages?», UNED, Royal Board on Disability and ONCE Foundation, 12 h.

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