Research

1998–2002: Extragalactic Astrophysics and Astronomical Instrumentation Group (Complutense University of Madrid). Areas of interest: Extragalactic Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Astronomical Image Processing.
2003–2012: Face Recognition and Computer Vision Group (FRAV) (Rey Juan Carlos University). Areas of interest: Facial Biometrics, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Statistical Learning, and Computer Architecture and Technology.
2012–2016: Center for Studies and Innovation in Knowledge Management (CEIEC) (Francisco de Vitoria University). Areas of interest: TI3 (Transforming Information Into Intelligence), Big Data, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Statistics, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, and Social Network Analysis.
Since 2016: Face Recognition and Computer Vision Group (FRAV) (Rey Juan Carlos University). Areas of interest: Facial Biometrics, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Statistical Learning, and Computer Architecture and Technology.

2011: European Doctoral Thesis (Doctor Europaeus) under the Official Doctoral Program in Information Systems Engineering, School of Computer Science, 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 person recognition using facial images; thesis written and defended entirely in English.

2004 (1 week): Institute for Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra (Portugal); Socrates/Erasmus mobility program for faculty from Rey Juan Carlos University.
2006 (3 months): School of Computer Science & IT, University of Nottingham (UK); mobility grants from Rey Juan Carlos University’s internal research promotion and development program.
2010 (1 month): School of Computer Science & IT, University of Nottingham (UK); funded by a Rey Juan Carlos University research project.