I have a degree in Computer Science (1986) and a PhD in Computer Science (1999) from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. After finishing my studies, I worked in different companies such as Unilever (multinational company); GCI-Informática (computer services company) or AB Asesores Bursátiles (stock exchange company). In 1991 I joined as a teacher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha within the Computer Systems Department, where I have taught subjects for the Degree, Master and Doctorate, and where I am full professor.

My research lines are associated with Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Software Engineering (SE), main areas of action of the LoUISE group (Laboratory for User Interaction and Software Engineering) that I lead since its creation in 2000. Within the HCI area my main research has been focused on the field of Virtual Reality (VR) and the development of Collaborative and Adaptive Systems following the Model Driven Development paradigm. In this last area I have participated, together with the rest of my team, in European networks (SIMILAR), COST actions (294-MAUSE and TwinTide IC0904) and in the definition of UsiXML, a project leaded by Professor Jean Vanderdonckt from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).

Within the scope of VR, it is relevant to indicate that I am a member of the European Association for Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (EuroVR) since its beginning, and of the European Commission’s initiative to boost the XR industry in Europe (XR4ALL). In turn, in recent years my activity has focused on the development of tele-rehabilitation systems to improve therapies associated with the rehabilitation of children with ADHD, people affected by Acquired Brain Injury and elderly people. Also, within the field of health, and more specifically mental health, I belong to the Center for Biomedical Research Network in Mental Health (CIBERSAM), where we focus on designing therapies for different problems suffered by people with schizophrenia.

All this research activity has been reflected in 11 PhD, numerous articles (more than 150 are registered in Scopus) in relevant international and national conferences and journals, of which 50 have been published in JCR-indexed journals (Q1:22 ; Q2:13; Q3:4; Q4:11) and another 26 are in CORE-indexed conferences within the A and B categories (CORE A: 11; CORE B: 15). In turn, I am editor of several Special Issues in JCR indexed journals such as Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Cognitive Computation, Expert Systems or Applied Sciences, collaborating, also, as a reviewer in different journals, such as IEEE Internet Computing; Journal of Systems and Software; Science of Computer Programming; Journal of Universal Computer Science; IEEE Access; Sensors; Artificial Intelligence in Medicine; Computers in Human Behavior; etc. All this has been possible, in part, to the projects of the National Plan funded by the Spanish Government that I have leaded as main researcher (four in the last ten years, two of which have been coordinated and in which I have been responsible for their coordination).

On the other hand, in the field of technology transfer, together with the management of numerous projects with companies, it is worth noting my participation in a patent with the company Eurocopter Spain (currently Airbus Helicopters). It is also relevant to note that I have been a Founding Partner of the Spin-off SymbiaIT. This company was created in 2007, and I was appointed president of the Board of Directors in 2012. At the same time, it is important to highlight that during the period 2002-2012 I have combined my teaching and research activity with the position of General Director of the Albacete Science and Technology Park Foundation (Regional Public Foundation). This activity has allowed me to manage relevant projects such as INCRECYT, a project to incorporate researchers into the Regional Research System of Castilla-La Mancha, and others associated with the acquisition and management of research infrastructures. At the same time, from the direction of the Foundation of the Science and Technology Park of Albacete, I lead several projects of scientific dissemination. The most relevant was the project called “Feria Vive la Ciencia” (Live Science Fair) which was financed by the FECYT and the regional government. This project offered to children and young people from schools and institutes the possibility of presenting their scientific projects to the public in a fair that lasted several days. These activities were complemented with other to put companies in contact with research groups (such as the “Virtual Technology Park” project), which led to the creation of an innovative fabric around the park’s companies, increasing the number of research projects of the companies in collaboration with the UCLM and the hiring of doctors by these companies. At this time, this Park, which began in 2002, has now become one of the most relevant innovation poles in the region with more than 40 companies and 800 workers, the vast majority of whom are university graduates.