CV

EXPERIENCE


unescoPrincipal consultant (April 2017 – Present)
Technopolis Group, Vienna
Consultant in projects involving data science and/or related to intellectual property, innovation and research policy, as well as information and communication technologies.
unescoExternal consultant (November 2017 – September 2018)
UNESCO, Global Education Monitoring Report
Maintenance and technical support of CEDAR, the CEntral DAta Repository of the UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report.
unescoExternal consultant (December 2016 – August 2017)
UNESCO, Global Education Monitoring Report
Development of a central database management system for Global Education Monitoring Report research to include relevant official UN statistical tables and data derived from other sources.
fins-ridssResearcher (March 2016 – March 2017)
Inter-institutional project FINS-RIDSS
Researcher in a project that aims to create knowledge and efficient resources for junior researchers development. The project is coordinated by Universitat Ramón Llull (Barcelona, Spain) with the collaboration of researchers in the University of Oxford (UK) and the University of Helsinki (Finland). More information here.
tuwienDoctoral researcher (July 2011 – February 2017)
TU Wien, Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems
Researcher in computer science and education studies. Topic: Analysis of the production of doctoral interdisciplinary research. Lecturer master courses on innovation in computer science. Coordinator and administrator of one of the doctoral programs of the Faculty of Informatics at the TU Wien: The Vienna PhD School of Informatics.
oxfordVisiting researcher (October 2015 – November 2015)
University of Oxford, Department of Education
Research stay under the supervision of Prof. Lynn McAlpine. During this research stay, we discussed the findings of a research study on the experiences of early-career researchers in the field of computer science.
UtokyoVisiting researcher (April 2015 – October 2015)
University of Tokyo, Department of Technology Management for Innovation
Research stay under the supervision of Prof. Sotaro Shibayama. During my research stay, we could exchange methodological approaches to analyze science (e.g., bibliometric, network, statistical analysis, etc.). We initiated a collaboration to analyze data of Japanese public research funding.
oxfordVisiting researcher (October 2014 – November 2014)
University of Oxford, Department of Education
Research stay under the supervision of Prof. Lynn McAlpine. During this research stay, we discussed the findings of a research study on the experiences of early-career researchers in the field of computer science.
oxfordVisiting researcher (October 2013 – November 2013)
University of Oxford, Department of Education
Research stay under the supervision of Prof. Lynn McAlpine. During this research stay, we discussed a research plan, conceptual frameworks and methods to investigate the experiences of early-career researchers.
tuwienTrainee (July 2010 – Oct 2010)
TU Wien, Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms
Computer Graphics Group
Trainee (September 2008 – December 2008)
Campus formación y empleo
Planning and management of the official educational and formative courses for unemployed people of the regional government of Andalusia (Spain).

AWARDS


ftevalEvaluation Talent Award 2021 (November 2021)
Awarded by Austrian Council for Research and Technology together with the Austrian Platform for Research and Policy (Fteval) (Read more)
DiarioJaenPremio Mujer 2019 – Categoría Mujer Brillante (Women Award 2019 – Category Brilliant Woman) (January 2019)
Awarded by Diputación de Jaén and Diario Jaén (Council of Jaén and Diario Jaén) (Read more)

LANGUAGES


Spanish
Mother tongue

English
Full professional proficiency

German
Professional working proficiency

Italian
Professional working proficiency

EDUCATION


tuwienDoctoral degree (July 2011 – February 2017)
TU Wien, Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems
tuwienDiploma Supplement on Innovation (2012 – 2013)
i²c Informatics Innovation Center, TU Wien
The innovation study curriculum provides a premium, hands-on further education in combination with a master/PhD of business informatics or computer science by not only fostering innovative thinking but also offering a solid education for entrepreneurial spirits, business developers, and/or innovation managers.
ujaencolorMaster’s degree, Computer Software Engineering (2008 – 2010)
University of Jaén
sapienzaExchange program: Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science (2009)
Sapienza Università di Roma
ujaencolorBachelor’s degree, Computer Software Engineering and Business (2005 – 2008)
University of Jaén

VOLUNTEER


UtokyoLanguage assistant (2015)
The University of Tokyo
Supporting Japanese students of the University of Tokyo in gaining fluency and confidence speaking in English.
Journal and conference reviewer (2012 – Present)
Information Systems and e-Business Management, IEEE FIE, IEEE CBI, ICTERI
Conducting peer reviews of journal and conference submissions in the fields of Education and Business Informatics.
Conference session chair (2012 – Present)
ACM ITiCSE, IEEE ITHET, IEEE SOCA
Leading of conference sessions, which involves the introduction of the session and presenters, the maintenance of the program schedule, the opening of the floor for discussion and its moderation.
ieeeVolunteer organizer (2013)
IEEE Conference on Business Informatics 2013 (CBI)
ujaencolorStudent mentor for foreign students (2009 – 2010)
University of Jaén
Responsible of assisting international students in their integration into the Spanish life and to complete their academic duties successfully.
ritsiMain conference organizer (2008)
RITSI XXIX Conference
Organization of the XXIX Spanish Conference of Computer Science Students (RITSI). I was responsible for its entire organization and gaining sponsors to finance it. Sun MicroSystems (now part of Oracle), Caja Rural (Spanish Bank) and the University of Jaén financed the event with approximately 13.000€.
ujaencolorPresident of the engineering student’s association (2007 – 2009)
University of Jaén
ujaencolorVolunteer organizer of “Unijoven” (youth and employment fair) (2007 – 2009)
University of Jaén
camaraVolunteer to provide technological help to local business (2009)
Chamber of commerce of Jáen
ujaencolorStudent representative at the student council and university council (2007 – 2009)
University of Jaén
ujaencolorMember of the commission of study grants (2007 – 2009)
University of Jaén