Academic biography


A brief summary of my education and research experience


EDUCATION
PhD in Civil Engineering, Universidade da Coruña, Spain     
November 2014 – June 2018
Thesis title: Tissue-scale, patient-specific modeling and simulation of prostate cancer growth. 
Advisor: Prof. Hector Gomez.
Grade: Sobresaliente cum laude (summa cum laude).
MSc in Research in Civil Engineering, Universidade da Coruña, Spain                  
October 2013 – July 2014
Thesis title: Isogeometrical modeling and analysis of prostate cancer growth.
Advisor: Prof. Hector Gomez.
Graduated with honors. GPA: 9.88/10.
Coupled BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering, Universidade da Coruña, Spain 
September 2007 – July 2013
Final project: Intermodal Station in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) – Railway Station.
Graduated with honors. GPA: 9.2403/10 (Class average GPA: 6,7653/10). 1st of class of 2013 (96 students).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of A Coruña, Spain
 
September 2024 – Today
Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow (tenure-track assistant professor)
Independent PI

 Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
September 2023 – Today
Research affiliate
Collaborators: Prof. Thomas E. Yankeelov, Prof. Thomas J. R. Hughes 

Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
 
September 2023 – August 2024
"la Caixa" Foundation Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellow
Independent PI

Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA & Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
 
September 2020 – August 2023
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Postdoctoral Fellow  
Supervisors: Prof. Thomas J. R. Hughes, Prof. Thomas E. Yankeelov, and Prof. Alessandro Reali.
Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
September 2019 - August 2020
Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellow. 
Supervisors: Prof. Thomas E. Yankeelov and Prof. Thomas J. R. Hughes.
 Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy 
October 2017 – August 2019 
Researcher. 
Supervisor: Prof. Alessandro Reali.
Universidade da Coruña, Spain
September 2013 – September 2017
Researcher. 
Supervisor: Prof. Hector Gomez.
Universidade da Coruña, Spain 
April 2011 – August 2011
Assistant researcher.
Supervisor: Prof. Hector Gomez.