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Computer Engineer (1997), Diploma in Physical Systems Computer Science (1994) and PhD in Information Technology (2002) from the University of Valladolid. The third National End of Degree Award (1995), and Extraordinary Doctorate Award (2004).
After nine years at the University of Valladolid, he joined the Rey Juan Carlos University in 2006; He is currently a member of the Department of Informatics and Statistics. Since 2019 he is a Full Professor of the University in the area of Computer Languages and Systems. He has been Deputy Director of Academic Planning and Head of Studies (2010-2015) and Academic Secretary (2012-2013) of the Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering; Director of the Master's Degree in Computer Engineering (2016-2022), and previously of the Official Master's Degree in Information Technology and Computer Systems (2006-2010), which obtained the Quality Mention from the Ministry of Education; Academic Deputy Director of the Master of Permanent Training in Data Science, from 2015 to the present. He has been Academic Director of Prospective Teaching and Research Staff (2020-2021), and Deputy Vice-Rector for Faculty (2021-2022). He was also a member of the Academic Committee of the Doctoral Program in Information and Communication Technologies (2016-2022), as a representative of the line of research in Artificial Intelligence. He has directed four doctoral theses, more than 70 final degree projects, and more than 30 master's final projects.
He is a founding member, at the URJC (2011), of the Research Group for Excellence in Data and Software Engineering (VorTIC3), in which he currently carries out most of his research activity. His main field of research is Software Architecture in all its variants, from Dynamic Architectures to Self-Adaptive Systems, through Design Decision Modeling, Service-Oriented Architectures, Systems-of-Systems, Composition Invasive, Agreement Technologies or Mobile Systems. In recent years his research has focused on Data Architectures, Streaming Systems, Transport Systems and Digital Twins. He also follows a long tradition in the study of Formal Methods in Software Engineering, with special emphasis on applications of polymorphic calculus-pi. He has twice been President (Program Chair) of the European Conference on Software Architecture (2012, 2018), one of the reference events in this field; being also a member, since its foundation (2007), of its Steering Committee. He is Secretary of this Committee since January 2023.
Most of his publications can be found on DBLP (https://dblp.org/pid/00/3375.html) and ORCID (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0286-4219). He has been an evaluator at ACAP and at ANEP, at AENOR and the MICINN; and from 2018 to 2022, from the MadrI+D Foundation for Knowledge.
Academic training
Competencies of the Vice President
The Vice President for Teaching Staff coordinates and supervises, under the direction of the Rector, the following subjects:
- Teaching and research staff policy
- Access to civil servant teaching positions and contract teaching competitions
- Selection and hiring of teaching and research staff, including PDI in training and own programs
- Research staff incorporation programs (Ramón y Cajal, Juan de la Cierva, FPI, FPU, URJC Predoctoral, CM Predoctoral, Beatriz Galindo, URJC Distinguished Researchers and similar)
- Mobility programs for teaching and research personnel (Salvador de Madariaga, José Castillejo)
- Policies for evaluation and application of PDI merits (Six-year periods, Five-year periods, Triennium Merits, CM Merits)
- Legal regime of teachers. Faculty Dedication
- Coordination of teaching policies
- Health Concerts
- Health and Safety Committee
Miguel Ángel Marcos Calvo, Deputy Vice-Rector for Prospective Teaching and Research Personnel
Competences
- Teaching and Research Personnel Policy and Teaching Management Plan
- Regime and Dedication of the Teaching Staff
- Prospective and Organization of Contracted Teaching Contests
- Coordination and Mediation with the University Departments
- Evaluation of Teaching and Research Personnel (Sexennials)
María Mercedes Alberruche Díaz-Flores, Academic Director of Selection and Evaluation of Teaching and Research Personnel
Competences
- Own Calls for Teacher Evaluation (Five-year periods, Merits-Trienniums, CM Merits)
- Calls for PDI's own Program in Training (URJC Predoctoral, URJC Distinguished Researchers)
- Calls for Pre-evaluation of Sexenniums
Alberto Herrán González, Academic Director of Promotion and Development of Teaching and Research Personnel
Competences
- Teaching Organization Plan and Teaching Force Plans
- Coordination with the Vice-Rector's Office for Academic Organization
- Registry of Civil Servant Teaching Positions
- Draws for Civil Servant and Labor Faculty Courts