Teaching data analysis, mathematics, calculus, and numerical methods while conducting research in applied mathematics and engineering.
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of California, San Diego — Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Worked with Jorge Cortés on topics in applied mathematics and engineering.
Postdoctoral Researcher (ERC Contract)
ICMAT
Worked with Daniel Peralta-Salas on the ERC project Invariant manifolds in dynamical systems and PDE.
Senior Researcher
University of La Laguna
Research on differential geometry, mechanics, field theory, Hamilton–Jacobi theory, and harmonic maps.
Education
PhD in Mathematics
ICMAT (Severo Ochoa Distinction)
FPI scholarship. Advisor: Manuel de León. Thesis: On the Geometry of the Hamilton-Jacobi Equation.
Defended November 27, 2015, with Cum Laude distinction.
MSc in Mathematics
University of Santiago de Compostela
Thesis: Euler–Poincaré and Lie–Poisson reduction. Advisor: M. Salgado.
BSc in Mathematics (5-year degree, with Honors)
University of Santiago de Compostela
Premio Extraordinario de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
Awards & Appointments
ANECA Accreditation — Profesor Contratado Doctor (PCD)
ANECA ∙
January 2026
Positive national evaluation for Profesor/a Contratado/a Doctor/a.
ANECA Accreditation — Profesor de Universidad Privada (PUP)
ANECA ∙
January 2026
Positive national evaluation for Profesor/a de Universidad Privada.
Editor, Geometric Mechanics
Geometric Mechanics ∙
January 2025
Editor of the scientific journal Geometric Mechanics since 2025.
Teaching Excellence Awards
IE University ∙
January 2021
20+ IE Teaching Excellence Awards since 2021; Most Engaged Professor Award (2023–24), nominated again in 2024–25.
FPI Scholarship
Spanish national program ∙
January 2011
Competitive national grant supporting doctoral studies at ICMAT (2011–2015).
Beca de la Xunta de Galicia
Xunta de Galicia ∙
September 2009
Competitive regional grant for master’s studies (2009–2010).
Premio Extraordinario de Fin de Carrera
University of Santiago de Compostela ∙
January 2009
Award for top academic achievement.
Beca de colaboración
University of Santiago de Compostela ∙
September 2008
Undergraduate research grant, Syzygies of Algebraic Curves (2008–2009).
Research Projects
KAN4MET (2025–2029), PI: David Gómez-Ullate, MICIU.
Discretization and Optimization of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Field Theories (2024–2027), PIs: S. Leyendecker and D. Martín de Diego, MICIU.
Geometry of Dynamical Systems: From Theory to Applications (2023–2027), PI: D. Martín de Diego, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.
Triggered Control of Cyber Physical Systems (2014–2017), PIs: M. Franceschetti and J. Cortés, NSF.
Robust Team-Triggered Coordination (2014–2017), PI: J. Cortés, NSF.
Homotopy Moment Maps (2014–2017), PI: M. Zambon, Ciência sem Fronteiras.
Estructuras Globales y Métodos Numéricos (2011–2013), PI: D. Martín de Diego.
GEOMECH – Geometric Mechanics (2010–2013), PI: F. Cantrijn, EU.