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Academic studies, qualifications and work experience
(2003) PhD on Robotics. Summa Cum Laude. Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain
(1998) MsC on Mechanical Engineer. Industrial Engineer with nuclear physics intensification, Universitat Politècnica València, Spain
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(2017) Full Professor at Departamento de ingeniería de sistemas y automática
(2009 – to date) Associate Dean of the Polytechnic School of Elche
(2012- to date) Director of the Master of Industrial Engineering
(2003- to 2017) Associate Professor with tenure at Departamento de ingeniería de sistemas y automática
(2009 and 2010) Visiting Researcher at Cinvestav (Mexico) and ECI (Colombia)
(2000 – 2003) Assistant Professor
(1998 – 1999) Researcher at Technological Chemical Institute (ITQ) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
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(2009 – to date) Founder and member of the scientific committee of Instead Technologies Ltd.
Teaching
- URL (teaching): link to the official webpage and courses
- Docent books:
- «Robotica Aplicada. » Ed. 2012. (in spanish)
- «Robotica Médica – notas prácticas para el aprendizaje de la robótica en bioingeniería» Free access. Ed. CYTED 2012. (in spanish)
- «Prácticas de Robótica Utilizando MatLab» Free access. Ed. Limencop (UMH) 2000. (in spanish)
- «Guia docente para el diseño de robots de servicio» Free access. 2002. (in spanish)
- «Programación en C/C++. Ejercicios Resueltos» Ed. Limencop (UMH) 2002 (in spanish)
Research
- my research interests are on:
- Surgical robotics; computer-aided-surgery; surgery simulation; augmented reality; surgical navigation; medical image applications; computer applications to neurosurgery, orthopedics and MIS robotic surgery.
- Medical informatics; applications and apps for diagnosis, control and medical visualization. Diabetes control.
- Medical Robotics; assistive technology, rehabilitation technologies, soft and compliance robotics.
- Haptics; applications to telerobotics and service robotics
- Robot design; kinematic analysis of parallel service robots; control of parallel robots.
Current research projects:
- 2014: Development of a software application for diabetes control. Role: Coordinator.
- 2011 – 2014: MARCUS. Robotized platform for assistance in NOTES/SILS. Role: Coordinator.
- 2012 – 2015: Iberoamerican network for the study and development of ICT applications based on interfaces adapted to people with disabilities Role: Researcher.
selected previous projects: link to selected previous projects
Publications
Journal publications
- You can find my journal publications on Google Scholar. Google Scholar.
- ResearcherID number: A-5583-2008 ORCID number: 0000-0002-3890-6225
Phd thesis
- Development of a parallel haptic device and experiments on control of tele operated systems. DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1064.2888 Web
Patents
- Dispositivo joystick robótico de arquitectura paralela de 6 grados de libertad con percepción de fuerzas y posición P200302351
- Robotic arm for controlling arm movement. ES 200802340 – WO 2010/018283
- iProstate. Software para visualización intraglandular y predicción del cáncer de próstata. V-159-11
- Brazo telerobótico de configuración paralela para aplicaciones de cirugía mínima invasiva. P201001008
- Suitable apparatus for the rehabilitation therapy of patients with brain damage. EP 2535032 A1 – 11382194.6 -1257
- Dispositivo de medida de la conductividad eléctrica en fluidos de pequeño caudal. ES 201100694
- Sistema automático de control para cámara hiperbárica multiplaza. ES 201101335
Management, international duties, committees
Organisation of scientific events and commissions of trust
- 2012 and 2014: Publication chair at IEEE Biorob 2012 and Editor at IEEE Biorob 2014
- 2006, 2007 and 2008. General chair of Euron Winter Schools on robotics on telesurgery, parallel robots and rehabilitation robotics
- (-) Organizer of workshops at several international conferences: biorob 2010, biorob2012, caos 2007
- (-) Organizer of several international simposium: opensurg 2012, hisarob 2011, hisarob 2010, XXVI Jornadas automatica
- (-) Program committee at: Iasted-Asci 2005, Eurohaptics 2008, CARS 2008, Eurohaptics 2009, ACHI 2009, CIAM 2011, Biorob 2012.
- (-) Member of research societies: IEEE-RAS, IEEE-EMBS, EASD, CEA
Editorial boards
- 2011: Guest Editor for the Special Issue on “Trends in rehabilitation robotics” of Medical Biological Engineering and Computing .
- 2013: Guest Editor for the Special Issue on “Computer assisted tools for medical robotics” of Computer methods and programs in biomedicine.
- (-) Habitual reviewer for IJMRCAS, ISJ, T-ASE, RAS, ROBOTICA, IR, CMPB, MBEC, T-RAM, SMCC
Fellowships and awards
- (1998) research grant from the ITQ-CSIC
- (1999) research grant from the IMPIVA-UMH
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- (2004) Festo award for the best project. (2004) Fundeum award to the best informatics initiative.
- (2014) «Importantes» award obtained by Instead Technologies Ltd.
Supervision of graduate and postdoctoral
- current PhD director of: Juan Rodriguez, Luis Daniel Lledó, Alvaro García
- (2014): PhD director of Fco. Javier Badesa Clemente, Ricardo Morales Vidal
- (2009): PhD director of Gema Romero Moraleda
