Curriculum Vitae

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Experience

Assistant Professor (01/09/2024 - present)
Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Alicante, Spain

Post-doctoral researcher (18/09/2023 - 31/08/2024)
Institut für Statik un Dynamik, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany
Supervisor: Prof. Roland Wuechner
Developing particle techniques to model the constitutional evolution of building materials and structures with respect to aging.

Post-doctoral researcher (01/10/2021 - 14/09/2023)
Department of Mathematics ”Tullio Levi Civita”, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Supervisor: Prof. Antonia Larese
Studying and implementing Full Order Models using finite elements and particle techniques for multiphysics coupled simulations.

Pre-doctoral researcher (01/09/2016 - 22/09/2021)
CIMNE, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Supervisor: Prof. Ramon Codina and Prof. Joan Baiges
Developing mathematical and numerical methods to simulate viscoelastic fluid flows with high elasticity in a finite element framework, including thermal effects. These models are implemented in a high-performance computing environment using object-oriented Fortran.

Solutions Assistant (SA-N1) (01/12/2015 - 31/08/2016)
EVERIS, Barcelona, Spain
Providing technical support for a high-tech database system.

Research Assistant (01/09/2014 - 28/02/2015)
Department of Applied Mathematics, Unidersidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Studying and numerically simulating electromagnetic processes with hysteresis

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Structural Analysis (01/09/2016 - 22/09/2021)
Department of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Title: Numerical modelling of viscoelastic flows based on a log-conformation formulation. [Link]
Supervisors: Prof. Ramon Codina i Rovira and Prof. Joan Baiges.
Qualification: Excellent cum laude.

M.Sc. Industrial Mathematics (01/09/2013 - 25/07/2015)
Department of Applied Mathematics, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Title Mater’s thesis: Simulación magnetohidrodinámica del efecto de elevació de una columna de metal fundido con una máquina de inducción lineal.
Supervisors: Alfredo Bermúdez de Castro.
Qualification: 10/10.

M.Sc. Mathematics (01/09/2008 - 05/07/2013)
Faculty of science, Universidad de Alicante, Spain

Fellowships, awards and research recognition

  • One six-year research period positively evaluated by ANECA/CNEAI, 2019–2024.

  • Post-doc vacancy awarded at Resarch Training Group GRK 2075\2

  • Post-doc fellowship awarded at UNIPD, 01/10/2021

  • PhD thesis mark with honors (Excellent Cum Laude), 22/09/2021

  • 4-years Spanish government PhD scholarship. FPI: DPI2015-67857-R, 18/04/2017

Research activity and outputs

Research projects, scientific publications, presentations and collaborations in applied mathematics and computational mechanics.
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Teaching

University teaching in applied mathematics, numerical methods and computational mechanics, including course coordination and thesis supervision.
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Academic service and professional memberships

Scientific service

  • Co-organizer of the minisymposium Particle-based methods in applied and industrial sciences, SIMAI 2023 [Link)].

  • Reviewer for international journals in computational mechanics:

    • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (CMAME)
    • Modeling Earth Systems and Environment

Professional memberships

  • Member of the Istituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica “Francesco Severi” (INDAM) - Gruppo Nazionale per il Calcolo Scientifico (GNCS), since 2023

  • Member of the Spanish Association for Numerical Methods in Engineering (SEMNI), since 2018.

Science outreach

  • Participation in Quiero ser ingeniera at the University of Alicante, April 2025. [Link]
  • Participation in the European Researchers’ Night at the University of Alicante, September 2025. [Link]