Current positions
Independent Researcher
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) — Instituto de Automática (INAUT), Universidad Nacional de San Juan · 2026–present
- Workplace: Instituto de Automática (INAUT) - National University of San Juan (UNSJ).
- Main research topic: teleoperation and control of uncrewed vehicles.
- Research areas: development and implementation of control, teleoperation and autonomous navigation algorithms; design of human-robot interfaces; development of digital environments.
Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Universidad Nacional de San Juan — Facultad de Ingeniería · 2026–present
- Instituto de Automática - Department of Electronics and Automation, National University of San Juan.
- Teaching modules: Computer Science I and Computer Science II.
Instructor – Practical and Laboratory Teaching
Universidad Nacional de San Juan — Facultad de Ingeniería · 2024–present
- Instituto de Automática - Department of Electronics and Automation, National University of San Juan.
- Module: Analog Electronics.
Research track record
Research Associate
University of Bristol — School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology · 2021–2024
- Workplace: Department of Engineering Mathematics / Bristol Robotics Laboratory.
- Design and implementation of a digital twin of an aerial swarm for forest-fire monitoring and mitigation, aid delivery, and Antarctic environmental research.
Associate Researcher
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) — Instituto de Automática, UNSJ · 2019–2026
- Main research topic: teleoperation and control of uncrewed vehicles.
- Development of control, teleoperation, and autonomous navigation algorithms, and design of human-robot interfaces and simulation environments.
Assistant Researcher
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) — Instituto de Automática, UNSJ · 2016–2019
- Main research topic: teleoperation and control of uncrewed aerial vehicles.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (UTFSM), AC3E · 2015–2016
- Research on autonomous machinery for industrial processes (agriculture and mining), exteroceptive sensing, control systems, outdoor navigation, and human-robot interaction.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) — Instituto de Automática, UNSJ · 2013–2015, 2016
- Research on teleoperation and control of aerial and ground mobile robots, human-robot interaction, user-interface design, and software development.
Research stays
Teleoperation of uncrewed aerial vehicles
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) · 2013
- Institutions: IES/Brazil, UFES and IES/Argentina, INAUT - UNSJ.
- Location: Laboratorio de Automação Inteligente, Centro Tecnológico, UFES.
Teleoperation of mini-helicopters
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES) · 2010
- Institutions: IES/Brazil, UFES and IES/Argentina, INAUT - UNSJ.
- Location: Laboratorio de Automação Inteligente, Centro Tecnológico, UFES.
Education
PhD in Control Systems Engineering
Universidad Nacional de San Juan · 2013
- Dissertation: “Teleoperation of uncrewed aerial vehicles”.
- Supervisors: Vicente A. Mut and Emanuel Slawiñski.
Electronic Engineering
Universidad Nacional de San Juan · 2008
- Final project: “Software framework for mobile robot control algorithms”.
Awards and distinctions
Extraordinary Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), 2016.
Postdoctoral Fellowship
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), 2013–2015.
PhD Fellowships — Type I and II
National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), 2008–2013.
Research Scholarship
National University of San Juan, internal research grant for advanced students, 2006–2007.
INNOVAR 2022 National Innovation Competition
Award-winning project in the Robotics / Artificial Intelligence category with “RAT Argentine Teleoperated Robot”; recognition from INTI.
Best Project Award
Co-supervision of the MSc thesis “Teleoperation Interface for Aerial Transportation Systems and Multi-Drone Simulation Based on Unity Engine” (University of Bristol, 2023).
Memberships
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
- IEEE Control Systems Society
- IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
Languages
English
IELTS General Training 7.0, CEFR C1 level.
Spanish
Native language.