People

Our team is comprised of genuinely gifted minds

Projects
Managers

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Lorenzo Fernández Maimó

Project Manager

Lorenzo Fernández Maimó received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Murcia. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Engineering, University of Murcia. His research interests primarily focus on machine learning and deep learning applied to cybersecurity, and computer vision.

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Félix Jesús García Clemente

Project Manager

Félix J. García Clemente is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering of the University of Murcia.

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Manuel Gil Pérez

Project Manager

Manuel Gil Pérez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Engineering of the University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain. His scientific activity is mainly devoted to cyber security.

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Félix Gómez Mármol

Project Manager

Félix Gómez Mármol is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Communications Engineering at the University of Murcia, Spain.

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Alberto Huertas Celdrán

Alberto Huertas Celdrán

Project Manager

Alberto Huertas Celdrán is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher Associated with the Communication Systems Group at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Murcia, Spain.

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Gregorio Martínez Pérez

Project Manager

Gregorio Martínez Pérez received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, where he is Full Professor since 2014. His scientific activity is mainly devoted to cybersecurity and data science.

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José A. Ruipérez Valiente

Project Manager

José A. Ruipérez-Valiente received a PhD degree in Telematics Engineering from Universidad Carlos III of Madrid and he is an Associate Professor at the University of Murcia.

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Senior Researchers

José María Jorquera Valero

Senior Researcher

José María Jorquera Valero holds a Ph.D. in cross-domain reputation-based trust management for beyond 5G scenarios from the University of Murcia. He also received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Murcia, Spain. His scientific interests include trust management, reputation, 5G networks, cybersecurity, and continuous authentication.

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Sergio López Bernal

Senior Researcher

Sergio López Bernal is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Murcia, obtaining his Ph.D. from this university. He holds a MSc in Computer Engineering and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Murcia, and a MSc in Architecture and Engineering for the Internet of Things from IMT Atlantique, France. His research interests include cybersecurity, brain-computer interfaces, artificial intelligence, and data analysis.

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Pantaleone Nespoli

Senior Researcher

Pantaleone Nespoli is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Murcia, Department of Information and Communications Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. cum laude from the University of Murcia, and developed his undergraduate career at the “Universitá degli Studi Federico II” in Naples, Italy, receiving the highest mark (110/110 cum laude). He is currently an research intern at the University of Murcia. His research interests include, among others, cybersecurity and cyber defense, data analysis, IDS, IRS and SIEM systems.

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Javier Pastor Galindo

Senior Researcher

Javier Pastor Galindo received B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Murcia, Spain. He is now postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, University of Murcia, working on cyberintelligence, cyberdefence and disinformation.

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Ángel Luis Perales Gómez

Senior Researcher

Ángel Luis Perales Gómez is a postdoctoral researcher at the Univeristy of Murcia, Department of Computer Engineering. He received the M.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. with Hons in computer science from the University of Murcia. His research interests include artificial intelligence, interpretability and robustness of anomaly detection systems, and industrial systems cybersecurity.

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Pedro Miguel Sánchez Sánchez

Senior Researcher

Pedro Miguel Sánchez received the M.Sc. degree in computer science from the University of Murcia. He is currently pursuing his PhD in computer science at University of Murcia. His research interests are focused on continuous authentication, networks, 5G, cybersecurity and the application of machine learning and deep learning to the previous fields.

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Research
Scientists

Mariano Albaladejo González

Research Scientist

Mariano Albaladejo González is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He received a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and a M.Sc in Big Data. His Ph.D. focuses on applying artificial intelligence to improve the training and assessment of professionals. His research interests include multimodal systems, time series forecasting, and reinforcement learning.

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Pedro Beltrán López

Research Scientist

Pedro Beltrán López is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He received a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science and a M.Sc in Big Data. His PhD focuses on the use of Cyber Deception and Artificial Intelligence for the prevention, detection and response to cyber threats. His scientific interests include cybersecurity and cyber defense and artificial intelligence.

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Sergio Bernárdez Molina

Research Scientist

Sergio Bernardez Molina is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. After completing a degree in computer engineering at the University Carlos III of Madrid, he completed a master’s degree in cybersecurity, specializing in this sector aimed at security technologies. His research interests include IoT, Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity applied to different fields. He is interested in the more technically pure part, such as pentesting or vulnerability analysis, as well as in the union of AI in cyber defense.

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Alejandro Buitrago López

Research Scientist

Alejandro Buitrago López is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He obtained a B.Sc. Degree with a focus on software engineering and a M.Sc. in Big Data. He is a member of the CyberDataLab at the University of Murcia, and his research interests include disinformation, data science, and cybersecurity.

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Manuel Jesús Gómez Moratilla

Research Scientist

Manuel J. Gomez is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He obtained a B.Sc. Degree with focus on applied computing and data science, and a M.Sc. in Big Data. He is a member of the CyberDataLab in the University of Murcia, and his research interests include data mining, educational technology, game-based assessment, and natural language processing.

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Eduardo López Bernal

Research Scientist

Eduardo López Bernal is a M.Sc. Student in Big Data at the University of Murcia. He received the B.Sc. Degree in Computer Science from the University of Murcia. His master thesis project is focused on artificial intelligence applied to cybersecurity.

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Victoria M. López Madejska

Research Scientist

Victoria Magdalena López Madejska is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. She received a B.Eng. degree in Computer Engineering, specializing in Information Technologies, and an M.Eng. in New Technologies in Computing. Her Ph.D. focuses on studying the impact of cyberattacks on realistic neuronal representations to define new approaches in the brain-computer interfaces cybersecurity field. Besides, her research interests include neuroscience, data analysis, privacy, and security.

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Antonio López Martínez

Research Scientist

Antonio López Martínez is a Ph.D. Student in New Technologies at the University of Murcia, specialized in cybersecurity. Currently, he is working in virtualization technologies (docker, kubernetes, etc.), as well as the implantation of cybersecurity into the medical domain. His scientific interests include virtualization, privacy, security and medical networks and domains.

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Juan Jesús Losada del Olmo

Research Scientist

Juan Jesús Losada del Olmo is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He received both a B.Sc. degree in Mathematics and a B.Sc. degree in Computer Science. He also obtained a M.Sc. degree in New Technologies, specialism in Industrial Informatics. His Ph.D revolves around the application of Machine Learning techniques and the development of Deep Learning models with low training and labeling effort, through images collected with static cameras, in order to promote physical safety and productivity in industrial environments.

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Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán

Research Scientist

Enrique Tomás Martínez Beltrán is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He obtained a B.Sc. degree in Information and Communication Technologies and an M.Sc. degree in New Technologies, specializing in information security, networks, and telematics. His research interests include cybersecurity, Federated Learning, Brain-Computer Interfaces, IoT, and Artificial Intelligence applied to different fields using Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques.

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Federico Pardo García

Research Scientist

Federico Pardo García is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a Master’s degree in Big Data. His research primarily centers around the application of artificial intelligence in educational environments, work with time series, and audio feature analysis. His research interests encompass reinforcement learning and multimodal systems

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Mario Quiles Pérez

Research Scientist

Mario Quiles Pérez is a PhD student at the University of Murcia. He obtained his B.Sc. Degree in the specialization of networks, and later a M.Sc. in new technologies. For the realization of his thesis the Séneca foundation together with the company Bitbrain financed his study on how different biosignals can help in neuromarketing scenarios.

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Sofia Strukova

Research Scientist

Sofia Strukova has an interdisciplinary background in computer science and Big Data. She is currently pursuing a PhD degree in the field of Computational Social Science at the University of Murcia. Her work is focused on a data-driven evaluation of users’ capabilities in diverse technology-mediated environments that can generate rich data sets through the users’ interaction. Her research interests revolve around computational social science, expertise finding, educational technology, data mining and data science in general.

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Software
Engineers

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Brahim Benmouna

Software Engineer

Brahim Benmouna is working towards a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He obtained a  M.Sc. degree in New Technologies, specializing in Mathematics applied to Information and Communications Technology. His research interests focus on comuter vision-based Artificial Intelligence, especially related to image processing using machine learning and deep Learning techniques.

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Francisco Arnaldos Boix Martínez

Software Engineer

Quico Boix Martínez completed his bachelor degree in Computer Science specializing in Computer Engineering from the University of Murcia. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Software Engieneering. His research interests include distributed systems, automation, continious integration and deployments, DevOps and cloud. He is currently researching on a revolutionary Intrusion Detection System.

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Lucía Cuadrillero Paredes

Software Engineer

Lucía Cuadrillero Paredes has successfully earned her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Applied Computing and Data Science from the University of Murcia. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Software Engineering. The primary focus of her master’s thesis and research involves the application of Artificial Intelligence for the detection of cyber attacks.

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Alberto García Pérez

Software Engineer

Alberto García Pérez is a cybersecurity consultant and researcher with a focus on risk management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). He holds both M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Murcia. He is also interested in computer virtualization and network analysis.

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José Antonio Pastor Valera

Software Engineer

José Antonio Pastor Valera is working on the research and development of a Cyber Range at the University of Murcia, Spain. He received a B. Sc. degree in Computer Science. His research interests include Cyber Ranges, cybersecurity, virtualization on cloud environments such as OpenStack, containerization and microservices-based architectures for the development of complex systems.

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Fernando Torres Vega

Software Engineer

Fernando Torres Vega is a software developer currently pursuing a degree in cybersecurity. His expertise lies in developing applications focused on cybersecurity. He is in the CDL as a developer, ensuring the security of a web application.

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Sysadmins

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Leonardo J. Segovia González

Sysadmin

Leonardo J. Segovia González received a Certificate of Higher Education (HNC) in networked computer systems administration with a cybersecurity specialization. He obtained an outstanding grade in his undergraduate thesis project about perimeter security with Fortinet. He is currently working at CDL as a system administrator managing virtualization and firewall environments. His main interests are cybersecurity, new technologies and artificial intelligence.

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MSc Students

Alejandro David Cayuela Tudela

MSc Student

Alejandro David Cayuela Tudela is currently studying the M.Eng. in CyberSecurity at the University of Murcia. His Bachelor’s thesis was based on the Automatic Generation of Realistic Scenarios for Cybersecurity Training. His research interests focus on cybersecurity, cyberdefence, cyber ranges and gamification-based training systems. His M.Eng. thesis is on Advanced Generation of Realistic Scenarios for Cybersecurity Training.

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Mario Fernández Tárraga

MSc Student

Mario Fernández Tárraga is an undergraduate student in Computer Engineering specializated in Information Technologies at the University of Murcia. Currently, he is working on his final degree project related to the development of cybersecurity skills in social networks with the CyberDataLab.

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Manuel Franco de la Peña

MSc Student

Manuel Franco de la Peña, after completing his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Science with a concentration in Applied Computing and Data Science at the University of Murcia, is now advancing his education with a Master’s degree in Big Data. His master’s thesis centers on the interpretability of anomaly detection models.

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Alberto Gálvez Gálvez

MSc Student

Alberto Gálvez Gálvez holds a degree in Computer Science with a specialization in Software. Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Software Engineering, Alberto is actively engaged in the COBRA project, focused on developing a cyber range as a service. With a solid background in the business sector, he has three years of experience working for a digital transformation company. Alberto is particularly interested in software architecture, web development, databases, testing, CI/CD, and best practices and methodologies. Additionally, he holds a C1 certification from Cambridge and is a certified Google Project Management professional.

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Antonio Guillén Martínez

MSc Student

Antonio Guillén Martínez completed his bachelor’s degree in mathematics and computer science in the specialization of Applied Computing and Data Science at the University of Murcia. He is now pursuing a master’s degree in big data. His master’s thesis focuses on simulating a social network of artificially generated agents using LLMs.

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Isaac Marroquí Penalva

MSc Student

Isaac Marroquí Penalva is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Software Engineering. Last year, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, specializing in Software Engineering and Information Technologies. His research focus encompasses areas such as federated learning, artificial intelligence, and he has a deep fascination for everything related to processing architectures, parallel computing languages, and hardware accelerators.

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Pablo Martínez Sánchez

MSc Student

Pablo Martínez Sánchez is a student of Computer Engineering specialized in information technologies at the University of Murcia. He is currently working on his final degree project where he is researching on the advanced simulation of APTs.

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Felipe Sánchez González

MSc Student

Felipe Sánchez González completed his bachelor degree in Computer Science specializing in Information Technology from the University of Murcia. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in cybersecurity. His research interests include cybersecurity, Authentication and Authorization Infrastructures and currently he is researching on disinformation modeling.

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BSc Students

Ana María Aguilar Igualada

BSc Student

Ana María Aguilar Igualada is an undergraduate student in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Murcia, specializing in Applied Computing and Data Science. She is currently working on the final project of the Computer Science degree, based on game-based assesments.

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Mari Carmen Alcantud Juárez

BSc Student

Mari Carmen Alcantud Juárez is currently pursuing a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, currently specializing in Communication Technologies. She has recently returned from an Erasmus program at Babes Bolyai University. Additionally, she is actively working within the field of cyber range.

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Eduardo Belmonte Guillamón

BSc Student

Eduardo Belmonte Guillamón is currently pursuing a dual degree in Mathematics and Computer Science. He is actively developing software for the cyberdatalab and working on his final projects. Both are based on adaptive learning and its software implementation in online teaching platforms.

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Gonzalo Cánovas López de Molina

BSc Student

Gonzalo Cánovas López de Molina is completing his studies in the specialty of Information Technologies in Computer Engineering. Currently, is the CTO of a startup called “MiSintaxis,” which is an application designed for teaching syntax in Spanish. His research interests include cybersecurity, SSO, and is currently investigating Simulation and Evaluation of Disinformation Attacks.

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José Antonio Elías Subiela

BSc Student

José Antonio Elías Subiela is pursuing a degree in Computer Science specialized in Information Technologies at the University of Murcia. His research interests include Cybersecurity, Cyber Ranges and IoT devices. Besides, he is currently working on his final degree project which addresses Hybrid Cyber Ranges analysis and development.

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Pablo Escribano Ruiz

BSc Student

Pablo Escribano Ruiz is a Computer Engineering student at the University of Murcia, specializing in networks and cybersecurity. His current project is his final degree work, which aims to make software development safer for small and medium-sized businesses in Spain. Focused on the Information Technologies sector, his research looks into finding and using new strategies to strengthen the online security of these companies.

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Joaquín Marín Ortiz

BSc Student

Joaquín Marín Ortiz is currently a B.Sc. degree student in Computer Science in the speciality of Software Engineer. He is currently working on his final degree project focused on a Cyber Range development. His research interests include software development, architectures based on micro-services, front-end design and cybersecurity.

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Javier Murcia Tárraga

BSc Student

Javier Murcia Tárraga is an student of Computer Engineering specialized in Information Technologies at the University of Murcia, he is currently working on his final degree project related to secure software development in naval security scenarios, security standars and devsecops.

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Frank A. Oldfield Montilla

BSc Student

Frank A. Oldfield-Montilla is currently studying a Computer Science degree specialized in computing at the University of Murcia. His research interests include, among others, serious games, educational technology and cybersecurity

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Francisco José Sánchez González

BSc Student

Francisco José Sánchez González is a Computer Engineering student, specialized in software engineering, at the University of Murcia. He is currently working on developing a Cyber Range. His areas of interest are the development of architectures based on microservices, web development, bot development and the deployment of services and bots in the cloud.

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Arturo Sánchez Matas

BSc Student

Arturo Sánchez Matas is a student of Computer Engineering specializing in information technologies. He is currently working alongside a defense company helping them reach security standards in the national scope. Very interested in IoT, cybersecurity, CTF events and networking in general, but currently looking into security chaos engineering, especially interested in the bleeding edge aspect of it.

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Jesús Verdú Chacón

BSc Student

Jesús Verdú Chacón is a student of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Murcia, specialising in Applied Computing and Data Science. He is currently working on his final projects, both related to social networks; one based on expert detection and the other one, on their mathematical modelling.

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Guillermo Vidal Pina

BSc Student

Guillermo Vidal Pina is currently pursuing a degree in software engineering. His area of knowledge is based on web development, both in backend and frontend and he is entiring the world of Unity too. He is in the CDL developing an application for smartwatches.

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