PhD in Industrial Engineering 2009 from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Mechanical Engineer 2000 by the School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications in Bilbao, belonging to the University of the Basque Country. I began my professional career in June 2000 at the Institute of Scientific and Technological Research of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. For 14 weeks, I trained in the research and design of mechanical testing devices for different mechatronics laboratories of the PUCRS. In January 2001, I began a training period of 18 months, as a researcher/technologist, in the Sustainable Construction Division of TECNALIA (former LABEIN). Since October 2002, I become part of the staff of TECNALIA, while performing both diverse research activities and research management. The main research areas have been as follows: advanced cement-based materials (cement, mortars and concrete) and use of recycled waste materials and industrial by-products in building and civil engineering applications. Extensive specialization in the synthesis of low carbon footprint cements, synthesis of new mineral additions, development of innovative technologies for the recovery of mineral resources embedded in construction and demolition waste (C&DW), kaolinite containing residues, slag of different nature, circular aerogels for energy efficiency and more recently, both mineralization of alkaline residues and smart tracing of minerals by combining spectroscopic sensors and deep learning. Over the period ranging from 2011 to 2020, scientific coordinator of the diverse EU funded FP7 and H2020 projects, as stated below. Currently, I am the Head of the Research Area of “Next Construction” in TECNALIA, managing up to 100 researchers addressing circular tracing, building materials, industrialized products, automatization of construction processes and building energy efficiency. Over the last decades, I have been co-directing 2 doctoral thesis with the highest qualification: 1) Dr. (Ms) Idoia Arribas “Estudio y diseño de hormigones estructurales basados en la incorporación de subproductos siderúrgicos: viabilidad tecnológica” at University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 2011 and 2) Dr. (Ms) Tamara Herrero “Estudio del efecto de la hidratación de la escoria blanca de acería de HEA: aplicación en pastas y morteros de cemento” at University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 2015.
Concerning the scientific production, I have developed a total of 57 scientific publications indexed in Scopus. According to the data obtained in Scopus (January 2025), those research works have been cited 1993 times, cited in 1527 papers, having an average of 33.4 citations per article, and with an index h of 26. Of all the publications in Scopus, 75% belong to the 1st quartile Q1 (Top 25%). The Average Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) is 1.15, indicating slightly above the global average for similar publications. The ORCID number: 0000-0003-3422-6270
Member of Committee 2, Materials of Scientific Technical Association of Structural Concrete (ACHE). I participated, in collaboration with the French company Keey Aerogels, in the development of a unique and singular aerogel manufacturing process (SICLA) which has been awarded internationally: Second prize of the Business Ideas Competition for Innovation organized by the EIT Raw Materials (Berlin, May 2017), one of the three awards granted in the World Materials Forum held in Nancy (France) at the end of June 2017. I additionally obtained the title of Expert Program in Business Management and Technology from the Deusto Business School 2013-14. 150 teaching hours. 15 credits.
PhD in Industrial Engineering in 2009 from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Mechanical Engineer in 2000 from the School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications in Bilbao, belonging to the University of the Basque Country. Currently, Director of the Research Area of “Next Construction” at TECNALIA, leading up to 100 researchers addressing innovation challenges for the construction sector value chain: smart circular traceability, development of advanced construction materials, eco-design and efficient industrialization of building systems, on-site construction process automation, as well as energy efficiency and safety solutions in built assets. My main research line for more than two decades has focused on developing advanced cement-based materials, their decarbonization, and intelligent solutions for the circularity of mineral resources in building and civil engineering applications. Regarding my scientific production, I have a total of 57 scientific publications indexed in Scopus, cited 1993 times, in 1527 different articles, with an average of 33.4 citations per article and an h-index of 26.
