| Since March 2024 | Postdoctoral researcher at the Professorship of Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management, Technical University of Munich |
| Dec 2022 – 2024 | Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Ecosystem Dynamics and Forest Management, Technical University of Munich |
| 2022 | Visiting scientist at the Climate and Ecosystems Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2021 | Visiting scientist at the Earth Observation Lab, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 2018-2022 | Doctoral researcher and lecturer, Environmental Remote Sensing Research Group, University Alcalá, Spain (Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities FPU-competitive Fellow). Extraordinary award |
| 2017-2018 | Remote Sensing scientist, Complutig S.L., Madrid |
| 2016-2017 | MSc Geographic Information Technologies, (Award to the best qualification) University Alcalá |
| 2012-2016 | BSc Geography and Spatial Planning, (Award to the best qualification) University Santiago de Compostela |
see Publications
Projects
PI and researcher
- CEURDIST: Characterization of European Forest Disturbances. European Forest Institute – Grant No: G-06-2023-1. Role: co-lead, work package leader
- AI4Forest: AI-Based High-Resolution Forest Monitoring. German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). 2023-2027. Role: Researcher
- ForestPaths: Co-designing holistic forest-based policy pathways for climate change mitigation. European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme (ID No 101056755). 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2027. Role: Researcher
As Team member
- EMBALSE: Evaluación integrada de los impactos MedioamBientALes de las presas sobre el balance hidroSEdimentario de ríos del noroeste ibérico. Convocatoria 2021 – «Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento» del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. (PID2021-125938OA-I00). 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025. Role: Team member. PI: Horacio García (USC).
- FoDiM: Near Real Time Forests Disturbance Monitoring. Nacional. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Convocatoria 2020 – «Proyectos de I+D+i». (PID2020-114062RA-I00). 01/09/2021 – 31/08/2024. Role: Team member. PI: Mihai Tanase (UAH).
- DARE: Data-driven models of forest drought vulnerability and resilience across spatial and temporal scales: application to the Spanish climate change adaptation strategy. Nacional. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación «Proyectos de I+D+i». (RTI2018-096884-B-C32) 01/01/2019 – 01/06/2022. Role: Team member. PI: Miguel Ángel de Zavala Gironés (UAH).
- SERGISAT: Severidad y regeneración en grandes incendios forestales mediante teledetección y SIG. Nacional. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Referencia CGL2014-57013-C2-1-R. 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2018. Role: Team member. PI: Emilio Chuvieco e Inmaculada Aguado (UAH).
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