CV
Current Positions
Artanim Foundation – Switzerland
Senior Researcher
The Artanim Foundation is a world-leading laboratory in the fields of motion capture and immersive virtual reality. My job consists in:
- Design and implement virtual reality experiments
- Explore and implement machine learning methods for their use in character animation
- Develop behavioural experiments and demonstration scenarios
IZI Record – Spain
Chief Technology Officer
IZI Record is a startup focused on a new take on how we create memories of live concerts and events. I lead the engineering team and develop the technological strategy.
Escola de Noves Tecnologies Interactives (ENTI) (Universitat de Barcelona) – Spain
University Lecturer
ENTI is a private centre associated to the University of Barcelona. It provides education at BS and MA degrees in interactive technologies, focusing on the creation of videogames across the artistic, technical and entrepreneurial aspects. Currently I only do some specific classes, but through the years my job consisted in teaching both BS and MA courses on the following topics:
- Computer graphics, Physics for videogames
- Algebra, elements of Calculus and statistics
- Machine Learning for videogames
- Virtual Reality
University Education
PhD in Virtual Reality (Cum Laude qualification) 2006 – 2012 Universitat de Barcelona (Spain) Supervisor: Mel Slater
Master in Software Engineering 2005 – 2006 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona (Spain)
Pluridisciplinar Master in Cognitive Sciences. Major in Cognitive Neuroscience 2003 – 2004 École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales - École Normale Supérieure- École Polytechnique -Paris VI Paris (France)
Diploma in Electrical Engineering. Major in Signal Treatment and Applied Mathematics 2002 – 2004 École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Paris (France)
Philosophy degree (unfinished, 2 of 4 years) 2000 – 2002 Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
Diploma in Electrical Engineering 1998 – 2003 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
Other Skills
Practical experience in audio visual and creative industries: Practical course of Audiovisual direction for Television (300 hours). Govern de les Illes Balears, plus several freelance jobs in industry, direction and production of short movies
Creative writing experience (book of short stories in Catalan, a full feature film in Spanish)
Practical training in Business Creation: Venture Lab (2012) and CTI Business Creation Course (2014)– Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – Switzerland
Extensive musical training (classical piano and jazz, harmony, improvisation, …)