Academic Career
| 2018 - Present: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, IIIA-CSIC. |
| 2017 - 2018: | Associate Lecturer, Western Sydney University. Teaching: Quantum Computing, Content Management Systems, Health Informatics. |
| 2015 - 2017: | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University. Supervisor: Dongmo Zhang. |
Education
| 2010 - 2015: | PhD in Artificial Intelligence, IIIA-CSIC / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Thesis: Negotiations over Large Agreement Spaces. Supervisor: Carles Sierra. |
| 2009 - 2010: | Master in Artificial Intelligence, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Thesis: Optimizing a Diplomacy Bot Using Genetic Algorithms. Supervisor: Carles Sierra. |
| 2005 - 2008: | Master in Mathematical Physics, Universiteit van Amsterdam. Thesis: Knot Theory and Categorification. Supervisor: Robbert Dijkgraaf. |
| 2002 - 2005: | Combined Bachelor in Physics and Mathematics, Universiteit van Amsterdam. |
Awards Received
| 2023: | Second prize in the
Automated Negotiating Agents Competition The 22nd Int. Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, London, UK. |
| 2018: | Best Early Researcher Paper, for my paper The Challenge of Negotiation in the Game of Diplomacy The 6th International Conference on Agreement Technologies, Bergen, Norway. |
| 2018: | Distinguished Dissertation Award (Premi Extraordinari de Doctorat), for my PhD Thesis Negotiations over Large Agreement Spaces Awarded by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| 2016: | Best Paper Award, for my paper Lifted Backward Search for General Game Playing The 29th Australasian Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Hobart, Australia. |
| 2016: | Most Visionary Paper, for my paper Using GDL to Represent Domain Knowledge for Automated Negotiations The 9th Int. Workshop on Agent-based Complex Automated Negotiations, Singapore. |
| 2015: | Best Paper Award, for my paper Trust, Negotiations and Virtual Currencies for a Sharing Economy The 3rd International Conference on Agreement Technologies, Athens, Greece. |
| 2015: | First prize, in the Computer Diplomacy Challenge The 18th ICGA Computer Olympiad, Leiden, The Netherlands |
| 2014: | Second prize in the
Automated Negotiating Agents Competition The 13th Int. Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Paris, France. |
Grants Received
| 2024: | Ramón y Cajal Scholarship | |
| Awarded by: | The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. | |
| Value: | EUR 244,350 | |
| Duration: | April 2024 - March 2029 | |
| Details: | For postdoctoral research at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona. | |
| 2019: | Juan de la Cierva - Incorporación | |
| Awarded by: | The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. | |
| Value: | EUR 101,160 | |
| Duration: | July 2020 - June 2023 | |
| Details: | For postdoctoral research at IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona. | |
| 2014: | Endeavour Research Fellowship | |
| Awarded by: | The Australian Department of Education. | |
| Value: | AUD 23,000 | |
| Duration: | October 2015 - March 2016 | |
| Details: | For postdoctoral research at Western Sydney University. | |
PhD Students
| 2023 - present | Laura Rodriguez Cima | |
| Thesis Title: | T.B.D. | |
| Program: | PhD in Computer Science | |
| University: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | |
| 2019 - 2023 | Jianglin Qiao | |
| Thesis Title: | Smart Traffic Control for the Era of Autonomous Driving | |
| Program: | PhD in Computer Science | |
| University: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona / Western Sydney University | |
Master Students
| 2024 | Marc Mases | |
| Thesis Title: | Improving State of the Art Negotiation Algorithms | |
| Program: | Master in Modelling for Science and Engineering | |
| University: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | |
| 2024 | Ana Cocho Bermejo | |
| Thesis Title: | Space Depth Analysis via Agent Oriented Programming. A Review and Update of Space Syntax Methodology | |
| Program: | Master in Artificial Intelligence | |
| University: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | |
| 2023 | Laura Rodriguez Cima | |
| Thesis Title: | Advancing Automated Negotiations in Diplomacy: Design and Implementation of an Effective Negotiation Bot | |
| Program: | Master in Modelling for Science and Engineering | |
| University: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | |
| 2023 | Junjie Jordi Chen | |
| Thesis Title: | Comparative analysis and performance evaluation of TwoOneFive: A realistic negotiating agent in the Supply Chain Management League | |
| Program: | Master in Modelling for Science and Engineering | |
| University: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | |
Research Related Activities
| Program Chair: | The 7th International Conference on Agreement Technologies (AT 2020) |
| PC member: | IJCAI, AAAI, AAMAS, AI, PRIMA |
| League Organizer: | Automated Negotiating Agents Competition (ANAC@IJCAI 2017 - 2019) |
| Thematic Track Chair: | MultiAgent Systems: Theory and Applications (MASTA@EPIA 2019) |
Languages
| Dutch: | Native language |
| English: | Full professional proficiency |
| Catalan: | Limited working proficiency |
| Spanish: | Elementary proficiency |
