Curriculum Vitae

My research activity is characterized by the combination of methodological developments and practical applications in the context of Bayesian statistics of spatial and space-time models. In this research work I have collaborated in very different scientific fields: epidemiology, agriculture, environment, geography, veterinary, forestry, oceanography and psychology. From these collaborations arise publications in different areas, multidisciplinary projects, contracts with companies and government agencies, specialized training courses and advisory work.

I have published more than 240 articles, half of them in indexed journals, mostly with a high impact factor. The results of the research have also been presented in more than 350 communications in scientific congresses, most of them of international character. The dissemination of the results has always had a double aspect, presenting the methodological advances in statistical meetings and the applications in meetings of other scientific areas.

A highlight of my research work is my participation in 106 research projects and contracts, 31 of which I was the principal researcher. Specifically, I have been principal researcher in 2 projects of the National Plan, 5 projects in public calls of the Generalitat Valenciana, 20 contracts with the public administration and 4 contracts with private companies, with a total income of 633,287 euros.

The project with the greatest international projection in which I have participated is the EUROHEIS project 'An European Environment and Health Information System for Exposure and Disease Mapping and Risk Assessment', financed by the European Commission from 1999 to 2011. I have led the Spanish node since 2002.

I belong to the National Biostatistics Network (BIOSTATNET) since its creation in 2010, and I am a member of several scientific societies, in which I actively participate, attending conferences, being part of the Organizing Committee and/or the Scientific Committee, and even being part of the executive committees. From these relationships have emerged many collaborations and research visits.

My main lines of research are the study and implementation of novel methodologies of spatial and temporal statistics in real scenarios, from a clear applied vocation, comprising all the actions involved in R+D+i, combining fundamental methodological developments with the adaptation of techniques to diverse practical contexts, and with a constant concern for offering appropriate technological solutions.

In my trajectory, the numerous collaborations with companies and public organizations stand out, materialized in agreements and contracts of technological transference, developing Geographic Information Systems, applications of consultation and operation of data bases, and tools for the assistance in the decision making.

I have gained experience in modelling problems with complex structure through hierarchical models and in inference on parameters using Monte Carlo simulation techniques and Laplace approximations. I have participated and led innovation projects, understood as transfer of knowledge to the enterprise, and I advise on the adaptation of complex techniques to the daily context.

I have been awarded four six-year research periods (2001-2006, 2007-2012, 2013-2018 and 2019-2024) and one six-year transference period (2001-2006). I have directed or co-directed 17 doctoral theses, 12 research projects in the doctoral program and 39 master theses in the current Master in Biostatistics. I am actually supervising 4 PhD students, one of them finishing in 2025.

The Web of Science lists 111 articles with a total of 2029 citations, with an average of 18.3 citations per article and an h-index of 25. Scopus lists 108 articles with 2267 citations and an h-index of 28. Meanwhile in Google Scholar the citations rise to 4796 and an h index of 39. Of all these articles 70 have been published in Q1 indexed journals.