Graduated in Computer Science at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1993 and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1997. Currently is Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering Department from the University Carlos III of Madrid. His teaching activity covers Bachelor’s and Master’s courses in Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, and Parallel and Distributed Systems. His research activity is centered on High-Performance Computing, Distributed Systems, and Systems Simulation. He has co-authored more than 140 papers in international journals and conferences. Additionally, he has participated in 36 competitive funding projects and 16 research and technology transfer contracts with companies. He has been advisor in 10 Ph.D. theses in the area of High-Performance Computing and Distributed Systems.