One of the founders of the investigation group GRAFO (Group of Research in Algorithms For Optimization, URJC), whose main line of research is the development of algorithms to tackle optimization problems, the topic of the researcher’s Doctoral Thesis and which their most notable publications are framed. In addition, he has co-supervised the doctoral thesis of Borja Menéndez Moreno, which was defended in 2017 with European mention and a grade of outstanding cum laude. He is currently co-supervising three doctoral theses."