
Chief Technologist on Software Technologies at Telefónica I+D
Madrid Area, Spain

Chief Technologist on Software Technologies at Telefónica I+D
Madrid Area, Spain
I currently hold the position of Chief Technologist on Software Technologies at Telefónica I+D. I obtained a degree in Computer Science in 1990 from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) and own a certificate of research proficiency by the UPM.
I technically lead several key innovation projects at Telefónica I+D involving research and open source development of sw platforms and technologies related to the Future Web of Services (sometimes referred as next-generation SOA) including front-end and backend Mashup technologies, and Cloud-related technologies used in IaaS/PaaS Clouds or supporting SaaS and MaaS (Mashup as a Service).
I also chair the Morfeo Open Source Community (http://www.morfeo-project.org) aiming to carry out open R&D on standard vertical applications and basic SW technologies around which new business opportunities can be created. You can also join Morfeo !
I also hold a vice-chairman position at the Steering Committee of NESSI, the European Technology Platform on Software and Services (http://wwww.nessi-europe.eu). I co-chair the NESSI WGs on Service Oriented Infrastructures and User/Service Interaction. I am also involved in the Open Source NESSI WG. In Spain, I hold a vice-president position at the Steering Committee of INES, the Spanish counterpart of NESSI (http://www.ines.org.es). Within INES, I co-chair the WGs on Open Source and Future Internet of Services.
I have participated as invited expert in several workshops as well as advisory expert groups organized by the European Commission on technological objectives in the FP7 and chair the Service Front Ends Collaboration Working Group.
I have been member of several Advisory Commissions (e.g., design of new titulations by the School of Computer Science of the UPM, design of the IMDEA Software Institute of Madrid)
Finally, I have participated as invited speaker in several congresses and events, master programs on Open Source and have authored several scientific papers.
Technologies related to the Future Web of Services (sometimes also referred as next generation SOA). This includes Front-end and Backend Mashup technologies as well as event-driven or rule-based orchestration engines.
Cloud Technologies, including technologies to build IaaS/PaaS Clouds as well as SaaS and MaaS (Mashup as a Service) solutions on top.
Middleware software technologies
Open Source