Brief academic resumé

Below I show only the most recent or relevant elements from my résumé. For a more complete version, you can download the full CV.

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Education

  1. PhD (Doctor of Science)
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) & Universidade de Vigo, Spain | 2020

    Joint PhD in Sciences (VUB) and Information and Communication Technologies (Universidade de Vigo). Thesis: Coordinating Human and Agent Behaviour in Collective Risk Scenarios. Awarded the "cum laude" mention (Spanish doctoral evaluation system).

  2. MSc / Engineering degree (5 years, pre-Bologna)
    University of Vigo, Spain | 2015

    Telecommunications Engineering degree (double specialisation in Telematics Engineering and Electronics). Equivalence: first 3 years correspond to a Bachelor's degree, last 2 to a Master's degree (post-Bologna). Master's thesis: development of a conversational bot for the Moodle platform (maximum grade — MH 100%).

Academic Positions

  1. Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (FWO)
    Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, VUB, Brussels, Belgium | Oct 2024 – Present
  2. Postdoctoral Researcher (FNRS Chargé de Recherches)
    Machine Learning Group, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium | Oct 2021 – Sep 2024
  3. Substitute Lecturer (Maître d'enseignement)
    Learning Dynamics / Computational Game Theory, ULB, Brussels, Belgium | Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
  4. Postdoctoral Researcher
    TRAIL project, ULB, Brussels, Belgium | Apr 2021 – Sep 2021
  5. Postdoctoral Researcher
    Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, VUB, Brussels, Belgium | Jan 2021 – Mar 2021
  6. FWO SB PhD Research Fellow
    Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, VUB, Brussels, Belgium | 2017 – 2020

Research Visits

  1. Human Understanding of Machines and Algorithms (HUAM), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
    Host: Prof. Nils Köbis | Aug 2026
  2. University of Lisbon, Portugal
    Host: Prof. Jorge Pacheco | Mar 2026
  3. Anthropo-Lab, Université Catholique de Lille, France
    Hosts: Rémi Suchon and Vincent Lenglin | Jun – Jul 2025

    Experimental project on collective risk.

  4. Shizuoka University, Japan
    Host: Prof. Genki Ichinose | Apr 2025

    Finalised the first set of experiments on the joint project.

  5. University of Lisbon, Portugal
    Host: Prof. Jorge Pacheco | Aug – Sep 2024

    Work on computationally efficient EGT models and the study later published as "A new electoral bottom-up model of institutional governance" (Scientific Reports, 2025).

Awards

  1. Senior Post-doctoral grant
    Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (F.W.O.), 3 years | 2024
  2. Bilateral JSPS–FNRS grant
    2023

    Collaboration project with Japan, "Exploration of universal properties of AI agents that produce human behaviour change in social dilemma situations."

  3. Post-doctoral grant
    Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), 3 years | 2021
  4. Doctoral research grant for strategic basic research
    Research Foundation — Flanders (FWO), FWO SB PhD Fellowship | 2017

Selected Talks

  1. Delegation to AI in a Collective Risk Dilemma
    Invited talk, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology | 2024
  2. Delegation to AI Agents
    Invited talk, AI Bootcamp (Cooperative AI Foundation), SIOE Conference | 2024
  3. Delegation to Autonomous Agents Promotes Cooperation in Collective-Risk Dilemmas
    Invited talk, Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, UC Berkeley | 2021
  4. Uncertain Time Promote Polarisation and Reciprocation in a Public Goods Game with Risky Commons
    Invited talk, Naxys seminar, University of Namur | 2019