He holds a degree in Computer Science from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and a PhD in Industrial Engineering - Extraordinary Engineering Award - from the University of Girona. He has served as a University Professor in the Department of Computer Architecture and Technology and Researcher in the Computer Vision and Robotics research group, VICOROB, at the University of Girona.[1] He has been a visiting professor at the Ocean Systems Lab of Heriot-Watt University (United Kingdom). He has been the Principal investigator of several competitive research and technology transfer projects in computer vision and underwater robotics at national and European levels.[2]
He was a founding partner of the companies AQSense and BonesNotes. He was the director of the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona from 2011 to 2017.[3]
He was elected rector of the University of Girona on November 30, 2017, and re-elected rector on November 26, 2021.[4][5] Between February 2024 and January 2025, he was chairperson of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP);[6] during his presidency, the Calonge Declaration was published, which defends public universities as engines of transformation, progress, and well-being at the service of the country.[7]
