Short biography
Degree in Theoretical Physics (1996) Univ. of Granada, Spain. In 1998, I moved to ETH-Zurich (Switzerland), where I completed my PhD in Exp. High Energy Physics (2002) in neutrino oscillations. In 2003, as a post-doctoral fellow, I moved to Barcelona to join the MAGIC gamma-ray telescope group. I have been involved in the project ever since, actively participating in the most important scientific achievements obtained with this instrument. During 2008-2009 I was the convener of MAGIC's Galactic Physics Working group. I am currently member of MAGIC's Time Allocation Committee and Collaboration Board (as IFAE representative and manager for the Common Fund) and Coordinator of MAGIC Data Center. More recently I have started an activity within the next-generation Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), currently in its design phase. I am member of CTA's Speakers and Publications Office.
Research interests
I am interested in the Very-High-Energy view of the Universe, mainly as seen by the ground-based Cherenkov telescopes, and in particular MAGIC, the largest stereocopic Cherenkov system. These kinds of instruments are the eyes through which we can see and understand the violent processes occurring in our universe. I am particularly interested in understanding the origin of Cosmic Rays, by studying their acceleration and interaction with interstellar matter, and in the possibility of detecting gamma-ray signals produced by Dark Matter particles annihilation in the vicinity of our Galaxy. I also contribute to the technical developments and prospect studies for the next-generation Cherenkov telescopes (CTA). I also participate in the development of a new class of light sensors, which will be able to detect the electro-luminescence produced in experiments for the study of neutrino's nature as Dirac or Majorana particles.
Key words
Astro-particle Physics, Cosmic Rays, Dark Matter, Neutrino Physics