CV

Curriculum Vitae

Mobility researcher specialising in active travel, spatial analysis and urban planning.

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Current position

Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Planning and Mobility

Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain · December 2024–present

• Researcher in the ATRAPA (The Active Travel Backlash Paradox) project.
• Spatial analysis of active-travel interventions and public response.
• Development and validation of spatial datasets.
• Collaborative research within GEMOTT.

Previous employment

Research Fellow in Active Travel and Road Safety Data Science

Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
Leeds, United Kingdom · April 2022–March 2024

• Research on the SATURN and CRUSE projects in active travel and cycling planning.
• Road lighting, cycling demand modelling and spatial analysis.
• Co-supervision of MSc students.

Postgraduate Researcher

Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds
Leeds, United Kingdom · October 2017–October 2021

• PhD research on cycling and socioeconomic disadvantage.
• Teaching support in predictive analytics and sustainable spatial planning.

Transport Planner

INTRA Ingeniería de Tráfico
Barcelona, Spain · February 2005–February 2015

• Sustainable transport planning.
• Cycling master plans.
• Road safety and active mobility studies.

Education

Integrated PhD and MSc in Data Analytics and Society

University of Leeds
2017–2021

Thesis: Cycling and Socioeconomic Disadvantage

MSc in Transport Planning

University of Leeds
2016–2017

Master’s Degree in Mobility Management

Technical University of Catalonia
2007–2008

Master’s Degree in Strategies and Environmental Management

University of Valencia
2002–2004

Bachelor of Laws

University of Valencia
1996–2002

Research areas

• Active travel
• Cycling
• Urban planning
• Transport planning
• Mobility inequalities
• Public acceptability
• Built environment
• Sustainable mobility
• Open Spatial Data

Publications

A complete list of publications, software and accompanying research resources is available on the Publications page.

Skills

Software

• R
• QGIS
• Quarto
• Git
• HTML/CSS
• Python (basic)

Methods

• Spatial analysis
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• Data visualisation
• Reproducible research
• Statistical analysis

Languages

• Catalan (native)
• Spanish (native)
• English (professional proficiency)