I am a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UC3M, where I lead the COSEC Lab.
My research focuses on computer security and privacy, with a long-standing interest in malware and tradecraft. You can find a detailed list of my interests and activities on my research page. I have (co-)supervised 10 PhD students and am currently supervising 4 more. My research has been funded by the European Commission, the US Department of Defense (DoD), the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI), the Regional Government of Madrid, and a wide range of public and private organizations.
I have taught computer security, systems and networking courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels for over 20 years. I currently teach an undergraduate course in computer and network security, as well as two postgraduate courses in cyber threat intelligence and malware analysis. Occasionally, I also teach a course on Unix shell internals and programming.
At UC3M, I served as Director of the Master in Cybersecurity (2018–2020) and as Co-director of the Master in Intelligence Analysis (2018–2026).