Research projects

These are some research projects in which I have worked:

• Funded by the European Union

  ATEMPO, Asistencia Transfronteriza de EMergencias en el marco del POCTEP 2021-2027, led by Axega (Axencia Galega de Emerxencias, Spain)   - PI: M. F. González Penedo, F. González (University of A Coruña subproject), (2023 - 2025)   - Design and simulation of all-terrain vehicles for the coordination of emergency responses.
  HiPERFORM, ECSEL 2107-2-RIA call, led by AVL List GmbH (Austria)   - PI: J. Cuadrado, (University of A Coruña subproject), (2018 - 2021)   - Development of real-time co-simulation algorithms and thermal models for automotive e-powertrains.

• Funded by the Ministry of Economy of Spain

  DaugA, Data-Augmented Estimation of Multibody Systems with Complex Phenomena, University of A Coruña (2026 - 2029).   - PI: F. González, M. A. Naya.
  MoDeClear, Multibody System Dynamics Methods for the Detection and Monitoring of Clearances in Industrial Machinery, University of A Coruña (2023 - 2026).   - PI: M. A. Naya, F. González.
  COSIMBAUTO, Real-Time Co-Simulation for Automotive Simulation-Based Test Benches, University of A Coruña (2018 - 2021).   - PI: M. A. Naya.

• Funded by Xunta de Galicia

  G-TWIMBAUTO, Digital Twins of Electric Motors for Cyber-Physical Test Benches, University of A Coruña (2021 - 2023).   - PI: F. González

Collaborations

I have established collaborations with the following researchers and institutions:

• Prof. József Kövecses, McGill University, Canada.
• Prof. Dario Richiedei, Università di Padova, Italy.
• Prof. Pierangelo Masarati, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.
• Prof. Bruce Minaker, Vehicle Dynamics and Control Research Group, University of Windsor, ON, Canada.
• Prof. Josep Maria Font-Llagunes, Biomechanical Engineering Lab, Technical University of Catalunya, Spain.
• Dr. Roland Pastorino, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Leuven, Belgium.
• Prof. Aki Mikkola and Prof. Grzegorz Orzechowski, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland.
• Prof. Pawel Malczyk, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.
• Prof. Yongjun Pan, Chongqing University, China.

   

   

   

   

   

   

Education

Service and awards

• Technical Director of CITENI, Center for Research in Marine and Industrial Technologies, 2024 - 2026.
• Member of the Steering Committee of IMSD - The International Association for Multibody System Dynamics, 2024 - 2028.
• Member of the Technical Committee for Multibody Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), 2019 - 2024.
• Ramón y Cajal tenure-track fellowship, Ministry of Economy, Spain, 2018 – 2023.
• Member of the Technical Committee for Multibody Dynamics of IFToMM (International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science), October 9, 2017.
• National Accreditation as Associate Professor (Profesor Titular de Universidad), ANECA (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación), Spain, 2015.
• Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral fellowship, Ministry of Economy, Spain, 2014 – 2017.
• PhD Award (Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado) to the best PhD theses in Mechanical Engineering, University of A Coruña, Spain, 2012.
• FPU doctoral scholarship, Ministry of Education, Spain, 2006 – 2010.
• University Education National Award (Premio Nacional de Terminación de Estudios Universitarios) to the best University students in Mechanical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Spain, 2005. Ranked second nationwide.