Andrés Figuero Pérez

Since 2013, he has conducted her research at CITEEC within the laboratories of the multidirectional basin and the wave channel. He is also a member of the Water and Environmental Engineering Group (GEAMA). His main line of research focuses on port operations, with particular attention to the in-situ monitoring of the behavior of berthed vessels and overtopping events, as well as the ocean-meteorological factors that cause them, such as waves, currents, and wind. In this area, he has designed low-cost IoT devices for data collection and the development of predictive models based on Artificial Intelligence, applied as early warning systems in ports. His work combines technological innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration with research groups, public and private entities, in projects involving small-scale physical modeling and the optimization of port infrastructure. He has participated in more than 10 competitive projects and 36 R&D agreements, serving as principal investigator in 19 of them, with national and international impact. He has 24 scientific papers indexed in Scopus and an h-index of 7. Since 2021, he has combined research with teaching in hydraulics and supervising doctoral theses. His goal is to promote applied research, foster sustainability, and improve the efficiency of port infrastructure through collaboration with academia, industry, and government agencies.