PhD (Hons) in Sociology. Professor of Prospective Sociology since 2002. Visiting Research Professor of the CLICCS- Climate Change and Society cluster of excellence, led by the UHH- University of Hamburg and the Max Planck Institute, since 2020. Visiting Professor and Collaborating Researcher at universities all around the world . Founding Director of FUTURLAB-Laboratorio de Prospectiva, integrated into relevant international networks such as LASIN (Latin American Social Innovation Network), SEASIN (Sout East Social Innovation Network) –both funded by the European Commission- and the CYTED Network for Prospective and Innovation (CEPAL / ILPES). Director of INNODAY, a high-level international event on the culture of innovation, since 2009.

Member of the consulting groups of experts of the European Commission SFRI-Strategic Foresight for Research and Innovation and FOD-Foresight on Demand, and of the Editorial Board in various international journals and publishers (European Journal of Futures Research, Journal of Futures Studies, Springer- Nature, Plaza & Valdés, etc ...), and professional committees, associations and think tanks (WFSF-World Futures Studies Federation, European Futurists Conference, Techcast Global / George Washington University, etc ..)

Author and / or Editor of multiple reference publications such as “Prospectiva” (Ariel, 1999 and 2005), “Prospectiva e Innovación” (Ekonomiaz-76, Basque Government, 2011), “Images of the Future in Young People” (INJUVE-104 , MºAsuntos Sociales, 2014, “Future Expectations for Europe” (Primus Verlag, 2011), “The Future Internet; Alternative Visions” (Springer, 2015), “FLUX-3D, Participatory Foresight for Social Innovation” (Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 2013), “ShE-2030: Future Scenarios for the Shared & Collaborative Economy” (European Commission, 2018), “Technological Breakthroughs and Future Business Opportunities in Education, Health and Outer Space (IGI Global, 2021), etc ..

Currently interested especially in UX, Participatory Foresight, Innovation Ecosystems, Complexity Management. Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Social Change and Circular Economy.