Biography

Cristián Ramón-Cortés Vilarrodona holds a PhD on Computer Sciences (DAC, 2020), an MSc. on Research and Innovation in Informatics - High Performance Computing (MIRI - HPC, 2017), an Engineering Degree (BSc. and MSc.) on Computer Science Engineering (FIB, 2014), an Engineering Degree (BSc. and MSc.) on Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB, 2014), and a Dual BSc. Diploma (CFIS, 2014), all of them from the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC).

From 2011 to 2013, he worked as a teacher in a study consultancy. In 2014, he joined the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) as a Resident Student for the Grid Computing group. Between 2016 and May 2017, he served as a Junior Developer for the Workflows and Distributed Computing group (WDC). From May 2017 until October 2020, he received a PhD Student grant from the Spanish Ministry to collaborate with the same group.

During his tenure at the BSC, Cristián contributed to the design and development of various tools and programming models for HPC in distributed platforms, including COMPSs, PyCOMPSs, and PMES. His current research interests resolve around Programming Models and Frameworks for Analytic, Streaming, and HPC workflows in distributed computing platforms.

In October 2020, Cristián joined Dynatrace to work in observability, focusing on developing the next-generation storage for behavioural analytics. Additionally, Dynatrace provided him with the opportunity to pursue his true passion through a combination of people management and product delivery.