CTAG

Francisco is Director of Electronics & ITS at CTAG. He finished his studies in Physics in 1988 and additionally got a Master Degree in Software Engineering in 1992 at the University of Barcelona.

He has developed his professional career in the automotive and transport industry, where he has led many different R&D projects. Francisco joined the VW-Group in 1991, spending 14 years working at SEAT Technical Centre within the Electric and Electronic Division. There he carried out different responsibilities, among others leading the Electronic Predevelopment Department and the SEAT HMI Innovation Centre. He joined CTAG in January 2005 as Innovation Director and since 2009 he became Electronics & ITS Director, developing the new CTAG’s Centre for Electronics and Intelligent Vehicles.

Francisco primary research and development fields includes the domains of driver assistance systems, automated driving, connectivity, electromobility, HMI, intelligent infrastructures and electronic system validation.

Francisco is also Professor of Intelligent Transport Systems at the Master in Automotive Engineering organised by Vigo University.