Numerary Member
Technological Sciences: PhD in Industrial Engineering
Date of admission: 17 June 2014
Admission speech: “Production Organization: A Historical Perspective”
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. José Luis Salido Banús, PhD in Law
Outstanding career: Specialist in industrial optimization, production management, and process improvement. Author of numerous scientific publications and a leading figure in the application of mathematical models for business efficiency and production sustainability
Dr. JOAQUÍN BAUTISTA VALHONDO
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Full Professor (Business Organization – area 650, 2002) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
- PhD in Industrial Engineering from the UPC (1993), awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Prize in Industrial Engineering.
- Industrial Engineer, specialization in Energy Techniques, from the ETSEIB – UPC (1983).
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Principal Investigator in BEC, DPI, and TIN projects of the Government of Spain.
- Participant in TAP and MTM projects.
- Researcher for the Government of France in the Division d’Eploitation des Réacteurs Prototypes et Expérimentaux at the CEA-CENG: Centre d’Études Nucléaires de Grenoble (1984).
- Led collaboration agreements between the UPC and entities such as Danone, Gallina Blanca Purina, Damm, Pirelli Tyres, AMES, Seat, Nissan Motor Ibérica, the Barcelona Olympic Office (COOB 92), the Metropolitan Corporation of Barcelona, the City Council of Sabadell, the City Council of Sant Boi de Llobregat, and the Government of Andorra.
- Member of advisory committees in university quality agencies: CNEAI, ACPUA, ACSUG, AQU, URJC, CONAID, ANEP, and ANECA.
- Academic Director of the NISSAN-UPC Chair (2002–2013).
- Affiliated Researcher at the European Centre for Soft Computing (2007–2016).
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), in the 5th Section of Technological Sciences (since 2014).
- Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Automotive Engineering at the UPC (since 2016).
- General Editor of the journal Dirección y Organización (since 2017).
- President of the 5th Section of Technological Sciences of the RAED (since 2020).
- Research Evaluation Periods: 6 (1985–2020).
- Knowledge Transfer Evaluation Period: 1 (2021).
PUBLICATIONS
- Scientific output at UPC: https://futur.upc.edu/JoaquinBautistaValhondo
- Teaching activity at UPC: https://apren.upc.edu/ca/professorat/1000474
