Summary
Alejandro Alija is a Managing Partner and serial founder focused on Industrial IoT, large-scale data analytics and digital transformation, blending a PhD in Materials Physics with more than a decade of hands-on experience building Industry 4.0 and Big Data solutions. He leads Galeo.Tech and co-founded EdgeRoots, has delivered complex IIoT platforms for clients like Repsol, and teaches Industry 4.0 topics at IE Business School and PEAKS Business School. An expert in visual analytics, data contextualization and data monetization, he couples technical depth in machine learning and enterprise data architectures with customer-centric product thinking. As a European Commission external evaluator and active open data contributor at datos.gob.es, he bridges research, policy and industry practice. Notably, his career trajectory moves from synchrotron research and nanotechnology to commercializing industrial analytics, reflecting a rare mix of pure science rigor and pragmatic digital innovation.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics at Universidad de Oviedo
English, Spanish