Summary
Julián Garrido is a technology strategist and research software engineer with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and 14 years’ experience bridging astronomy, open science and large-scale data infrastructures. As Deputy Coordinator on Technology and Global Strategies for SKA-Spain he leads Spain’s contributions to the SKA Observatory, drives science archive and SRC design, and represents Spain on international communications and open-science committees. He has a strong track record in workflow engineering and virtual observatory interoperability, having created the AstroTaverna plugin and produced the first astronomy Research Objects using the RO semantic model. Active in H2020 programs like AENEAS and ESCAPE, he combines hands-on prototype development (SKA Science Catalogue, Wallaby archive) with governance and business-model work for European science data centres. Based in Granada, he uniquely mixes academic rigor, practical software engineering and policy-level coordination to make petascale astronomy data usable and FAIR.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Cum laude, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Cum laude at Universidad de Granada