His areas of research include robot learning and brain computer interfaces for neurorehabilitation. Related to the talk topic, he has applied to almost every possible programme for funding including personal fellowships and research projects. For three years, he was a post-doc at Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon. He recently was awareded a Ramon y Cajal Fellowship. He has written and participated in several EU projects, Portuguese and Spanish national projects and, more recently, he has been involved in projects with industry. He has also obtained all the certification processes of the ANECA in Spain, except for Full Professor.