FRANCISCO LLANERAS — RESEARCH RESUME

Scientist in Systems Engineering & Systems Biology
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Contact
Dept. Systems Engineering and Control
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Mail: frallaes@doctor.upv.es
Web: http://science.ensilicio.com

EDUCATION

Currently: PhD in Control engineering, robotics and industrial informatics
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)

2005: B. Sc. Industrial electronics and control systems engineering
(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia)
  • Honourable mention in the “Premios nacionales de fin de carrera”
  • Valedictorian award (top graduate of the class)

ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD

Currently: Ph. D. Scholar. Dept. of Systems Engineering and Control, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Funded by the F.P.U. Grant Program of the spanish ministry of education and science.

2009: Visitant at LCSB, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland. Advisor Prof. Vassily Hatzimanikatis.

2007: Visitant researcher at CESAME, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Advisor Prof. Georges Bastin.

05 - 06: Research assistant.
04 - 05: Final Project scholar.


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Systems biology // constraint-based modeling // metabolic flux analysis under data scarcity // Bioreactor monitoring and control


JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

- Llaneras F, Sala A, Picó J. A possibilistic framework for metabolic flux analysis. BMC Systems Biology, 2009, 3:73 [article - free access]

- Llaneras F, Picó J: Which metabolic pathways generate and characterise the flux space? A comparison among elementary modes, extreme..., J. Biomedicine and biotechnology (under review)

- Llaneras F, Picó J. Stoichiometric modelling of the cell metabolism. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 2008 Jan;105(1):1-11 [article]

- Llaneras F, Picó J. A procedure for the estimation over time of metabolic fluxes in scenarios where measurements are uncertain and/or insufficient. BMC Bioinformatics, 2007, 8:421 [article - free access]

- Llaneras F, Picó J. An interval approach for dealing with flux distributions and elementary modes activity patterns. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2007, 246(2): 290-308 [article]


TEACHING

- Automática Básica, Ingeniero industrial (2 créditos)
- Control Automático, Ingeniero aeronáutico (2,25 créditos)
- Control Inteligente, Ingeniero en automática (0,9 créditos)
- Regulación Automática, Ingeniero eléctrico (1,2 créditos)
- Control Automático, Ingeniero aeronáutico (2,25 créditos)
- Comportamiento dinámico de sistemas, Ingeniero industrial (2 créditos)
- Sistemas Automáticos, Ingeniero en organización Industrial (1,6 créditos)


OTHER MERITS

Predoctoral fellowship «FPU»
Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, (2006)

Highly accessed article on BMC Systems Biology, Llaneras et al. (2009)

Reviewer for «Biotechnology and Bioengineering», «Biotechnology Progress» and «Process Biochemistry»

Honorable mention in the «Premios Nacionales de Fin de Carrera», Award to most outstanding graduates
Spanish Ministry of Education, (2005)

Valedictorian award or «Premio Extraordinario final de carrera»
Award to the top graduate of the class, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, (2005)