Javier Aula Blasco, PhD
About Javier Aula Blasco, PhD
Javier Aula Blasco, PhD, is a Deep Learning Engineer currently employed at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. He has extensive experience in higher education and research, having held various positions in institutions across Spain and the United Kingdom, and has a strong academic background in applied linguistics and language processing.
Work at Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Javier Aula Blasco currently serves as a Deep Learning Engineer at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. He has held this position since 2023, contributing to advancements in deep learning technologies and applications within the center's research initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Javier Aula Blasco has an extensive educational background in linguistics and language processing. He earned a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Universidad de Zaragoza, where he studied Psycholinguistics from 2016 to 2020. He also holds an MSc in Language Analysis and Processing from Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, completed in 2023. Additionally, he obtained an MSc in Education with a focus on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language from Universidad de Zaragoza in 2016, and a BA in English Studies from the same institution in 2015.
Professional Experience in Higher Education
Javier Aula Blasco has significant experience in higher education roles. He worked as a Higher Education External Examiner at Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d from 2016 to 2021. He also served as a Higher Education External Examiner for AQU Catalunya from 2018 to 2021. His teaching roles include positions as an Associate Tutor and Teaching Fellow at The University of Edinburgh between 2020 and 2023, and as a Collaborating Lecturer at Universidad Nebrija from 2019 to 2020.
Research Contributions
Javier Aula Blasco has contributed to research in the field of linguistics and natural language processing. He worked as a Natural Language Processing Researcher at BCBL from 2022 to 2023. His research experience also includes a position as a Researcher in Linguistics at Universidad de Zaragoza from 2018 to 2019, where he focused on various aspects of language analysis.
Previous Teaching Roles
Throughout his career, Javier Aula Blasco has held multiple teaching positions at various institutions. He was an Associate Lecturer at The University of Edinburgh for one month in 2022 and served as an Adjunct Professor in English Studies and Education at Universidad de Zaragoza from 2016 to 2018. He also briefly worked as an Associate Teacher at Imperial College London in 2020.