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General Information

Full Name Alejandro José Uría Álvarez
Date of Birth 18th November 1994
Languages Spanish (native), English (C1), and Italian (B1)

Education

  • 2019-now
    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid – Ph.D. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics.
  • 2017-18
    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid – M.S. in Condensed Matter Physics and Biophysics.
  • 2012-17
    Universidad de Oviedo – B.S. in Physics + B.S. in Mathematics.
    • Grade: 9.192/10.
      • Award to best academic performance of the double bachelor degree.
    • Erasmus: Università degli Studi di Trieste (Italy, third course).
    • Physics Thesis Title: Topological Matter: Insulators.
    • Mathematics Thesis Title: Numerical methods for the Helmholtz equation .

Work Experience

  • 2021-23
    Teaching Assistant at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
    • Exercise classes of Quantum Mechanics I and Mathematical Methods III.
  • 2022-23
    Teaching Assistant at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
    • Exercise classes of Mathematical Methods II (degree in Physics) and Algebraic Structures (degree in Mathematics).
    • Graded homework assignments.
  • 2018-19
    Research Engineer at ArcelorMittal Global R&D Asturias
    • Computational Additive Manufacturing: Process automation and physical simulation of alloys.

Courses and Activities

  • 2022
    Summer School on Quantum Computing: Theory and Implementations.
  • 2020
    Deep learning specialization by Coursera
  • 2019
    DCMS Materials 4.0
    • Summer school on Machine Learning at Dresden.
  • 2014
    X-Ray and Neutron Science International Student Summer Programme ESRF/ILL
    • Project title: Can SCBO be treated as a 2D quantum magnet?
    • Data processing of neutron scattering experiments using Matlab.

Honors and Awards

  • 2017
    • Award to the best academic performance of the double Bachelor degree in Physics and Mathematics.
  • 2012
    • 1st position in the Asturian Chemistry Olympiad.
    • 2nd position in the Asturian Physics Olympiad.
    • Silver medal in the National Chemistry Olympiad.
    • Honor mention in the National Physics Olympiad.
    • Ended high school with honors.

Open Source Projects

  • 2019-now
    tightbinder
    • Python library for Slater-Koster tight-binding models of solids.
  • 2019-now
    Xatu
    • Software to obtain the exciton spectrum in solids by solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation.

Software Development Skills