Santiago Torres is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department, a position he has held since 2008, where he has built an extensive career in research and teaching. Dr. Torres research interests are primarily focused on astronomy and astrophysics, particularly on the study of white dwarfs - peculiar, highly dense objects that are remnants of stars like our Sun. Using Monte Carlo techniques, Dr. Torres developed a detailed population synthesis model of the white dwarf population in our Galaxy. In parallel, he has applied novel artificial intelligence techniques, such as neural networks and random forest algorithms, to catalog large samples of astronomical data. In addition, Dr. Torres has accumulated extensive teaching experience in undergraduate and masters courses over nearly 30 years, covering subjects such as Algebra and Analysis, Physics, Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Space Systems Engineering, Computational Astrophysics, and, more recently, Quantum Computing Technologies.

Short CV

2008 - present: Associate professor. Department of Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
2004 - 2008: Lector-doctor (tenure track) position. Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
2002 - 2003: Postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute für Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
2002: PhD in the Advanced Physics program. Department of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
1996 - 2004: Assistant professor at the Escola Universitaria Politècnica de Mataró
1989 - 1993: Degree on Physics. University of Barcelona.