Julio Villena Román

Julio Villena Román currently serves as Principal Engineer at Reddit Inc. while maintaining his role as Associate Professor in the Department of Telematics Engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid since 2002. His academic journey began at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, where he earned his degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 1997. His career spans both academia and industry, including co-founding Daedalus, a language technologies company, where he served as Technology Manager. At UC3M, he teaches and coordinates courses in Systems Programming and Artificial Intelligence, with significant contributions to developing innovative teaching materials and laboratory resources. His research impact is evidenced by over 1,300 citations in areas including machine learning and text categorization, with particular expertise in hybrid approaches combining machine learning with rule-based expert systems. His work bridges the gap between theoretical computer science and practical applications, demonstrated through his concurrent roles in industry leadership and academic instruction.