PhD in Information & Communication Technologies · Cum Laude & International Mention
Profesor Ayudante Doctor URJC · Researcher GRAFO
I'm an Assistant Professor and researcher at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), where I'm part of the GRAFO research group (Group for Research in Algorithms For Optimization).
My research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research, with a focus on:
- 🔍 Heuristics & Metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization
- 🌐 Social Network Analysis — influence maximization & minimization problems
- 🔐 Cybersecurity — CTF competitions, network analysis & monitoring
- 📚 Educational Technology — tools that empower programming learning
I completed my PhD (2020–2024) with Cum Laude distinction and International Mention, including a research stay at the University of Antwerp under Prof. Kenneth Sörensen.
Languages
Frameworks & Tools
Databases
Systems
15 indexed articles (journals + conferences) · 4 Q1 (WoS or Scopus) · publications in European Journal of Operational Research, Knowledge-Based Systems, Expert Systems with Applications, IEEE Transactions on Education and more
- 🥇 Best Student Paper — MAEB 2024 / CAEPIA (A Coruña)
- 🥇 CTF Winner — JNIC 2024 & JNIC 2022
- 🥉 3rd Place CTF — JNIC 2023
- 🏅 Finalist — V & IV National Cyberleague, Guardia Civil (2023, 2022)
- 🌍 Huawei Training Camp in Shenzhen, China (2023)
- 🥇 Winner — II National CyberLeague, Guardia Civil (2020)
- 🥈 2nd Place CTF — BitUp Alicante (2021)
- 🏆 Young Researcher Prize — Consejo Social URJC (2019)
- 🥇 Winner — Las 12 Uvas programming contest (2019, 2020)
- 🏅 Honourable Mention — SWERC–ICPC (2019)
- 🥉 3rd Place — AdaByron & T3chFest competitive programming (2019)
Beyond academia, I build products at the intersection of tech and real-world impact:
| Project | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|
| ♟️ YottaChess | Largest free online chess database — players, games, ELO rankings, tournaments & tactics. 100K+ monthly visits | yottachess.com |
| 🚗 TestsConducir | Free DGT driving test prep platform for all licence categories (B, A2, A1…), updated for 2025 | testsconducir.es |
| 🔐 CiberScore | Co-founder & researcher of this cybersecurity startup (EBT @ URJC) — automated pentesting, 24/7 monitoring, NIS2/ISO27001 compliance for SMEs via AI | ciberscore.es |
- 🗣️ Ponente en RootedCON Madrid 2026 — one of Spain's most prestigious cybersecurity conferences (16th edition, 5 000+ attendees)
- 🏫 Director / Organizer — AdaByron competitive programming contest (2020–2024)
- 🏋️ SWERC–ICPC Coach — trained URJC teams for the SW European programming championship
- 🌙 Noche Europea de los Investigadores & Semana de la Ciencia — Python competitive programming workshops & Android development sessions
- 👮 CTF-Uni-Madrid — co-organiser of the university CTF community (@CTF-Uni-Madrid)
♟️ Chess 🖥️ Competitive Programming 🔐 Cybersecurity (CTF)
Feel free to reach out for collaborations in optimization, metaheuristics, social networks or cybersecurity:
📧 isaac.lozano@urjc.es · 🌐 isaaclo97.github.io · 🐦 @isaac_lozano_97