Team

The project brings together the ASIA research group (TIC-257) of the University of Jaén, organised in two complementary subgroups, technological and clinical-social care.

Computer Engineering and Artificial Intelligence subgroup

Dr Macarena Espinilla Estévez

Dr Macarena Espinilla Estévez

PhD in Computer Engineering

Full Professor

Principal investigator of the project. Specialist in digital health, IoT and AI applied to care settings. Head of the UJAmI Smart Lab. Responsible for the scientific direction and overall coordination of the project.

mestevez@ujaen.es

Dr José Luis López Ruiz

Dr José Luis López Ruiz

PhD in Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor

Expert in intelligent architectures, IoT and system evaluation in clinical settings. Responsible for technology integration and real-world validation.

llopez@ujaen.es

Dr Francisco Mata Mata

Dr Francisco Mata Mata

PhD in Computer Engineering

Associate Professor

Specialist in decision support systems, fuzzy logic and decision-making under uncertainty. Key contributor to the alert prioritisation and recommendation module.

fmata@ujaen.es

Dr José María Serrano Chica

Dr José María Serrano Chica

PhD in Computer Engineering

Associate Professor

Expert in artificial intelligence and data fusion. Responsible for interpreting and combining the system's multimodal data.

jschica@ujaen.es

Dr María Ángeles Verdejo Espinosa

Dr María Ángeles Verdejo Espinosa

PhD in Industrial Engineering

Associate Professor

Specialist in sustainability and the SDGs. Responsible for analysing the project's impact on sustainability, equity and social transfer.

mverdejo@ujaen.es

Juan Francisco Gaitán Guerrero

Juan Francisco Gaitán Guerrero

Computer Engineer

Interim Substitute Lecturer

Leads the development and implementation of the AIgentiCARE agent: he heads the design of its architecture, the integration of language models and its deployment in the real care setting. His research focuses on expert-guided natural-language summaries and artificial intelligence agents applied to care.

jgaitan@ujaen.es

Víctor Aguilar Méndez

BSc in Computer Engineering

Student, Master's in Computer Engineering and Computer Security

Contributes to the design and development of the AIgentiCARE multi-agent architecture: AI agents with language models and retrieval of expert knowledge (RAG) to generate traceable summaries, alerts and follow-up proposals.

vam00022@red.ujaen.es

Clinical and social care subgroup

Dr María Dolores Peláez Aguilera

Dr María Dolores Peláez Aguilera

PhD in Telecommunication Engineering

Administrative Officer

Expert in evaluating assistive technologies with patients and clinical staff. Responsible for implementation at the facility, interviews and focus groups.

mpelaez@ujaen.es

Dr Mª Dolores Escarabajal Arrieta

PhD in Psychology

Associate Professor

Specialist in psychology, ageing and emotional well-being. Responsible for assessing emotional and cognitive variables and adherence.

descara@ujaen.es

Dr Lucía Ortega Donaire

Dr Lucía Ortega Donaire

PhD in Nursing

Interim Substitute Lecturer

Specialist in older people's health and quality of life. Contributes to the clinical and functional assessment of residents.

lortega@ujaen.es

Dr Juana María Morcillo Martínez

Dr Juana María Morcillo Martínez

PhD in Social and Legal Sciences

Associate Professor

Specialist in dependency and quality in social services. Responsible for coordinating fieldwork and validation in the care setting.

jmmorcil@ujaen.es

María Mercedes Párraga Vico

María Mercedes Párraga Vico

Social Worker

Contract Staff

Contributes the social knowledge component to the AIgentiCARE agentic system, so that the agent takes the social dimension of care into account. An expert in ageing and European projects, she is responsible for fieldwork, coordination with the facility and qualitative data collection.

mpvico@ujaen.es