Francisco joined the Cooper Group as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in 2023. He received a B.Sc. degree in robotics engineering in 2015 and a master’s degree (Hons.) in computing technology in 2018, both from Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in engineering at Cardiff University, United Kingdom. Before joining Cardiff University as a research assistant in 2021, he worked as an automation engineer in the metal mechanics sector and, more recently, as a software developer. His research interests focus on robotics and reinforcement learning.