Jose Villa received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain, and a D.Sc. (Tech) degree in mechanical and production engineering in 2021 from Tampere University, Tampere, Finland. His research interests include offshore vehicle applications (focusing on unmanned surface vehicles and autonomous underwater vehicles), mechanical design, and design and modeling for low-level and advanced control systems.