Dr Gil-Cruz has been a Professor of Geodesy at the University of Jaén (Spain) since 2002. He is the head of the RNM282 Research Group, recognized by the Andalusian Research Plan of the Government of Andalusia. His main scientific interests are the geodetic monitoring of the Earth's crustal deformation, Engineering Geodesy, and GNSS. He has extensive experience in geodetic instrumentation and has carried out countless high-precision surveys for monitoring geological and civil engineering structures. He has participated in a total of 31 research projects in competitive calls. He has been an advisor for several contracts with private and public companies. He has been a guest lecturer at various national and international centers and authored more than two-hundred-and-fifty scientific contributions.