Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla earned his former second-cycle undergraduate degree in Computer Engineering (specialisation in Physical Systems) in 1993 from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. In 1994, he did his final-year project at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL - Lausanne, Switzerland). He earned his PhD in Computer Engineering from this university in 2003. After 17 years as a senior university lecturer at the aforementioned Department, he was appointed as UA full professor of Architecture and Computer Technology.He has been researching into CAD/CAM applied to the footwear sector for over 20 years. Furthermore, he has led the University of Alicante’s research group in computer-assisted design, manufacturing and engineering (UniCAD) since 2008. Its results have appeared in more than 80 publications in high impact factor journals (JCR). He has also been involved in approximately twenty research projects and agreements, in twelve of which he was principal investigator.