Alejandro García Tuero holds a BEng (Hons) in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wales (Glyndwr University, 2003) and Industrial Technical Engineering from the University of Oviedo (2004). In the years after his degrees, he worked in various areas of private businesses for companies like RENAULT and NESTLÈ. In 2014, he began his research career at the University of Oviedo, where he is now an Associate Professor at the Department of Construction and Manufacturing Engineering, having combined his work as a contracted researcher with obtaining a Master's degree (2016) and a PhD in Industrial Technologies (2018). In his postdoctoral study, he dedicated his research towards tribology, especially in the characterization of new lubricants and additives (ionic liquids, biolubricants from microalgae...), and the use of AI to predict biodiesel properties. He is a member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE).