Francisco Gontad is a Senior Researcher at AIMEN Research Center. He completed his PhD studies in Applied Physics at the Universidade de Vigo, focusing on laser‑based thin‑film growth and advanced micro‑ and nanostructuring. He recently led institutional research activities and EU Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects in ultrafast laser processing, functional nanoengineering and multiphoton photonic additive manufacturing. He has published peer‑reviewed papers in international journals and serves as scientific and technical coordinator for European research projects. His teaching and mentoring disciplines include advanced laser processing and photonic manufacturing, and his research interests include ultrafast laser–matter interaction, functional micro‑/nanostructuring and photonic technologies.