David Vera earned a PhD industrial engineer at the University of Jaén in 2013. He has been an associate professor at the same university since 2018. Previously, he worked in the private sector (at EnergyLab) from 2013 to 2016. His work is focused on renewable energy technologies, biomass gasification and combustion, distributed generation technologies and circular economy applied to the agri-food sectors. During the last 10 years, he has written more than forty-two articles and six book chapters. He has participated in several national and international research projects funded by public agencies and private companies.