PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Aguilar

Also known as Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar

Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Aguilar is an AI researcher whose work examines how autonomous learning agents can align with multiple moral values. He earned degrees in computer vision and artificial intelligence at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and became a EurAI Fellow in 2013. He served as principal investigator for AI4EU, coauthored research on ethical multi-agent environments, and co-supervised a doctoral thesis on trustworthy task allocation. In 2024, he was selected for the OECD Expert Group on AI in the Labour Market, and in 2026 he coauthored a method that combines multi-objective reinforcement learning with linear programming; as of October 2026, he is a Research Professor at IIIA-CSIC.

Timeline

  1. 1998–2001

    Computer vision and AI at UAB

    He earns an MSc in Computer Vision in 1998 and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence in 2001 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

  2. 2013

    A EurAI Fellowship

    He becomes a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI) in 2013. He is a current EurAI Fellow in Spain at IIIA-CSIC.

  3. 2019–2021

    Principal investigator of AI4EU

    From 2019 to 2021, he serves as principal investigator for AI4EU at IIIA-CSIC. The European Union project aims to build an on-demand platform and an AI ecosystem that connects knowledge, algorithms, tools and resources.

  4. 2023

    Ethical multi-agent environments

    In 2023, he coauthors “Multi-objective reinforcement learning for designing ethical multi-agent environments” for Neural Computing and Applications.

  5. December 2023

    Trustworthy task allocation

    In December 2023, he co-supervises a doctoral thesis at the Autonomous University of Barcelona titled “Trustworthy Task Allocation for Human Teams.”

  6. 2024–2025

    The OECD AI labour group

    In September 2024, he is selected for the OECD Expert Group on AI in the Labour Market. The group studies AI’s impact on the labour market and works through 2025 to identify policy gaps, increase benefits and reduce workplace risks.

  7. February 2026

    Multi-objective learning for value alignment

    In February 2026, he coauthors a paper that combines multi-objective reinforcement learning with linear programming to create environments where agents learn to align with several moral values while pursuing an individual objective. An autonomous vehicle example tests safety, achievement and comfort.

  8. As of October 2026

    Research Professor at IIIA-CSIC

    He is a Research Professor in IIIA-CSIC’s Multiagent Systems group. His research covers machine learning, ethics and AI, responsible AI and value-aware AI.

Career

  1. Since 2019Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasPrincipal Investigator
  2. 2024–2025Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentExpert Group Member

Education

  1. 2001Autonomous University of BarcelonaPhD in Artificial Intelligence
  2. 1998Autonomous University of BarcelonaMSc in Computer Vision

From the biography.

  1. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public rolesIncludes Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Aguilar. Of 216 AI researchers who entered public life, 83 held advisory seats and 58 took public roles. Another 97 people moved from public careers into AI organizations or research, with 62% of dated records starting from 2020 on.
  2. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar — Research Professor, IIIA-CSIC jariiia.github.io. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Awards | European Association for Artificial Intelligence eurai.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. A European AI On Demand Platform and Ecosystem iiia.csic.es. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Trustworthy Task Allocation for Human Teams - Portal de Investigación de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona portalrecerca.uab.cat. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Juan Antonio Rodríguez Aguilar, nuevo miembro del comité de expertos de la OCDE sobre inteligencia artificial en el entorno laboral iiia.csic.es. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Multi-objective reinforcement learning for provably incentivising alignment with value systems - Utrecht University research-portal.uu.nl. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar | IIIA-CSIC iiia.csic.es. Checked 20 October 2026.