PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Juan Pavón

Also known as Juan Pavón Mestras

Juan Pavón is an AI researcher whose work applies software engineering to AI applications based on multi-agent systems. He earned a computer science PhD in 1988, worked at Alcatel R&D centers and Bellcore through 1997, and joined Complutense as an associate professor. He coauthored a 2005 INGENIAS chapter, a 2020 guide to AI for legal professionals, and a 2023 paper on inclusion in smart cities. In September 2025, he spoke about AI for sustainable communities, and a UPM project for 2025–2026 named him to teach about generative AI ethics in university teaching. As of October 2026, he is a full professor at UCM and directs GRASIA and the Institute of Knowledge Technology.

Born
1962
Works
224
Citations
4,252
h-index
29
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1987–1997

    R&D at Alcatel and Bellcore

    He earns a computer science PhD at the Polytechnical University of Madrid in 1988. From 1987 to 1997, he works in Alcatel R&D centers in Spain, France and Belgium and at Bellcore in the United States, developing component-based architectures for distributed systems and applying them to multimedia services.

  2. 1997

    Joining Complutense

    In 1997, he joins Complutense University of Madrid as an associate professor in the Computer Languages and Systems area.

  3. 2005

    The INGENIAS methodology

    He applies software engineering methods and tools to AI applications based on multi-agent systems. In 2005, he coauthors the chapter The INGENIAS Methodology and Tools with Jorge Gómez-Sanz and Rubén Fuentes.

  4. 2020

    An AI guide for legal professionals

    In 2020, he coauthors An Introductory Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Legal Professionals with María Jesús González-Espejo, published by Kluwer Law International.

  5. 2023

    A smart-city inclusion paper

    In 2023, he coauthors Monitoring system for detecting non-inclusive situations in smart cities with Sebastián Lopez Florez, Alfonso González-Briones, Rubén Fuentes-Fernandez and Juan M. Corchado.

  6. September 2025

    AI for sustainable communities

    In September 2025, he gives a talk titled “Inteligencia Artificial al Servicio de Comunidades Sostenibles” at UNED’s Social Problems conference and describes AI as a tool for collective decision-making.

  7. 2025–2026

    Ethical AI in university teaching

    A 2025–2026 UPM educational project names him to give a session on the ethical and methodological implications of generative AI in university teaching and to lead a workshop on responsible AI use for educators.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and research director

    Since 2010, he is a full professor in UCM’s Department of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence and directs GRASIA, the group he founded for agent-based social and interdisciplinary applications. In 2019, he becomes director of UCM’s Institute of Knowledge Technology, a role he holds as of October 2026.

Career

  1. Since 1997Complutense University of MadridAssociate Professor, Full Professor
  2. 1987–1997Alcatel
  3. 1987–1997Bell Communications Research

Education

  1. 1988Technical University of MadridPhD

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

Most-cited works

  1. Systematic review and meta-analysis of augmented reality in educational settings2019 · Virtual Reality · 560 citations
  2. How do pedagogical approaches affect the impact of augmented reality on education? A meta-analysis and research synthesis2020 · Educational Research Review · 291 citations
  3. Agent Oriented Software Engineering with INGENIAS2007 · Springer eBooks · 278 citations
  4. Agent Oriented Analysis Using Message/UML2002 · Lecture notes in computer science · 254 citations
  5. The INGENIAS Methodology and Tools2005 · IGI Global eBooks · 249 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 21 October 2026.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Complutense University of Madrid. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Complutense University of Madrid. 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.
  3. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Complutense University of Madrid. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  4. Google had the most people shaping AI every year from 2014 to 2025Our estimates of which organizations employed the most people shaping AI each year from 1955 to 2025, tracing the shift from university labs to companies.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Juan Pavón | UCM-GRASIA grasia.fdi.ucm.es. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. Juan Pavón Mestras | UCM-GRASIA | Publicaciones grasia.fdi.ucm.es. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Women, Disability, and Inclusion – Scientific Excellence in Bulgaria | MILIEU | Project | Results | H2020 | CORDIS | European Commission cordis.europa.eu. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Juan Pavón participa en las Jornadas de Problemas Sociales de la UNED ucm.es. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. Ficha Proyecto I.E. 2025-2026 | Portal de INNOVACIÓN EDUCATIVA innovacioneducativa.upm.es. Checked 21 October 2026.