Ramon López de Màntaras
Also known as Ramón López de Mántaras, Ramon López de Mántaras i Badia, Ramon Lopez de Mantaras
Ramon López de Màntaras is an artificial intelligence researcher whose work spans expert systems, case-based reasoning and music. In 1997 he presented SAXEX, a case-based system for generating expressive musical performances. He founded the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the CSIC and directed it from October 2007 to April 2019. He received the AAAI Engelmore Award in 2011 and Spain's Julio Rey Pastor National Research Award in 2018. As of October 2026, he is an emeritus research professor at the IIIA.
Timeline
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1952–1981
A degree and two doctorates
He is born in Sant Vicenç de Castellet in 1952 and earns an electrical engineering degree at Mondragón in 1973. He completes doctorates at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and at Toulouse III in 1977 and 1981.
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1979–1980
An expert system for transformers
He works at IKERLAN from 1979 to 1980, developing an expert system for designing electrical power transformers.
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1997
SAXEX for expressive music
He presents SAXEX, a case-based reasoning system for generating expressive musical performances, at the International Computer Music Conference in 1997.
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2000
Named EurAI Fellow
EurAI names him a Fellow in 2000.
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2007–2019
IJCAI presidency and IIIA directorship
He serves as president of IJCAI's Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2009 and as conference chair of IJCAI-07. He directs the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) from October 2007 to April 2019.
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2011–2018
The Engelmore and Rey Pastor awards
He receives the AAAI Robert S. Engelmore Award in 2011 and Spain's Julio Rey Pastor National Research Award in 2018.
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2016
Academy membership and a service award
He joins the Sciences and Technology section of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans in November 2016. He receives EurAI's Distinguished Service Award in 2016.
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As of October 2026
Emeritus research professor
He is an emeritus research professor at the IIIA of the CSIC, which he founded.
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