Dr Raul de Celis Fernández is an associated professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos. He finished his Aeronautical Engineering studies at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in 2009. Before his career as a teacher and researcher, he acquired professional experience in the private sector in various companies in the aeronautical industry, such as Altran, Airbus, Iberia or Escribano, and in aerospace research institutes such as INTA. He combined working in the private sector with developing his doctoral thesis at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, which he finished in 2017. His area of research is related to system modelling, Navigation, Guidance and Control of Aerial Platforms and the optimisation of aerospace and air transport systems.