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Sendra Pons, Juan Rafael
Mathematics
PhD: Universidad de Alcalá
Office D3-25
Biography
Rafael Sendra is Full Professor and Head of the Department of Mathematics at CUNEF Universidad. Since 2002, he has been a Full Professor in the area of Applied Mathematics at the Universidad de Alcalá. He holds six recognized six-year research periods (sexenios), has supervised six Ph.D. theses, and has published over 120 research articles, as well as a research monograph with Springer-Verlag. He has also edited several special issues in scientific journals and served on various scientific committees. Since 2002, he has been a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Symbolic Computation. He has served as principal investigator (PI) on 11 funded research projects. He has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses in mathematics and symbolic computation. He has published three textbooks: one on symbolic computation and two on linear algebra. He has served as Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Universidad de Alcalá and has been a member of the Evaluation Committee for Experimental Sciences in the Faculty Evaluation Program of ANECA (Spain's national agency for quality assessment and accreditation).
Education
Ph.D. in Mathematics, Universidad de Alcalá (1990)
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1985)
Research Interests
Symbolic computation and algebraic manipulation in algebra, algebraic geometry, and their applications.
Professional Career
Spokesperson of the Evaluation Committee for Experimental Sciences in the ANECA Faculty Evaluation Program, March 2016-2020; Auxiliary Spokesperson, 2023
Most relevant publications
Bizarre M.; Lavicka M.; Sendra J.R.; Vršek J.: "Characterization of polynomial surfaces of revolution and polynomial quadrics", Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 474, Art. 116939, 2026.
Caravantes, J. ; Pérez-Díaz, S; Sendra, J.R:. "Birational Reparametrizations of Surfaces", Rev. Real Acad. Cienc. Exactas Fis. Nat. Ser. A-Mat, 118, 109 2024.
Falkensteiner, S.; Sendra, J.R. : "Transforming Radical Di?erential Equations to Algebraic Diferential Equations Equations", Mediterr. J. Math. 21, 87, 2024.
Falkensteiner, S; Mitteramskogler, J. J.; Sendra, J.R.; Winkler, F.: "The Algebro-Geometric Method: solving algebraic differential equations by parametrizations", Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, 60, 1, 85-122, 2023.
Chan, E.Y.S.; Corless, R.M.; González-Vega, L.; Sendra, J.R.; Sendra,J.: "Inner Bohemian inverses", Applied Mathematics and Computation, 421, Art. 126945, 2022.
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