Our team

Dr. MARIVAL Segarra Oña, with four sexenios, three of research and one of transfer, Industrial Engineer, Industrial Organization Engineer and Doctor in Business Management is a University Professor. Specialized in team management, problem-solving orientation, innovation analysis and business competitiveness. She has spent several periods at the Universidad de Bath (UK) and Cornell University (USA), at the Center for Hospitality Research and at the Institute for Healhy Futures, where she has participated as a speaker on three occasions in the Round Table on Sustainability, attended by executives from the world's leading hotel chains. She is a member of the Research Microcluster "CCIs, Tourism & tech" of the VLC/CAMPUS. La profesora Segarra ha liderado diversos proyectos de transferencia como el Diagnóstico competitivo implantado en el Colegio de Economistas de la Comunidad Valenciana y es asesora de la Oficina Europea de Patentes en temas de Innovación Empresarial, habiendo participado también en el equipo de trabajo de otros muchos proyectos con empresas (Valorización de activos turísticos de Cerler y del Valle del Xaló, All Quoz – Beautification Project, heritagism and globalization of Street Art – Drones as tourism tool to document ephemeral art and its context, Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, entre otros). Ha sido investigadora principal del Proyecto Innoecotur, Estrategia de Economía Circular en el Sector Turístico de la Comunitat Valenciana y Vicerrectora de Organización de Estudios, Calidad, Acreditación y Lenguas de la UPV 2021-2025, destacando por su capacidad de liderar equipos y de dirección de proyectos, habiendo certificado con éxito proyectos innovadores como el Modelo Docentia_UPV, la puesta en marcha de la formación dual universitaria o los MINORS_UPV, consistentes en cápsulas de especialización a la carta para completar la formación del estudiantado, entre otros.
En la actualidad participa como investigadora en los proyectos de investigación Lab Hot-EC, “Impulso de un Living Lab para promover la transformacion verde del sector turístico valenciano a través de la incorporacion de tecnologias circulares”, “Integración del enfoque de suficiencia en las estrategias de circularidad de las empresas de moda: desarrollo de una herramienta de autoevaluación” y es codirectora del proyecto “Estudio de los drivers de la cooperación y la co-creación para la innovación y eco-innovación”.

ÁNGEL Peiró Signes, PhD, University Professor in the area of Business Organisation. Industrial Engineer, Industrial Organisation Engineer, Materials Engineer, Master in Business, Product and Service Management, MBA Professional, PhD in Business Administration and Management. He has focused on studying eco-innovation and social innovation in different sectors, paying particular attention to the hotel industry, and has published numerous articles in research journals. He is an expert in quantitative analysis techniques and has been a consultant for Eurostat in developing and measuring indicators for industrial ecosystems. Professor Peiró has worked in operations management for the food industry for six years and as an external technician in urban planning and environment for local entities (5 years). He has spent time at Cornell University (USA), at the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) de la School of Hotel Administration (2011-2012), en el Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (2016 and 2018) and the School of Management of the University of Bath in the UK (2014). He was a CHR Research Associate in 2012 and 2013 and a speaker on two occasions at the Sustainability Roundtable and the Cornell Hospitality Research Summit, attended by executives from the world's leading hotel chains. He is the academic director of the Master in Business, Product and Service Management.

LUIS Miret Pastor, PhD, is a university lecturer and currently holds the position of director of the language department at UPV. Previously, he had the position of academic director of the Degree in Tourism and the double Degree in Tourism and Business Administration at the Campus of Gandia of the UPV and was director of the Centre for Regional Studies and Research Alfons el Vell, an autonomous body of the City Council of Gandia. He holds a PhD in Business Organisation and a degree in Economics and Business Studies. He has participated in numerous research and transfer projects with different administrations. He is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) of the national project "European Fisheries Funds. Opportunities for the fishing sector through diversification and management of FLAGs" and the project "Digitalisation and Valorisation of fishing in the Spanish Mediterranean" he is also the coordinator of the Blue Economy Work Package within the Think in Azul project, both of which are part of the Next Generation funds. He has numerous publications in leading journals and publishers in the academic field and was part of the editorial team of the book "Formación curricular en diseño para todas las personas. ADE" published by CRUE and the ONCE Foundation. He is an expert in European fisheries funds and blue economy, is part of the COST Ocean Governance for Sustainability project and has given numerous presentations on the subject in different countries, as well as a stay in Brussels, at the headquarters of FARNET, an institution responsible for technical assistance to the European Commission on fisheries diversification. As a writer, he has published a dozen novels (for children, young people and adults) and has won numerous literary prizes.

MARÍA de Miguel Molina, PhD,University Professor (Business Organisation - UPV), she holds a degree in Law and a PhD in Business Administration and Management. She has participated in 28 research projects: among others, co-IP of the European Project H2020 AiRT, IP Project of the Generalitat Valenciana M-minor, and Member of the Prometeo Excellence Project on Collaborative Economy. She participates in the Innoecotur Project (Generalitat Valenciana, coordinated by the UPV) and Music360 (Horizon Europe, coordinated by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) projects. She has been a Member of the DerechoTICS Network since 2007. Professor De Miguel (M.) has carried out research stays at international centres: University of Roehampton (UK), UC Berkeley (US), Lakehead University (Canada) and IESE Business School. Her research focuses on public strategy, public policies for cultural and creative industries and people-based services. She has supervised 5 five doctoral theses, 75 Bachelor's theses and 25 Master's theses.

BLANCA de Miguel Molina, PhD, University Professor (Business Organisation - UPV), Graduate in Economics and Business Studies (UV), PhD in Business Administration and Management (UPV), International Master in Business Administration Ford-Anglia-UPV, Master of Business Administration (Anglia Ruskin University). Her skills include designing and reviewing Business Models, User Needs Analysis, Design Thinking, and Service Design. Professor De Miguel was a manager in a family business until 1993. She has participated in and coordinated local, national and international research projects. She participates in the projects of Innoecotur (Generalitat Valenciana, coordinated by the UPV) and Music360 (Horizon Europe, coordinated by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

GABRIELA Ribes Giner, PhD, University Professor, Industrial Engineer, PhD in Business Management. Her research skills include team management, human resources management, and sustainable and female entrepreneurship. She has numerous publications in indexed journals and has contributed to international congresses. She has extensive experience in management positions as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Management and as a member of the UPV rectorate team as Area Director of the UPV Vice-Rectorate for Teaching Staff. She has been the principal investigator of the R&D project of the Generalitat Valenciana, "Entrepreneurial activity of women. Sustainable finance and employability", and has participated in European projects. She is currently the Director of the Department of Business Organisation at the UPV and Co-Director of the Master Executive MBA-UPV.

Mª Rosario Perello-Marin, PhD. University Lecturer in Business Organisation. Industrial Engineer from the UPV, MBA from IE (Madrid), and PhD in Business Administration and Management from the UPV. With a six-year research period. Dr Perello worked in private enterprise until 2012 in management consulting and sustainability strategies, participating in and coordinating over 100 projects in various sectors such as tourism, industries, and construction. Throughout her academic career, she has carried out teaching and research stays at Cranfield University (UK), Ansbach (Germany), Berkeley (USA) and Trandheim (Norway). Since 2021, she has been a visiting professor at the School of Management at Cranfield University (UK), within the Master in Management programme. She has supervised 4 doctoral theses and over 50 Bachelor's and Master's theses. She has participated in regional and national research projects. She participates in the Innoecotur (Generalitat Valenciana, coordinated by the UPV), Industry 4.0 and Modes of Innovation in Companies and Clusters (State Research Agency) projects. Her research focuses on the management of technology and Artificial Intelligence for people management, teamwork, and sustainable entrepreneurship management.

Industrial Engineer and Doctor in Business Administration from the Universitat Politècnica de València , and Music Teacher specialising in Tuba. He has worked for more than 20 years in different multinational companies in positions of responsibility. Siemens, Continental, S Y Systems, Faurecia, Mellow and Plastic Omnium. He is a Professor at the Universitat Politècnica València, teaching at the Faculty of Business Administration and the School of Industrial Engineering. He belongs to the Doctoral Programmes in Business Administration and the Doctoral Programme in Art, Production and Research, in which he is directing several doctoral theses. His research interests include industrial sustainability, innovation management, industrial property protection, knowledge transfer, sustainable tourism, ecotourism, cultural management, applied music and music therapy. He has several research articles in journals of international impact.

PhD in Business Administration and Management from the UPV, with international mention and Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award and Graduate in Management and Public Administration (UPV), with National End of Degree Award. He also holds a Master's in Business, Product and Service Management (UPV), an M.A. in International Product and Service Management (Hochschule Ansbach), a Master's in Scientific and Innovation Culture (UPV - U. of Oviedo) and an Expert in Public Policy Evaluation (U. of Seville). He began his research activity thanks to grants funded by the former Ministry of Education and Science, the Centre for Human and Social Sciences of the CSIC (JAE-Intro Programme) and the Centre for Sociological Research CIS. He completed his pre-doctoral phase with an FPU grant and has carried out research stays at the University of Ansbach (Germany), the University of Kosice (Slovakia) and the University of Helsinki (Finland). He has been accredited as a PhD contract professor since May 2021. So far, he has participated in several research projects and contracts, being the PI of a collaboration agreement between the UPV and the Generalitat Valenciana to promote public policy evaluation. He participates in the projects of Innoecotur (Generalitat Valenciana, coordinated by the UPV) and Music360 (Horizon Europe, coordinated by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). He is the PI of a project on participatory evaluation of digital public services funded by the UPV. Since September 2020, he has been president of the Spanish Society for Public Policy Evaluation (SEE). He is currently co-directing four doctoral theses, and in addition to the UPV, he teaches in the Master in Public Policy Evaluation at the University of Seville.

Oscar Trull Domínguez is an Associate Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València, and his main professional activity is teaching at the Conselleria d'Educació, Ciència i Esport. He holds a PhD in Statistics and Operations Research, a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master's in Data Analysis, Decision Making and Process Improvement.

His professional career is in project management and research, working at GEC-ALSTHOM (ALSTOM), Instituto Tecnológico del Agua (ITA), Faurecia Interior Systems and the Conselleria.

He has a six-year research period and has published 11 articles in specialised journals, 4 book chapters, and 1 book. He has also worked on 1 research project related to management and KPIs in water distribution systems and others related to education. He has participated in numerous conferences and co-authored many training texts and books.

Project Manager at Ângela Impact Economy consultancy and PhD in Business Administration and Management from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Much of his professional career has been developed in the field of consultancy. His professional and research career is focused on helping companies integrate sustainability into their business models.

He has several academic publications and collaborations with research projects. He has developed methodologies that allow us to know the most appropriate sustainable practices to be implemented by organisations.

He holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Barcelona and a Master's Degree in Business, Product and Service Management from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia.

He has an extensive career in the private sector as a web designer and project manager of digital projects for companies in different fields, managing teams and implementing process improvements. Currently, he is a Project Manager at the Laboratory of Innovation in Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis of the Department of Business Organization of the UPV..

Industrial Engineer specialised in business organisation and environment, he works as head of valorisation and technology transfer in a research institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València, as well as research project manager. He has experience participating in cooperation programmes such as TEMPUS, ERASMUS+, H2020, FP7, etc. He has collaborated in the past with the regional government in managing and evaluating calls for regional programmes to obtain funding for research projects carried out by industry. He is currently working on his PhD in circular economy and innovation policies.

Graduate in Business Administration, Commercial Engineer, Diploma in Marketing and Sales, Master in Business, Product and Service Management.
She is a specialist in Marketing for small and medium-sized companies, with 6 years of experience designing strategic plans, as well as in their implementation and control, with emphasis on the real estate and hotel industry.
She is currently dedicated to academic research in Sustainability and Circular Economy. In addition to her Bachelor's Thesis (Marketing plan for an innovative real estate product) and Master's Thesis (Circular Economy applied to tourism), she has 1 conference publication. She works on a book chapter and participates in projects with the group.

Aerospace Engineer, Master in Business, Product and Service Management and PhD Candidate in Business Management at the Universitat Politècnica de València. She specialises in open innovation and circular economy for the transport sector. She is doing her thesis with industrial mention at the Valenciaport Foundation, within the Open Innovation Hub of the Port of Valencia (Opentop), focused on generating a circular economy model for transport with application to the tourism sector in the Valencian Community. As part of her degree studies, she has carried out a research stay at the European Espace Agencyat the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne on the use of in-situ resources for energy production on planetary surfaces. She has worked in the private sector in developing and managing construction R&D projects, optimising construction machinery for energy efficiency improvement and carbon footprint reduction, and energy recovery from construction waste management. She has been an evaluator in the ACREDITA, Reaccreditation and International Seals (former EUR-ACE) programmes for ANECA and other regional quality agencies for seven years. She has published in several national and international journals while developing her doctoral thesis. She is working on two book chapters within the context of her thesis and the InnoEcoTur project. She has been a member of the UPV Governing Council. She has participated in student representation at national and international scale, as a member of the European Students' Union executive committee. She is currently a member of the Permanent Commission of the DOE, the steering committee of the Doctoral School and the faculty.