Professor Eugenio Villar obtained his PhD in Electronics many years ago. Since 2002, he has been a Professor in the TEISA Department at the University of Cantabria, where he is responsible for the Embedded Systems Design (HW/SW) area within the Microelectronics Engineering Group. His research has always focused on the modeling and design of electronic systems. He is currently working on the use of Artificial Intelligence in model-driven co-design and simulation of systems of cyber-physical systems. Professor Villar has authored more than 100 papers published in national and international conferences and journals. He has participated in integrated system design projects under European (FP and Horizon Europe) and transnational programs, such as Medea-Catrene, Artemis, ECSEL, KDT, and now, Chips JU. He is the representative of the University of Cantabria in Chips JU and director of the Cantabria Chip Chair sponsored by the company ACORDE