Curriculum Vitae

Antonio Lara Gutiérrez

PhD candidate and FPU predoctoral researcher at the University of Málaga (NICS Lab). My research lies at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity, with emphasis on concept-drift detection and adaptation in AI-driven threat detection systems; multimodal malware classification and attribution through static, dynamic and visual feature fusion; generative models (GANs and LLMs) for adversarial robustness of intrusion detection and for adaptive cyber deception; and LLM agents for automated threat intelligence. My goal is to build robust, verifiable and maintainable AI defenses against advanced cyber threats.

Last updated: September 2026

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Education

  1. Sep 2024 – Present

    PhD in Information Technologies

    Málaga, Spain

    University of Málaga — NICS Lab

    • Research focus: AI-based malware analysis and attribution, GAN-driven proactive defense, concept-drift adaptation and threat intelligence.
    • Supervisors: Dr. Carmen Fernández-Gago and Dr. Jose A. Onieva.
    • Funded by an FPU predoctoral contract (Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities).
  2. Oct 2023 – Oct 2024

    Master's in Big Data and Business Analytics

    Madrid, Spain

    School of Industrial Organisation (EOI)

    Data-driven strategy, Business Intelligence, Big Data technologies and advanced analytics.

  3. Jul 2022 – Jun 2024

    M.Sc. in Computer Engineering — Cybersecurity

    Málaga, Spain

    University of Málaga

    • GPA 9.56 / 10. 5 courses with Distinction (22.5 ECTS). Ranked 1st in cohort (Extraordinary Graduation Award).
    • Thesis: Dynamic Risk Management and Resilience in Industrial Environments using Artificial Intelligence — 10/10, Outstanding Thesis Award.
  4. Jul 2018 – Jul 2022

    B.Sc. in Computer Engineering — Information Technologies

    Málaga, Spain

    University of Málaga

    • GPA 9.29 / 10. 22 courses with Distinction (138 ECTS). Ranked 1st in cohort (Extraordinary Graduation Award).
    • Thesis: Traceability of Control Actions in EV Charging Stations via Mobile App and Blockchain — 10/10 (Distinction), Outstanding Thesis Award.

Research Experience

  1. Feb 2026 – Apr 2026

    Visiting Researcher

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    University of Waikato — Te Ipu o Te Mahara (Artificial Intelligence Institute)

    International research stay on AI security and intelligent systems at one of New Zealand's leading AI research centres.

  2. Apr 2024 – Present

    R&D Engineer / Researcher

    Málaga, Spain

    University of Málaga — NICS Lab (Network, Information and Computer Security)

    • Lead research on intelligent threat detection, proactive defense, honeypots, and AI-based malware classification and attribution.
    • Contributing to a national public collaboration project with INCIBE (Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute).
  3. Mar 2022 – Oct 2023

    Research & Technical Assistant

    Málaga, Spain

    University of Málaga — Dept. of Languages and Computer Science

    • Built a private web area and multilingual editors (Django, MySQL, Linux) for the INMOCOR macrocorpus research project.
    • Engineered a Java/Spring web application and MLP-regression visualisation tools.

Publications

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Fellowships, Grants & Awards

  1. Jul 2026

    Awarded Project — Chair of Cybersecurity, University of Málaga & Google (VirusTotal)

    Málaga, Spain

    Competitive call of the UMA–Google Cybersecurity Chair

    Project AgentAPT: an LLM agent with tool calling that interrogates Google Threat Intelligence / VirusTotal sandboxes to attribute malware samples to APT groups. Presented with the other awarded projects at the Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) Málaga, Sep. 2026.

  2. Current

    FPU Predoctoral Fellowship (Formación de Profesorado Universitario)

    Spain

    Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

    Highly competitive national doctoral contract. Host: Dept. of Languages and Computer Science, ETSI Informática, University of Málaga.

  3. 2022 – 2024

    Extraordinary Graduation Award (Valedictorian)

    Málaga, Spain

    School of Computer Engineering, University of Málaga

    Highest academic record (ranked 1st) of the M.Sc. in Computer Engineering cohort.

  4. 2018 – 2022

    Extraordinary Graduation Award (Valedictorian) & Outstanding Thesis Award

    Málaga, Spain

    School of Computer Engineering, University of Málaga

    Highest academic record (ranked 1st) of the B.Sc. in Computer Engineering cohort.

  5. 2018 – 2022

    Best Final Degree Project Award (2nd edition)

    Málaga, Spain

    Chair of Commerce and Digital Transformation, University of Málaga

    Recognises the best Bachelor's/Master's projects in digital transformation and consumer behaviour.

Teaching & Dissemination

  1. 2027

    Invited Seminars — AIR Academy, AIR-Andalusia EDIH

    Málaga, Spain

    European Digital Innovation Hub on AI & Robotics (University of Málaga)

    • AI integration for anomaly detection (2 h, co-delivered) — scheduled Apr. 2027.
    • AI integration for malware analysis (2 h) — scheduled Sep. 2027.

Industry Experience

  1. Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

    Junior Integration Engineer

    Málaga, Spain

    SoftProject Ibérica S.L.

    • Maintained and deployed applications on Windows and Linux for international enterprise clients.
    • Developed demo web applications in CI/CD DevOps environments (XML/XSLT, JavaScript, SQL, JEE).

Languages

  • SpanishNative
  • EnglishC2 — Cambridge Proficiency (score 207)
  • FrenchB1
  • ChineseA1