Savíns Puertas Martín

Savíns Puertas Martín is currently on a two-year research stay (2022-2024) in the Chemoinformatics group at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. He finished his degree in Computer Engineering at the University of Almeria in June 2015, receiving the prizes for the best record of the promotion and the best final project. In September of the same year, he started the Master's degree in Computer Engineering at the same university and obtained a Collaboration Scholarship in which he began working in the area of drug development. During his second year of Master, he started a PhD in Computer Science funded by a 4-year FPU grant from the Spanish Ministry, also in Almeria. In June 2017, he finished the Master's degree, obtaining the best record and the best Master's thesis. He finished his PhD in October 2020 with the highest qualification, cum laude, and international mention. His research has focused on the design and development of different drug development techniques. Specifically, a technique called Virtual Screening, which is normally used as one of the first stages in the drug development process, reducing the number of compounds to be analysed later, saving time and money. Among its developments is the OptiPharm software, for which he has registered its intellectual property (RTA-94-18). OptiPharm software has been used by several universities and companies in different countries. It is currently being used for two projects: one related to COVID-19 with international commercial interests and another with a European company in which effects have been found that could be relevant for the treatment of certain medical conditions and which is still in the experimental phase. In addition to following this line, Savins worked for a year on a radiotherapy project and, more specifically, on the improvement and automation of the planning of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). He is currently in Sheffield (UK) on a two-year research stay on virtual screening and molecular flexibility. His teaching activity has been related to Computer Architecture and Technology, High-Performance Computing and Computer Networks.

Complete list of 23 international conferences:

1. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, V. J. Gillet, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Optimization based on atom-pair properties in flexible ligands by optipharm," in XV. Workshop on Global Optimization, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, Sep. 2022.
2. J. J. Moreno, S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, L. G. Casado, P. M. Ortigosa, and E. M. Garzón, "A new hybrid optimization algorithm to combine physical and biological criteria to compute imrt planning," in 19th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, University Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Jul. 2022.
3. J. J. Moreno, S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, P. M. Ortigosa, and E. M. Garzón, "Acceleration of the tuning of eud model for imrt planning on multigpu clusters," in 22th International Conference Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, University of Cadiz, Rota, Spain, Jul. 2022.
4. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, A. J. Banegas-Luna, E. M. Garzón, H. Pérez-Sánchez, V. J. Gillet, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Virtual screening based on electrostatic similarity and flexible ligands," in The 22nd International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain, Jul. 2022.
5. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, V. J. Gillet, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Optimization method for maximizing the similarity in flexible molecules," in 19th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, University Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Jul. 2022.
6. S. Puertas-Martín, J. J. Moreno, J. L. Redondo, P. M. Ortigosa, A. Zawadzka, J. Miroforidis, I. Kaliszewski, and E. M. Garzón, "New multiobjective strategies to optimize constrained eud radiotherapy models," in 26th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Jun. 2022.
7. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, E. M. Garzón, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Increasing the accuracy of optipharm's virtual screening predictions by implementing molecular flexibility," 9th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Granada, Gran Canaria, Spain, Jun. 2022
8. S. Puertas-Martín, J. J. Moreno, J. L. Redondo, P. M. Ortigosa, and E. M. Garzón, "Optimizing eud model parameters in radiotherapy planning," in The 7th Int'l Conf on Health Informatics and Medical Systems, American Council on Science and Education, Las Vegas, USA, Jul. 2021.
9. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Optimization of molecular descriptors using memetic algorithms," in 18th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, EurOpt2021, Ecole Nationale de l'Aviation Civile, Toulouse, France, Jul. 2021.
10. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Maximizing the electrostatic similarity in drug discovery through evolutionary algorithms," in 8th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, Sep. 2020.
11. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Virtual screening in electrostatic potential using an evolutionary algorithm," in Proceedings of META18: 7th International Conference on Metaheuristics and Nature Inspired Computing, Université de Lille, Marrakech, Morocco, Oct. 2018, pp. 207–209.
12. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for evaluation of shape and electrostatic similarity," in Proceedings of LeGO 2018 - Int. Workshop on Global Optimization. AIP Conference Proceedings, Leiden University, vol. 1, Sep. 2018, pp. 1–4, isbn: 9780735417984. doi: 10.1063/1.5089986. [Online]. Available: http://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.5089986
13. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Optimizing electrostatic similarity using a global evolutionary algorithm," in Proceedings of 6th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, University of Almería, Almería, Spain, Jul. 2018.
14. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Virtual screening in molecular shape by using an evolutionary algorithm," in Proceedings OLA'2018 International Workshop on Optimization and Learning: Challenges and Applications, Université de Lille, Alicante, Spain, Feb. 2018, pp. 63–64.
15. M. R. Ferrández, S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, B. Ivorra, R. A. M, and O. P. M, "High-performance computing for optimizing high-pressure thermal treatments in food processing," in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, CMMSE 2017, University of Cadiz, Alicante, Spain, Jul. 2017, pp. 862–869, isbn: 978-84-617-8694-7.
16. S. Puertas-Martín, M. R. Ferrández, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Enhancing molecular shape comparison by a parallel global evolutionary algorithm," in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, CMMSE 2017, University of Cadiz, Rota, Spain, Jul. 2017, pp. 1722–1728, isbn: 978-84-617-8694-7.
17. S. Puertas-Martín, H. den-Haan, J. L. Redondo, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Enhancing molecular shape comparison by a global evolutionary algorithm," in 4th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, 2016.
18. S. Puertas-Martín, J. L. Redondo, H. den-Haan, H. Pérez-Sánchez, and P. M. Ortigosa, "Multi-objective based scoring function for ligand based virtual screening," in Proceedings of the XIII Global Optimization Workshop, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 2016, isbn: 978-989-20-6764-3.