Daniel Cuesta is a predoctoral researcher at INGENIO (2018–2026). His research focuses on “The origins, evolution, and outcomes of University–Environment Linkage Agents in Latin American universities: characterization and a methodological proposal for the study of Technology Transfer in universities for development.”

He has participated in the following contracts and projects with INGENIO: “Estimation of the economic impact of the CSIC,” “Smart Specialization in Europe,” “The persistence of low quality of governance in Southern Europe and its economic consequences,” as well as the “Course on Approaches and Mechanisms for Knowledge Exchange and Transfer (KET) in sectoral and territorial contexts,” “Course on Marketing Strategies to promote Knowledge Exchange and Transfer (KET),” and the “Chair in Smart Specialization.”