Pedro received the MS degree (Licenciatura) in Computer Science from the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina) in 1994. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Twente (The Netherlands) under the supervision of Ed Brinksma (1999), where he later held a postdoc position. Pedro was also research associate at LIF, Université de Provence (France), and visiting researcher at the University of Twente. His research interests are in formal methods to achieve dependable systems, particularly in model checking, process algebra, process semantics, and quantitative analysis.
Currently, Pedro is Visiting Professor at the Dependable Systems and Software Group, Department of Computer Science, Universität des Saarlandes. He was Secretary of Science and Technology of FAMAF and Director of the PhD program in Computer Science at FAMAF, UNC. He is also member of the editorial board of JLAMP, founding member and current Chair of the IFIP WG 1.8, Steering Committee member of CONCUR, and member of SADIO.