**Carlos Agust´ı-Brisach**

Carlos Agust´ı-Brisach is an Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology in the Department of Agronomy (Unit of Excellence 'Mar´ıa de Maeztu' 2020-24) at the University of Cordoba, Spain. He graduated with a BSc in Agricultural Engineering (2008), an MSc in Plant Protection (2010), and a PhD in Plant Pathology (2013) from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain). He served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Angers, France (2013-14); at Kearny Agricultural Research and Extension Centre, UC Davis, Fresno, USA (4 months; 2017); and at the University of Cordoba, Spain (2016-2021). He also served as a visiting Professor at the University of Catania (Sicily, Italy) in July 2022. In addition, in 2015, he was recruited by IDAI Nature S.L, a private company on Biostimulation for plant protection, where he coordinated the I+D+i Department until he joined the University of Cordoba in 2016. Currently, his main research lines are 'Etiology, epidemiology and control of wood diseases in Mediterranean woody crops'; and 'Biocontrol of diseases in woody plants by means of antagonistic microorganisms, bio-stimulants and resistance host inducers'. The research activity of the Dr. Agust´ı-Brisach is focused on applied plant pathology. He is the author of 70 papers in JCR scientific journals (Hi = 17), 2 book chapters, 36 outreach publications in national journals, and 95 contributions to national or international congresses.
