Francesc Font received his PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in 2014 and he is currently a Juan de la Cierva research fellow at the Centre de Recerca Matemàtica. He specialises in the mathematical modelling of transport phenomena and has worked on topics such as nanoscale heat transfer, Li-ion batteries, or cell motility. Part of his research is in collaboration with industry and he has been involved in industrial mathematics workshops throughout Europe.