Carmelo is a lawyer and analyst of jihadist terrorism and insurgent movements. He holds Masters in Security and Defence from Complutense University of Madrid and a doctoral candidate in Humanities from Almeria University. His PhD study focuses on how illegal immigration can be a recruiting hub for jihadist terrorist groups.
He is working as an advisor in International security at Delegate for Eastern Andalusia. He has been a freelance analyst with many organisations in Spain. He has attended many national and international conferences on the topics of security, defence and jihadism in Spain.