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	Abdelaziz Azzouzi, Soufiane souaz@iteam.upv.es +34 6326 888 10	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Alcaide Guillen, Carlos caralgu2@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Andreu Estellés, Carlos caranes@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Antoñanzas Manuel, Christian chanma@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Christian Antoñanzas received the degree in Sound Technician from the ESCIVI in Andoain (Guipúzcoa) in 2005. He received the degree in Technical Telecommunications Engineering, specialising in Sound and Image from the Public University of Navarre in 2009. In the next year, he cursed a Master Degree in Acoustic Engineer in the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). Besides, in 2011 he takes a Specialization Course in Business Consulting in the Public University of Navarre doing the practicum in IECISA. For 2 years he has been working as an Acoustic Engineer in privates companies of the audiovisual sector until in June he joined to the Audio and Communications Signal Processing Group at iTEAM as research technical for DisCoSound project thanks to a PhD grant from the Ministry of Research, Development and Innovation. His research is focused on the study of distributed adaptive algorithms to develop multi-channel sound control systems.

	Barbi, Martina marbar6@upvnet.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Belda Valls, Jordi jorbelva@upvnet.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Benítez González, Jesús jesbengo@upvnet.upv.es 630726490	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Bru Orgiles, Luis Alberto luibror@doctor.upv.es (+34) 963877007 - 88276	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
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	Bruno, Julián Santiago jubru1@posgrado.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Julián S. Bruno was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1979. He received the Electronics Engineering degree from the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2007, and the M.Sc. degree in Electronics Systems Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, Spain, in 2013. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D degree in Electronics Systems Engineering at UPV. Since 2009, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Electronics Engineering Department, UTN. His research interests include digital signal processing and the design of FPGA architectures for digital communications, especially on OFDM systems.

	Bueno Gómez, América ambuego@upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Con Tobarra (Albacete) como origen, llegué a Valencia en 2015 para realizar el Máster en Ingeniería de Telecomunicación. Realicé mi Trabajo Fin de Máster sobre una metodología de segmentación semiautomática de médula espinal en pacientes de Esclerosis Múltiple a partir de imágenes de resonancia magnética. En el año 2017 obtuve una beca FPI la cual me permite actualmente formar parte del iTEAM y realizar mi tesis doctoral sobre un método de segmentación de médula espinal totalmente automático gracias a la inteligencia artificial y colaborar así con la diagnosis y evolución de la enfermedad anteriormente citada.

	Carllecer Candau, Carlos carca2@upvnet.upv.es 34963877000(Extensión: 88278)	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Carlos Carceller was born in Villarreal, Spain, in 1986. He received an Ingeniero de Telecomunicación degree in 2010 and a Máster Universitario en Tecnologías, Sistemas y Redes de Comunicación degree in 2012, both from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Valencia, Spain. He is currently working toward a Ph.D. degree in telecommunications at the same institution. In 2009 he attended the University of Maryland (College Park MD, USA) thanks to the PROMOE (UPV) program, where he worked in the design of microwave filters in LTCC technology. In 2010 he joined the Grupo de Aplicaciones de Microondas where he currently develops software tools for the electromagnetic analysis of passive microwave components in waveguide technology. His current research interests include numerical methods in electromagnetics and its application to CAD tools for passive microwave devices.

	Castelló Palacios, Sergio sercaspa@iteam.upv.es (+34) 963 877 007, ext. 73009	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Sergio Castelló Palacios received the master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the School of Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia in 2015. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree with the Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (CBIT) and the Mobile Communications Group (MCG) of the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM). His research interests include dielectric characterisation, polymer degradation analysis, and hydrogel synthesis with controlled swelling. His thesis is focused on developing tissue-equivalent materials (phantoms) in order to test microwave technologies, mainly antennas which use human body as a transmission medium. Therefore, it becomes possible to design the future wireless body area networks without human or animal testing.

	Chen, Hailan haiche@upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Fernández Vicente, Juan juaferv3@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Fornés Leal, Alejandro alforlea@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Alejandro Fornés Leal graduated in Telecommunication Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2014. During his last year of studies, he participated in some projects with the Mobile Communications Group (MCG) of the Institute for Telecommunication and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) as part of his engineering project and joined the group in December. Recently, he became a PhD student in the group. His research is focused on Body Area Networks (BAN) and on electromagnetic characteritzation of materials and human tissues.

	Fuentes Muela, Manuel mafuemue@teleco.upv.es 96 387 70 70 ext. 73009	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Manuel Fuentes Muela received the Telecommunications Technical Engineer degree in Image and Sound from the University of Alicante in 2009 with the score of 10, and he graduated with honors in Telecommunications Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València in 2012. Currently he is studying the M.Sc. degree in Communications Technologies, Systems and Networks. He has participated in a R&D project founded by the Agencia Nacional del Espectro from Colombia. His research interests are focused on measurements of protection margins between the second technology TDT (DVB-T2) and IMT 4G technology (LTE).

	Gallardo, Carles cargall2@teleco.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Carles Gallardo Llopis was born in Gandia(Spain). He received the Telecommunication Engineering degree from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV) in 2016. Currently, he is a PhD student at the Institute of Telecommunication and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) of UPV. His research interests are ultrasonic thomography as a NDT and its aplications on cementitious materials and reconstruction algorithms.

	García Cortijo, Sergi sergarc3@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Garro Crevillen, Eduardo edgarcre@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Eduardo Garro obtuvo el título de Ingeniería de telecomunicaciones y el Máster en Comunicaciones y Desarrollo de servicios móviles de la Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, España, en 2013 y 2014, respectivamente. Actualmente es investigador del Grupo de Comunicaciones Móviles del Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (iTeAM). Durante su incorporación al iTEAM estuvo trabajando junto a la agencia reguladora de espectro de Colombia (Agencia Nacional del Espectro, ANE) en la convivencia entre las tecnologías TDT y 4G (LTE). Participó también en la planificación y optimización de redes DVB-T2 en Colombia. Actualmente, además, desarrolla su tesis doctoral sobre sistemas de radiodifusión. Cocretamente, sus estudios se centran en transmisión mediante multiplexación por división en potencia (LDM) y algoritmos de estimación de canal. Durante sus estudios de doctorado ha realizado una estancia de investigación en el centro de investigación Electronics and Telecommunications Research Instituted (ETRI) de Corea del Sur. Es miembro actual del foro ATSC, donde ha participado activamente en el proceso de estandarización ATSC 3.0.

	Guillem Cogollos, Rubén ruguico@upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Gutiérrez-Parera, Pablo pabgupa@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Pablo Gutierrez-Parera was born in Córdoba, Spain in 1982. He received a telecommunications engineer degree in 2008 from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. In 2010 and 2013 he obtained a M.S. degree in digital postproduction and a European graduate in telecommunication systems, sound and image engineering, both from the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia. Currently, he is a PhD grant holder from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness under the FPI program and is pursuing his PhD degree in telecommunications at the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) working in the field of spatial audio, both with speakers and binaural headphone listening.

	Guzmán Castillo, Paola paoguzc1@iteam.upv.es +34 96 3879588	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Paola Guzmán Castillo received her Electronic Engineering degree and the M.Sc. degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Bucaramanga, Colombia, in 2001 and 2005 respectively. From 2005 to 2006 she worked as a professor at UniNorte, Barranquilla, Colombia, from 2006 to 2010 at Universidad Santo Tomás and Universidad Industrial de Santander. Currently, she works as a technical support research in the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) at UPV, where she also is working towards the Ph.D. degree. Her current research interests include QoS, QoE for 3D video streaming and adaptative transport of 3D video over IP networks.

	Herranz Claveras, Carlos carhercl@iteam.upv.es 96 387 70 07 ext. 88141	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Carlos Herranz Claveras eposee el título de Ingeniero Superior en Telecomunicación y un máster oficial en Tecnologías, Sistemas y Redes de Comunicaciones, ambos por la UPV. Desde 2011, pertenece al iTEAM de la UPV, donde desarrolla su trabajo profesional como investigador en redes de comunicaciones móviles. Actualmente se encuentra desarrollando su tesis doctoral bajo el tema de soluciones de beam tracking para usuarios en movilidad en sistemas móviles 5G en las bandas de centimétricas y milimétricas. Estas soluciones han sido implementadas y probadas en el módulo de milimétricas para el simulador de sistema ns-3, el cual aprendió a programar durante su estancia de 4 meses en el instituto NYU Wireless de Nueva York bajo la tutela del profesor Sundeep Rangan. Por otra parte, ha colaborado en el completo desarrollo de un visualizador de trazas de simulación en un motor de videojuegos dentro del ámbito del proyecto europeo METIS-II. Además, colaboró en el caso de uso para el visualizador de METIS-II acerca de road-safety en comunicaciones vehiculares 5G.

	Hervás Peralta, Javier jaherpe2@iteam.upv.es 617143809	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	López Hernández, Aitor ailoher@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	In 2015 I obtained a BSc Degree in Telecommunications Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM). After enjoying an exchange programme at the Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), I came back to the UPM to study my MSc degree. I’m currently working on the End of Master Thesis. I’m also studying a BSc degree in Physics at the Spanish Distance Education University (UNED). I have recently started a PhD degree about integrated photonics, focusing on the design of an universal MWP programmable signal processor at the Photonics Research Labs of the Universitat Politècnica de València. My research interests mainly concern Quantum communication, Photonics and Information theory. My personal hobbies include (but are not limited to) theatre acting and directing, running and hiking.

	Martinez Pinzon, Gerardo gemarpin@iteam.upv.es 96 387 70 07 ext. 88141	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Gerardo Martínez Pinzón es investigador de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Obtuvo el título de Ingeniero Técnico de Telecomunicaciones en 2007 por la universidad Unidades Tecnológicas de Santander (Colombia). En 2013 se gradúa como Ingeniero de Telecomunicación en un convenio de doble titulación entre la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia y la Universidad Santo Tomas de Aquino,(Colombia) con la máxima calificación de Matrícula de Honor y actualmente está cursando el Master en Comunicaciones y Desarrollo de Servicios Móviles por la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. En 2012 participo en un proyecto cooperación entre el iTEAM y la Agencia Nacional del Espectro en Colombia(ANE) sobre un estudio de compatibilidad electromagnética que permitan establecer las condiciones técnicas para el despliegue de la redes DVB-T2 en Colombia. Sus líneas de trabajo actuales se relacionan con optimización, planificación de redes TDT y estudios de compatibilidad entre redes TDT y otras tecnologías, como, LTE, PMR. Normal 0 21 false false false ES X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Tabla normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Times New Roman,serif;}

	Micó Cabanes, Gloria glomica@iteam.upv.es 963877007 - 88276	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Min, Rui rumi@doctor.upv.es 695805668	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Mohamed Mohamed-Hicho, Nora nomomo@upvnet.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Molés Cases, Vicent vimoca3@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Pérez Simbor, Sofia sopresim@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Ph.D. student at the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Her main research interests are wireless medical devices and propagation through the human body.

	Prado Alvarez, Danaisy dapraal@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Danaisy Prado Alvarez graduated in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering in 2015 at Technological University of Havana “José Antonio Echeverría”, Cuba. She received her M.Sc. in Telecommunication Technologies, Systems and Networks in 2017 from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). In 2018, she joined the iTEAM Research Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain, as a Ph.D student. Her current research interests are focused on 5G wireless technologies design and network planning for indoor environments.

	Romero Peña, Jhoan Samuel jhrope@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Ruiz Garnica, Jesús jrgarnica@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Jesús Ruiz Garnica nació en Tarragona, España, en 1986. Recibió el título de Ingeniero Técnico de Telecomunicación en 2012, el título de Graduado en Ingeniería de Sistemas de Telecomunicación, Sonido e Imagen en 2013 y el título de Máster Universitario en Tecnologías, Sistemas y Redes de Comunicaciones en 2014; todos ellos por la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Está trabajando actualmente en la obtención del Doctorado en Telecomunicación en esta misma universidad. En 2014, obtuvo una beca formativa en el Consorcio Valenciano del Espacio (Val Space Consortium, VSC), en Valencia, España, dónde estuvo involucrado en el diseño de dispositivos pasivos de microondas para aplicaciones de alta potencia en comunicaciones vía satélite. Desde 2015 es técnico superior de investigación en el Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (ITEAM). Su investigación está actualmente centrada en el diseño de novedosos componentes de microondas en guía de onda.

	Sánchez Gomariz, Erica ersango@iteam.upv.es (+34) 963877007 - 88276	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Technologies Engineering from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche in 2016. During these years, I interned at the Institute of Bioengineering as well as in the Signal Theory and Communications department of the University. I then moved to Valencia, where I completed a Master’s Degree in Technologies, Systems and Networks in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Valencia in 2017. This enabled me to further amplify and strengthen my knowledge in the field. Currently, I am pursuing a PhD in the area of integrated photonics, primarily focusing on programmable photonic receptors at the Photonic Research Labs group of the iTeam institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

	Sánchez Marín, Juan Rafael juasncm1@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Sartiano, Demetrio desar@teleco.upv.es +34628265006	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Sekkiou, Imene imsek@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Shaheen, Sabahat sasha1@upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I completed BE Telecom Engineering from National University of Science & Technology, Pakistan in the year 2009. In my final year, I worked on an indigenous design and hardware implementation of a simple Optical Time Domain Reflectometer, capable of detecting the location of fault in an Optical Fibre. For the next five years, I gained experience as a professional in the booming Telecom Industry of Pakistan. I went on to pursue a masters in Photonic Networks on Erasmus Mundus scholarship from Scoula Superiore Santanna, Italy and Aston University, UK. I did my thesis on Graphene-integrated Photonic Modulators at Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany. Currently, I am a PhD candidate at Photonics Research Lab of Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. My research work focuses on innovative technologies based upon heterogeneous multi-core fibres.

	Simarro Haro, María de los Ángeles mdesiha@iteam.upv.es +34 96 3877007(Ext.:73008)	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	In November 2010 I started in the Audio and Communications Signal Processing group (GTAC) with a collaboration grant offered by the Communications Department and during this period I was carrying out my final degree about list decoding Reed-Solomon codes. In September 2011 I received the Telecommunication Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and I started a Masters in Technology, Systems and Communications in this University . In July 2012 I received the MSc. Degree. Currently, I am a PhD grant holder and my research is focused on iterative detection and decoding in MIMO Systems.