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Alcaide Guillen, Carlos |
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Carlos Alcaide received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunication engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, Spain, in 2012 and 2019, respectively. In 2019, he joined the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications, UPV. His current research interests include the analysis and design of passive components for space applications and high-power RF effects. | |||
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Barrera Vilar, David +34 96 387 70 07 Ext. 88276 |
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David Barrera Vilar received the B.S. degree in Telecommunications Engineering in 2006 and the M. Sc degree in Communications technology, systems and networks in 2008 from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Since 2006 he has been working at the Optical and Quantum Communications Group of the ITEAM Research Institute. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree at Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and focusing on optical fibre sensing. | |||
Benítez, Jesús |
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I was born in Cádiz, Spain in 1991. I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2015. In May 2019 I concluded my P.hD. with the Cum Laude mention about Microwave Photonics applied to Low Coherence Interferometry, completely developed in the Photonics Research Labs (PRL) from the UPV. At the moment, I am working as a postdoc researcher in the PRL. My interests cover microwave photonics systems, radio over fiber technology and photonic integrated circuits (PIC). | |||
Berenguer Verdú, Antonio José 0034 963879585 |
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Antonio José Berenguer Verdú was born in Onil (Alicante), Spain in May 1st, 1987. He received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering with honors from the Universitat Politècnica de València in 2011. He has been with the institute of telecommunications and multimedia applications (ITEAM) since 2010. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with a FPU grant from the Spanish government, His main research interests include terahertz technology, modal analysis of surface waveguides, numerical methonds and filter desing on Gap Waveguide technology. | |||
Calabuig Soler, Daniel |
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Daniel Calabuig nació en Valencia en 1981. Obtuvo los títulos de Máster y Doctorado en Telecomunicaciones en la Universitat Politècnica de València en 2005 y 2010 respectivamente. En 2005 se unió al Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (iTeAM) y en 2006 recibió una beca del Ministerio de Educación para sus estudios de doctorado. Durante los años siguientes participó en algunos proyectos y actividades europeas como NEWCOM, COST2100 e ICARUS. Hasta que finalizó su doctorado, Daniel Calabuig trabajó en la gestión de recursos radio en sistemas inalámbricos heterogéneos y en la optimización de redes neuronales de Hopfield. En 2009 estuvo de estancia en el Centre for Wireless Network Design (CWiND) en la universidad de Bedfordshire, Luton, UK, durante cuatro meses (CWiND está actualmente en la universidad de Sheffield). En 2010 Daniel Calabuig consiguió una beca Marie Curie de la Comisión Europea para investigar en el campo de las transmisiones cooperativas multipunto. Gracias a esta beca visitó durante dos años el departamento de Systems and Computer Engineering (SCE) de la Universidad de Carleton, Ottawa, Canadá, desde 2010 hasta 2012. Durante 2012 también ha estado un mes en la TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi en Ankara, Turquia.En la actualidad está involucrado en el proyecto europeo Mobile and wireless communications Enablers for the Twenty-twenty Information Society (METIS), cuyo objetivo principal establecer los fundamentos de la 5G, la próxima generación de sistemas de comunicaciones móviles e inalámbricos. | |||
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de Fez Lava, Ismael +34 96 3879588 |
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Ismael de Fez obtuvo el título de Ingeniero Superior de Telecomunicaciones y el máster en Telemática por la Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, España, en 2007 y 2010, respectivamente. En 2014 obtuvo el Doctorado en Telecomunicación por la UPV.Actualmente, forma parte del equipo investigador del Grupo de Comunicaicones Multimedia (COMM) del Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (iTEAM), UPV. Sus áreas de interés son la codificación y transmisión de ficheros sobre canales unidireccionales. | |||
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García Cortijo, Sergi |
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I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Photonics Research Labs group in the iTEAM research institute. I finished my Telecommunications Engineering degree, Master's degree in Technologies, Systems and Telecommunication's Networks and PhD degree in Telecommunications at the Universitat Politècnica de València in 2014, 2015 and 2020, respectively. Currently, my work is focused on the application of novel Space-Division Multiplexing technologies to Microwave Photonics. | |||
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Garcia Pardo, Conchi 96 387 70 07 ext. 88141 |
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Conchi Garcia Pardo attended the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, where she graduated in Telecommunication Engineering in 2007 and she received the M.Sc. degree in Information Technologies and Communications in 2008. In 2007 she started her Ph.D. studies focused on the experimental characterization of the propagation channel for systems with large bandwidth and multiple antennas. Between 2008 and 2010 she stayed two times as a guest researcher at the Telecommunications and Electromagnetic Compatibility group (TELICE) at the Lille 1 University in France. In 2012 she received her PhD degree with European mention and qualification cum laude, from the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, and PhD degree in Microwaves and Microtechnologies with qualification Très Honorable from the Lille 1 University. Her PhD Thesis was awarded the special prize from the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena in 2013. She is the author of several publications in many national and international journals and conferences. In 2011 and 2012 she was a lecturer at the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, in the area of Signal Theory and Communications. In 2012 she joined the Mobile Communications Group as a researcher, where she has participated in some projects related to broadcasting and mobile communications. Her current work is focused on the study of interferences between television systems and other mobile communication systems, radio channel characterization in special and confined environments and body area networks. | |||
Garcia Roger, David 96 387 70 07 ext. 88141 |
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David Garcia-Roger was born in Valencia, Spain in 1978. He received the degree of Ingeniero de Telecomunicación (with honors) from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPVLC), Spain, in November 2001, and the Ph.D. degree in Telecomunicaciones (with cum laude) from the Departamento de Comunicaciones of the same institution, in March 2007. From September 2007 to April 2009 he was with the Departamento de Ingeniería Telemática of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain, as Visiting Professor. From May 2009 to March 2011 he became a researcher at the Optical and Quantum Communications Group of the Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (iTeAM), UPVLC, Spain. From September 2011 to June 2012 he was Innovation and Information Technologies Consultant at Equipo Humano, Valencia, Spain. Currently, from June 2012, he is a researcher at the Mobile Communications Group, iTeAM, UPVLC, Spain. Dr. Garcia-Roger has 25 publications including 5 papers in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports annual publication, and has been member of the ALPHA FP7 IP European Project as well as three European Network of Excellence and ten projects funded by the Spanish Government. He was the recepient of the 2007 Cátedra Telefónica Award, and the 2009 Consejo Social UPV Award, for the contributions of his Ph.D. Thesis to the academic fields of Informatics and Communications. His current research interests include IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover, and Layer 2 to Layer 1 Femto Application Platform Interface of the Small Cell Forum | |||
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Gris Sánchez, Itandehui |
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Itandehui joined the Photonics Research Labs (PRL) in 2018. She was awarded a PhD for her research conducted at the Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials at the University of Bath, UK. She investigated the effects of OH on the attenuation of photonic crystal fibres and developed methods to consistently achieve low-loss. After completing her PhD she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bath where she developed highly specialised optical fibre based devices (with low loss broad band operation, photonic lanterns and the Airy fibre) which enable astrophotonics, medical, and telecommunications applications. She has worked closely with international partners in industry and academia. She has extensive experience on the design, fabrication, postprocessing and characterization of specialty optical fibres and photonic lanterns. She is interested in exploring further the possibilities of specialty optical fibres to deliver, transform, and manipulate light. | |||
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Gutiérrez, Ana María |
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I received the B .S. degree in Telecommunication Engineering and M. Sc. degree in Telecommunications systems, Networks and Technologies and finally the PhD in Nanophotonics, all of them from Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain, in 2009, 2010 and 2013, respectively. In 2008, I joined the Nanophotonics Technology Center of Valencia where I worked in photonic materials and devices, specifically electro-optical modulators. In 2018, I joined the Photonics Research Labs where I am nowadays full-time working. My research interests include low-cost and power-efficiency silicon modulators and networks-on-chip for on-chip optical communications with application in both analog and digital scopes. I have been involved in several research projects and published or collaborated in around 18 contributions in international referred journals and in 29 conferences. | |||
Gutierrez-Parera, Pablo |
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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. | |||
Inca Sánchez, Saúl Adrián |
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Macho Ortiz, Andres |
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Andrés Macho Ortiz is a postdoctoral researcher of the Photonics Research Labs at iTEAM at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). He holds a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and the UPV. In previous years, he worked at Telefonica R&D and at the Nanophotonics Technology Center (UPV) encompassing diverse research areas: advanced optical modulation formats, space-division multiplexing, radio-over-fiber, nonlinear optics, and transformation optics. Currently, he is working at the Photonics Research Labs in integrated photonics for classical and quantum computation and information. | |||
Molner Siurana, Nuria |
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Nazemosadat, Elham |
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I completed my BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Shiraz University in Iran in 2006. Later on in 2012, I received my PhD degree in the same field from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Afterwards, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the US and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. In my research career, I have mainly focused on Space Division Multiplexing and particularly have investigated the applications of nonlinear effects in multicore and multimode fibers and few-mode silicon nitride waveguides. For this means, I have gained experience in designing few-mode fibers and waveguides with specific dispersion and nonlinear properties. I have also worked on modeling the formation and dynamics of dark pulse Kerr combs in normal dispersion microresonators. In Nov. 2019, I joined the iTEAM Research Institute of the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain, where I will continue my research in Space-Division Multiplexing and look into its application in fiber-wireless communications. | |||
Pérez López, Daniel |
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I hold a BSc, MSc and PhD degrees In Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València and I’m full-time working in the Photonics Research Labs. My research embraces integrated photonics, focusing on programmable photonic processors. I have been involved in several research projects and published around 20 contributions in international referred journals and conferences. During my Ph.D I was a short-term student visitor at the Optoelectronics Research Centre of the University of Southampton (UK). In 2015 I received the “Best National Final Degree Project in Fundamentals and Information Technologies, Communications and its Applications”, of COIT-AEIT. My Ph.D Thesis was awarded with the Best Student Graduate Fellowship Award IPS (IEEE). | |||
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Romero Cortés, Luis |
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Luis holds a B.Sc and M.Sc degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. He received his Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications from the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), in Montréal, Canada, in 2018, where he graduated with the highest honors, receiving the best Ph.D. thesis award, as well as innovation and international recognition awards. During 2019, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at INRS, conducting research on the fields of ultrafast energy-efficient classical and quantum optical signal generation, processing and characterization, optical frequency combs and microwave photonics. He has worked closely with international industrial and academic partners, resulting in his participation in over 10 research projects in Canada and Europe, the publication of over 35 works in international peer-reviewed journals, his contribution to over 65 international conferences, as well as the filing of 4 international patents. Luis joined the Photonics Research Labs in 2020, becoming a Juan de la Cierva grantee in 2021. His current research interests include, among others, optical signal processing, integrated photonics, microwave photonics, and quantum optics. | |||
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Simarro Haro, María de los Ángeles +34 96 3877007(Ext.:73008) |
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Dr. Maria Ángeles Simarro received the degree in Telecommunicatione engineering and the M.Sc. degree in communication technologies, system and networks from the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV) in 2011 and 2012, respectively. She also obtained the Ph.D. degree in Telecomunications engineering from the UPV in 2017. She works currently as a research at the Audio and Communications Signal Processing group (GTAC) in the iTEAM research institute of the UPV. Her main research insterests include array signal processing and mobile communications, focusing on detection and precoding of the signal in MIMO systems. | |||
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Vargas Hernández, Tito Raúl |
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Tito Raúl Vargas Hernández earned his degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia, in 2003, and was recognized as a Telecommunications Engineer by the Spanish Education and Science Ministry in 2005. He went on to receive his M.Sc degree in Telematics Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain, in 2008. In 2023, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis in Telecommunications Engineering at UPV. From 2005 to 2010, Tito worked as an ICT research technician and research engineer at the AI2 and Multimedia Communication Group at the iTEAM Research Institute at UPV. Since 2010, he has held various positions at Universidad Santo Tomás, Bucaramanga, Colombia, including lecturer, master degree director, ICT consultant, researcher, Digital Transformation Center Director, and Virtual Campus Director. In 2022, Tito joined the Photonics Research Labs at iTEAM Research Institute at UPV as a researcher engineer. Tito's research interests include service, application, and networking architectures in multimedia communications, Internet of Things, fiber sensing, and optical and electrical networking. | |||