PERSONAL INFORMATION

Researcher unique identifier: Researcher unique identifier: orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-4167 (ORCID), 710272210

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EDUCATION

2009-10 PhD, Physics, Universidad de Vigo (Excellent – Cum Laude).
2005-09 BSc & MSc Degree in Theoretical Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Extraordinary First of Class Laurea Award).
1988-91 PhD, Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Excellent Cum Laude & Extraordinary Doctorate Award).
1981-87 BSc & MSc in Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (with honours)

 

CURRENT POSITIONS

2005-present Director, Research Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (ITEAM, www.iteam.upv.es), at UPVLC.
1996-Present Full Professor in Optical Communications and Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPVLC).
1991-Present Founder and Leader, Photonics Research Lab  (PRL, www.prl.upv.es), Universitat Politècnica de València.

 

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

1992-96 Associate Professor, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1991-92 Assistant Professor, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1988-91 Research Assistant, Photonics Technology Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS

2015 President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2013 Distinguished lecturer Award, IEEE Photonics Society.

First Spanish researcher to achieve this distinction.

2012 King James I Prize on Novel Technologies (2012) for world-leading contributions in Microwave Photonics. This is the highest scientific distinction in Spain. The award jury is composed of 22 Nobel Laureates. There were over 200 candidatures in that year’s edition.
2008 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

For contributions to photonic processing of microwave signals.

2004 Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)

For contributions to the field of photonic filters for microwave signal processing.

1996 Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), now IET (Institute of Engineering Technology).
1992 Extraordinary Doctorate Prize, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
1988 Doctoral Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Education.

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

1996-2016 Supervision of 18 PhD students / 55 Master Students /8 Postdocs.

ETSI Telecomunicación/ Communications Department, UPVLC, Spain.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2015 Master course on Microwave Photonics at the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2014 First Massive Online Open Course on Optical Communications (available at EdX, https://www.edx.org/course/fundamentos-de-comunicaciones-opticas-upvalenciax-fco201x-0)
1991-2016 Fifteen 1-semester courses on fundamental principles of optical communications.

Four 3-semester courses on optical communication systems.

Ten 1-semester courses on optical networks.

Ten 1-semester courses on Microwave Photonics (MSc and doctoral Level).

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1991-96 Faculty Vice-dean, Telecommunications Engineering Faculty, UPVLC.
1997-2004 Deputy Head of Department, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1991-Present Founder and Leader, Optical and Quantum Communications Research Group

OQCG, www.gco.upv.es.

2006-09 Coordinator of the National Evaluation and Prospective Agency (ANEP) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, in the electronics and communications area.

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

2016 Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology
2016 Review panel member, John Tyndall Institute, Cork, Ireland
2013-16 Member, High Consultative Commission on R&D of the Valencian Government.
2012-16 Associate Editor, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
1996-2016 ERC Starting Grant evaluator for the EU IV, V, VI, VII and Horizon2020 Framework programs,.
2012 Member, High Commission for the reform of Spanish Universities. Directly reporting to the Minister of Education and formed by 10 Professors, I represented the Engineering field.
2005-10 Reviewer and evaluator of research projects for the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Chile.
2004 Review panel member, COBRA Research Institute, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

REFEREE ACTIVITIES

I am referee of over 25 scientific journals, including among others: Nature, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, All Optical Society of America (OSA) Journals and all IEEE Photonics Society Journals.

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2015 General Chair, 41 European Conference on Optical Communications (www.ecoc2015.org)
2009 General Chair, International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
1998 Chairman of the Technical Program Committee, 24 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC’98)

TECHNICAL AND STEERING COMMITTEES OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  • I am or have been member of the Technical Program Committees of the most important conferences in the field of optical communications (over 50).
  • I am the Spanish representative in the Management Committee of the European Conference in Optical Communications (ECOC), the most important European conference in the field.
  • I was the general chair of the 2015 Edition of ECOC held in Valencia, Spain.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES

2016 Co-Founder of the UPV Spin-Off Company EPHOOX, specialized on advanced instrumentation for Microwave Photonics and Radio over fiber systems (www.ephoox.com).
2011-present Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer of the UPV Spin-Off Company VLC Photonics, specialized on design, prototyping and manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits (www.vlcphotonics.com).

 

EDUCATION

2009-10 PhD, Physics, Universidad de Vigo (Excellent – Cum Laude).
2005-09 BSc & MSc Degree in Theoretical Physics, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Extraordinary First of Class Laurea Award).
1988-91 PhD, Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Excellent Cum Laude & Extraordinary Doctorate Award).
1981-87 BSc & MSc in Telecommunications Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (with honours)

CURRENT POSITIONS

2005-present Director, Research Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (ITEAM, www.iteam.upv.es), at UPVLC.
1996-Present Full Professor in Optical Communications and Photonics, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPVLC).
1991-Present Founder and Leader, Optical and Quantum Communications Group (OQCG, www.gco.upv.es), Universitat Politècnica de València.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

1992-96 Associate Professor, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1991-92 Assistant Professor, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1988-91 Research Assistant, Photonics Technology Department, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS

2015 President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2013 Distinguished lecturer Award, IEEE Photonics Society.

First Spanish researcher to achieve this distinction.

2012 King James I Prize on Novel Technologies (2012) for world-leading contributions in Microwave Photonics. This is the highest scientific distinction in Spain. The award jury is composed of 22 Nobel Laureates. There were over 200 candidatures in that year’s edition.
2008 Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

For contributions to photonic processing of microwave signals.

2004 Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)

For contributions to the field of photonic filters for microwave signal processing.

1996 Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), now IET (Institute of Engineering Technology).
1992 Extraordinary Doctorate Prize, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
1988 Doctoral Fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Education.

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

1996-2016 Supervision of 18 PhD students / 55 Master Students /8 Postdocs.

ETSI Telecomunicación/ Communications Department, UPVLC, Spain.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

2015 Master course on Microwave Photonics at the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
2014 First Massive Online Open Course on Optical Communications (available at EdX, https://www.edx.org/course/fundamentos-de-comunicaciones-opticas-upvalenciax-fco201x-0)
1991-2016 Fifteen 1-semester courses on fundamental principles of optical communications.

Four 3-semester courses on optical communication systems.

Ten 1-semester courses on optical networks.

Ten 1-semester courses on Microwave Photonics (MSc and doctoral Level).

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1991-96 Faculty Vice-dean, Telecommunications Engineering Faculty, UPVLC.
1997-2004 Deputy Head of Department, Communications Department, UPVLC.
1991-Present Founder and Leader, Optical and Quantum Communications Research Group

OQCG, www.gco.upv.es.

2006-09 Coordinator of the National Evaluation and Prospective Agency (ANEP) of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, in the electronics and communications area.

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

2016 Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology
2016 Review panel member, John Tyndall Institute, Cork, Ireland
2013-16 Member, High Consultative Commission on R&D of the Valencian Government.
2012-16 Associate Editor, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
1996-2016 ERC Starting Grant evaluator for the EU IV, V, VI, VII and Horizon2020 Framework programs,.
2012 Member, High Commission for the reform of Spanish Universities. Directly reporting to the Minister of Education and formed by 10 Professors, I represented the Engineering field.
2005-10 Reviewer and evaluator of research projects for the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Chile.
2004 Review panel member, COBRA Research Institute, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

REFEREE ACTIVITIES

I am referee of over 25 scientific journals, including among others: Nature, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, All Optical Society of America (OSA) Journals and all IEEE Photonics Society Journals.

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

2015 General Chair, 41 European Conference on Optical Communications (www.ecoc2015.org)
2009 General Chair, International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
1998 Chairman of the Technical Program Committee, 24 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC’98)

TECHNICAL AND STEERING COMMITTEES OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  • I am or have been member of the Technical Program Committees of the most important conferences in the field of optical communications (over 50).
  • I am the Spanish representative in the Management Committee of the European Conference in Optical Communications (ECOC), the most important European conference in the field.
  • I was the general chair of the 2015 Edition of ECOC held in Valencia, Spain.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES

2016 Co-Founder of the UPV Spin-Off Company EPHOOX, specialized on advanced instrumentation for Microwave Photonics and Radio over fiber systems (www.ephoox.com).
2011-present Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer of the UPV Spin-Off Company VLC Photonics, specialized on design, prototyping and manufacturing of photonic integrated circuits (www.vlcphotonics.com).