Professional Bio

My trajectory started in 2007 when I was finishing a 5-year degree in Telecommunication Engineering from ETSETB – Telecom BCN – Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). In 2007-2008, I was awarded a “Estudiante Investigador colaborador” grant from the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación in the ANTENNALAB of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications (UPC) in the topic of nanoantennas and Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) in collaboration with the Centro Nacional de Microelectrónica (UAB-CSIC). Then, in 2008 I was awarded a European Erasmus Scholarship to conduct Master’s Thesis research at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Mathematics and Computer Science Department of Technical University Delft (TU Delft, The Netherlands) under guidance of Asst. Prof. M. Simeoni (currently, European Space Agency). At TU Delft, I performed theoretical analyses of electromagnetic radiation from novel waveguide structures.

After that enriching experience, in 2008 I decided to focus my studies and research in Quantum Communications by pursuing a Ph.D. in Photonic Sciences by joining the Optoelectronics group at The Institute of Photonics Sciences (ICFO, Barcelona), led by Prof. V. Pruneri – Group Leader Optoelectronics; ICREA Research Professor. My work under Prof. V. Pruneri, and guidance of Prof. M. Mitchell - Atomic Quantum Optics Group Leader (ICREA Research Professor; ERC Starting Grant) focused on the conceptualization and laboratory experiments on quantum communications. During my Ph.D., in addition to the research activities, I was in charge of mentoring several incoming Master students. I defended my Ph.D. thesis “Integrated photonic transmitters for secure space quantum communication” in April 2013 obtaining an Excellent Cum Laude, ICFO Ph.D. Thesis Award for my contributions to industrial research, obtaining 10 scientific articles in Q1 journals and participating in 4 international research projects.

After my Ph.D., I continued as a Post-Doc in the Optoelectronics group collaborating in Quantum Information and Communications research activities (and Postdoc research stay in Max-Plank Institute for Quantum Optics), mentoring 2 Ph.D. students and collaborating in the creation of a Quantum Technologies spin-off, QuSide S.L. In addition, I was selected to start a new research line in the same group (which continues) on classical and quantum instrumentation for communication and sensing. In parallel, I also worked in transferring to the market the deep tech innovations with several institutions.

I research and tutor M.Sc. and mentor Ph.D. students at UPC, and from 2022, in collaboration with an International research program with Utah State University on classical and quantum communications. In 2019, I was appointed senior scientist at QuSide Technologies S.L., and since 2023, I am Lecturer Professor of Dept. Network Engineering at UPC and working on quantum-safe networks. Also, in 2018, I further developed my Innovation and Technology Transfer knowledge and skills in the medical Healthcare/Cybersecurity sector as Innovation & Transfer Research Officer in Technology and Cybersecurity (Granollers General Hospital - University Hospital).

From 2024, I am affiliated with the Research Group BAMPLA of the Network Engineering Department of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), and also from 2025 to CCABA research center. Lastly, in 2023, 2022 and 2020, I obtained the R3 Accreditation from Spanish Research Agency (AEI), the Lecturer Accreditation and the Research Accreditation from the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU), respectively.