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	Álvarez Martínez, Ariel aalvmar@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Álvarez Moncada, Abelardo aalvmon@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Apolo, Juan Andrés juaapgon@teleco.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I am a research assistant (Ph.D. student) at the iTEAM Research Institute at Universitat Politècnica de València. As part of the Photonic Research Labs where I currently work full-time. My research is focused on free-space optics, specifically visible light communications for indoor environments. The research aims to design and implement a hybrid wired and wireless optical network in the visible spectrum for indoor communications and lighting. I obtained a B.E. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (Ecuador) in 2018; during these years, I registered three national patents related to IoT. In 2020 I obtained an M.Sc. degree in telecommunication technologies, systems, and networks from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain. I am also an assistant lecturer in the subject of optical communications as part of the telecommunications degree program at the same university.

	Arqués Garrigós, Lucía larques@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Benacloche LLácer, Cristina cribella@teleco.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	In 2021, I obtained a BSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), followed by a MSc in Telecommunications, also at UPV. I worked as a research engineer at the Nanophotonic Technology Center, where I developed low-power, ultra-compact photonic switches for sustainable data centers, collaborating in a high-precision, multi-disciplinary environment. Currently, I work as a Packaging Engineer at the Photonics Research Labs.

	Botella Campos, Marta marbocam@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Cano Vásquez, Christian Camilo cccanvas@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Català, Cristina ccatala@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	In 2020 I obtained a BSc in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), and I have recently finished an MSc in Telecommunication Technologies, Systems and Network from the same university. I am currently working as a researcher in the Photonics Research Labs (PRL), at the iTEAM Research Institute, focusing on the field of integrated reconfigurable photonic circuits in microwave photonics filtering applications.

	Darío Riaño, Rubén rdriaalv@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Drozdowska, Monika mdrozdo@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Monika Drozdowska received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in radio communication from Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland, in 2018 and 2019, respectively. In 2019, she joined Televic Conference Belgium as an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) associated with the "WaveComBE" Innovative Training Network (ITN) of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). She was working on a project titled "Intelligent design of mmWave conference networks in built environments". She joined the iTEAM Research Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de Valencia (UPV) as a PhD student. Her current research interests are focused on indoor network planning and channel modelling.

	Garzón Vargas, María Juliana mjgarva1@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	González Pérez, Mario Annier magonpe8@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Mario received a B.Sc. (1st class honors, 2019) degree in Telecommunication and Electronic Engineering from the Central University of las Villas (Cuba) and an M.Sc. (2022) in Photonics Engineering at the University of Cantabria (Spain). From 2019-2021, he served as a specialist in telematics at the Cuban Telecommunications Company (ETECSA) in the Fiber Optic Group. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the Photonics Research Labs (PRL), at the iTEAM Research Institute, focusing on Specialty Fiber Exploiting Spatial Multiplexing for signal processing and sensing.

	Hernández Ambato, Valeria vheramb@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I was born in Ecuador. I received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication and Networking Electronics Engineering at Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador, in 2019. I’m studing a M.Sc. degree in Communications Technologies, Systems and Networks at Universitat Politécnica de Valencia and currently I’m a research assistant (predoctoral) at group Photonic Research Labs (PRL) of iTEAM Research Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain. I participated in “The Belt and Road International Skills Competition” in the information network cabling category, China, in 2019. This experience motivated me to improve my knowledge about fiber optics. Nowadays, I’m focused in researching about optics sensors and its applications, under the supervision of Prof. Salvador Sales.

	Herraiz Zanon, David FPI daherza@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Islam, Tahmida tislam@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	López March, Raúl raulomar@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Maldonado-Hurtado, Daniel damalhur@iteam.upv.es (+34)963877007 Ext: 88143	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	Daniel Maldonado-Hurtado was born in Ecuador. He received the B.E. degree (1st class honors) in Electronics and Computer Engineering from Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH), Ecuador, in 2010. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in telecommunication technologies, systems, and networks from Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), Spain, in 2018. He is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in Telecommunications Engineering at the Photonics Research Labs (PRL) under the supervision of Prof. S. Sales. From 2011 to 2015, he was Wireline Field Engineer in Schlumberger oilfield services provider. In 2019, he was Research Engineer for Mobile Network Testbed Development implementing the Dual Connectivity functionality of LTE in ns-3 simulator as required by the ORCA Open Call 2 Extension 3 [REF1], in the Dept. of Network Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Spain. He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant with the Photonics Research Labs, iTEAM, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (UPV). His research interests include mobile and wireless based communication networks, optical communications, optical fibre sensors, and Multicore Optical Fibres applications.

	Martínez-Carrasco Romero, Pablo pmarrom@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I hold a BSc in Physics from the Universitat de València and a MSc in Telecommunication Technologies, Systems, and Networks from the Universitat Politècnica de València. I am specialized in Applied Physics, Electromagnetism and Photonics I am working at the iTEAM Research Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València, as part of the Photonic Research Labs. I am collaborating on the development of future 6G communications system using integrated photonics.

	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.

	Ramos Pillasagua, Andrea Fernanda anrapil@alumni.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Rausell Campo, José joraucam@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	I obtained a BSc in Physics in 2018 from the University of Valencia (UV). In 2019 I obtained a MSc in Advanced Physics, specializing in photonics from the same university. During my studies I collaborated with the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism of the UV and with the High-Gradient RF laboratory for medical applications at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC – UV). At the same time, I enjoyed two summer internships at the nanophotonics laboratory of the Institute of Chemical Technologies of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) and at the international particle accelerator facility of FAIR/GSI. I have recently started my PhD studies granted with an FPI/UPV fellowship, focusing on integrated programmable photonics for artificial intelligence applications.

	Romero Huedo, Jaime jairohue@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER bio »
	J. Romero-Huedo received the dual B.Sc. degree in Business Administration and Telecommunication Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Valencia, Spain, in 2021, and the M.Sc. degree in Telecommunications Engineering (MUIT) from the same university in 2023. Since 2023, he has been pursuing a Ph.D. degree with the Photonics Researching Lab at UPV. His research interests focus on microwave photonics, radio-over-fiber (RoF) systems, and artificial intelligence applied to optical communications.

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


	Rubio Garrido, David darugar2@iteam.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER


	Sanipatin, Bryan bsanipa@doctor.upv.es	PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHER