Prof. José-Fernán Martínez-Ortega

Professor José-Fernán Martínez is an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of communications and computer science. He received his Ph.D. in Telematic Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, in 2001. UPM is Spain’s oldest and largest technical university and one of Europe’s leading academic institutions, with a strong commitment to research, development, and innovation. Dr. Martínez is Full Professor in the Department of Telematic Engineering and Electronics (DTE) at UPM, a leading department in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research. He heads the Research Group on Next-Generation Networks and Services (GRyS) and the GRyS Open TechLab, where he leads and coordinates numerous national, European, and international competitive research projects. He graduated in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering in 1993, when he began his research and development career. From 1993 to 1996, he worked as Technical Manager and Research Project Leader at the National Telecommunications Company of Colombia (TELECOM). He subsequently served as Technical Manager of his own company, S&H S.L.

His main research interests include Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS); Internet of Things (IoT) and Ubiquitous Computing; Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks (WSAN); Network and Service Security; Networked Cooperative Robotics and Agents; Decision Support Systems (DSS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI); Cloud and Edge Computing; Distributed Applications and Semantic Middleware; Advanced Software Engineering; and enabling technologies for Smart Domains. Dr. Martínez has authored numerous national and international scientific publications, many of which are indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI). He regularly serves as a technical reviewer, session chair, and committee member for leading national and international conferences and journals in Telematics and ICT. He has played key roles, frequently as project coordinator or principal investigator, in numerous European and international research projects, including AFAREDGE, HUMAMI, NEXTARC, FUTUREDATE4EU, DEMETER, AFARCLOUD, SWARMs, I3RES, e-GOTHAM, DEMANES, ACCUS WoW, uSWN, SODA, ESNA, DiYSE, LIFEWEAR, PERISEC, PROPSI, EXHAUSTIF, CLARA, ENISA, COMDIST, SMART, MATES, VITAL, SCARAB, MAIN-E, and ALICE, among others. He is currently involved in several publicly funded Spanish and European research projects, as well as research contracts with major IT companies. In 2011, he was invited as a foreign research expert at the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China. From August 2013 to 2018, he served as Guest Professor at Mälardalen University (MDU), Sweden, within the School of Innovation, Design and Engineering (IDT), contributing to research and teaching in Robotics and Avionics following an invitation as an international expert.