Experience



    Associate Professor - University of Agder, Norway, Nov. 2016 - present
    Department of Information and Communication Technology.

    Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Minnesota, MN, Jul. 2015-Oct. 2016
    Signal Processing in Networking and Communications Group (SPiNCOM) 
    Supervisor: Prof. Georgios B. Giannakis.

    • Blind spectrum cartography
    • Reconstruction of graph functions
    • Stochastic optimization


    Research Assistant - University of Vigo, Spain, Sep. 2009 - Jun. 2015
    Signal Processing for Communications Group (GPSC)
    Supervisor: Prof. Roberto López-Valcarce.

    • Estimation and detection techniques for dynamic spectrum access:
      • Spectrum sensing in time-varying channels.
      • Multiantenna spectrum sensing for bandlimited and/or constant magnitude signals.
    • OFDM spectrum sculpting.
    • Compression matrix design for covariance estimation.


    Visiting Scholar - University of Minnesota, MN, Apr.-Oct. 2014
    Signal Processing in Networking and Communications Group (SPiNCOM) 
    Supervisor: Prof. Georgios B. Giannakis.

    • Frequency-time spectrum cartography

    Visiting Scholar - Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, Fall 2012
    Circuits and Systems Research Group (CAS)
    Supervisor: Prof. Geert Leus.

    • Development of algorithms for wideband estimation/detection using compressed observations (analog-to-information converters).
    • Formalization of and contributions to the theory of sampler design for compressed covariance sampling (CCS).


    Visiting Scholar - University of Cantabria, Spain, Feb. 2012 and Feb. 2013
    Advanced Signal Processing Group (GTAS)
    Supervisors: Prof. Javier Vía and Prof. Ignacio Santamaría.

    • Development of techniques for spectrum sensing in time-varying channels.
    • Analysis of the existence of invariant tests for homogeneity of covariances.


    Lecturer - University of Vigo, Spain, Spring 2012.
    School of Telecommunication Engineering

    • Analysis of Linear Circuits (16 hours).
    • Audio and Video Systems (31 hours).


    Lecturer - University of Vigo, Spain, Fall 2010.
    School of Telecommunication Engineering

    • Simulation of Communication Channels (40 hours).