ICT Researcher and Consultant
Assistant professor and researcher in the field of data economics at the ICT Group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and Regulatory & Strategy Consultant. Previous experience as Researcher at IMDEA Networks, as Principal at Axon Consulting, as Senior Manager at Deloitte, as Project Manager at Telefónica I+D.
Led +110 consulting projects on regulation & public policy, strategy, and operations. Clients have been telcos, regulatory authorities and governments in +25 countries in EMEA and Latin America. Received:
- A PhD in Telematics Engineering by Univ. Carlos III de Madrid (2023)
- A Master of Arts in Economics by Univ. Nacional de Educación a Distancia (2012)
- A MSc in Telecom Engineering from Univ. Politécnica de Madrid (2001)
Published relevant papers related to the data economy in top venues like IEEE ICDE, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Internet Computing, ACM SIGMOD Record, and ACM SIGSPATIAL.
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Characterising latency in wireless networks
With the transition toward machine-centric communications, latency has become a key performance indicator (KPI) in assessing the quality of service (QoS) of modern communication networks. Deterministic ultra-low latency is now a strict requirement to increase the productivity of Cyber-Physical Production…
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A data trading assistant
Proud to present a chatbot developed to assist in data trading- both in marketing data and sourcing third party data. The system was designed and implemented as part of Ignacio Moyano Fernández’s BS Thesis. Following a nice concise presentation, Ignacio…
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Automatic Metadata Extraction
Happy to share that my student, José Ángel Bello Pérez, successfully defended his BS Thesis on the design and implementation of an automated system for collecting and extracting information from online data marketplaces. He gave an excellent presentation and achieved…
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Open positions for students@ETSIT
Come work with us at GTIC! We are offering several paid part-time research positions for Bachelor’s and Master’s students at the ETSIT UPM interested in working on cutting-edge applied data science projects. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to: Several…
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2nd Gaia-X Hub Spain Summit
Last April 22, I had the opportunity to participate in the II Data Economy Summit organized by Gaia-X Hub Spain, a key forum for exchanging knowledge, experiences, and advances around the strategic use of data in Europe. I would like…
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Policy Paper on 6G Sustainability
I am truly excited to announce that our paper «A Framework to Incentivise Green Networks and Infrastructure in the 6G Mobile Ecosystem» was published in Telecommunications Policy, a prestigious (Q1) multidisciplinary international journal in the field of policy, regulation and…
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New Paper on EU Regulations of Data Intermediaries
Our paper, «Neutrality and Competitiveness of Data Intermediaries under the DGA: Reality Strikes Back» was finally published in the prestigious journal Computer Law and Security Review (SJR Q1). In the paper, we analyse the interplay between recent European regulations (particularly…
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Talk@Plamadiso
Excited to be giving a PLAMADISO (Platforms, Markets, and the Digital Society) online talk next Thursday 16 April at 2 pm CET. I’ll be presenting our paper Neutrality and Competitiveness of Data Intermediaries under the DGA: Reality Strikes Back together…
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Talk@Gaia-X Spain
Data is everywhere in today’s economy — but for many organizations, its real business value remains frustratingly unclear. This question lies at the core of the upcoming Gaia-X Spain webinar, “¡Activa tus datos! Mercado, valor y cómo empezar”, which will…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 