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, ACM Sigmod Record, and ACM Sigspatial.
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GREAT Talk@ETSIT
I’ll be soon giving a talk in Genuine Research Events @ Teleco, sharing my perspective on the data economy at the ETS de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación of Univ. Politécnica de Madrid. I’ll be exploring its challenges and highlighting the exciting…
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Fantastic Evaluations for Intro to ICT
I am reviewing the results for the survey on the Intro to ICT course I teach at UPM. Many many thanks to the 39 students (out of the 100 enrolled in my classes) that took the time to answer the…
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Workshop @CiTiP
Very happy to have participated in a fantastic Workshop on data markets organised by the Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) @KU Leuven in the context of Project Upcast on 8-9 December 2025. Thanks very much for the invitation!…
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A First Look into Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell
NEW PAPER!! We are excited to present the first measurement study of Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell service, a joint effort by UPM’s ICT Group and WePlan Analytics. The study offers an initial look at Starlink’s 4G RAN connecting directly to everyday smartphones.…
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ITU Report on the Value of Data
Very happy to see our contribution to the ITU report “Economic Aspects of National Telecommunications/ICTs” finally published. Huge thanks to Axon Partners Group and Jorge Martínez Morando for inviting me to collaborate on this work, to Emanuele Giovannetti who undertook…
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GTIC@UPM Conecta
What an intense last week at UPMConecta! We held two engaging debates on the ethics of artificial intelligence at ETSI Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas – ETSIAAB and ETS de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and we showcased…
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Talk @ETSIINF UPM
Pleased to give a talk about the data economy at the ETS de Ingenieros Informáticos of Univ. Politécnica de Madrid. I’ll be sharing my perspective on the data economy — exploring its challenges and highlighting the exciting opportunities it offers…
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CAMELIA in the classroom
Project CAMELIA comes in the classroom! Students enrolled in the Ethical and Legal Framework course of the Bachelor of Science in Data Engineering and Systems at ETS de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have experienced Ethical Data Science…
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Meet me @UPM Conecta
Happy to be participating in the upcoming UPM networking event – UPM Conecta – from 17 to 21 November 2025. The event aims to bring together students, staff, and researchers at UPM to share ideas, spark collaboration, and foster creativity…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 