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IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ LARRAD, personal website
Academic Positions
- Since February 2021: Assistant Professor in Wireless Communications for Industrial IoT at the Wireless Communication Networks Section, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark [AAU vbn Profile] - Leader of the 5G for Industries Research Group [AAU 5G for Industries]
- Since June 2014: External Research Engineer at the Standardization Research Systems & Protocols Group, NOKIA Bell Labs, Aalborg, Denmark
- December 2016-January 2021: Postdoctoral Researcher in Wireless Communications for IoT and CPS at the Wireless Communication Networks Section, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark
- April-July 2018: Visiting Researcher at the Communication Engineering Department, University of Malaga, Spain
- February-April 2015: Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Technology Development, Brazil
- March 2013-November 2016: Ph.D. Student at the Wireless Communication Networks Section, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark
- September 2011-March 2013: Research Asssistant at the Radio Access Technologies Section, Department of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University, Denmark
Participation in Academic Committees
- March-September 2021: Member of the Committee for the Revision of the B.Sc. in Computer Engineering Education.
Other Relevant Positions
- October-December 2015: External Consultant for Bussiness Region North, Denmark
- May-September 2015: External Consultant for the Institute of Technology Development, Brazil
- Project:"Analysis of Radio Propagation in Open-Pit Mine Scenarios"
Education
- 2011-2016: Ph.D. in Wireless Communications, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Thesis: "An Empirical Study on Radio Propagation in Heterogeneous Networks: with Focus on Mobile Broadband Networks and Small Cell Deployment" [info+pdf]
- Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Troels B. Sørensen, Assoc. Prof. Huan C. Nguyen, Prof. Preben Mogensen
- External PhD Comittee Members: Principal Researcher Henrik Asplund (Ericsson AB, Sweden), Assoc. Prof. Katsuyuki Haneda (Aalto University, Finland)
- Internal PhD Comittee Member: Assoc. Prof. Patrick C. F. Eggers
- 2009-2011: M.Sc. in Mobile Communications, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Thesis: "Radio Link Modeling for Relay Deployment in Urban Macro-Cells" [info+pdf]
- Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Troels B. Sørensen, Ph.D. Student Claudio Coletti, Assoc. Prof. Hung T. Nguyen
- 2002-2009(2016): B.Sc.+M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Oviedo, Spain
Other Qualifications
- 2020: Machine Learning Online Course (50 hours) by Stanford University
- 2018-2020: Adjuntkpædagogikum Teaching Training for Senior Staff (10 ECTS) by AAU Learning Lab
- Includes AAU certification in English as a medium of instruction (Level C1 CEFR) - completed in August 2018
- 2017: Basic Course in Higher Education Pedagogy (2 ECTS) by AAU Learning Lab
- 2013: Android - Application Programming Online Course (120 hours) by Polytechnical University of Valencia
Professional Memberships and Activities
- I am a member of the IEEE R8 since 2011, and a member of the IEEE Communications Society since 2012 [IEEE]
- I am also a member of the Danish Society of Engineers since 2013 [IDA]
- In 2014, I joined the Association of Spanish Researchers in Denmark [CED/SFD], where I have had the following roles:
- Vice-chairman (September 2017-November 2018)
- Board member and Aalborg local branch coordinator (March 2014-September 2017 and November 2018-March 2019)
- Full member since March 2019
- I regularly serve as a reviewer for the following academic fora:
- Journals: IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Access, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, IEEE Communication Letters, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Intel Technology Journal, MDPI Applied Sciences, MDPI Symmetry, MDPI Sensors.
- Conferences: IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), European Wireless Conference (EW), European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC).
- I was the Guest Editor for the following outlet:
- MDPI Energies, Special Issue on "5G Wireless Systems for Industry 4.0", June 2020-October 2021 [link]
- I have been a Session Chair at the following conferences:
- IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking (WCNC) 2016: LTE Network Planning and Configuration
- IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking (WCNC) 2016: Network Planning and Simulation
- European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) 2016: Channel Model Characterization in Wireless Links
- European Wireless Conference (EW) 2016: Wireless Channel
- I have been a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member at the following conferences:
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Spring 2022: Recent Results
- In March 2019, I organized the international event "Breaking Down Borders in Research III - Science in Parliament: From Research to Legislation & Regulations" [event info]
- Summary of the event on the CED/SFD website (in Spanish) [link]
- Short article on the FECYT (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) website [link]
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