Francisco Falcone is a full professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Communication Engineering at the Public University of Navarra (UPNA). He is also director of the Institute for Smart Cities at UPNA and a committee member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Antennas and Propagation Society. In addition, Professor Falcone has previous professional experience as a Microwave Network Engineer for Siemens-Italtel; Radio Access Network Engineer at Telefónica Móviles; and was previously a director and currently a partner at Tafco Metawireless.

Master’s degree in Telecommunications engineering and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the Public University of Navarre. He is currently a Lecturer with the Public University of Navarre.

Master degree in Mathematics from the University of Zaragoza and Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the Public University of Navarre.

Master degree in Physics and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Basque Country, Spain, in 1982 and 1991, respectively. Since 2003, he has been an Associate Professor with the Public University of Navarre.

Master’s degree in Physics from the University of Basque Country, Spain, in 1991 and the Ph.D. degree in Communications Engineering from the Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain, in 1999. In 2000, he became an Associate Professor with the Public University of Navarre. His research interests include distributed algorithms and vehicular networks. He was awarded with the Premio Talgo 2012 for Technological Innovation.

Dr Asier Perallos is Associate Professor at the University of Deusto, where he currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He holds a PhD, MSc and BSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Deusto. Since 1999 he has been working as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto. His teaching focuses on software design and distributed systems, having taught several BSc, MSc and PhD courses. In the past he was the Head of the Computer Engineering Department in the University of Deusto (from 2012 to 2016) and the director of several MSc in Software Engineering. Apart from these academic activities, he worked in the IT department of the University of Deusto (from 2003 to 2004), as a project manager and functional analyst in software development projects. For 9 years he was Head Researcher at the DeustoTech Mobility Unit at the Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), coordinating the research activities of around 25 researchers. At this moment, he is the Principal Researcher of "Deusto Smart Mobility", a Basque Government's official research group that promotes the application of ICT to address smarter transport and mobility. In particular, his research background is focused on telematic systems, vehicular communication middleware and intelligent transportation systems. He has over a decade of experience in R&D management, with tens of projects and technology transfer actions led, more than 35 JCR indexed publications and more than 50 other contributions in the area of intelligent transport systems, 3 PhD dissertations supervised and one start-up company created. He has gained recognition for one period of six years (2008-13) of quality research from the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI) of Spain.

BSc in Computer Engineering at the University of Deusto in 2009. MSc in Development and Integration of Software Solutions and Ph.D in the field of semantic middleware applied to Intelligent Transport Systems in 2016. Since 2010 he has been working in DeustoTech Mobility research team, engaged in research and development projects. Experienced in a variety of technologies including JEE, .Net and mobile development, his research activity has been focused on the development of innovative software and services for goods traceability and transport optimization within the management of multimodal transport information.

He holds Bsc in computers and information from Menoufia university, Egypt (May 2007). Amgad worked as assistant lecturer in Operations Research Department, Menoufia university, since 2009. He cooperated to teach the following courses: calculus, Artificial intelligence, knowledge based systems, Algorithms and principles of programming. He completed his Pre-Master courses from (2009 - 2011) . He holds MSc in computers and information (May 2015), speciality of Operations Research and Decision Support Systems. He completed his Masters' thesis in Evolutionary Computations, especially in how to use quantum inspired genetic algorithms to solve non-linear programming problems. Since October 2017 he is part of DeustoTech Mobility research team with the support of the European Commission under the Marie Curie COFUND program. His doctoral thesis focuses on Ensemble Data Mining by Soft Computing techniques in Big Data traffic environments.

Enrique Onieva is a professor in the area of artificial intelligence, machine learning and Big Data at the University of Deusto, as well as Researcher of Intelligent Transportation Systems applications related with data processing, mobility and smart city solutions in the DeustoTech-Mobility research Unit. Director of the Big Data Executive Program and the PhD program in Engineering for the Information Society and Sustainable Development of the Faculty of Engineering. He has participated in more than 25 research projects. Among them, CYBERCARS-2 (FP6), ICSI (FP7) and PostLowCit (CEF-Transport). Research responsible for the Artificial Intelligence Work Package of the Project TIMON (H2020) and Project Coordinator of the LOGISTAR Project (H2020). He has authored more than 100 scientific articles. From them, more than 40 are published in journals of the highest level. His research has been recognized and awarded several times in international conferences, and his publications get an H-index of 22 (scopus.com). Currently, he is one of the most prolific researchers in his area. His research interest is based on the application of Artificial Intelligence to Intelligent Transportation Systems, including fuzzy-logic based decision, evolutionary optimization and machine learning.

Florian finished his MSc studies in Electrical Engineering and Sound Engineering at the University of Technology Graz (Austria) in July 2018. His master’s thesis discussed the development of new method for extracting decay times from a given Energy Decay Curve and thus presents an interdisciplinary work between the fields of room acoustics and signal processing. Previous to that he obtained his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering and Sound Engineering and finished two BA studies in music and music education at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. Since September 2018 he is a member of Deustotech’s Mobility research unit focussing on RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) and its growing importance in the field of wireless sensing.

BSc in Industrial Control and Electronic Engineering in 2007 at the University of Deusto. MSc in Advanced Electronic Systems at Basque Country University and Ph.D in the field of RFID anti-collision protocols at the University of Deusto. He is a post-doctoral researcher in DeustoTech Mobility research team in DeustoTech Institute of Technology. His research interests are anti-collision protocols and sensor-networks.

Graduated in Computer Engineering at the University of Deusto in 1997. In January of 1998 he cofounded the company "Engineering of Microsystems Programmed S.L." dedicated to the design and manufacture of development systems based on microprocessors. Since October 2002 he is working at the University of Deusto, where he teaches courses inside the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication. In March 2008 he joined Deustotech as part of the Mobility research line, where he has participated in projects funded by public calls and also in private contract research projects. In 2015 he presented his doctoral thesis "Open Architecture for the Deployment of Remote Laboratories on Embedded Systems". He has participated in more than 25 research projects within the area of intelligent transportation as well as in the area of telecontrol and tele-maintenance. He has collaborated in the writing of 32 scientific articles published in magazines of international impact as well as 9 books focusing on the design of systems based on microcontrollers published by publishers such as McGraw Hill / Interamericana or Thomson Learning Publishing.

BSc in Telecommunications Engineering at the University of Granada, Granada, Spain (2009-2014).Collaborated with 3 classmates to develop a system for human biometric recognition based on the veins of palm of the hand, which got the second prize in the Technological Challenge of the Higher Technical School of Computer and Telecommunications Engineering (ETSIIT) (2012-2013). Studentship from the University of Granada to study at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where completed the 5th year of her BSc (September 2013-June 2014). At UCSB collaborated with the research group Systems Bioimaging Lab (Sybil) doing undergraduate research about biological-image processing. MSc in Information and Communications Electronic Systems at UNED University, Spain (September 2014 - July 2015). Currently working on her Ph.D in the field of anti-collision protocols for RFID systems in DeustoTech Mobility research team in Deusto Institute of Technology. Her research interests are RFID systems and signal processing.

She completed her Bachelor of Science in Physics, intensification on Electronic and Automation in 2001 and Electronic Engineering in 2002, both at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Then, she held a research grant at Ikerlan S. Coop., collaborating on projects related to home automation. She continued as research assistant engineer, focused mainly on applied research for Ambient Intelligence until 2006. After that, she moved to the private company, Zermik SL, as an engineer for the development of established technologies to industrial products, with a high burden of innovation. In DeustoTech Mobility works as senior researcher reinforcing the existing knowledge (railway, ticketing, smartmobility) and assists to develop and manages R&D projects.

Unai Hernández-Jayo holds a PhD in Telecommunications from the University of Deusto. Since 2004 he has been working as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Deusto. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the area of acoustics, electronics and analog and digital communication systems. He also works as researcher and project manager at the DeustoTech Mobility Unit at the Deusto Institute of Technology (DeustoTech), where he is responsible for the work area on the development of wireless communications solutions in the field of vehicular communications. Moreover, he is part of WebLab-Deusto (www.weblab.deusto.es) research team, leading the design and development of remote laboratories focused on analog electronics. He has an extensive experience in R&D management, working in projects and technology transfer actions. As part of them, He has more than 70 publications in relevant international conferences and journals on vehicular communications, Intelligent Transport Systems, VANETs, remote laboratories, advanced learning technologies, including indexed journal articles.

Agusti Solanas is the head of the Smart Technologies Research Group and Professor in the Dept of Computer Engineering and Maths at URV. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from URV in 2004 with honours (Outstanding Graduation Award). He received a Diploma of Advanced studies (M.Sc.) in Telematics in UPC in 2006 - GPA 9.57/10. He received a Ph.D. in Telematics Engineering from the Technical University of Catalonia in 2007 with honours (A cum laude). In 2012 and 2013, he was visiting researcher in the Department of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Rome Tre (Italy) and in the Department of Mathematics of the University of Padua (Italy), respectively. His fields of activity are smart health, cognitive health, data privacy, ubiquitous computing and AI.

Antoni Martínez-Ballesté (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 1976). Associate professor (contratado doctor) in the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics in URV, since 2003. Engineer in Computer Science and Technology (URV, 2002). He obtained a PhD in Telematics Engineering (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2004). Member of Crises research group (2001-2014). Visiting junior researcher in the LAAS-CNRS in Toulouse (summer 2004). Visiting professor in Shanghai Maritime University (September 2018). Member of the IEEE. He is a researcher in the Smart Technologies research group in Universitat Rovira i Virgili. His research interests are electronic/mobile health and smart scenarios (interaction with the smart city and cognitive scenarios). He is also interested in security and privacy in the Internet of Things. He was the principal investigator in the SIMPATIC project funded by Fundació La Caixa under the Recercaixa programme. He has served as program committee member in several IEEE conferences as well as session chair. He has also served as reviewer in a number of scientific journals. Author of 91 scientific contributions, including ISI JCR journals, conference contributions and book chapters. Editor of several books on his research areas. Has taken part in 38 research and technology transfer projects, at national and international levels, some of them as principal investigator.

Fran Casino Cembellín (Tarragona, 1986) is a postdoctoral researcher in Athena Research Center and in the Department of Informatics at Piraeus University (Piraeus, Greece). He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science in 2010 and his M.Sc. degree in Computer Security and Intelligent Systems in 2013, both from Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Rovira i Virgili University in 2017 with honours (A cum laude) as well as the best dissertation award. He was visiting researcher in ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon-2016). He has participated in several European-, Spanish- and Catalan-funded research projects and he has authored more than 40 publications in peer-reviewed international conferences and journals. His research focuses on pattern recognition, and data management applied to different fields such as privacy and security protection, recommender systems, smart health, supply chain, and blockchain.

Josep M. Banús is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics at the URV. Degree in Computer Science (1989) and PhD in Computer Science (2008) from the UPC. He currently teaches in the field of Computer Networks and Operating Systems. His research has evolved from real-time systems multiprocessor scheduling and Mobile Adhoc Networks planning to Internet of Things. He is an instructor in the Cisco Networking Academy at ETSE-URV.

Constantinos Patsakis holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Athens, Greece and an M.Sc. in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London. He obtained his Ph.D. in Cryptography and Malware from the Department of Informatics of the University of Piraeus. His main areas of research include cryptography, security, privacy, and cybercrime. He has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed international conferences and journals, and he has been teaching computer science courses in European universities for more than a decade. Dr Patsakis has been working in the industry as a freelance developer and security consultant. He has participated in several national (Greek, Spanish, Catalan and Irish) and European R&D projects. Additionally, he has worked as a researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Data Privacy at the Rovira i Virgili University (URV), Spain, at Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, and Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Piraeus and adjunct researcher of Athena Research and Innovation Centre.

M.Àngels Moncusí is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering and Mathematics at the URV. Degree in Computer Science (1990) and PhD in Computer Science (2006) from the UPC. She currently teaches in the field of Operating Systems. Her research has evolved from real-time systems planning and energy saving to the Internet of Things. She has conducted courses and lectures in high school to introduce arduinos and raspberry pi to high school teachers and students.

Montse Garcia-Famoso is a teacher assistant in Computer Engineering and Mathematics Department at the URV. Degree (1994) from the Universidad de Deusto. She was working as teacher assistant at Universidad de Deusto and at UPC. Her research interests include methodologies and tools for university teaching in Computer Engineering and Smart-Elderly Technologies.

Computer science engineer. Currently studying a master degree in Data Science while working for the Smart Technologies Research group at Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

Telecommunications engineer, Master in Cybersecurity Management.