Research projects
From millimetre-wave antenna technology to operational space systems
Selected competitive research projects, European programmes and industrial collaborations developed from 2013 to the present in satellite communications, non-terrestrial networks, millimetre-wave hardware and space-based aircraft surveillance.
My project portfolio reflects a progression from specialist antenna research to the leadership of complete research programmes connecting electromagnetic theory, experimental hardware and aerospace systems.
The projects cover low-loss waveguide technologies, electronically steerable arrays, multibeam satellite antennas, high-altitude platforms, industrialisable LEO payloads and the reception of aircraft surveillance signals from space.
They have been supported by European institutions, the Spanish State Research Agency, the Generalitat Valenciana, the European Space Agency, universities and major aerospace companies.
Research leadership
Principal InvestigatorSpace-Based Composite ADS-B and Multilateration System Validation Through Scalable Simulations
SATERA · 101164313SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking programme validating space-based aircraft surveillance through ADS-B and multilateration.
Role: Principal Investigator for iTEAM and leader of the antenna and satellite-reception contribution.
July 2024–December 2026 · SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
Cost-Efficient Antenna Technologies for Sustainable Broadband Communications in the Millimetre-Wave Band
COFFEE · PID2022-141055NB-C21Research on efficient broadband antennas connecting terrestrial, aerial and orbital communication systems.
Role: Principal Investigator, leading research in low-loss antenna technologies and future satellite and NTN architectures.
September 2023–August 2026 · Spanish State Research Agency
Millimetre-Wave Radiating Systems for Satellite and 5G Communications
GRE20-06ADevelopment of advanced millimetre-wave radiating systems for satellite communications and emerging terrestrial networks.
Role: Principal Investigator and coordinator of an interdisciplinary research team.
October 2021–September 2023 · University of Alicante
Selected competitive projects
Chronological portfolioElectronically Re-Steerable High-Efficiency Antennas for Next-Generation Satellite Networks in the Millimetre-Wave Band
2023–2025Electronically reconfigurable high-efficiency antenna systems for future millimetre-wave satellite networks.
Generalitat Valenciana
Research team
Beam-Steerable Antenna for Millimetre-Wave Communication Networks
2022–2024Development and validation of beam-steering technologies for millimetre-wave communication systems.
Spanish State Research Agency
Research team
Reconfigurable Antennas for Broadband Communications in the Millimetre-Wave Band
2020–2023Reconfigurable and high-efficiency antenna architectures for broadband millimetre-wave communications.
Spanish State Research Agency
Research team
Technology Demonstrators of Filters and Multiplexers with Selective and Tunable Responses in New Compact Waveguides for Space Applications
2019–2020Compact waveguide filters and multiplexers with selective and tunable responses for satellite payloads.
Spanish State Research Agency
Research team
New Antennas for Ka-Band Mobile Satellite Communications
2017–2019High-efficiency Ka-band antenna technologies for mobile satellite communication terminals.
Spanish State Research Agency
Research team
Millimetre-Wave LTCC Technology for Antenna Systems 2020
2015–2016LTCC-based technologies for compact, integrated millimetre-wave antenna systems.
Spanish national research programme
Research team
Low-Cost and Compact Ka-Band Mobile SATCOM Terminal
2013–2016Low-cost, compact antenna technology for mobile Ka-band satellite communication terminals.
European Space Agency
Research team
Doctoral research funding
Competitive individual grantPredoctoral Contract Grant for Doctoral Training
Competitive national doctoral fellowship supporting research in advanced antenna technologies and millimetre-wave satellite communications.
A coherent path towards future space connectivity
These projects form a continuous research trajectory connecting low-loss millimetre-wave hardware, multibeam antenna systems, satellite communications, aviation surveillance and industrial space technologies.