Gotzon Aldabaldetreku is an associate professor at the University of the Basque Country. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunications engineering from the University of the Basque Country in 2000 and 2006, respectively. He was awarded for the best academic record in the M.Sc. degree and received a European acknowledgement for the Ph.D. degree and a Special Award for the Best Thesis. His research interest includes the development of optical fiber sensors and fabrication of polymer optical fibers