Ricardo Pizá received the B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in control engineering from Valencia Technical University, Valencia, Spain, in 1997 and 2003, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia. He has authored or co-authored several papers in journals and conferences, and has been involved in several research projects funded by local industries and government. His current research interests include network-based control systems, computer aided manufacturing, and robotic systems.