Igone Velez was born in Mondragón, Spain, in 1977. She received an M.Sc. degree in Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Navarra, Spain, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. She has been a Research Staff Member of CEIT, San Sebastian, Spain, since 2000, and an Associate Professor with the University of Navarra, since 2005. She is currently the Director of the ICT Division, CEIT. She has been involved in international and national projects related to UWB, RFID, and 5G technologies. Her current research interests include signal processing and hardware development for telecommunication systems and positioning systems.