I am a PhD Telecommunications Engineer specializing in satellite communications and navigation. I hold an M.Sc. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) in Spain, a Specialized Postgraduate "Mastère" in Digital Communication Systems from Télécom Bretagne (now IMT Atlantique) in France, and a PhD in GNSS authentication from the Signal Processing for Communications and Navigation (SPCOMNAV) research group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain. I have over 13 years of experience in the private sector as an engineer and technical project lead (primarily at Indra, Spain), more than 4 years in research centers (IEEC Barcelona, Spain), and over 16 years of teaching at UAB and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).