Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
- Name: Javier Espigares Martín
- Contact:
- Citenzenship: Spanish
- Birthdate: 26th January 1985
- Gender: Male
Qualifications Summary
- Highly motivated Electrical Engineer skilled in Antenna Design, DSP and Signals & Systems. In addition, I have a depth knowledge in Computer Architecture and new technologies.
- Highly capable of adapting quickly into demanding working environments producing quality results being cooperative and effectively showing ”leadership skills”.
- Experience in High Performance Computation developing codes for Electromagnetic Simulation.
- Fluent in English and Spanish with the capacity to work both in the US and in the European Union.
Areas of Expertise
Antennas • Telecommunications • Digital Signal Processing • Signals & Systems • Computer Architecture • Electromagnetics • Numerical Methods • FDTD • Parallel Computing • Heuristical Optimization • Wireless Communications
Education
University of California, San Diego - MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering
September 2010 to June 2012 (Expected)
GPA: 3.47
Advisor Vitaly Lomakin
Selected Coursework Antenna Design · Electrodynamics · Numerical Methods · Analytical and Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics · Digital Signal Processing · Microwaves · Detection Theory · Array Processing · Parallel Computing · Research Experience
University of Granada - BS and MS in Telecommunications Engineering
September 2003 to December 2008
GPA: 8.34 sobre 10
Percentile: 93.03%
Honors: Best academic performance in my year class. Awarded by the Chancellor of the University.
Selected Coursework: Programming · Digital & Analog Electronics · VHDL · EM Fields · Computer Architecture · Switching Networks · Microwave Engineering · Multivariable Calculus · Linear Algebra · Signals & Systems · Complex Analysis
Master Thesis: 10 out of 10 (Cum Laude). Ultrawideband Antennas Design. The project consisted in designing and manufacturing UWB antennas using different heuristic optimization techniques.
Univesity of California Davis - Exchange Student in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
September 2007 to June 2008
GPA: 3.41 out of4
September 2010 to June 2012 (Expected)
GPA: 3.47
Advisor Vitaly Lomakin
Selected Coursework Antenna Design · Electrodynamics · Numerical Methods · Analytical and Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics · Digital Signal Processing · Microwaves · Detection Theory · Array Processing · Parallel Computing · Research Experience
University of Granada - BS and MS in Telecommunications Engineering
September 2003 to December 2008
GPA: 8.34 sobre 10
Percentile: 93.03%
Honors: Best academic performance in my year class. Awarded by the Chancellor of the University.
Selected Coursework: Programming · Digital & Analog Electronics · VHDL · EM Fields · Computer Architecture · Switching Networks · Microwave Engineering · Multivariable Calculus · Linear Algebra · Signals & Systems · Complex Analysis
Master Thesis: 10 out of 10 (Cum Laude). Ultrawideband Antennas Design. The project consisted in designing and manufacturing UWB antennas using different heuristic optimization techniques.
Univesity of California Davis - Exchange Student in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
September 2007 to June 2008
GPA: 3.41 out of4
Research Experience
University of Granada - Researcher
Granada, Spain - January 2008 to August 2010
Designed and developed an FDTD Electromagnetic Simulator for EADS-Airbus Military under the 7th Marco European Framework of Research.
Developed heuristic multiple-objective optimizers: Particle Swarm, Genetic Algorithms.
Designed a UWB Antenna from 3.1 to 4.8Ghz.
Studied OFDM UWB signal propagation in PAN environments. (TEC2007-66698-C04-02/TCM)
Granada, Spain - January 2008 to August 2010
Industry Experience
British Telecommunications Group - Researcher
Ipswich, United Kingdom - July 2006 to Octuber 2006
Developed artificial intelligence capabilities in a VoIP system
Test Intel WiMAX prototype cards.
Developed a dynamic website for the project using JSP and MySQL.
Ipswich, United Kingdom - July 2006 to Octuber 2006
Secondary Professional Experience
University of California - Foreign Students Guide
Granada, Spain - August and September in 2009 and 2008
Assisted incoming foreign students to adapt them into their new life in Spain.
Motos Espigares - Mechanical and Salesman Apprentice
Granada, Spain - May 2001 to Octuber 2001
Repaired mortobikes and assisted in their sale.
Granada, Spain - August and September in 2009 and 2008
Assisted incoming foreign students to adapt them into their new life in Spain.
Motos Espigares - Mechanical and Salesman Apprentice
Granada, Spain - May 2001 to Octuber 2001
Repaired mortobikes and assisted in their sale.
Skills
- Advanced: Fortran, C, Matlab, Java, MPI, OpenMP, Python, Microchip PIC ASM, CST Microwave Studio, HFSS, LATEX, Origin.
- Intermediatte: Mathematica, XML, Perl, Javascript, MySQL, CUDA, Visual Basic, EMA 3D, x86 ASM, Regular Expressions, JSP.
Honors and Awards
- May. 2010 Universidad de Granada Chancellor Award: Best Transcript in 2008 year class.
- Jun. 2009 ”La Caixa” Fellowship for Graduate Education (Selection out of more than 2000 applicants) in 2009.
- May. 2008 University of Granada scholarship for research at 2008.
- Sep. 2007 - Jun. 2008 EAP Reciprocity scholarship at UC Davis.
- Jun. 2003 Spanish Ministry of Science and Education Fellowship for University Studies in 2003.
- Jul. 2003 Andalusian State Government scholarship for language learning Abroad.
- Jun. 2003 Valedictorian at Padre Manjón High School, Granada (Spain).
Languages and Certificates
- Spanish Native Speaker
- English Fluent
- TOEFL iBT 112 out of 120 Feb. 2009
- German Advanced
- French Lower Intermediate
Publications
Title: Exploration of MOPSO on the design of UWB antennas
Publication: EuCAP 2009
Authors: Javier Espigares Martín, Mario Fernández Pantoja, Salvador González García et Al.
Publication: EuCAP 2009
Authors: Javier Espigares Martín, Mario Fernández Pantoja, Salvador González García et Al.
Conferences
Conference: 5th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar
Dates: 27-29 Mayo 2009
Location: Universidad de Granada, España
Description: IWAGPR is a biennial series of international scientific symposia devoted to the advancements in GPR techniques and applications. The conference is aimed at presenting scientific and technical information of high standard to scientists, engineers and users of GPR technology.
Dates: 27-29 Mayo 2009
Location: Universidad de Granada, España
Description: IWAGPR is a biennial series of international scientific symposia devoted to the advancements in GPR techniques and applications. The conference is aimed at presenting scientific and technical information of high standard to scientists, engineers and users of GPR technology.
Academic Projects Involved
- Currently Micromagnetic Particle Simulator.
- Currently Thermal Influence in Magnetic Recording.
- Fall 2008 UWB Antenna Design.
- Spring 2008 Pulse Oximeter at UC Davis.
- Winter 2008 Oven Temperature Controller.
- Fall 2007 NATCAR at UC Davis.
- Fall 2006 Processor Design Using VHDL and FPGAS.
- Spring 2006 Internet Voting Program with Java.
- Winter 2006 Alarm-Thermometer Clock With PIC Microcontrollers.
- Spring 2004 Artificial Intelligence Gaming Applications.
Extra-Curricular Activities
Students Associations: Member of General Student Council at the Universidad de Granada (2004-2008). Member of the Commission for Economy & Development under the student section at the Universidad de Granada (2004-2006).
