Working Group on Power Line Communications

Luis Díez del Río received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, in 1989 and 1995, respectively, both in telecommunications engineering. In 1984, he joined Fujitsu-España R&D center. From 1987 to 1997, he was with the Department of Signals, Systems and Radiocommunication, Polytechnic University of Madrid. Since 1997, he has been with the Communication Engineering Department, University of Málaga, where he is currently working as an associate professor. He has great experience in technical aspects of digital communication, e.g., synchronization, adaptive signal processing, modulation, coding and multiple access.

Francisco Javier Cañete Corripio received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunication engineering in 1996 and 2004, respectively, from the University of Málaga (Spain). In 1996, he worked for the Empresa Nacional de Ingeniería y Tecnología (INITEC). In 1997 he worked for Alcatel España R&D department. Since 1998 he works for the Communication Engineering Department, at University of Málaga, where he is currently an associate professor. From 2000 to 2001 he also collaborated with the Nokia System Competence Team in Málaga. His research activity is focused on digital signal processing for communications, including channel modelling and transmission techniques for wireless and power-line communication systems.

José Antonio Cortés Arrabal received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in telecommunication engineering in 1998 and 2007, respectively, from the University of Málaga (Spain). In 1998 he received a fellowship from Alcatel Citesa. In 1999 he worked for Alcatel España R&D. This same year he joined the Communication Engineering Department of the University of Málaga, where he is currently working as an associate professor. From 2000 to 2002 he collaborated with the Nokia System Competence Team in Málaga. His research interests include digital signal processing for communications, mainly focused on synchronization and transmission techniques for high-speed power line communications. Since Abril 2014 he is on a leave of absense from the University and works as a digital signal processing for communications and PLC consultant. As such, he is collaborating in the development of the physical layer of the G3-PLC system of Atmel.