Professor
Jose Delgado-Penin
Biography
Emeritus Professor (2013) at the Technical University of Catalonia.(UPC), Spain. He received the MSc (1968) and (PhD) (1973) degrees at Telecommunications Engineering from the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicacion de Madrid (ETSIT-UPM) (Spain). His research activity is/was devoted to digital radio-communications systems and wireless systems for UAS(Unmaned Aircraft Systems). From 1999 is devoted to Civil UAS radio communications and Telecommunications History. .He was the founder and the first counselor of the IEEE Barcelona student branch in 1981.He was IEEE Spanish section officer on different positions from 1967 to 2023.Section Chair from 2000 to 2007. He is a member of several societies and has various appreciation certificates of two IEEE societies (1985 Information theory) and 1998(Communications society) He also received a Third-Millennium Medal from the IEEE in 2000 and a Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 and other honors in Spain (2013,2023).
Interests
IEEE Volunteer Positions
Current Positions
Historical Activities
Committee Chair
Spain Section
Jan 2020 - Dec 2025
Past Positions
Affinity Group Chair
Spain Section Affinity Group, LM
Oct 2010 - Mar 2018
Chair
Spain Section
Jan 2002 - Dec 2007
Educational Activities
Spain Section
Dec 1982 - Feb 1984
Life Members AG
Life Member Chair
Spain Section
Feb 2014 - Dec 2017
Membership Development
Spain Section
Jan 2008 - Dec 2009