Sergio Fortes graduated in Telecommunications Engineering in 2011, in the
fields of Telematics and Communications, from the School of
Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Malaga. His master
thesis was performed during a six-month stay at the Institute of
Communication and Navigation (Institut für Kommunikation und Navigation),
of the German Space Agency (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen, Bavaria. Between
2009 and 2010, he spent six months in the Toulouse headquarters of the
French Space Agency (CNES), where he was responsible for implementing a
link layer simulator GmPRS protocol for the department of Space
Telecommunications Systems. In June of 2011, he joined the European Space
Agency (ESA) as a Young Graduate Trainee of the Iris programme for
aeronautical satellite communications. In this role, he was responsible
for the development of technical analysis in various fields of link layer
protocols and network (ARQ, compression, encapsulation, mobility, etc),
information security and Interference/Jamming. After his experience ESA,
he joined Avanti Communications as Satellite Communications Engineer
leading research projects in collaboration with the European Space Agency,
European Comission and other customers/partners. Currently, he is a
researcher in the School of Telecommunications Engineering of the
University of Malaga working on innovative SON (Self-Organizing Networks)
and artificial intelligence techniques for research projects with the
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, European Commission,
Alcatel-Lucent and other partners. His fields of interest focus on SON,
satellite system engineering, satellite communications, telecommunication
protocols, satellite antennas, security and intelligent systems.
Specialties Satellite communications, telecommunication protocols,
aeronautical communications, protocol simulation, antennas, ground
segment, security, SON, artificial intelligence.
Sergio Fortes graduated in Telecommunications Engineering in 2011, in
the fields of Telematics and Communications, from the School of
Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Malaga.
His master thesis was performed during a six-month stay at the Institute
of Communication and Navigation (Institut für Kommunikation und
Navigation), of the German Space Agency (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen,
Bavaria.
Between 2009 and 2010, he spent six months in the Toulouse headquarters
of the French Space Agency (CNES), where he was responsible for
implementing a link layer simulator GmPRS protocol for the department of
Space Telecommunications Systems.
In June of 2011, he joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as a Young
Graduate Trainee of the Iris programme for aeronautical satellite
communications. In this role, he was responsible for the development of
technical analysis in various fields of link layer protocols and network
(ARQ, compression, encapsulation, mobility, etc), information security
and Interference/Jamming.
After his experience ESA, he joined Avanti Communications as Satellite
Communications Engineer leading research projects in collaboration with
the European Space Agency, European Comission and other
customers/partners.
Currently, he is a researcher in the School of Telecommunications
Engineering of the University of Malaga working on innovative SON
(Self-Organizing Networks) and artificial intelligence techniques for
research projects with the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness,
European Commission, Alcatel-Lucent and other partners.
His fields of interest focus on SON, satellite system engineering,
satellite communications, telecommunication protocols, satellite
antennas, security and intelligent systems.
