Alfredo Gardel

Bachelor in Telecommunications Engineer from the University of Alcalá (UAH, 1995) and Master Sc. Telecommunication Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM, 1999), Dr. Alfredo Gardel completed his doctoral thesis within a collaboration agreement between University of Alcalá (Spain) and the Blaise-Pascal University of Clermont-Ferrand (France), obtaining a doctorate degree from both universities with the maximum Cum Laude grade. Dr. Alfredo Gardel has been recognized with 5 research periods (sexenios) corresponding to the years 1997-2002, 2003-2008, 2009-2014 and 2015-2020, plus one transfer research period for his activities in this field till 2008. He is co-author of 62 articles with impact index (JCR-Science Citation Index), 36 of them in the first quartile Q1, 16 in Q2, 7 in Q3 and 6 in Q4. Dr. Alfredo Gardel has participated in a total of 67 research projects with public fundings (5 at European level) all obtained in competitive processes, being main researcher in 19 of them. He has also participated in 41 research contracts with private financing (with an overall amount close to 1 M €) as IP in 21 of them and patenting 5 inventions. Additionally, it has published another multiple non-indexed articles and 114 contributions in congresses (mostly peer-reviewed, 54 of them at international level), which unequivocally indicate the spirit of dissemination of knowledge and transfer to society of the results of research, innovation and developments carried out by part of the professor. Currently, Google Scholar has indexed 159 research contributions with an index-h of 20 and a total of 1589 citations, more than 750 in the last 5 years. It has obtained a teaching assessment through the DOCENTIA-UAH program of “Very Favorable “on 2 occasions, for the 2008-2012 and 2012-2016 periods. It has recognized 4 quinquennia of teaching activity and good evaluations in the surveys made to students about his teaching. He has been member of several Innovation Groups, within which he has participated in 8 teaching innovation projects, 4 of them as principal researcher. Member of several intra-departmental commissions (extension, permanent, teaching), at the level of the EPS (commission of industrial engineering studies) and member of the cooperation group with Caribbean universities and the University Institute for Research in Police Sciences (UAH), currently is Erasmus+ Projects Coordinator in the UAH International Office with multiple exchange stays of teaching experiences. He has presented 10 works in congresses of a teaching nature. Additionally, he has taught summer courses, extra-university training courses, and has many other merits related to teaching activity. Dr. Alfredo Gardel has held different individual positions with responsibility in university management: Deputy Director of the Dept. of Electronics (UAH) for 3 years, co-director of the Master in Automation of Industrial Processes for 6 courses (2007-2013), Director of a Research Chair (2012-2015) and Member of the Board of Teaching and Research Staff of the UAH (2010/2014). Additionally, He is an ANECA Evaluator in the Panel of Experts for the Accreditation of University Professor, Member of the Academic Committee of the Doctorate in Forensic Sciences (2014-present) and member of the UAH Council during many years at the University of Alcalá. Currently, He is Erasmus+ Projects Coordinator in the International Relations Office at UAH.