Carles Gomez received the Ph.D. degree from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, in 2007. He is an Associate Professor with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He has coauthored of numerous technical contributions, including papers published in journals and conferences, IETF RFCs, and books. His current research interests focus mainly on the Internet of Things. Dr. Gomez serves as an editorial board member of several journals. He is also an IETF 6Lo working Group Chair.