Jose F. Lopez

José F. López received the M.S. degree in physics (specializing in electronics) from the University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, in 1994, being awarded by this University for his research in the field of High Speed Integrated Systems. He was with Thomson Composants Microondes, Orsay, France, in 1992. In 1995, he was with the Center for Broadband Telecommunications at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark, and in 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000, he was Visiting Researcher with the Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Western Australia. He has conducted his investigations at the Institute for Applied Microelectronics (IUMA), where he has been acting as Deputy Director since 2009. He is currently a Lecturer with the School of Telecommunication & Electronics Engineering and with the M.Sc. Program of IUMA, in ULPGC. He has authored/coauthored around 140 papers in national and international journals and conferences. His current research interests include image processing, UAVs, hyperspectral technology, and their applications. Dr. López has been actively enrolled in more than 40 research projects funded by the European Community, Spanish Government, and international private industries located in Europe, USA, and Australia.