Josep Paradells Aspas is currently the Director of the i2CAT Foundation and a Professor with the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He is also the Co-Director of the master program in the Internet of Things (IoT) offered by Fundació UPC. He has been working in the area of the Internet of Things, in particular with wireless interfaces and protocols. He has participated in national and European public-funded research projects and collaborated with several Spanish telecommunications companies. In 2012, he was recognized as the best academic trajectory.