Joaquim De Curto I Diaz

Primary tabs

Biography

Prof. Dr. De Curtò is a tenured Recognised Researcher (R2) in the Department of Computer Applications in Science & Engineering, Group of Dual Technologies, of the BARCELONA Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación, he is also a Professor (Profesor Asociado Colaborador - Doctor) at the School of Engineering (ICAI), in the department of Electronics, Control Systems and Communications at Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Universitat Politècnica de València (2023).

Prof. Dr. De Curtò has had many research appointments at top institutions; namely at ETH Zürich in Switzerland, at Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, USA, at City University of Hong Kong, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and at GOETHE-Universität in Germany.

He has more than 30 articles published in indexed journals and internationally recognized conferences, on topics of Vehicular Technologies, IoT, AI and Space Mission Design. His h-index is 10.

He is also an editor (Topical Advisory Panel - Innovative Urban Mobility) for MDPI Drones.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science (Doctor Ingeniero en Informática). Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). December 2023. 

Research

  • Large Language Models for Unmanned Aerial Robot Control and Communication.
  • Advanced Computer Vision / Control Techniques for Autonomous Navigation. 
  • Robotic Systems Integration and Design for Enhanced Robot Performance.
  • Space Mission Design.

 

Memberships

IEEE / SIAM / ACM / AAAI / KES 

Qualifications

  • Chartered Engineer of TelecommunicationCOIT AEIT Colegio Oficial y Asociación Española de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación. Issued July 2013Credential ID COIT collegiate number C20543. AEIT associate number 22779.

Teaching

Aerospace Electronics. Spring 2023-2024. Departamento de Electrónica, Automática y Comunicaciones. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ICAI), Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid. [3 ECTS] Course coordinator.