Bio

J. Carlos López Ardao has been a professor at the School of Telecommunications Engineering of the University of Vigo since 1990 (University Holder since 2000). His field of research has always been related to the modeling and performance analysis of communications networks and traffic engineering, although in recent years he has also begun to work in the field of subjective quality in video transmission applications and in the application of technology towards educational innovation (Social Learning, Learning Analytics, Gamification, Flipped Learning, etc.).

From 1993 to date he has been a collaborating researcher in 8 consecutive projects of the National R & D Plan, two of them coordinated. He is coauthor of 22 scientific articles published in journals indexed in the Journal Citation Report (of Q1 and Q2 ranges, the majority) and of more than 50 communications to congresses. Currently, he is a member of the doctoral program in information and communication technologies at the University of Vigo, and he has directed or co-directed 3 doctoral theses. He is a co-founder of the technological spin-off of the University of Vigo, SocialWire Labs S.L., dedicated to the development of educational innovation technologies on social networking environments.

He has been Director of the Department of Telematics Engeñería from the University of Vigo from June 2010 to July 2013.