Óscar Lázaro

Oscar Lazaro (oLazaro@innovalia.org) is the managing director of Innovalia Association. He has led Innovalia since 2000 in many large European research initiatives. He holds several patents and international research awards and a large list of international publications in major conferences and journals. He has more than 15 years of experience in the information and communication technology field and is leading research and product development activities of Innovalia for smart cities and factories of the future domains. He is also a visiting professor in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department of the University of Strathclyde in the area of wireless and mobile communications. Since 2013, he has been the chair of the European Digital Business Innovation Community and a permanent representative of Innovalia in European Factories of the Future Research Association and Future Internet Steering Boards. His fields of expertise cover wireless communications, security, future Internet, and sensing enterprise technologies with a focus on applications in smart cities, manufacturing, and enterprise domains.