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Short Bio

 

David Fernández Llorca was born in Madrid, in November 1980. He received the MSc and PhD degrees in telecommunications engineering from the University of Alcalá, Madrid, in 2003 and 2008 respectively. At present he is Associate Professor at the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Alcalá.

 

His research interests are mainly focused on computer vision and intelligent transportation systems. He is the author of more than 50 refereed papers in international journals and conferences and co-inventor of 10 patents including SureWash system.

 

Dr. Llorca was the recipient of the Best PhD Award by the UAH, the Best Research Award in the domain of Automotive and Vehicle Applications in Spain in 2008, the 3M Foundation Awards under the category of eSafety in 2009, the Master Thesis Award in eSafety from ADA Lectureship at the Technical University of Madrid in 2004, and the Best Telecommunication Engineering Student Award by IVECO in 2004.