Team Organisation Chart Full Organisational Structure Our team is the engine that transforms knowledge into impact. We are a collective of over 250 professionals—researchers, technologists, and strategic professional staff—united by a passion for innovation. As a CERCA-accredited research centre and a key part of the Catalan public sector, we leverage our deep expertise in advanced digital technologies to create tangible, real-world solutions that strengthen our economy and society, ensuring no one is left behind. Filter × Filter Board of Trustees Executive Committee Board of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Innovation Advisory Board Management Team Research Groups Innovation Units Transversal Units Filter Board of Trustees Albert Dalmau President Minister of Presidency, Government of Catalonia Professor Francesc Torres Vice President UPC Dean Full Board of Trustees Executive Committee Javier Selva President Knowledge Transfer and Society Deputy Director, Government of Catalonia Cristina Campillo Vice President Digital Infrastructures Deputy Director, Government of Catalonia Full Executive Committee Board of Directors Sergi Figuerola Director – i2CAT Foundation Joan Manel Martin Executive Director – i2CAT Foundation Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dimitra Simeonidou Mr. Inder Monga Prof. Antonio Skarmeta Prof. Alessandro Vanelli Prof. Marja Matinmikko Prof. Muriel Medard Innovation Advisory Board Dr. Maria Lema CEO of Weaver Labs Ms. Maria Mora Innovation Director at Foment del Treball Dr. Elisenda Bou Former Head of AppleMedia Knowledge. Co-Founder @Cala Mr. Pedro Mier Senior Advisor and Former President of AMETIC. President of OpenCosmos Ms. Mª Carmen Fernández Former CIO of Mediapro. Board Member at Change2grow Assoc. Member of TechW4Boards Ms. Mar Masulli CEO & Co-Founder of Bitmetrics Mr. Miquel Martí CEO of TechBarcelona Mr. Ignasi Costas Co-Managing Partner at RCD Dr. Xavier Ferràs Associate Dean at ESADE Ms. Raquel Cuervo Senior Expert for STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform) at the EC on behalf of the EIB (European Investment Bank). Senior Investment Officer for Infra & Climate Finance Dr. Albert Tort Pugibet Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation, Government of Catalonia Dr. Javier Selva Sanchez Director General of Technological Innovation and Scientific Internationalization Ms. Anna Armengol Economic Counsellor at the EC. Member of the EC Representation in Spain Management Team Xavier Costa Scientific Director & Director – AI-Driven Systems Research Group Jesus Alonso Zarate R&D Director – i2CAT Foundation Josep Martrat Sotil Innovation Director – i2CAT Foundation Daniel Camps i2CAT Technology Director & Director Mobile Wireless Internet Research Group Guillem Edo Comellas Director de comunicació i estratègia corporativa Carlos Lopez Carrasco Operations Director Roger Wolf Onnen Grima Director – People&Talent Department Eduard Grasa Director of Experimental Infrastructures, Digital Transformation, Open Science & Corporate Cybersecurity Rosa Paradell Director – Public Sector Innovation Department & Strategy Ana Moliner Director – Innovation Business Development Department & Strategy Research Groups AI-driven Systems Carmen Delgado Pinillos Senior Researcher, Deputy Research Group Director & Research Line Manager ISAC Xavier Costa Scientific Director & Director – AI-Driven Systems Research Group Arnau Romero Sepúlveda First Stage Researcher Esteban Municio Hernandez Senior Researcher and Research Line Leader AI-RAN Filip Lemic Senior Researcher and Research Line Leader ISAC Francesco Spinelli Researcher Gines Garcia Aviles Senior Researcher Guillermo Encinas Lago Senior Researcher Joan Martinez Canals Junior R&D Engineer Oscar Lasierra Hernandez Junior R&D Engineer Cybersecurity & DLT-Blockchain Shuaib Siddiqui Director Cybersecurity & DLT-Blockchain Research Group Abel Pozo Pujol Senior R&D Engineer Alfonso Egio Senior R&D Engineer Carolina Fernandez Senior R&D Engineer & First Stage Researcher David Company Estall Senior R&D Engineer Ignasi Oliva Head of Innovation Blockchain & DLT – Cybersecurity & Blockchain DLT Research Group Jordi Doménech Fons First Stage Researcher Maxime Compastié Senior Researcher Muhammad Asad First Stage Researcher Nil Ortiz Senior R&D Engineer & First Stage Researcher Rodrigo Diaz Rodriguez Head of Innovation in Cybersecurity – Senior R&D Engineer Saber Mhiri Senior Researcher Toni Galan Barcons Junior R&D Engineer Digital Social Technologies Marta Martorell i Camps Director & Head of Innovation – Digital Society Technologies Research Group Alba Soler Turull Senior Innovation Project Manager Rafel Nualart Barba Senior Innovation Project Manager Viviana Perez Clausen Senior Innovation Project Manager Distributed AI Miguel Angel Veganzones Director – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Albert Calvo Senior Researcher Aleix Boixader First Stage Researcher Alejandro Espinosa Polo R&D Engineer Alexandre Sanchez Casals Junior R&D Engineer Carlos Labella Senior R&D Engineer Carlos Perez Dengra Researcher Daniel Alzueta Curto Senior R&D Engineer David Sarabia Jacome Senior Researcher and Research Line Manager IoT Eros Zaupa R&D Engineer Estel Ferrer Torres First Stage Researcher Heily Ferrer Urbaez Senior Innovation Project Manager Ignasi Mas Mendez First Stage Researcher Iker Gonzalez Cuellar Senior Innovation Project Manager Ivan Huerta Casado Multi-modal AI Perception Research Line Manager – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Jim Ahtes Head of Innovation in Data Spaces – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Joan Rodriguez Garcia Junior R&D Engineer Josep Escrig Trustworthy AI Line Manager – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Julia Igual R&D Engineer Karla Trejo Ramirez Head of Innovation – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Luis Lebron Casas Senior Researcher Oriol Graupera Serra Junior R&D Engineer Rizk Allah Touma Distributed Data Architectures Research Line Manager – Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Group Santiago Escuder Folch R&D Engineer Sergi Mercade Senior R&D Engineer Sergio Montoya de Paco R&D Engineer Toni Adame Vazquez Senior R&D Engineer Internet of Things Carlos Labella Senior R&D Engineer Toni Adame Vazquez Senior R&D Engineer Media Technologies Ferran Roure Garcia Media Technologies Research Director Sergi Fernandez Director – MediaTech Research Group Albert Ruiz Vives Junior R&D Engineer Alvaro Egea Benavente Junior R&D Engineer Antonio Calvo García del Valle Senior R&D Engineer Daniel Ortiz Gomez Junior R&D Engineer Elisabet Bayo Puxan R&D Engineer Eric Casadellà Busquets Junior R&D Engineer Ernesto Fontes Pupo Researcher Genis Castillo Gomez-Raya Junior R&D Engineer Helena Madrenys Planas Junior R&D Engineer Isaac Fraile Senior R&D Engineer Leonel Antonio Toledo Diaz Senior Researcher Marc Galvez Llorens Senior R&D Engineer Marc Martos Cabre Senior R&D Engineer Mario Montagud Senior Researcher Miguel Fernandez Dasi First Stage Researcher Mohamad Kassem Hjeij First Stage Researcher Ruggero Ragonesi Researcher Sandra Vazquez Rodriguez Project Engineer Stefano Beccaletto Senior R&D Engineer Tomas Izquierdo Garcia-Faria Senior R&D Engineer Mobile Wireless Internet Daniel Camps i2CAT Technology Director & Director Mobile Wireless Internet Research Group Adria Pons Serra R&D Engineer Alejandro Lopez Garcia R&D Engineer Amr AbdelNabi Researcher August Betzler Head of Innovation & Senior Researcher – Mobile Wireless Internet Research Group Bruno Cordero Senior R&D Engineer Eudald Llagostera Brugarola First Stage Researcher Ferran Cañellas Senior R&D Engineer Francisco Vazquez Gallego V2X Research Line Manager & Senior Researcher – Mobile Wireless Internet Research Group Jad Nasreddine Senior Researcher Joan Josep Aleixendri Senior R&D Engineer Jordi Marias Parella Senior R&D Engineer & First Stage Researcher Marc Codina Bartumeus R&D Engineer Miguel Catalan Deputy Software Defined Wireless Networks Research Line Manager & Senior Researcher Miguel Fuentes Gonzales R&D Engineer Ramon Roca Oliver First Stage Researcher Roger Pueyo Centelles Senior Researcher Timo Kellermann Researcher Software Networks Pouria Sayyad Khodashenas Director Software Networks Research Group Carolina Fernandez Senior R&D Engineer & First Stage Researcher Cesar Cornelio Cajas Parra R&D Engineer Claudia Carballo Gonzalez Researcher Claudia Torres Perez First Stage Researcher Daniel Ulied Guevara First Stage Researcher Hatim Chergui Research Line Manager & Senior Researcher Javier Fernandez Senior R&D Engineer Moaad Maaroufi Reza Mosahebfard Researcher Sergio Gimenez First Stage Researcher Space Communications Francesc Betorz Martinez Director Space Communications Research Group & Senior R&D Engineer Joan Francesc Muñoz Martin Director – Space Communications Research Group Adrian Perez Portero Research Line Manager “Satellite Technology” – R&D Engineer Aleix Tantiña Espuña Senior R&D Engineer Alex Sells Martinez Junior R&D Engineer Arnau Dolz Puig First Stage Researcher Arnau Singla Manau First Stage Researcher Elena Fernandez Niño First Stage Researcher Erick Alessandro Villegas Junior R&D Engineer Ferran de Cabrera Estanyol Researcher Hossein Rouzegar Resarcher Isabel Gallardo Duval First Stage Researcher Jano Gil Lopez Researcher Jaume Cortés Grimalt Joan A. Ruiz-de-Azua Research Line Manager “Space Networking” – UPC Collaboration Agreement Joan Pages Esbri R&D Engineer Jose Luis Avila Acosta First Stage Researcher Lluís Foreman Marcel Marin de Yzaguirre R&D Engineer Marcel Romero Mateo Junior R&D Engineer Marti Fernandez Pons Junior R&D Engineer Oriol Fuste Lara First Stage Researcher Oscar Baselga Lahoz First Stage Researcher Pol Guixe Jove Head of Innovation – Space Communicatino Research Group Victor Montilla Gispert Senior R&D Engineer Xavier Jordan Research Line Manager “Emerging Space Research” – Senior R&D Engineer Innovation Units Innovation Business Development Ana Moliner Director – Innovation Business Development Department & Strategy Alex Romaguera de Gil Senior Innovation Project Manager Barbara Eisele Gaumard DCA-IA and DCA-Blockchain Coordinator Carles Person Millaruelo Senior Innovation Project Manager Clàudia Mateo Segura Head of Space – Innovation and Business Cristina Ramos DCA-Drons Coordinator Justin Hidalgo Velez Pre-Sales Engineer – Mobility Sector Leticia Gomez Alarcón Head of Digital Catalonia Alliance Manel Medina Senior Innovation Project Manager Marti Diaz Ferre Pre-Sales Engineer – Space Sector Pau Pamplona Negre DCA-IoT and DIH4CAT Coordinator Rosa Maria Meseguer Puig DCA-New Space Coordinator Knowledge & Technology Marketing Miquel Angel Perez Director – Knowledge & Technology Marketing Department Cristina Esteve Massague Tech Marketing Expert Daniel Villalon Mulero Tech Marketing Analyst Lluís Costa Garcia Senior Tech Transfer Public Sector Innovation Rosa Paradell Director – Public Sector Innovation Department & Strategy Alba Garcia Valdes Senior Innovation Project Manager Albert Royo Marine Senior Innovation Project Manager Angela Lalatta Senior Innovation Project Manager Antoni Camp Mitjana Senior Innovation Project Manager Arnau Sala Head of Innovation Carli Farras Romero Territorial Innovation Manager – Alt Pirineu i Aran Digital Areas Carlota Gallés Faz Head of Territorial and Digital Policies Gifré Cid Balazote Senior Innovation Project Manager Irene Oriach Perez Innovation Project Manager Jara Forcadell Ortiz Joan Marc Escudero Vericat Senior Innovation Project Manager – Nuclear Transition Fund Jordi Ayala Mestre Territorial Innovation Manager – Catalunya Centrali Panedès Jordi Climent Reixach Senior Innovation Project Manager Jordi Daura Senior Innovation Project Manager Laia Grau Castell Senior Project Manager CAT Sud Marc Valls Cubells Senior Innovation Project Manager Marta Arrufat Argilaguet Senior Innovation Project Manager Martin Ferrer Senior Innovation Project Manager Miquel Àngel Lleixà i Arribas Territorial Innovation Manager – Digital Area Girona Oriol Bossa i Pradas Senior Innovation Project Manager – Metropolitan Digital Areas Oscar Alavedra Senior Territorial Innovation Manager – Terres de l’Ebre i Camp de Tarragona Rosa Santamaria Innovation Project Manager Sandra Llopart Ruiz Innovation Project Manager Sergi Mor Cases Innovation Project Manager Victor Vives Santamaria Senior Innovation Project Manager Xavier Salip Fernandez Senior Innovation Program Manager – Govtech Research and Innovation Policy and Strategy in Europe Georgina Padilla Mascarell Director – Resarch & Innovation Strategy in Europe Area Andrea Aler Tubella Senior R&I European Specialist Laura Sanz Diaz Head of CCAM Strategy Maria Dolores Melgar Freire Head of European Policy & Strategy Software Engineering Group Alejandra Guarnaccia Director – Software Engineering Group Department Alexis Garcia Saez Software Engineer Antonio Ruiz Amate Senior Scrum Master Daniel Bautista Miralles Senior Software Developer Francisco Narduzzi Senior Software Developer Jordi Hernandez Verdu Software Architect Josep Pons Senior Software Developer Mateo Gil Martinez DevOps Specialist Miguel Angel Diaz Rodriguez QA Test Engineer Miguel Angel Sarmiento Levy Junior Software Developer Núria Escudé Recasens Software Developer Paula Sala Repullo Junior Software Developer Raul Blanxart Fernandez Senior Software Developer Transversal Units Admin & Finance Office Rocío Segura Director Admin&Finance Department Laura Casas Sánchez Finance & Accounting Specialist Sonia Beltran Administrative Specialist Vanesa Gonzalez Carrera Administrative Technician Victor Muñoz Samaniego Finance & Accounting Specialist Communications Guillem Edo Comellas Director de comunicació i estratègia corporativa Adrià Romañá Muniesa Senior Graphic Designer Anna Toro Ortiz Comunications Specialist Laia Nonell Fernandez Communications Specialist Marcos Doespiritusanto Scientific Communication Specialist Marta Alonso Gonzalbez Communication Specialist Míriam Castillo Communications Specialist Nuria Prieto Communications Specialist Experimental Infrastructure, Digital Transformation, Open Science & Corporate Cybersecurity Eduard Grasa Director of Experimental Infrastructures, Digital Transformation, Open Science & Corporate Cybersecurity Beka Iglesias DevOps & MLOps Lead Mariona Pan Ubiergo Junior Corporate Cybersecurity Technician Miguel Angel Rincon Ortiz Experimental infrastructures Engineer Miquel Puerto Martinez R&D Engineer Oscar Moreira De La Paz Junior Experimental infrastructures Technician Pablo Sanchez Cruz Junior Experimental infrastructures Technician Rayane Sadereddine Junior Corporate Cybersecurity Technician Sara Santamaria Jelonch Corporate Cybersecurity Technician Sergio Pastor Tur Lab infrastructure Coordinator Xenia Torres Vilanova Junior Open Science and Knowledge Technician Legal and Procurement Office Flaminio Minerva Director – Legal & Procurement Office Department Aura Mases Tortosa Senior Legal Advisor Begonya Domene Amat Senior Technical Procurement Advisor Laura Ferrandiz Ruiz EPO Assistant Operations Carlos Lopez Carrasco Operations Director People & Talent Roger Wolf Onnen Grima Director – People&Talent Department Ainhoa Ayastuy Bermejo Senior HR Generalist Beatriz Rodriguez Romero Recruiter Mireia Herrero Amores Senior Talent Recruiter Sarah Auladell Cortes HR Technician Project Management Office Ignasi Salvadó Estivill PMO Director Bogdan Mihai Carmen Lazaro Post-award Grant Officer Catalina Porta Post-award Grants Assistant Jan Vara Head of Post-Award Grants Office Josep Puig Parri Post-award Grant Officer Marta Miralles Consuegra Post-award Grant Officer María de los Ángeles Daza Martínez Responsable de comptabilitat i finances senior Mària Sanchez Moreno Post-award Grant Officer Noelia Molero Gómez Post-award Grant Officer Violeta Morquecho Head of Pre-Award Grants Office Organisation Chart
