Research Line Manager "Emerging Space Research" - Senior R&D Engineer
Javier Jordán Parra holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree (1998) and a Master's in Photonics (2019). He began his career leading network engineering and deployment teams at Orange for over a decade. Since joining the i2CAT Foundation in 2019, he has focused on strategic projects in 5G/6G, SDN, _Edge Computing_, and Quantum Technologies. His quantum contributions include deploying QKD testbeds (with ICFO under QIA) and integrating QKD keys into cryptographic software (under QuantumCAT). Currently, as a key member of the Space Communications group, his research targets the architecture and protocols for the future Quantum Internet. He works primarily on integrating QKD into satellite networks and defining its role in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN). He also coordinates the "6GSatNET" project, responsible for the QKD service integration activity within the 6G/NTN environment.
