Categoría: Teaching
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AI Ethics@UPM
Yesterday I had the opportunity to test the first practical case on AI Ethics developed under the project CAMELIA. In particular, students of the Master’s Degree in Signal Theory and Communications (MSTC) working on the case named «Studying Bias in Predicting Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System» during the «Application projects» class at Universidad Politécnica…
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My reads last Easter
I am writing to share with you the books I read last Easter: ‘La Era de la Revancha‘ (‘the Age of Revenge’), by Andrea Rizzi, and ‘Nexus‘ by Yuval Noah Harari. Albeit seemingly unrelated, they both address the profound socio-economic transformation we are living due to the technology revolution from different non-technical perspectives. Andrea Rizzi…
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What’s the data economy, and why should I care?
It was a pleasure giving my talk «What Is the Data Economy, and Why Should I Care?» at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of Univ. Pontificia de Comillas. I intended to raise awareness on this interesting topic. After introducing some basic concepts of the data economy, I pointed to exciting opportunities at the…
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CAMELIA – AI Ethics in Action
2025 starts with good news! We have been awarded an internal innovation project to educate engineering students in the field of AI Ethics using hands-on practical use cases. CAMELIA (CAsos prácticos sobre el Marco Ético y Legal de la Inteligencia Artificial, which translates to Practical Cases on the Ethical and Legal Framework for Artificial Intelligence),…
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Incentivising 6Green networks
Work with us at GTIC in a paid Master Thesis to develop a Framework to Incentivise Green Networks and Infrastructure in the 6G Mobile Ecosystem. Addressing climate change through a global reduction in carbon emissions and a transition to greener energy sources is essential to accomplishing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and ultimately…
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Intro to ICT: Closing lecture
This week we had the closing lecture for the introductory course to ICT engineering at ETSIT UPM, a warm-up primer on telecoms and the broad tech sector for first-year students. The course included foundational concepts and topics such as engineering vs. science, innovation, digital services, the ICT sector value chain and ecosystems, basic telecom techniques,…
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Introduction to Telecom Networks and Services
It was a pleasure giving a talk about telecom networks and services as part of the introductory TMT Series for new consultants entering Axon Consulting. Thanks for trusting me to do it. I started the talk with some basic concepts to warm up before presenting a historical perspective on the evolution of telecom networks and…
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BEng & MEng Thesis on Data Markets
Get introduced in the data economy! Calling all students interested in data markets! I just published offers for students at Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación interested in working with us to observe the evolution of data markets as part of their Bachelor or Master Thesis. You can easily find them in the website…
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So long, IMDEA! Howdy, ETSIT!
Spending my last day at IMDEA Networks Institute today. I am starting a new position as a postdoctoral professor at ETSIT UPM, where I will join the ICT Group. Not only will it be an honor to guide young BSc and MSc students into the ICT ecosystem, but I will also research data economics, related…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 