ICT Researcher and Consultant
Assistant professor and researcher in the field of data economics at the ICT Group of Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and Regulatory & Strategy Consultant. Previous experience as Researcher at IMDEA Networks, as Principal at Axon Consulting, as Senior Manager at Deloitte, as Project Manager at Telefónica I+D.
Led +110 consulting projects on regulation & public policy, strategy, and operations. Clients have been telcos, regulatory authorities and governments in +25 countries in EMEA and Latin America. Received:
- A PhD in Telematics Engineering by Univ. Carlos III de Madrid (2023)
- A Master of Arts in Economics by Univ. Nacional de Educación a Distancia (2012)
- A MSc in Telecom Engineering from Univ. Politécnica de Madrid (2001)
Published relevant papers related to the data economy in top venues like IEEE ICDE, IEEE Communications Magazine, ACM Sigmod Record, and ACM Sigspatial.
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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…
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Pricing Tool@BDVA
I’m thrilled to present a live demo of the data pricing tool at Big Data Value Association Activity Group 66 meeting next Wednesday 30 April 2025. This meeting will focus on the Economic, business and sustainability aspects of Data and…
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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…
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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…
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DEConomy Workshop @VLDB
I am thrilled to announce that we were awarded a slot for the 3rd Data EConomy Workshop at the prestigious International Conference on Very Large Databases, to be held in London from 1st to 5th September 2025. This will be…
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Talk at IIT/UC
Pleased to be giving a talk about the data economy at the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) of Univ. Pontificia de Comillas. I will share my vision on the topic, discussing its challenges and pointing to exciting opportunities it…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 