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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A successful thesis defense involves many people
Enrolling in a Computer Science PhD means riding a roller coaster of hard work, disappointment and joy, of illusion and delusion, of designing, coding, analysing, writing, presenting… Doing it after more than 20 years’ experience in the industry may be…
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A first casual rehearsal before my dissertation
A first casual warm up presentation before my dissertation next Wednesday at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Campus Leganés (Sala de vídeo 3.S1.08, Rey Pastor Building) next May 10th at 11AM. Thanks to IMDEA Networks for a very nice venue…
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Extended Report – A Survey of DMs and their business models
An extended version of our survey of data marketplaces is out! Data is becoming an indispensable production factor for the modern economy, matching or exceeding in importance traditional factors such as land, infrastructure, labor and capital. As part of this,…
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Towards a Human-Centric Data Economy
Spurred by widespread adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, “data” is becoming a key production factor, comparable in importance to capital, land, or labour in an increasingly digital economy. In spite of an ever-growing demand for third-party data in…
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Understanding the Price of Data in Commercial DMs @ ICDE23
Back home after IEEE ICDE Conference#ICDE23! Very grateful to the organizers and volunteers for their superb work. I presented our #research paper on «Understanding the price of #data in commercial data marketplaces» in the Special Research Track and joined a posterior discussion panel moderated by Mohan…
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About the Value of Personal Data
“Data” is becoming a key production factor, comparable in importance to capital, land, or labour in an increasingly digital economy. Due to the unique characteristics of “data” as an economic good, data markets are underperforming, concentrated and geographically imbalanced, which…
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Personal Information in the context of the Digital Markets Act
«The EU can become a leading role model for a society empowered by data» (European Data Strategy) the DMA opens the door for the data of gatekeepers to be shared with third parties always with the end users’ consent. Regardless…
Santiago Andrés Azcoitia 