Mario is a MEng in Telecommunications and PhD in Electronic Engineering Systems by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM). His main field of study is the design, simulation, fabrication, and characterization of piezoelectric sensors based on ZnO and AlN acoustic wave resonators for liquid and gas sensing applications. He has published 19 scientific papers and presented more than 30 contributions and invited talks at international conferences.
Mario is co-founder and member of the Advisory Board of Sorex Sensors Ltd., a spin-out from the University of Cambridge developing highly sensitive gas sensors. He is also a College Research Associate and supervisor at Sidney Sussex College, and project manager of UKTIN, the innovation network for the UK telecoms sector that brings together industry, academics, and government to catalyse telecoms R&D investment, cooperation, and commercialisation.
