Teaching staff
ANDER ZORNOZA INDART
- Knowledge area
- Applied Mathematics
- Department
- Applied Mathematics
- Centre
- Faculty of Engineering - Bilbao
- Electronic mail
- ander.zornoza@ehu.eus
I studied Telecommunication Engineering in the Public University of Navarre and started my PhD in fiber optic sensors right after finishing my Masters. My research was focused in developing distributed sensors, and the experience I got from research stays in Italy and Portugal had a big impact in focusing my approach to my job. I realized that understanding the background of the sensing technology itself is as important as their application. In other words, understanding the application of the sensors helps to develop a better sensing technology. Therefore, after several years developing Fiber Optic sensors I became interested in one of their main applications: Civil Engineering. I obtained a Fulbright scholarship to study a Master in this field and complete my education in the United States.
After the completion of the Fulbright scholarship and Master degree I defended my PhD thesis dissertation in Fiber Optic Distributed Sensors in the UPNA.
Following my graduation, I worked at the Aimen technology center for four years, as a Senior PhD researcher, contributing actively to applied research and development of sensing technologies and Structural Health Monitoring .
Afterwards, I directed my career to academia, and currently work as a full-time Professor in the applied mathematics department of the University of the Basque Country, while doing research at the Applied Photonics Group, in fiber optic sensors.