Francisco Falcone
Francisco Falcone
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Telecommunications
School of Engineering and Science
Expertise
Applied and computational electromagnetics
Artificial materials: periodic structures and metamaterials
Wireless communication system design/analysis (5G/6G)
Wireless sensor networks
IoT, smart and cognitive environments
Joint communication and sensing systems
Overview
Dr. Francisco Falcone is a full professor in the Department of Electrical, Electronics, and Communications at the Public University of Navarra (UPNA, in Spanish). He also leads the Institute for Smart Cities at UPNA. He collaborates with several universities in Spain, such as the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, URV, and U. Deusto, as well as international institutions like the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques (FHR) in Germany, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Calgary, among others. Francisco Falcone has professional experience as a microwave commissioning engineer for Siemens-Italtel, a radio network engineer at Telefónica Móviles, and was previously a director and is currently a partner at Tafco Metawireless.
His experience and research are in the area of applied and computational electromagnetics, with a focus on areas such as radio network design and optimization; the design of novel electromagnetic devices and structures in the MW and THz range; electromagnetic bandgap and metamaterial structures; the simulation and analysis of complex electromagnetic scenarios (hybrid simulation technique development); dosimetric analysis and assessment of complex scenarios; ambient intelligence for cognitive cities, joint communication and sensing; and the integration of wireless systems and wireless sensor networks (interference analysis and volumetric energy consumption profile estimation).
Francisco Falcone joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Visiting Professor in Telecommunications for the School of Engineering and Sciences.
Education and Training
- Ph.D., Telecommunications, University of Navarra (UPNA)
- Telecommunications Engineer, UPNA
Publications
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L. Azpilicueta, C. Vargas-Rosales, F. Falcone, A. Alejos, “Radio Wave Propagation in Vehicular Environments”, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2021, ISBN: 9781785618239
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Professor Falcone has also collaborated on 6 book chapters, in over 200 journal papers, and in various publications.