JAVIER M. AGUIAR holds a Ph.D. in telecommunications and telecommunications engineering
from the University of Valladolid, Spain, where he is a professor in the Higher Technical School of Telecommunications Engineering. His research is focused on next-generation networks and services. He has participated and managed technical activities in several national and
European research projects, as well as cooperation with relevant companies of the telecommunication sector. Furthermore, he has contributed in the standardization field
as an expert in Specialist Task Force 294 of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.