Celebration of the COIT-AEIT Awards for Excellence in Telecommunications Engineering. 2023 Edition

On June 14, 2024, the COIT and AEIT held the 44th annual Awards Ceremony for Excellence in Telecommunications Engineering. The event recognized the outstanding achievements of students in various categories.

Esther Tapia, general director of COIT, welcomed the attendees, highlighting the importance of these awards in recognizing talent and effort in the field of telecommunications.

The student of the Master in Telecommunications Engineering, Elías Marqués Valderrama, received the REINTEL Award for the Best Final Master's Project in Telecommunications Engineering with social impact and improvement of sustainability, for his work "Predistortion of power amplifiers with distributed learning techniques", whose tutors were the professors Juan Antonio Becerra González and María José Madero Ayora.

Next, Francisco Javier Gabiola Ondarra, secretary of the COIT and the AEIT, provided the most relevant information about the call for applications:

A total of 62 applications have been submitted, including Doctoral Theses (26), Master's Final Projects (33) and Academic Trajectories (18).

Of the 26 doctoral theses submitted, 77% were written by men and 23% by women. Of the winners, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the 33 Master's theses, 18% were written by women and 82% by men. Of the winners, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the 18 nominations for Best Academic Trajectory, 78% were from men and 22% from women.

This edition had a total of 168 evaluators who carried out 754 evaluations, and their effort and dedication were recognized.

These awards not only recognize the talent and dedication of the winners, but also underline the importance of new generations in the telecommunications profession, fostering STEM vocations and supporting innovation and technological development.

The event benefited from the invaluable collaboration of various organizations that made this celebration possible. Among the collaborators were Teleco Renta and Ericsson, as well as Hisdesat, Hispasat, Isdefe, In-Nova, Huawei, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Reintel. Their support and commitment are fundamental to the success and continuity of these awards, which highlight and promote excellence in the field of telecommunications engineering.