Santiago Loza Morcillo

Santiago Loza Morcillo is a PhD candidate in Communication Technologies and Systems at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, within the Department of Signals, Systems and Radiocommunications at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación. He holds a BSc in Telecommunication Technologies and Services Engineering and a MSc in Telecommunication Engineering from the same university, and he also completed the XI Curso de Defensa Nacional para Jóvenes at CESEDEN.

His research focuses on antenna array design, radar, wireless communications, and the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence to defence-related communication systems. He has contributed to the NGWS/FCAS research project and to an associated industry collaboration with Indra, and his academic work includes publications and conference presentations on broadband beam configurators, large-scale antenna arrays, beam steering, and topological optimization.

Alongside his research, he has taken part in multiple specialist courses and summer schools in areas such as 5G/6G communications, GNSS, electromagnetic systems for defence, cybersecurity, and decision-making for future defence technologies. He is also former President and Founder of the Asociación de Estudiantes para el Impulso de las Tecnologías de Defensa de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (AITEDE).