Marc Amay Moreno

Senior R&D Engineer in Free-Space Optical Communications (FSOC) | Building Lasercom Systems for European Space & Defence 🛰️

Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area

About

Experience

  • Research Engineer - Hybrid Radio-Optical Satellite Communications at Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
    Nov 2022 - Nov 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Investigation on the integration of radio frequency and free-space optical communications links— modulation techniques, combining schemes—to enhance network capacity, resilience, and security Authored and published scientific papers, and presented these on international conferences, workshops, and other EU consortium meetings Participated in internal and external scientific initiatives such as i.) Mobile World Congress: Open Innovation Challenge, ii.) EU CostAction: Short-Term Scientific Mission, iii.) IIIEE Int’l Network Generations Roadmap: Satellite etc. Took part in building consortium, writing project proposals and securing fudings from European Commision, ESA, and Spanish Ministry

  • Research Visitor - Free-Space Optical Quantum Communications at Czech Technical University in Prague
    Jun 2023 - Jun 2023 · 1 mo

    Research visiting agreement under the European CostAction Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Framework

  • Research Scholar - Optical Wireless Systems for Industrial IoT at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
    Dec 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr

    Prototype development of visible light positioning (VLP) system for European Space Agency (ESA) Tender: Application of Photonics Technology for PNT User Equipment. Carried out design, validation and implementation based on COTS components: i.) modulated LED beacons, ii.) photodiode detector, and iii.) and Arduino microcontroller using RSSI-based algorithm Experimental validation of triple junction photodiode (TJPD) for detecting visible light wave-division multiplexed (WDM) signals at wider electrical bandwidth by building a receiver circuit using lower gain transimpedance amplifier (TIA) [ref: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.385641]

  • Research Intern - Optical Wireless Channel Modeling and Measurement at UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
    Mar 2021 - Oct 2021 · 8 mos

    Collaborative internship agreement between Laboratoire d’Ingénierie des Systèmes de Versailles (LISV), Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) and OLEDComm Numerical simulation of Schulze’s frequency domain approach of solving Barry and Khan's iterative channel model for indoor Optical Wireless Communication (OWC), evaluation of channel performance (gain, SNR, BER) and lab measurement validation using Oledcomm LiFi transceivers. The research shows the infinite-order total diffuse components of an OWC signal in an indoor environment, calculated and produced better results than classical time domain approach [ref: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7457357] Authored Master Thesis ”Optical Wireless Communication Channel Modelling and Measurement“ and presented results on H2020 EU Project: 6G-Brains Plenary meeting as a contribution to D3.2 project deliverables [see: https://6g-brains.eu/deliverables/ ]

  • Systems Engineer - Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) at West Point Engineering Supplies Inc.
    Jan 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Lead the implementation of Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) systems—comprised of different types of sensors (e.g. laser-optic, photonic, radar), edge-computing devices, across different telecom links (e.g. fiber optic, radio point-to-point, and mobile IP)—designed to cater various verticals such as environmental monitoring, energy management and aviation Provided technical support to sales team during tender participation and bid proposals by researching and translating business requirements into technical specifications (e.g. site surveys, system design, RF/optic link plans), furthermore, conducted on-site technical presentations and product demonstrations to customers to effectively explicate the proposals Provided technical support to customers in product usability and troubleshooting, device configuration using proprietary languages, as well as, conducting certified in-depth technical trainings to end-users Travelled across Europe, Asia and The United States to undertake trainings from partner manufacturers to become a certified trainer (Train the Trainer), attended seminars and conferences to build strategic network, and attended workshops to strengthen manufacturer-distributor partnership Conducted in-house product testing and provide feedback to partner manufacturers that is used for product development and enhancement