P. Otero (S’84–M’93) received the M.Eng. degree in TelecommunicationsEngineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain, in 1983, and the Ph.D.degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, in1998.

From 1983 to 1995, he was with Spanish Companies Standard Electrica, ENBazan, Telefonica, and also with the University of Seville, Seville, Spain, where he wasinvolved with and lectured on communications and radar systems. In 1996, he joinedthe Laboratory of Electromagnetism and Acoustics, EPFL, granted by the SpanishGovernment. In 1998, he joined the University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain, where he isAssociate Professor and Head of the Oceanic Engineering Research Institute. P. Otero isIEEE Member.