J. Oriol Font Bach (Terrassa, 1981) received his M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from the Autònoma University of Barcelona (UAB, 2004). As part of his initial post-graduate studies he also obtained a Master in Design of Intregrated Circuits from the Autònoma University of Barcelona (UAB, 2006). The main research topics he has been involved with, include the design automation of both System-On-Chip (SoC) and Network-On-Chip (NoC) systems and efficient IP reuse for FPGA-based embedded systems.

He has joined the CTTC in November 2006, as a research engineer working in real-time baseband signal processing implementations based on FPGA, for MIMO-OFDM(A) systems. His main duty is the design, implementation and verification of FPGA-based IP blocks (i.e., custom VHDL code), composing advanced PHY-layer MIMO signal processing algorithms, as part of experimental research in future wireless communication systems. The experimental work that he is carrying on is mainly performed within the GEDOMIS testbed environment.

Currently, he is also pursuing his Ph.D thesis at the Department of Signal Theory and Communications of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). His main research interest areas include baseband digital signal processing for multi-carrier communication systems, real-time implementation of advanced MIMO-OFDM systems (e.g., FPGA-based), real-world wireless communication system deployment accounting for MIMO channels and hardware limitations, multi-user MIMO systems, adaptive communication schemes (e.g., closed-loop MIMO), design automation and efficient IP reuse.

Participation in R&D projects:

- "GEDOMIS-ADCOMM: GEDOMIS-ADaptive physical layer implementation of advanced multi-antenna COMMunication schemes", (01/2011-01/2013), 2010 VALOR 00198, funded by AGAUR (Generalitat de Catalunya).

- "BeMImoMAX: Baseband MIMO-OFDM mobile WiMAX transceiver", (industrial project).

- "BuNGee: Beyond Next Generation Mobile Broadband", (01/01/10 - 30/06/12) FP7 project, funded by the EC. Grant agreement no: 248267.

- "MIMOWA: MIMO technologies for Wireless Access", (16/01/08 - 30/06/09), Medea+ program (Ref: 2A103) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Tourism.

- "eCADPE: Entorno de código abierto para diseño de/con plataformas empotradas (embedded)", (2005), PROFIT program (Ref: FIT-350110-2005-106) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science & Technology. 

- "Entorno de Diseño, Validación y Prototipado de Componentes Virtuales (IP) para CIs mediante Nanotecnologías aplicadas a Sistemas de Comunicaciones Ópticas e Inalámbricas", (2003-2005), PROFIT program (Ref: TIC2001-2508, FIT-070000-2003-469, FIT-330100-2004-107) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science & Technology.

  Awards and grants:

- M.Sc. studentship, UAB Mircoelectronics Department/CEPHIS (September 2003-July 2004).

-  M.Sc. studentship, National Mircroelectronics Center (IMB-CNM CSIC) (September 2004-December 2004).

- FPI (Formació de Personal Investigador) program funded by Generalitat de Catalunya, National Microelectronics Center (IMB-CNM CSIC) (January 2005-November 2006).

- Torres Quevedo (TQV) program, Spanish Ministry of Education & Science, National plan of scientific research, technologic development and innovation. Ref: PTQ06-02-0540.