Nathan J Gomes Author

Nathan J. Gomes, University of Kent, UK
Dr Gomes is Reader in Broadband Communications at University Of Kent, UK. He received a BSc degree from the University of Sussex, in 1984 and a PhD degree from University College London, in 1988, both in Electronic Engineering. From 1988 to 1989, he held a Royal Society European Exchange Fellowship at ENST, Paris, France. Since late 1989, he has been at University of Kent and has led a number of national and EU projects and published extensively in international journals and conferences.

Paulo Monteiro, Nokia Siemens Networks, Portugal
Paulo Monteiro received his diploma and his PhD degrees in Electronics and Telecommunications from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He is Optical Networks Technology Manager in the Transport, Aggregation and Fixed Access Department of Nokia Siemens Networks. He is also an Associate Professor at the University of Aveiro and Researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações. He was the project coordinator of the Large-scale integrating project FUTON. He has authored/co-authored more than 15 patent applications and over 200 refereed papers and conference contributions.

Atílio Gameiro, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Atilio Gameiro received his Licenciatura and his PhD from the University of Aveiro in 1985 and 1993 respectively. He is currently a Professor in the University of Aveiro, and a Group Head at the Instituto de Telec., Pólo de Aveiro, Portugal. His industrial experience includes a period of one year at BT Labs and one year at NKT Elektronik. He has published over 120 technical papers in international journals and conferences. He has been involved and has led several national and European projects in the field of mobile communications.