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Performing at full capacity

The award for Best Thesis or Defence and Government Appli-
Master’s Thesis in Satellite Ser- cations“ seminar was organised in
vices, was awarded to Omar Gar- Santander. Once again, the seminar
cía Crespillo from the University of took on the challenge of analysing
Málaga, for his work entitled “Map the present and planning for the
Based Multisensor Railway Localisa- future, with the aim of providing
tion Enhanced by Raw GNSS Data.” solutions and exploring new ways
Nerea del Rey Maestre of the Uni- to foster communications and ob-
versity of Alcalá was a runner-up servation, focusing on the needs
for her thesis “Analysis of CFAR of the Spanish Armed Forces both
Detectors in Marine Environments, nationally and internationally.
and Proposal for Robust Detectors
based on Neural Networks.” The session was attended by lea-
ding experts in this sector, capable
The winner of the Best PhD Thesis of providing a holistic view of it.
in Satellite Services, was Iván Arre- The programme included the par-
gui Padilla from the Navarra Public ticipation of representatives from
University, for his work “New Filter the Defence sector from Brazil and
Design Techniques in Rectangular Peru - important for our objectives
Waveguides with Soft Profiles“. The in Latin America, which as a defen-
runner-up was José David Rey Igle- ce export market is of great impor-
sias from the University of Vigo, with tance to our country.
“LMSS Radio Channel Characteriza-
tion for Low Elevation Satellites.” During the same month, Hisdesat
arranged the one-day “Conference
During September, the 7th annual on Hisdesat Governmental Satelli-
“Satellites as Key Element for te Services”. The Secretary of Sta-

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