Manuel Castro

is Electrical and Computer Engineering educator in the Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED), has a PhD in Industrial Engineering. He is full professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (DIEEC) of the Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED). His research interests include learning-enhanced technologies, with a special focus on engineering education. He belongs to the organizing committee of IEEE EDUCON, IEEE FIE (International and Europe Chair, 2000-2006), ISES, TAEE and SAAEI conferences and is a member of program and planning committees and a reviewer and chairman for several committees. He is co-chair of the conferences EDUCON 2010 (Engineering Education Conference), TAEE 2010 (Tecnologías Aplicadas a la Enseñanza de la Electrónica) and ICECE 2005 (International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education). He is co-chair of the conference FIE 2014 (Frontiers in Education Conference) to be organized in Madrid, Spain, by the IEEE and the ASEE. He is co-editor of IEEE-RITA (Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje) and of the Electronic Journal of the Spanish Chapter of the IEEE Education Society. He is Fellow member of IEEE (for contributions to distance learning in electrical and computer engineering education) and member of the Administration Committee (AdCOM) (2005–2010) of the IEEE Education Society serving in the chapter, awards, nominating and meetings committees, Founder and Past-Chairman of the Spanish Chapter of the IEEE Education Society, and Chair of the IEEE Spain Section (2011-2012). He has been awarded with several prestigious ones like the 2010 Distinguished Member Award or the 2009 Edwin C. Jones, Jr. Meritorious Service Award from the IEEE Education Society. He is Vice-President of the Board of the Spanish International Solar Energy Society (ISES).