About Us

Biography & Work

David Gascón, Computer Engineer by the Polytechnic Center of Zaragoza is the Libelium's Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer. He has been working as professor at the Engineers University of Zaragoza (Spain).

His main research areas are the Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Mesh Networks and the Self Emergent and Autoorganizational Complex Systems as show his development in the creation of two protocols for the Internet based on the ant colony and other swarm insects behaviors (Marabunta, Enjambre).

He is also the co-founder of the WSN Spanish Consortium (Redsens) and main member of the International Research Groups: Sensor Networks and Mesh Networks.

Awards

• MIT TR35, Most important innovators under 35 in Spain
  (MIT Technology Review) - 2012
• Aster Prize, Entrepreneur of the year in Aragón
  (ESIC Marketing and Business School) - 2009
• Aragón Information Society Prize
  (Aragón's Telecomunication Association) - 2008
• Best Research Development
  (Consejo Económico y Social de Aragón) - 2007
• Best Innovation Idea
  (Premio IDEA, Fundación Emprender en Aragón) - 2007
• Provincial Technology Award (ZIP)
  (Council of Zaragoza) - 2006
• Using the grid to parallelize ADN molecules
  (Biocomputation and Physics Institute Award) - Spanish - 2005

Articles & Publications

Technological

• IEEE 802.15.4 and new product features
  (Product Design and Development) - English - 2009
• Security in 802.15.4 and ZigBee Networks
  (Sensor Networks Research Group) - English - 2009
• 802.15.4 vs ZigBee
  (Sensor Networks Research Group) - English - 2008
• Anonymous Networks
  (Linux Magazine) - Spanish - 2007
• Marabunta, a new P2P approach
  (Linux Magazine) - Spanish - 2006
• File Systems Encryption in Linux
  (Linux Magazine) - Spanish - 2005

Scientific Divulgation

• Interferencias de los móviles en los sistemas de sonido
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2009
• ¿Por qué cantan los pájaros al amanecer?
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2009
• Las canicas del piso de arriba
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2009
• Entendiendo la Computación Molecular: bytes, ADN y anticuerpos
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2009
• El gen NO egoísta
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2009
• Redes de Sensores Inalámbricos
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2010
• ¿Por qué los microondas causan interferencias a las redes Wifi?
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2010
• Dispositivos inalámbricos, ¿cómo conviven?
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2010
• ¿Cómo perpetuar un mensaje eternamente?
  (Tercer Milenio - Heraldo de Aragón) - Spanish - 2011