Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees of Institute IMDEA Networks is its highest organ of governance, representation and administration. In accordance with the Institute’s statutes, the Board of Trustees is composed of Ex Officio Members representing the Regional Government of Madrid and Elective Members who are recognized leaders in the scientific matters of the Institute. The Director, Deputy Director and General Manager of the Institute also participate in the Board of Trustees.
President: Prof. Dr. Ralf Steinmetz
Vice-President: Excma. Sra. Dª. Lucía Figar de Lacalle
Ex Officio Trustees
Regional Government Secretary for Education, Youth and Sports
Department of Education, Youth and Sports
Regional Government of Madrid
(Madrid, Spain)
Director General of Universities and Research
Directorate General of Universities and Research
Department of Education, Youth and Sports
Regional Government of Madrid
(Madrid, Spain)
Deputy Director of Research
Sub-directorate General of Research
Directorate General of Universities and Research
Department of Education, Youth and Sports
Regional Government of Madrid
(Madrid, Spain)
Vice Counselor of the Treasury
Vice Council of the Treasury
Department of Economy and Treasury
Regional Government of Madrid
(Madrid, Spain)
Elective Trustees - Prestigious Scientists

Full Professor and Managing Director of Multimedia Communications Laboratory (KOM)
Technische Universität Darmstadt
(Darmstadt, Germany)


Interim Dean and Distinguished University Professor
University of Massachussets at Amherst
(Massachusetts, USA)

Former Technical Director, European Research Consortium, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
(Bristol, United Kingdom)

Full Professor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
(Athens, Greece)
Elective Trustees - Companies
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Mr. Carlos Francisco Domingo Soriano
President and CEO, Telefonica I+D (R&D)
Director of Product Development & Innovation, Telefonica Digital
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Ms. Irma Jiménez Guler
Director of Institutional Relations
Elective Trustees - Company Experts
Elective Trustees - Institutional Trustees: Universities
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Prof. Dr. Carlos Balaguer Bernaldo de Quirós
Vice-Rector of Research
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Prof. Dr. Javier Ortega García
Professor of Signal Theory and Communications
Higher Polytechnic School (Escuela Politécnica Superior)
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Prof. Dr. Sebastián Dormido Bencomo
Professor of Systems and Automation Engineering
Higher Polytechnic School of Computer Science (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática)
(Madrid, Spain)
Designated Representative
Prof. Dr. Juan Ramón Velasco Pérez
Vice-Rector of Postgraduate Studies and Continuing Education












