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Aitor Hernandez Herranz

Aitor Hernandez Herranz

Researcher In Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems
Stockholm,Sweden

Summary

Results-driven technology professional with extensive experience in applied research, specializing in programming, cloud-native technologies, distributed and embedded systems, and networking. Skilled in bridging theoretical concepts with practical implementation through testbeds and real-world demonstrators. Committed to driving innovation and delivering sustainable solutions that advance society. Passionate about fostering teamwork and unlocking talent potential to achieve impactful results. Seeking a challenging position to grow competencies across multiple technologies.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Master Researcher

Ericsson
Stockholm, Sweden
08.2020 - Current
  • Led a technical team of 80 professionals, facilitating collaboration between researchers and enterprises to maximize research impact across various verticals.
  • Explored new possibilities for network service exposure by leveraging network observability data to enhance service delivery and performance.
  • Integrated communication networks, computing resources, and applications to implement a co-design approach, optimizing overall system performance.
  • Developed and executed end-to-end testbeds to validate innovative research at the intersection of computing, networking, and applications.

Senior Research

Ericsson
Stockholm, Sweden
11.2016 - 06.2020
  • Looking into distributed systems in conjunction with AI technologies and data pipelines and facilitating the realization of the device-cloud continuum - orchestration and optimization with concepts and prototypes
  • Implementation of a framework for orchestration of distributed data pipelines based on actor-based framework, Akka based on functional programming language.

Researcher at Systems and Technology

Ericsson
Stockholm, Sweden
04.2014 - 10.2016
  • Working for Cloud organization to learn about virtualization technologies and cloud platforms
  • Investigate alternative methods for upgrade of the OpenStack platform and improvements of live-migration of virtual machine in OpenStack
  • Study the possibilities of virtualizing and cloudifying RAN components and investigating the performance impact
  • Responsible of the orchestration mechanics for first prototype for Cloud RAN demonstrated in MWC

Developer at Pre-Development Team

Ericsson
Stockholm, Sweden
08.2011 - 12.2015
  • Improved WCDMA communication mechanisms and implemented solutions in C++. Led framework development for optimizing lab node utilization, requiring cross-domain collaboration and employee training, resulting in reduced hardware and energy costs.

Research Engineer

KTH Royal Institute Of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
09.2010 - 07.2011
  • Developed and implemented software solutions in Wireless Sensor Networks using embedded C/C++, bridging simulations with real-world applications in control systems such as water tanks, inverted pendulums, and wireless cranes, thereby advancing research by validating theoretical concepts through practical demonstrations.

Internship: Full-stack Web Developer

GMV
Barcelona, Spain
07.2008 - 01.2010
  • Developed and maintained web applications using HTML, CSS, Java, and jQuery, enhancing the city council's digital services.

Education

Electronic Engineering -

Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain
01.2008 - 01.2011

Telecommunications Engineering -

Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain
04.2004 - 09.2010

Master's Degree Project -

KTH - School of Electrical Engineering
Stockholm, Sweden
01.2010 - 09.2010

Skills

Software development and architecture

Rapid prototyping

Data analysis and AI/ML

API integration and design

Cloud-native technologies

Cellular networks architecture

Scientific writing

Project Management

Research planning

Coaching and Mentorship

Innovation and Intellectual Property Development

Latest Publications

  • A. Fresa, N. Ferrarese, Y. Liu, M. Ferizbegovic, Aitor. Hernandez, "Profiling- and learning-based co-design of communication and compute in scalable robotics", accepted at IEEE JSAC Special Issue on Co-design of Communication, Computing, and Control in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems. Publication Q2 2025
  • L. Grosjean, J. Sachs, J. Ansari, N. Reider, A. Hernandez, and C. Holmberg, “A framework for communication–compute–control
    co-design in cyber–physical systems,” Electronics, vol. 14, no. 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/14/5/864
  • Y. Liu, A. Hernandez, and R. Castro, “Robokube: Establishing a new foundation for the cloud native evolution in robotics,” in 2024
    10th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications (ICARA), 2024, pp. 23–27.
  • Y. Liu and A. Hernandez, “Enabling 5G QoS configuration capabilities for IoT applications on container orchestration platform,” in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), 2023, pp. 63–68
  • A. Hernandez, B. Xiao, and V. Tudor, "ERAIA - enabling intelligence data pipelines for IoT-based application systems", in 2020 IEEE
    International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications(PerCom), Austin, USA, Mar. 2020

Timeline

Master Researcher

Ericsson
08.2020 - Current

Senior Research

Ericsson
11.2016 - 06.2020

Researcher at Systems and Technology

Ericsson
04.2014 - 10.2016

Developer at Pre-Development Team

Ericsson
08.2011 - 12.2015

Research Engineer

KTH Royal Institute Of Technology
09.2010 - 07.2011

Master's Degree Project -

KTH - School of Electrical Engineering
01.2010 - 09.2010

Internship: Full-stack Web Developer

GMV
07.2008 - 01.2010

Electronic Engineering -

Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya (UPC)
01.2008 - 01.2011

Telecommunications Engineering -

Universitat Politècnica De Catalunya (UPC)
04.2004 - 09.2010
Aitor Hernandez HerranzResearcher In Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems