GORKA
ZUBIA GAREA

Gorka Zubia was born in Barakaldo, Spain, in 1996. He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Photonics from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in 2025, receiving the Extraordinary Prize. His doctoral research, supported by the Predoctoral Fellowship of the Basque Government, focused on photonic devices for structural health monitoring and communications within the Applied Photonics Group (APG), UPV/EHU. Dr. Zubia-Garea holds B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from UPV/EHU (2021) and was awarded the Ikasiker Research Collaboration Fellowship by the Basque Government. Dr. Zubia-Garea has actively contributed to two distinct research lines: Biomedical Signal Processing (2018–2021) and Applied Photonics (2021–present). He is the first author of multiple papers published in internationally recognized, high-impact journals and has presented his work at numerous international conferences. Dr. Zubia-Garea completed a predoctoral research stay at CREOL, The College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida (UCF), where he was a member of the Microstructured Fibers and Devices (MOF) research group, led by Prof. Rodrigo Amezcua. His research during this period involved the characterization of Hollow Core Fibers for data transmission in the C-band (telecom band). Since 2023, Dr. Zubia-Garea has served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects at UPV/EHU. He has taught various courses, including Electromagnetic Fields, High-Frequency Systems, Optical Communications, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Vehicle Systems Control and Driving Assist Systems, Automatism and Control, Computer Controlled Systems, Industrial Computing, Project Management, Engineering Projects, and Engineering Drawing.