Julián Proenza Arenas

Dr. Julián Proenza Arenas is an Associate Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) within the Mathematics and Informatics Department of the Higher Polytechnic School. As Secretary of the Politechnical School, he contributes to the management of all engineering bachelor degrees and serves as Academic Coordinator for the EU EMJMD Programme on Engineering of Data-Intensive Intelligent Software Systems (EDISS) since 2021.

• Ph.D. in Informatics (2007), University of the Balearic Islands
• Licenciatura in Physics (1989), University of the Balearic Islands

His research focuses on Dependable and Real-Time Systems, particularly fault tolerance in distributed environments, Clock Synchronization, and Fieldbus Networks. Recent work emphasizes Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and adaptive mechanisms for industrial automation. He has co-authored over 100 publications and three patents, with multiple best paper awards at IEEE conferences (2004–2023).

• IEEE Workshop on Factory Communication Systems Best Paper (2004)
• IEEE ETFA Best Work-in-Progress Paper (2012, 2014, 2016)
• IEEE ETFA Factory Automation Best Paper (2023)

Dr. Proenza supervises 6 completed and 2 ongoing Ph.D. theses and leads national research projects like FT4TSNgrid (2022–2025) and DFT4FTT (2016–2019). He is Principal Investigator of the Sistemas Empotrados Inteligentes y Robótica (SRV-INTER) R&D group and actively collaborates with international institutions including Mälardalen University and Universidade do Porto.