Pedro M. Ruiz Martinez

Pedro M. Ruiz Martinez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Communications Engineering (DIIC) within the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Murcia, Spain. He served as Dean of the Faculty from 2013 and previously as Head of DIIC (2011-2012). Ruiz holds a Ph.D. in Telematics (2002) from the University of Murcia and has held research roles including Ramón y Cajal fellowship, visiting positions at ICSI Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and King's College London.

• Ph.D. in Telematics, University of Murcia (2002)
• Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow
• Visiting Researcher at ICSI, UC Berkeley
• Research Associate at UC Santa Cruz
• Visiting Fellow at King's College London

His research focuses on efficient communication protocols for distributed and heterogeneous wireless networks, including VANETs, sensor networks, and mesh networks. Key contributions involve energy-efficient routing, multicast protocols, and gateway load-balancing mechanisms. He has received quality awards for the MARTA project and positive evaluation under Spain's I3 research trajectory program.

Recent publications highlight trends in vehicular network optimization, mesh network resource management, and beaconless geographic routing for sensor networks. Awards include the MARTA project quality award and MEC I3 program recognition. Ruiz has advised numerous Ph.D. students including Juan A. Sanchez, Francisco J. Ros, and Rafael Marin, with research spanning VANET security, multicast routing, and energy-efficient protocols.

He serves as guest editor for journals including Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks and International Journal of Smart Home. Professional roles include chairing IEEE INFOCOM 2011, ACM MobiCom 2008, and IEEE MASS 2012. Current teaching includes Wireless Networks (M.Sc.), Networking Architectures, Mobile Computing, and Advanced Telematic Services at the University of Murcia.