Vasco Rafael Jerónimo Velez holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Computer and Telecommunications Engineering. His Master’s dissertation focused on GPS spoofing techniques applied to UAV navigation systems.

In 2024, he earned his PhD in Information Science and Technology, with a thesis dedicated to the design and integration of novel transmission techniques to optimize the performance of wireless networks and communications.

He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Digital Technologies at the School of Applied Digital Technologies, ISCTE-IUL.

His main research interests include wireless communication systems and networks, signal processing, MIMO communications and radar, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), index modulation, optimization algorithms, GNSS signals, and UAV applications.