Washington Ludeña received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from UTE, Quito, Ecuador, in 2020; his MSc degree in Nano-electronics from USFQ, Quito, Ecuador, in 2022; and his MSc degree in Aeronautics and Space, with emphasis on Electronic Systems for Embedded and Communicating Applications (ESECA), from INP-ENSEEIHT, Toulouse, France, in 2022.
During his studies, he worked as an intern in HF Flexible Connections at Thales Alenia Space, Toulouse, France, in 2022, responsible for the design of RF connections using flexible materials between MMICs, PCBs, and waveguides.
He was an Electronic Design Engineer in the R&D department of SMARTWARE, Paris, France, from 2023 to 2026, responsible for the development of embedded hardware and
HDI multilayer PCBs for secure elements (SE) applications.
He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. Degree at Heriot-Watt University in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space (France), as part of the European project SPARE within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks programme. His research focuses on physical-layer wireless security (PLWS) using directional modulation for space applications.
His current research interests include antenna arrays, IQ imbalance, digital predistortion (DPD), and power amplifier (PA) load-pulling effects.