Itziar Maestrojuán Biurrún

I was born in Pamplona in 1986. My passion for maths and my curiosity about space and technology led me to receive the Engineer degree in Telecommunications and the Master’s degree in Communications from Public University of Navarre (UPNA), in 2010 and 2011. I also obtained my Ph.D. degree, cum laude, in Communications at Public University of Navarra.

During my thesis, I was also working as visiting research scientist in RAL Space at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Harwell Oxford, UK. I have published several international journal papers and contributed to the book “Semiconductor THz Technology”, as well as many national and international conference papers.

I’m part of the Anteral team from January 2014, when I joined the company as an R&D Engineer. Thanks to my interest in new developments and researching, in 2015 I became the CTO of the THz department, which later resulted in the Radar (uRAD) Department.

My true passion for innovation and strategy made me became the Anteral’s CEO in 2018. I would define myself as a brave and non-conformist woman, who isn’t afraid of facing new challenges. My main goal in the direction area is making Anteral grow and become an international reference. I want to show our great potential to the world, at the same time I try to inspire and motivate the team every day. Without any doubt, the team is the most important resource we have in Anteral.