Mr David Alejandro Vaca-Benavides

David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from ESPOL Polytechnic University, Ecuador, and a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland. From 2016 to 2022, he served as a full-time lecturer and researcher at ESPOL Polytechnic University. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Advanced Care Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.David has extensive experience in the design of electronic systems for health monitoring systems. He has contributed to projects focused on gait analysis in Parkinson's disease, impedance spectroscopy for pulmonary oedema detection, and transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for the treatment of overactive bladder. His research interests include biomedical engineering applications and the adoption of technology, with a particular emphasis on older adults.

• B.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering  (ESPOL Polytechnic University, Ecuador)
• M.Sc. in Engineering (SUPSI, Switzerland)

• IEEE

Tutor and Demostrator :

• Analogue Electronics (Project) 4 /Analogue VLSI Lab
• Sensors and Instrumentation 
• Software and Embedded Systems Laboratory 2 
• Applications of Sensor and Imaging Systems 
• Social and Ethical Aspects of Medicine

• Biomedical engineering
• Advanced care for older adults

• Mixed-signal electronics
• Wearable devices