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Juan Blanch is a Senior Research Engineer in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University, where he focuses on safety critical applications in location technology, particularly in air and autonomous driving. His thesis work centered on applying geospatial statistics for ionospheric estimation, which earned him the Institute of Parkinson Award. Dr. Blanch's contributions include developing the Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (ARAIM) algorithm, which has been recognized by the international aviation integrity community for supporting diverse fault cases. He has published over 100 scientific publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings, and is recognized as a top peer reviewer on Publons. He serves as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems and was awarded the Early Achievement Award in 2010 by the Institute. Dr. Blanch's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and another in Aeronautics and Astronautics, with additional education in Applied Physics from Ecole Polytechnique in France.
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