Carlos Barrera Rodriguez, VIMAS Head, Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands – PLOCAN

Carlos Barrera Rodriguez is VIMAS (Vehicles, Instruments and MAchineS) head at OCEANIC PLATFORM OF THE CANARY ISLANDS -PLOCAN, since 2009. The main working lines are related to marine technology and ocean observing systems, focussing into unmanned ocean vehicles. These tasks are time-shared with desk activities related to national and international projects and service-provider management through the PLOCAN test-site infrastructure.

During 1998-2008, he was Researcher in the field of Marine Technology in Ocean-Observing Systems and Platforms at the INSTITUTO CANARIO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS (ICCM).  His areas of research included Operational oceanography, Surface and Subsurface monitoring devices, design and development Moored buoys, Underwater gliders, Meteorological and oceanographic sensors and Monitoring Buoy Networks

Carlos holds a degree in Oceanography from Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria