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48 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2019 Feature Interview I-CONNECT007 The AltiumLive event in Munich drew sev- eral hundred PCB designers from around Eu- rope, including engineering students interested in PCB design. Editor Andy Shaughnessy spoke with Pablo Sanchez Martinez, a student at FH Joanneum in Austria who is working toward being a full professor in hardware design. Pab - lo discussed his studies in engineering and PCB design, the classes he's teaching, and his plans for teaching the young engineers of the future. Andy Shaughnessy: How are you doing, Pablo? Pablo Sanchez Martinez: Hello, Andy. I'm great. Nice to meet you. Shaughnessy: Nice to meet you too. I under- stand that you're a university student. Can you tell us a little about yourself and what brings you to AltiumLive in Munich? Martinez: I'm originally from Spain but have been working for three years at FH Joanneum, a university located in Austria. I normally do power electronics. I work in a research center at the university, and we have a lot of products based on power electronics, power converters, transistors, etc. Shaughnessy: Are you working toward being a full-time professor? Martinez: Yes, until now, I've been mainly teaching and doing research, but I would like to become a professor. I am also striving to- wards getting a Ph.D. and I am using all of this experience that I am gaining through the years with research projects to prepare for my teach- ing courses. From Spain to Austria: A Student's Drive to Be a Professor Pablo Sanchez Martinez