José María Torres is a software engineer and project manager with more than 15 years’ experience in the aerospace domain, mostly in the industry but also at ESA/ESTEC. Since 2013, José María has been a project manager at Telespazio Belgium, formerly Vitrociset Belgium, and since 2018, he has been the project manager of different security-focused projects in the space domain. These projects include sMMGS, a study for the definition of a secure multi-mission ground station or CyTEF, a cybersecurity test facility for drones. Since mid-2021, José María has been the project manager for the Telespazio Belgium activities in the ECHO project.