During the XLV Jornadas de Automática held in Malaga, Carlos Balaguer received the National Automatics Award 2024 (Premio Nacional de Automática 2024). The ‘National Automatics Award’ is the highest distinction awarded by the Spanish Committee of Automatics (CEA). It is awarded to members of the scientific community who develop their activity in the field of Automatics in recognition of the merits achieved throughout their academic, research and professional career.