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Department of Electronic Engineering (UPM)
Doctorate in Electronic Systems Engineering (RD 99/2011)

Background

Background

The Department of Electronic Engineering, responsible for this Doctoral Program in “Electronic Systems Engineering” (DSE), was created in the process of developing the University Reform Law of 1983, inheriting the resources and activities of the previous Departments of Electronic Circuits and Digital Systems that began their research activity in 1974 on three main fronts:

  • Optical communications components and systems.
  • Electronic aid systems for the disabled.
  • Digital systems based on microprocessor.

Over the years, these activities contributed to, and participated in, the technological evolution that was being experienced. Thus, its field of action was modified, focused or expanded as required by the scientific or development activity that was carried out, with the consequent increase in both the human team and the material resources dedicated. In this way, new topics were incorporated, such as the following:

  • Manufacturing technology of optoelectronic devices.
  • Speech technology.
  • Advanced digital architectures for signal processing.
  • Design and testing of integrated circuits.
  • Digital architectures for parallel signal processing.
  • Biomedical applications.
  • Services based on wireless technologies.
  • Home automation services.

These activities have been and are carried out within the framework of R&D&i projects with funding from national and European programs (ESPRIT and IST mainly), and industrial contracts, both with national and European or American companies, having given rise to a large number of doctoral theses, articles in magazines or books and invited papers or conferences at international conferences.

The Doctoral Programs taught by the Department of Electronic Engineering since its establishment in 1988 and until 1999 were the following: “Integrated Circuits and Systems” (specific to the Department) and Electronic Materials and Devices (which was partially separated from the previous one and was constituted as an Interdepartmental Program as of the 1990/91 academic year). In total, these programs offered about 11-15 courses with credits that, depending on the years, ranged between 45 and 60.

This program is the heir to the Doctoral Programs in “Electronic Systems” and “Electronic Systems Engineering for Intelligent Environments” (ISEEI), which have received Mention towards Excellence and Quality Mention from the Ministry in past courses.