Relevant dates
- Call opening: 21 June 2021
- Deadline for applications: 21 August 2021
- Final Results: 13 December 2021
- Thesis Projects start: Before 13 March 2022
Call Information
UPM Rector's resolution - Call (in Spanish)
UPM Rector's resolution - Results (in Spanish)
Applicants have a choice of 22 predefined topics and PhD supervisors.
12 positions will be funded.
Research Lines
12
Early-Stage Researchers
22
Research Lines
6
Companies
Telefónica I+D
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. José Ignacio Moreno Novella
Telecommunications Engineering School
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
Prof. Dr. Manuel Alvarez-Campana Fernández-Corredor
Telecommunications Engineering School
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
PhD THESIS TUTOR (COMPANY)
Mr. Rafael Cantó Palancar
Transport & IP Network Manager
Mr. Luis Miguel Contreras Murillo
Technology Expert at Global CTIO unit / Telefónica
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Design of novel network functions, architectures and protocols based on programmable data planes.
Telefónica I+D
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Manuel Alvarez-Campana Fernández-Corredor
Telecommunications Engineering School
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
Prof. Dr. José Ignacio Moreno Novella
Telecommunications Engineering School
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
PhD THESIS TUTOR (COMPANY)
Mr. Rafael Cantó Palancar
Transport & IP Network Manager
Mr. Luis Miguel Contreras Murillo
Technology Expert at Global CTIO unit / Telefónica
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Intent based programable data planes for disaggregated architectures.
Repsol
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Alberto Mozo
Computer Systems Engineering School
Computer Systems Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Jose Antonio Martin
Advisor, Advanced Mathematics
Repsol Technology Lab
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Deep Learning research and development for the extraction, analysis and synthesis of latent information applied to the development to soft-sensors, soft-analyzer, signal disaggregation and prediction in general.
Repsol
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Juan C. Dueñas
Telecommunications Engineering School
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Jose Antonio Martin Hernandez
Advisor, Advanced Mathematics
Repsol Technology Lab
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Reinforcement Learning for proactive management of industrial networks and services..
Repsol
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Manuel Rodríguez Hernández
Industrial Engineering School
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Rafael Roldán Mesa
Repsol S.A.
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Simulation model for the Syngas Generation process in an e-fuels production scheme. Hybridization with SMR models, SMR H2 with the complete scheme.
Repsol
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Álvaro Gutiérrez Martín
Control and Robotics Laboratory (Robolabo)
Renewable Distributed Generation and Intelligent Control
Telecommunications Engineering School
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Javier Juárez Montojo
Senior Scientific
Repsol TechLab.
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Temporal Task Allocation for the Improvement of Eco-Driving Solutions in Dynamical Traffic Environments: An Approach Based on Swarm Intelligence.
Repsol
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. David Camacho Fernández
Computer Systems Engineering School
Computer Systems Engineering Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Javier Juárez Montojo
Senior Scientific
Repsol Technology Lab
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Develop an eco-routing solution that recommends the most optimal route to reach a point, taking into account total distance, time and CO2 emissions. The route should also consider refueling/recharging stops in a way that possible queues in service stations are minimized
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Antonio Nieto-Márquez Ballesteros
Industrial Engineering School
Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Industrial design Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dña. Beatriz Crisostomo Merino
Head of Innovation Management Iberdrola
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Electric power demand. Applicability of new solutions in the decarbonization of the industrial energy model.
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Luis Alberto Sánchez Diez.
ETSI Caminos Canales y Puertos, Civil Engineering School
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Mr. Samuel Pérez de Ramírez
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Heat electrification. Electrification potential of domestic thermal installations on a national level.
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Carlos del Cañizo
Solar Energy Institute
Telecommunications Engineering School
Prof. Dr. Alejandro Datas
Solar Energy Institute
Telecommunications Engineering School
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Mr. Samuel Pérez de Ramírez
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Heat electrification. Electrification potential of the public administration by means of a combination of electrical technologies (heat pump, solar, etc.)
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof Dr. Bernardo Llamas Moya
Mining and Energy Engineering School
Mining and Geology Engineering Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dña. Beatriz Crisostomo Merino
Head of Innovation Management Iberdrola
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Digitalization. Metrics for measuring the return of digital investments in the electric power sector
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Ruth Carrasco-Gallego
Industrial Engineering School
Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Ms. Beatriz Crisóstomo Merino, M.Eng/MBA
Head of Innovation Management Iberdrola.
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Digitalization. Potential for application of digital technologies in the value chain of the electrical industry and its regulatory framework in Europe.
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. María Jesús García Martínez
Mining and Energy Engineering School
Energy and Fuels Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dña. Mónica Oviedo
Sustainability Development and 2030 Agenda, Iberdrola Group
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Metrics and SDGs. SDG ambition needed for the next 10 years to achieve the targets 7 and 13 (they have been selected as priorities for Iberdrola). We would like to study the interconnection among SDG 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 with the SDG 13 and its social impact.
Iberdrola
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Teresa Sánchez Chaparro
Industrial Engineering School
Organizational Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Mónica Oviedo
Sustainability Development and 2030 Agenda, Iberdrola Group
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Metrics and SDGs. SDG impact measurement: new tools to be developed to assess SDGs impact (social and environmental). We would like to study the balance among the first activity impact (negative by definition) and the positive impact we create.
Ecoembes
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. María Dolores Robustillo Fuentes
Industrial Engineering School
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Jorge García Barrasa
Ecoembes
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Chemical recycling of complex packaging solutions.
Ecoembes
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Marina Patricia Arrieta Dillon
Industrial Engineering School
Chemical, Industrial and Environment Engineering Department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Jorge García Barrasa
Ecoembes
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Food contact grade on recycled non-PET packaging materials.
Fundación Tatiana
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Julio Lumbreras Martín
Industrial Engineering School
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Álvaro Matud Juristo
Director of Institutional and Academic Relations
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
Tutor: Mr. Jesús Zamora Rodríguez
Director of Projects and Investments
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Development of a model for the university-city collaboration towards sustainable transformation. Application to the city of Madrid.
Fundación Tatiana
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Andrés Monzón
Civil Engineering School
Transport Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning Department
TRANSyT-Transport Research Center
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Álvaro Matud Juristo
Director of Institutional and Academic Relations
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
Tutor: Mr. Jesús Zamora Rodríguez
Director of Projects and Investments
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Universities as test beds and living labs for social and technical innovations for urban transformation towards sustainability. Application to the city of Madrid.
Fundación Tatiana
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. José Antonio Manzanera de la Vega
Forestry and Natural Resources Engineering School
Department of Forest Engineering and Environmental Management
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Álvaro Matud Juristo
Director of Institutional and Academic Relations
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
Tutor: Mr. Jesús Zamora Rodríguez
Director of Projects and Investments
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
PhD THESIS PROJECT
The natural border area of the urban area: Valuation of the ecosystem services of the natural spaces bordering the urban area.
Fundación Tatiana
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Carlos Gregorio Hernández Díaz-Ambrona
Agricultural, Food and Biosystems Engineering School
Department of Agricultural Production
(PhD in Agro-environmental Technology for Sustainable Agriculture)
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Álvaro Matud Juristo
Director of Institutional and Academic Relations
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
Tutor: Mr. Jesús Zamora Rodríguez
Director of Projects and Investments
Fundación Tatiana Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno
PhD THESIS PROJECT
The natural space bordering the urban area: Observation base to know the functioning of natural ecosystems.
Optiva Media
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. José Manuel Menéndez García
Telecommunications Engineering School
Signals, systems and radio communications department
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Iñaki Martínez Sarriegui
Head of Research & Innovation at Optiva Media
PhD THESIS PROJECT
AI-based conceptual content modelling and advanced user profiling for an emotionally safe TV experience.
Optiva Media
PhD THESIS SUPERVISOR (UPM)
Prof. Dr. Carlos Á. Iglesias
Intelligent Systems Group
Telematic Systems Engineering Department
Telecommunications Engineering School
PhD THESIS CO-SUPERVISOR (COMPANY)
Dr. Iñaki Martínez Sarriegui
Head of Research & Innovation at Optiva Media
PhD THESIS PROJECT
Contribution to mental wellbeing at home via smart and hyperpersonalised content-based recommendations.
SDGine PhD Theses
Industrial Doctorates
The participation of industrial financial partners in PhD theses will lead to the completion of an Industrial Doctorate. Part of the PhD tesis Project will be carried out in the industrial sector.
Employment Conditions
Employment conditions are aligned with the “Charter & Code” for researchers, Spanish and UPM regulations.
The salaries comprise personal income tax arrangements, social security coverage (spouse and children inclussion in the Spanish Healthcare System), and social benefits (parental leave with full pay, contribution to pension fund, severance payment, unemployment benefit, and health and accident insurance).
UPM places particular emphasis on work and family balance.
International Doctorates
ESRs will complete mandatory secondments to obtain the International Doctorate award. A minimum 3 months will be spent in prestigious institutions of higher education, universities or research centers outside Spain.
Working conditions
- 36-month employment contract with UPM.
- Status as MSCA fellows for the duration of the 36-month contracts.
- Incorporation to the corresponding research unit. Office and laboratory space. Collaborative environment.The necessary infrastructure, equipment, and material will be provided for the implementation of the PhD thesis.
- Academic, industrial, international, national, and regional partnerships.
- Administrative support.
- Welcoming service.Career development monitoring and training; attendance and participation in conferences, workshops, and/or courses.
- Support on job and post-doctoral positions searching. Encouragement of venture creation and self-employment.
Timeline
Call deadline
21 August 2021
Evaluation 1 results
7 October 2021
Interview results
25 October - 12 November 2021
Final results
13 December 2021
Contracts signing
15 December 2021- 16 March 2022