Funding

This section analyzes funding obtained by Department of Systems Engineering and Automation according to the different classifications: modality, source of funding, area, type of activity and by tenured professor.

Total funding for Department of Systems Engineering and Automation (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€2,449,833€3,420,997€1,801,474€1,747,829

Modality of funding

Competitive Funding/Concerted Funding/UC3M Internal Funding

Secured funding for research and transfer can be classified according to its modality, that is, according to whether it proceeds from calls that are competitive, concerted or UC3M internal funding. This section presents the evolution of this funding in the period 2021-2024 for the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€1,458,386€1,736,845€1,228,936€1,054,290
Concerted€962,805€1,661,368€519,709€664,146
UC3M-funded€28,642€22,784€52,828€29,393
€2,449,833€3,420,997€1,801,474€1,747,829

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€28,642
2022€22,784
2023€52,828
2024€29,393
€133,648

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€1,458,386€962,805
2022€1,736,845€1,661,368
2023€1,228,936€519,709
2024€1,054,290€664,146
€5,478,456€3,808,028

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive59.5%50.8%68.2%60.3%
Concerted39.3%48.6%28.8%38.0%
UC3M-funded1.2%0.7%2.9%1.7%

Source of funding

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

Secured funding can be classified according to its sources: European programs, National programs, Regional programs, Contracts with Public Administrations, Contracts with Private Entities, Non- European International, Awards or UC3M Internal Research Program. This shows this distribution for the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
Contracts with Private entities €959,365€1,600,908€506,641€641,078
National programs€969,455€1,520,115€832,069€540,040
European programs€74,125€156,800€196,462€280,989
Regional programs€414,806€59,930€197,070€233,261
UC3M Internal Research Program€28,642€22,784€52,828€29,393
Contracts with Public administrations€3,440€60,460€13,068€23,068
Non-European international€3,335
Awards
€2,449,833€3,420,997€1,801,474€1,747,829

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€414,806€969,455€74,125
2022€59,930€1,520,115€156,800
2023€197,070€832,069€196,462
2024€233,261€540,040€280,989
€905,067€3,861,679€708,376

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€3,440€959,365
2022€60,460€1,600,908
2023€13,068€506,641
2024€23,068€641,078
€100,036€3,707,992

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
Contracts with Private entities 39.2%46.8%28.1%36.7%
National programs39.6%44.4%46.2%30.9%
European programs3.0%4.6%10.9%16.1%
Regional programs16.9%1.8%10.9%13.3%
UC3M Internal Research Program1.2%0.7%2.9%1.7%
Contracts with Public administrations0.1%1.8%0.7%1.3%
Non-European international0.2%
Awards

Area

Where does funding for research and transfer come from?

The area of funding allows us to classify research and transfer funds as to their location, according to whether they are: regional, national, European, Non-European international or internal. It shows the distribution of funding according to this classification for the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
National€1,049,455€2,048,538€843,869€1,005,960
Regional€972,611€312,875€704,979€431,487
European €74,125€156,800€196,462€280,989
Internal€28,642€22,784€52,828€29,393
International€325,000€880,000€3,335
€2,449,833€3,420,997€1,801,474€1,747,829

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€972,611€1,049,455
2022€312,875€2,048,538
2023€704,979€843,869
2024€431,487€1,005,960
€2,421,952€4,947,821

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021€74,125€325,000
2022€156,800€880,000
2023€196,462€3,335
2024€280,989
€708,376€1,208,335

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
National42.8%59.9%46.8%57.6%
Regional39.7%9.1%39.1%24.7%
European 3.0%4.6%10.9%16.1%
Internal1.2%0.7%2.9%1.7%
International13.3%25.7%0.2%

Type of activity

In what types of research and transfer activites is funding distributed?

Research and transfer funding are classified according to the following types of activity: R+D Projects, Art. 83/60 for R+D Projects, Consulting and Technical Services, which include consulting and technical assistance as well as recurring technical services; Other contracts and agreements, including Chairs, Sponsorships and Collaboration Agreements; Mobility, Private Competitive Funding, Industrial Doctorate and a last category that includes Financial support for Conferences, Awards and Internal Research Program.This section shows in detail funding obtained by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€1,447,236€1,736,845€1,119,856€1,024,850
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€936,571€1,628,967€494,474€613,752
Consulting and technical services€26,234€32,401€25,235€50,395
Mobility€23,390€5,980€35,180€46,060
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€16,402€16,804€39,658€12,773
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate€87,070
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)
Subvenciones contratación de personal
€2,449,833€3,420,997€1,801,474€1,747,829

Distribution of funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project59.1%50.8%62.2%58.6%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project38.2%47.6%27.4%35.1%
Consulting and technical services1.1%0.9%1.4%2.9%
Mobility1.0%0.2%2.0%2.6%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program0.7%0.5%2.2%0.7%
Private competitive funding
Industrial doctorate4.8%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)
Subvenciones contratación de personal

Funding by professor

For this classification, the tenured academic staff of the department is taken into account: full professor, associate professor and permanent teaching position. The ratio is calculated between the secured funding by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€969,720€1,341,570€706,460€685,420

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation for the period 2021-2024. It encompasses data on theses, books and book chapters, articles and conferences both national and international. The figures corresponding to scientific activity provided in this section were obtained from those published in the Research Portal of May 2025.

Theses (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Theses7889

Articles published (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National articles131
International articles25264348
26264649

Books, book chapers, and working papers published (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Books
Book chapters2112
Working papers
2112

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences312104
International conferences75115
1017219

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation, classified according to the categories: full professorassociate professor, permanent teaching position, teaching assistant, visiting professor and assistant professor.

Teaching-research staff in the Departament of Systems Engineering and Automation (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors5778
Associate professors14131312
Teaching assistants10
Visiting professors1753
Assistant professors7787
Permanent teaching position
37343330

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Systems Engineering and Automation (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)5666
Full professors (F)112
Associate professors (M)11111111
Associate professors (F)3221
Teaching assistants (M)10
Teaching assistants (F)
Visiting professors (M)1753
Visiting professors (F)
Assistant professors (M)6787
Assistant professors (F)1
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)
37343330

Transfer

This section includes the registered patents and software developed by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation (2021-2024).

Registered patents and software in the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation (2021-2024)

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Transfer20212024
Patents2
Software4
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