Groups

Funding

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

Total funding for Department of Signal Theory and Communications (2021-2024)

2021202220232024
Funding€3,714,708€3,747,358€2,758,376€4,209,211

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 Signal Theory and Communications.

Funding by modality (2021-2024) in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications

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Modality2021202220232024
Competitive€3,450,694€3,260,593€2,320,417€3,728,923
Concerted€229,420€425,666€353,436€382,203
UC3M-funded€34,594€61,099€84,523€98,084
€3,714,708€3,747,358€2,758,376€4,209,211

UC3M Internal Funding Program (2021-2024)

YearUC3M-funded
2021€34,594
2022€61,099
2023€84,523
2024€98,084
€278,300

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearCompetitiveConcerted
2021€3,450,694€229,420
2022€3,260,593€425,666
2023€2,320,417€353,436
2024€3,728,923€382,203
€12,760,627€1,390,726

Evolution of funding by modality (2021-2024)

Modality2021202220232024
Competitive92.9%87.0%84.1%88.6%
Concerted6.2%11.4%12.8%9.1%
UC3M-funded0.9%1.6%3.1%2.3%

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 Signal Theory and Communications.

Source of funding (2021-2024)

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Source2021202220232024
National programs€2,086,211€895,602€1,576,292€2,238,420
Regional programs€599,925€1,812,000€313,630€589,782
Contracts with Private entities €227,920€348,966€353,436€479,343
European programs€764,557€266,430€285,141€471,382
Non-European international€286,560€145,355€315,199
UC3M Internal Research Program€34,594€61,099€84,523€98,084
Contracts with Public administrations€1,500€76,700€17,000
Awards
€3,714,708€3,747,358€2,758,376€4,209,211

European/national/regional funding (2021-2024)

YearRegional programsNational programsEuropean programs
2021€599,925€2,086,211€764,557
2022€1,812,000€895,602€266,430
2023€313,630€1,576,292€285,141
2024€589,782€2,238,420€471,382
€3,315,338€6,796,525€1,787,510

Competitive/concerted funding (2021-2024)

YearContracts with Public administrationsContracts with Private entities
2021€1,500€227,920
2022€76,700€348,966
2023€353,436
2024€17,000€479,343
€95,200€1,409,666

Distribution of funding by source (2021-2024)

Source2021202220232024
National programs56.2%23.9%57.1%53.2%
Regional programs16.1%48.4%11.4%14.0%
Contracts with Private entities 6.1%9.3%12.8%11.4%
European programs20.6%7.1%10.3%11.2%
Non-European international7.6%5.3%7.5%
UC3M Internal Research Program0.9%1.6%3.1%2.3%
Contracts with Public administrations2.0%0.4%
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 Signal Theory and Communications.

Funding by area (2021-2024)

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Areas2021202220232024
National€2,122,211€1,067,058€1,582,892€2,507,645
Regional€788,880€2,026,210€640,466€807,555
European €764,557€306,430€285,141€480,727
International€4,465€286,560€165,355€315,199
Internal€34,594€61,099€84,523€98,084
€3,714,708€3,747,358€2,758,376€4,209,211

National/regional (2021-2024)

YearRegionalNational
2021€788,880€2,122,211
2022€2,026,210€1,067,058
2023€640,466€1,582,892
2024€807,555€2,507,645
€4,263,113€7,279,806

European/international (2021-2024)

YearEuropean International
2021€764,557€4,465
2022€306,430€286,560
2023€285,141€165,355
2024€480,727€315,199
€1,836,855€771,578

Distribution of funding by area (2021-2024)

Areas2021202220232024
National57.1%28.5%57.4%59.6%
Regional21.2%54.1%23.2%19.2%
European 20.6%8.2%10.3%11.4%
International0.1%7.6%6.0%7.5%
Internal0.9%1.6%3.1%2.3%

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 Signal Theory and Communications in 2023-2024.

Funding by type of activity (2021-2024)

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Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project€3,434,534€3,124,234€2,229,417€3,311,222
Art. 83/60 for R+D project€138,485€281,966€299,300€318,199
Subvenciones contratación de personal€281,531
Private competitive funding€114,140
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program€25,819€49,004€68,323€71,044
Mobility€24,935€59,453€20,200€49,070
Consulting and technical services€61,924€143,701€25,124€40,176
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)€29,012€29,012€23,828
Industrial doctorate€89,000€87,000
€3,714,708€3,747,358€2,758,376€4,209,211

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

Type of activity2021202220232024
R+D Project92.5%83.4%80.8%78.7%
Art. 83/60 for R+D project3.7%7.5%10.9%7.6%
Subvenciones contratación de personal6.7%
Private competitive funding2.7%
Grants, conferences, awards and UC3M Internal Research Program0.7%1.3%2.5%1.7%
Mobility0.7%1.6%0.7%1.2%
Consulting and technical services1.7%3.8%0.9%1.0%
Other contracts and agreements (Chairs, Sponsorships, Collaboration)0.8%1.1%0.6%
Industrial doctorate2.4%3.2%

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 Signal Theory and Communications for each year and the staff members in these categories.

Funding by professor

2021202220232024
Funding per tenured professor€692,180€691,480€508,980€776,700

Research

Scientific output

Research results from the Department of Signal Theory and Communications

This section shows the scientific output of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications 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
Theses99611

Articles published (2021-2024)

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National articles1
International articles85968164
86968164

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

202120232024
Books1
Book chapters241
Working papers
251

Conferences (2021-2024)

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2021202220232024
National conferences91122
International conferences32202513
41312715

Staff

Who forms part of the Department of Signal Theory and Communications at UC3M?

This encompasses the academic staff affiliated with the Department of Signal Theory and Communications, 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 Signal Theory and Communications (2021-2024)

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Staff2021202220232024
Full professors8101013
Associate professors22212118
Teaching assistants6236
Visiting professors5533
Assistant professors17222429
Permanent teaching position
58606169

Teaching-research staff by gender in the Departament of Signal Theory and Communications (2021-2024)

Staff2021202220232024
Full professors (M)6777
Full professors (F)2336
Associate professors (M)17171717
Associate professors (F)5441
Teaching assistants (M)5235
Teaching assistants (F)11
Visiting professors (M)5323
Visiting professors (F)21
Assistant professors (M)13171922
Assistant professors (F)4557
Permanent teaching position (M)
Permanent teaching position (F)
58606169

Transfer

This section includes the registered patents and software developed by the Department of Signal Theory and Communications (2021-2024).

Registered patents and software in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications (2021-2024)

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Transfer2021202220232024
Patents332011
Software1
332012