Talent - Chip UPC

Researchers

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Aditya Jagadeesh Malla

Doctor in Photonics

Emma Tarancón Estrada

Student of the Degree in Data Science and Engineering / Research Support Researcher

Felipe Esteban Olivares Zamora

Doctorate in Physics

Karla Scanda Raymundo Silva

Doctoral student in Advanced Technology

Irina Selin Lorenzo

Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Judit Ubach Badía

Degree Student in Electronic Telecommunications Engineering

Enrique Barajas Ojeda

Doctorate in Electronic Engineering

Andreu Llompart Roca

Degree in Industrial Electronics and Automation Engineering

Alen Garalyan

Degree in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering

Sergi Tomàs Martínez

Degree and Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence

Tomàs Gadea Alcaide

Degree in Engineering and Data Science

Bernat Ibañez

Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

Antoni Pech Alberich

Degree in Mathematics and Master's in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Néstor Tuneu Arroyo

Degree in Industrial Engineering and Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Yilihamujiang Yimamu

Degree and Master's degree in Mathematics, currently a PhD candidate.

Manu Canals i Codina

Degree in Physics and Master's Degree in Quantum Science and Technology

Victor Rubio Jimenez

Degree in Mathematics and Physics

Andreu Vega Casanovas

Degree in Mathematics and Physics

Dídac Llobet Muñoz

Degree in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering

Víctor Torres Collantes

Double Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering and Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Arnau Larre Alos

Degree and Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Miquel Torner Viñals

Degree in Computer Engineering

Ivan Verdaguer Zafrilla

Degree in Physics and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Photonics

Vasabhaktula Lokananda Hari Babu

Degree in Electrical Engineering and Master in High Performance Computing

A.Joshua Castro Sisniegas

Degree in Telecommunications Engineering and Master's Degree in Electronic Engineering

Xavier Querol Bassols

Degree in Data Engineering and Master in Artificial Intelligence

Nuria Elizondo Cereza

Student of the Degree in Data Science and Engineering

Mohammad Nasser

Degree in Computer Engineering and Master in Computer Architecture, currently a PhD candidate

Guillem Pastor Rué

Data Science and Engineering undergraduate student

Oscar Ricardo Mejia Parra

Degree in Physics and Master's in Physics (specialization in complex systems)

Margarida Facão

Doctorate in Applied Mathematics

Alberto López Gassó

Doctor in Microelectronics with training in Industrial Engineering

Pau Estarlich Gil

Degree in Telecommunications Engineering and Master in Electronic Engineering, currently a PhD candidate

Maria Escolà Gallinat

Degree in Engineering Physics and Master's Degree in Engineering Physics

Juan de Dios Castillo Machicado

Degree in Telecommunications Engineering (specialization in Electronics) and Master's Degree in Micro and Nanotechnology

Pietro Giacomo Viganò

Degree in Physics and Master's Degree in Quantum Engineering

Abel Juárez Padilla

Degree in Physics and Master in Photonics

Eduard Llorens Balada

Doctor in Metal Oxide Wires, with a Degree in Materials Engineering and a Master's in Materials Science

Quim Aguado Puig

Degree in Computer Engineering with Master's in High Performance Computing

Oscar Lostes Cazorla

Degree in Computer Engineering and Electronic Telecommunications Engineering with Master's Degree in Advanced Telecommunications Technologies

Ferran Llorà Nieto

Bachelor's degree student in Computer Engineering

Eric Santigosa

Bachelor's degree student in Computer Engineering

Álvaro Lucas Barceló

Double degree student in Biotechnology and Computer Engineering

Alejandro Alonso Marín

Degree in Computer Engineering with Master's in High Performance Computing

Albert Jiménez Blanco

Degree in Mathematics and Master's Degree in Research and Innovation in Computational Science and Engineering

João Pedro de Sousa Gouveia dos Anjos

Integrated Master's Degree in Micro and Nanotechnology Engineering

Supervisors

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VLSI design, testing and reliability of integrated circuits Advanced emerging computing strategies and memristors Neuromorphic circuits and reversible computing

Professor Emeritus at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. His research focuses on the design of integrated circuits, VLSI systems and computer architectures, with special attention to energy efficiency. He currently works in unconventional computing, such as neuromorphic, in-memory and reversible computing.

Challenge:

Investigate promising alternatives to conventional CMOS-based systems, such as neuromorphic computing, in-memory computing, memristive devices, and reversible computing
Develop the convergence of new devices, innovative architectures and new computational models
Overcoming the physical and energy limitations of current information processing technologies

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Semiconductor lasers Complex systems Nonlinear time series analysis techniques

Professor of Physics at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Her research focuses on photonics, complex systems and data analysis. She is a fellow of OPTICA and thematic editor of the journal Optics Letters.

Challenge:

Better understanding the nonlinear dynamics of optically coupled semiconductor lasers
Exploring the use of nonlinear laser dynamics for spike-based neuroinspired information processing

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Semiconductor devices Photovoltaic Renewable energy

Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. His research focuses on innovation in photovoltaic technology, the integration of solar energy and the generation of solar fuels. He has co-authored more than 150 high-impact scientific articles.

Challenge:

Innovation in solar cell technology
Ubiquitous integrated photovoltaics
Solar fuel generation

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Anisotropic waveguides Bound states in the continuum (BICs) Surface waves

Professor at the UPC in Electromagnetic and Laser Fields. Researcher in exotic phenomena of photonic waveguides. Head of Academic Relations at ICFO

Challenge:

Demonstrating BICs in integrated photonic circuits
Controlling propagation in waveguides using the non-Hermitian properties of light
New photonic devices based on anisotropic materials

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CMOS analog front-ends High-speed communications Variability and aging

Associate professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering at the UPC, specializing in the field of microelectronic design for analog signals, mixed signals and radio frequency (RF).

Challenge:

Design of analog front-ends for radiation sensors with high dynamic range
Techniques to monitor and compensate for the effects of temporal variability in RF circuits, based on temperature sensors
Design of efficient and high-speed SerDes transceivers

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Integrated circuits Physical design High Performance Computing

Professor at the UPC and associated researcher at the BSC, where he leads the Integrated Circuit (IC) Synthesis and Physical Design team. Senior member of the IEEE, his research focuses on the design of low-power and robust integrated circuits

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Photovoltaic solar cells Selective contacts for load carriers Green hydrogen generation

Lecturer at the UPC and researcher specialized in photovoltaic devices, selective contacts and silicon technology, with an interest in green hydrogen generation technologies.

Challenge:

Develop and optimize novel selective contacts and active layers for next-generation renewable energy devices, including semi-transparent and tandem solar cells
Integrating photovoltaic solutions to advance the generation of green hydrogen

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Cleanroom device manufacturing and thin film processing Selective contacts and functional layers for photovoltaic solar cells Tunable surface dipoles and nanostructured layers for hydrogen generation

Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia with over thirty years of experience in the fabrication and characterization of semiconductor devices. His research focuses on materials for energy, especially in improving the efficiency of solar cells and hydrogen production.

Challenge:

Improving the efficiency of solar cells by designing selective contacts and transparent conducting oxides (TCOs)
Reducing HER/OER overpotentials in photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical hydrogen production systems

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Electronic Design Automation Combinatorial Optimization Formal Methods

Professor of the Department of Computer Science at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and a member of the Academia Europaea.

Challenge:

Scalable automation of complex chip design
Energy-efficient computing models
Explainable mathematical models for combinatorial optimization

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VLSI Spiking neural networks Low-power

Professor and researcher specializing in the implementation of spiking neural networks, microelectronics, VLSI design and ultra-low power integrated circuits.

Challenge:

Implementation of energy-efficient neural networks
Low-power VLSI analog design

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Real-time neuromorphic and bioinspired computing Design of mixed-signal and digital integrated circuits Integrated sensors and energy harvesting

Professor of Electronic Engineering at the UPC. His research areas include mixed-signal VLSI design, digital design, hardware implementation and neuromorphic systems models, as well as CMOS-MEMS systems and integrated sensors.

Challenge:

Hardware for emulating real-time, large-scale spiking neural networks
Automated analog design based on specifications (spec-based)
Closed-loop operation of biological and artificial neural networks

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Ultra low noise measurement systems Space instrumentation and diagnostic subsystems Biomedical instrumentation

Adjunct professor at the UPC and board member of the IEEC (Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia), specialized in ultra-low noise measurement systems, space instrumentation and integrated payloads.

Challenge:

Design ultra-low noise instrumentation and diagnostic subsystems for high-precision space missions
Advance biomedical measurement applications and facilitate technology transfer through university spin-offs
Pushing the limits of payload miniaturization and systems integration for small satellite platforms in NewSpace

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High-performance algorithms and data structures Computational genomics and bioinformatics Heterogeneous accelerators and joint design of algorithms and architectures

Lecturer at the UPC and researcher at the BSC, specialized in high-performance algorithms, computational genomics, heterogeneous architectures and joint design of algorithms and architectures

Challenge:

Develop scalable algorithms and data structures for genomic analysis in large populations
Design and evaluate heterogeneous accelerators based on GPUs, FPGAs, PIMs, ASICs and RISC-V extensions for genomics workloads
Integrate accelerated kernels into scalable HPC pipelines reducing data movement, execution time and energy consumption

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Artificial intelligence acceleration (AI acceleration) Wireless communication Computer Architecture

Associate professor interested in pushing the boundaries of wireless communications and computer architecture with the aim of accelerating machine learning workloads at different scales.

Challenge:

Improving the performance and energy efficiency of computing associated with machine learning training and inference
Develop new computer architectures adapted to the capabilities of disruptive and emerging hardware (in-memory computing, quantum computing)
Overcoming the limits of wireless communications in speed, size or efficiency, and finding new applications for this innovative wireless hardware

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CMOS analog front-ends Variability and aging High-speed communications

Associate professor at the Department of Electronic Engineering at the UPC, specializing in the area of microelectronic design for analog signal, mixed signal and radio frequency (RF)

Challenge:

Design of analog front-ends for radiation sensors with high dynamic range
Techniques to monitor and compensate for the effects of temporal variability in RF circuits, based on temperature sensors
Design of efficient and high-speed SerDes transceivers

Margarida Facao

Càtedra Chip UPC & Monocrom

My experience at Càtedra CHIP UPC has been highly rewarding, both professionally and personally. After many years dedicated to teaching and academic research, joining a project with a stronger industrial focus gave me the opportunity to explore new perspectives while applying my expertise in modelling and algorithm development to real-world challenges. Working on semiconductor laser technologies significantly broadened my knowledge and provided valuable insights that will continue to inspire my future research.

Sergi Tomas Martinez

Qualcomm

La meva estada a la Càtedra CHIP ha estat una oportunitat immensa per aprendre de la mà de gent increïblement talentosa i de com es duu a terme la recerca conjuntament amb líders de la indústria. Durant aquest temps he treballat al projecte en col·laboració amb Qualcomm centrat en el modelatge i l'optimització de l'entrenament de models de llenguatge a gran escala (LLMs), on he pogut endinsar-me en la simulació de sistemes de còmput distribuït: des de la construcció de benchmarks de comunicació entre GPUs fins a la validació de pipelines de traces d'execució que alimenten eines de simulació com AstraSim. Ha estat una experiència enriquidora i me'n vaig amb una mirada renovada sobre el meu futur com a investigador i amb tots els coneixements adquirits de tots aquells que m'han acompanyat. Moltes gràcies!

Victor Torres Collantes

Càtedra Chip UPC

Colaborar con la Cátedra Chip me ha permitido investigar en el diseño de modelos para la síntesis automática de varias topologías de Amplificadores Operacionales de Transconductancia (OTAs). He tenido la oportunidad de profundizar en el análisis en pequeña señal de circuitos analógicos, así como de entender de qué parámetros dependen las especificaciones de éstos, y cómo modificarlos de forma independiente, sin que el resto varíen de forma significativa, para poder cumplir con los diferentes requisitos de diseño. Esta experiencia ha mejorado mis habilidades como investigador, mejorando mis conocimientos de diseño y análisis analógico.