Organisation/Company UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID Department HRS4R Research Field Technology » Information technology Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Bachelor Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 19 Nov 2025 - 20:00 (Europe/Madrid) Type of Contract Permanent Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Offer Starting Date 1 Jan 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
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Contribution to the adaptation, evolution and integration as a service of drone mission planning simulators, anti-drone sensors and critical infrastructure simulation. These simulators integrate agent-based modelling techniques, reinforcement learning and other explainable artificial intelligence modules for decision making and operation support. The tasks include participation in large-scale validation trials, which are designed in the framework of the research project, with large companies in the defence sector at national and European level.
E-mail empleo@grpss.ssr.upm.es
Research Field Computer science » Other Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Research Field Engineering » Other Education Level Bachelor Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications
Specific Requirements
Languages ENGLISH Level Excellent
Selection process
The selection process will rely on rounds of interviews that may include technical questions.
UPM (www.upm.es ) is the largest Spanish technological university and one of the largest in Europe, with more than 36,000 students (2,108 in Ph.D. Programs). With two recognized Campus of International Excellence, more than 2,900 researchers carry out their activity at UPM, grouped in 205 Research Groups, 55 Laboratories, 19 Research Centers and Institutes, all of them committed to transforming the scientific knowledge into applicable advanced to the production sector. UPM heads the Spanish Universities’ participation in the Horizon Programmes Moreover, every year, UPM applies for around 40 patents and receives a similar number of concessions demonstrating a high commitment to innovation. Regarding business creation, UPM has generated about 140 start-ups in the last ten years. With a close support of the business sector, the University annually signs around 600 contracts with private companies.
INFORMATION PROCESSING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER
The Information Processing and Telecommunications Center (www.iptc.upm.es ) is one of the Research Centers in UPM. It brings together the expertise and resources of around 160 researchers working in the fields of Electronics, Communications, Networks, Computing and Software. UPM-IPTC has a sustained record of involvement in numerous competitive projects (e.g. more than 100 per year), contracted research and an extensive experience of collaboration and technology transfer to companies (more than 60 research contracts per year). With a convinced vocation of cooperation with industry, UPM-IPTC focuses on technologies of social and economic interest.
DATA PROCESSING AND SIMULATION GROUP
The Data Processing and Simulation Group (GPDS), part of the Information Processing and Telecommunications Center and located at ETSIT (www.etsit.upm.es ) of the U. Politécnica de Madrid, is formed by fifteen researchers and has a long track record of success in research projects for and in collaboration with companies. GPDS develops different lines of research, in particular the design and development of multisensor acquisition and fusion architectures, applied artificial intelligence and optimization techniques in sectors such as energy, air traffic control or defense.
Number of offers available 1 Company/Institute ETSI de Telecomunicación (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) Country Spain State/Province Madrid City Madrid Postal Code 28040 Street Avenida Complutense 30 Geofield
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