PhD in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) constitute one of the most active research areas in developed countries. The University Carlos III of Madrid has been committed for years to a solid training offer in this field, both at the Bachelor's level and at the Master's and Doctorate levels. The Doctoral Program in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering pursues the training of Doctors in the ICT field, providing scientific and technical training of the highest level that allows them both to participate in competitive research teams and to lead innovation and development projects..
The research lines associated with the Program are focused on Signal and Data Processing, Multimedia Processing, Advanced Mobile Communications and High Frequency Technologies. A more detailed list of the research sublines associated with these main lines can be seen in the "Research" tab..
The main asset of our Program is its teaching staff. The doctors belonging to the Department of Signal Theory and Communications have extensive experience in cutting-edge R&D topics, as evidenced by dozens of competitive research projects and hundreds of publications in prestigious international journals.
Likewise, the Community of Madrid is one of the main industrial areas in Spain, an economic and competitive engine, and a great pole of attraction for R&D&i activity in ICT areas. Madrid is one of the European regions with the highest GDP per capita, it is the Spanish region that allocates the largest volume of resources to R&D&i activities (26.5% of the state total), it represents 36.7% of Spanish scientific production and concentrates 23.8% of the total Spanish employment in R&D&I. Countless ICT companies and their R&D departments have their headquarters in Madrid, and the Program's teaching staff maintain links and joint activity with many of them. In addition, the degree of internationalization of the Program is very high, as evidenced by the collaborations with numerous prestigious international R&D centers, stays and international exchanges and participation in international conferences and forums.
For all these reasons, the Doctoral Program in Signal Processing and Communications Engineering provides first-rate training for Doctors specializing in highly cutting-edge lines of ICT which, combined with the favorable conditions of the socioeconomic context, facilitates full employability of the graduates.