Research

See the group research results at the UPM scientific portal

Summary of research projects:

Horizon Europe ECHO [2025-2028]: Empowering and Connecting Diverse Communities for Multi-Hazard Resilience with Open Data, Open Models, and Open-Source Software. This project will enhance the safety and resilience of critical infrastructures by creating a multi-level resilience ecosystem.
Re-InITS [2025-2028] Reliable Industrial Information Technology Systems in the Computing Continuum Era. Proyecto coordinado de generación de conocimiento 2024, Plan Nacional de I+D+i, Spain.
Horizon Europe CEDAR [2023-2026]: Common European Data Spaces and Robust AI for Transparent Public Governance.. This project addresses the use of data spaces to enhance transparency and accountability in public administrations across Europe.
Horizon Europe Edu4Standard.EU [2023-2026]: Education for Standardization in the EU.
This project aims to facilitate the teaching of standardization processes in higher education institutions across Europe, with the goal of strengthening the EU’s position in this field.
European Defence Fund EICACS [2022-2026]: European Initiative for CollaborativeAir Combat Standardisation.
STRAST aims at developing processes and methods for development, validation and military certification of AI based safety critical components.
Horizon Europe SUNRISE [2022-2025]: Strategies and Technologies for United and Resilient Critical Infrastructures and Vital Services in Pandemic-Stricken Europe.
This project seeks to improve the resilience of critical infrastructures and essential services during pandemic episodes, such as the one recently experienced due to COVID.
Comunidad de Madrid. Proyectos sinérgicos.OAPES-CM [2021-2025]: Operación Avanzada de Pequeños Satélites
The program’s scope of activity is advanced small satellite operations, focused on AI-based automation of cooperative satellite constellations.
Spanish National Research funds – autoGDPR [2022-2024]: Automatic Assessment of the General Data Protection Regulation.
This project focuses on developing techniques and tools for the automatic evaluation of compliance with various requirements of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in telematic systems.
Spanish National Research funds – IIP [2020-2022]: Research in Privacy Engineering.
This project explores various aspects of privacy engineering and data protection, including a set of solutions to help organizations systematically and efficiently integrate privacy and data protection considerations into their engineering processes.
Madrid Regional Research funds – CLIIP [2020-2021]: Consolidation of Leadership in Privacy Engineering Research.
Funded by the Community of Madrid, this project focuses on researching methods, techniques, and tools to assist software engineers in addressing privacy and data protection challenges and implementing suitable solutions in the development processes of new telematic systems and services.
Spanish Data Protection Authority (AEPD) – PrivApp [2018-2019]: Studies on Privacy and Data Protection in Mobile Application Processing.
Funded by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), this project investigates the collection and use of personal data by various mobile applications.
Spanish National Research funds – APPRENTICE [2017-2019]: European Network for Training in Privacy Engineering Research and Practice.
This project aims to create an international consortium to establish a network of public and private organizations dedicated to research and innovation in Privacy Engineering.
H2020 – TRUESSEC.eu [2017-2018]: Trust-enhancing Certified Solutions for Security and Protection of Citizens’ Rights in Digital Europe.
This project seeks to coordinate certification and trust labeling efforts for digital products and services.
SOLSTICIA. Soluciones para la construcción de sistemas de software industriales, seguros e inteligentes desde el diseño, basadas en IA, que impulsen la productividad y crecimiento de una economía y sociedad ciberseguras. Financiado por el programa Misiones de ciencia e Innovación del Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y universidades. Septiembre de 2021 – diciembre de 2024.
SORTLOT, Sistema de Ordenación de una Red de Transporte (mercancías y pasajeros) y Logística con Trazabilidad. Financiado por el programa CIEN (Programa Estratégico de Consorcios de Investigación Empresarial Nacional) del Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación del Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y universidades. enero de 2020 – diciembre de 2023.
PRESECREL. Modelos y plataformas para sistemas informáticos industriales predecibles, seguros y confiables. Proyecto coordinado de generación de conocimiento 2021, Plan Nacional de I+D+i. Septiembre 2022 – agosto 2025.
covID Card: Diseño de un sistema de identidad digital basado en los principios de auto-soberanía mediante Blockchain. Un sistema seguro y respetuoso de la autonomía y privacidad del ciudadano para seguimiento y control de la pandemia por COVID19. Programa React-EU, Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Septiembre 2021 – diciembre de 2022.
PDP4E. Methods and tools for GDPR compliance through Privacy and Data Protection Engineering. Programa marco de la UE H2020, mayo 2018 – abril 2021. https://doi.org/10.3030/787034