Research projects
1. Project title: Integración de la Respuesta a la Demanda en la Gestión Energética de Prosumidores. Principal researcher: Carlos Cruz. Reference: PIUAH24/IA-020. Date: 17/12/2024 – 17/12/2025. Funding entity: Plan propio Universidad Alcalá. Amount: 5.500€.
2. Project title: Ecodesigned educational web platform and dissemination tools (DEEPCEL). 2024-1-FR01-KA220-HED-000255190. KA220-HED. Cooperation partnerships in higher education. Principal researcher of WP2: Carlos Cruz. Date: 01/12/2024 – 30/11/2027. Amount: 250.000 €.
3. Project title: Metaheurísticas avanzadas y arquitecturas neuromórficas para el diseño de sistemas de IA en el edge sostenibles. Proyecto Generación del Conocimiento 2023. Reference: PID2023-150922NA-I00. Funding entity: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Date: 01/09/2024 – 01/09/2027. Amount: 165.250€.
4. Project title: Localización y Guiado de Personas en Interiores con Tecnología VLP. Aplicaciones en actividades cotidianas y en situaciones de emergencia (LocVLP). Date: 01/05/2024-30/04/2027. Reference: 2024/00149/001. Funding entity: Conserjería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes de Castilla la Mancha.
5. Project title: Transforming Europe Through Doctoral Talent and Skills Recognition. Reference: 2023/00001/001. Funding entity: European Union. Principal researcher: Ignacio Bravo, Sandra García. Date: 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2024. Amount: 105.525€
6. Project title: Respuesta a la demanda a prueba: Demostración en entorno real de un planificador de respuesta a la demanda agregada que optimiza el consumo de energía renovable (PutDR2test). Reference: TED2021-132700B-I00. Funding Entity: University of Alcalá. Proyecto transición ecológica 2021. Principal researcher: Esther Palomar, Ignacio Bravo. Date: 01/12/2022 – 30/11/2024. Amount: 233.450 €
7. Description: Desarrollo de focos luminosos para aplicaciones conjuntas de emergencia y localización. Proyectos I+D UAH (programa propio). Date 01/12/2023-30/11/2024.
8. Project title: Network on Privacy Aware Audio and Video Based Applications for Active and Assisted Living. Cost Action. Reference: CA19121. Fecha inicio-fin: 19/01/2023 – 28/09/2024.
9. Project title: Focused Ion Technology for Nanomaterials. Cost Action. Reference: CA19140. Date: 25/01/2023 – 14/10/2024.
10. Project title: Desarrollo de materiales magnéticos y sensores para aplicaciones biomédicas (MAGBIOSENS). Reference: RTI2018-095856-B-C22. Funding entity: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Proyecto Retos 2018. Principal researcher: Mari Carmen Horrillo, Daniel Matatagui. Date: 01/01/2019 – 30/06/2022. Amount: 72.600 €
11. Project title: ENEFF PILOT. Reference: 2017-T1/TIC-5184. Funding entity: University of Alcalá. Programa Atracción de Talento de la Comunidad de Madrid. Principal researcher: Esther Palomar González. Date: 08/03/2018 – 30/12/2021. Amount: 306.264 €
12. Project title: TEC2SPACE-CM. Reference: S2018/NMT-4291. Funding entity: CIEMAT ASOC CIEMAT ENRESA. Principal researcher: Juan de Vicente Albendea; Date: 01/01/2019 – 07/03/2019. Amount: 895.000 €
13. Project title: SpaceTec-CM. Desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías para instrumentación espacial en la Comunidad de Madrid. Reference: S2013/ICE-2822. Funding entity: CIEMAT ASOC CIEMAT ENRESA. Principal researcher: Juan de Vicente Albendea; Date: 09/05/2016 – 02/05/2018. Amount: 40.250 €
14. Project title: Sistemas avanzados para aviones más eco-eficientes (ProSave). Funding entity: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Principal researcher: Mari Carmen Horrillo. Date: 01/03/2010 – 01/03/2012. Amount: 60.000 €.
15. Project title: Consolider Ingenio CPAN. Reference: CSD2007-00042. Funding entity: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Principal researcher: María José García Borge. Date: 06/03/2009 – 30/09/2010.
16. Project title: Dinámica y estructura de los núcleos exóticos de luz. Prototipo de calorímetro CALIFA para R3B en FAIR. Reference: CICYT FPA2007-62170. Funding entity: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Principal researcher: Olof Tengblad. Date: 01/02/2007 – 01/12/2009.
Contracts, technological or transfer merits
1. Project title: State of the Art of European Digital Electronics Components RFP-UAH-PH1B-002. Bajo Subcontrato Marco 2023-NGWS-SUB-UAH-001. Company INDRA SYSTEMAS SA. Date: 28/10/2023-25/04/2025.
2. Project title: Asesoramiento en material de contenidos de Big Data y Ciencia de Datos. Universitat Internacional Valenciana. Date: 29/07/2023-28/01/2024 and 01/01/2025-01/06/2025.
3. Project title: Programa EDI de FCRi. «Thin transmissive detector». Funding entity: Fundació Catalana per a la Recerca i Innovació, Fundación. Principal researcher: Oscar Matilla. Date: 01/05/2013 – 01/05/2014. Amount: 6.000 €.
4. Description: Research and Transfer Award for the best Technology-Based Company Idea. Grantee: University of Alcalá. Date: 01/12/2020.
5. Description: Award in the category of Best Scientific Contribution 2024 for “Prosumers Integration in Aggregated Demand Response Systems,” International Excellence Campus «Intelligent Energy,» Rey Juan Carlos University – University of Alcalá.
Patents
1. Title: Software protection of an aggregate electricity scheduler: Green Scheduler 1.0. Authors: Carlos Cruz; Esther Palomar. University of Alcalá. Application No.: 09/111054.7/21. Registration date: 26/04/2021. Date: 24/09/2021.
2. Title: Transmissive radiation detector. Description of properties: Transmissive radiation detector. Authors: Oscar Matilla; Gabriel Jover; Joaquín Rodriguez; David Quirión; Giulio Pelegrini; Carlos Cruz. Sincrotrón Alba Cells. Application No.: 201530116. Registration date: 03/02/2015. Date: 09/03/2015.
Research Visits
Organization: European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Type of entity: Technological Centre. City: Grenoble, France. Start-finish date: 10/04/2012 – 09/04/2014. Duration: 2 years.
Others
1. CSIRC Fellowship. University of Granada. Date: 01/03/2007- 01/02/2009.
2. JAE-TEC 2009 Fellowship. Grantee: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Date: 01/10/2010.
3. Fellowship: Specialization in scientific infrastructures and international organizations. Grantee: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Date: 10/04/2012.
4. PTA2018 Fellowship. Grantee: Ministry of Science and Innovation. Date: 01/09/2019
5. IEEE Senior Member (2022 -)
6. Supervisor License of Radiactive Facilities: fuentes no encapsuladas (License num. 176210) y radiografía industrial. Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear. Year 2022.
7. Editorial Board Member of Sustainable Cities & Society – Elsevier (I.F. 10.696) ISSN: 2210-6707, and e-Prime – Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy ISSN 2772-6711, and Utilities Policy ISSN 0957-1787 from Elsevier Journals. Editor in Computational Physics of Frontiers Journal ISSN: 2296-424X. Early Career Editorial Board Member of Smart Cities (I.F. 7.0 ) ISSN: 2624-6511 and Applied Sciences (I.F. 2.0) ISSN: 2076-3417.
8. Member of international and national committees (Erasmus+). Evaluation of national research projects within the Service for the Promotion and Coordination of R&D&I, Science and Research of the Government of Aragón (LMP24-26). Evaluation of international project under DNV Business Assurance Spain, S.L.U (2024). Evaluation of Doctores Emergentes Program CM-UAH at the University of Granada (2024).
9. Guest Editor MDPI. Sensors Special Issue: Sensor Application for Smart and Sustainable Energy Management; Electronics Special Issue: New Insights into Smart and Intelligent Sensors; and Energies Special Issue: Smart Energy Management and Sustainable Urban Communities. ISSN: 1996-1073. Year 2023.
10. Topical Advisory Panel Member of Computation, Technologies, Sustainability, Sensors, Applied Sciences, and Electronics MDPI Journals.
11. Reviewer in scientific journals such as Applied Energy, Energy and Buildings, Cleaner Production, Sensors and Actuators B, Sustainable Cities and Society, IoT (Elsevier), Foods, Mathematics, Sustainability, Electronics, Applied Sciences, Sensors, and Energies (MDPI). International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems.
12. Research member of EELISA Community (Advanced Materials for a sustainable future); Scientific Committee member of SEGRE “International Conference on Smart Electrical Grid and Renewable Energy” and “Energy Informatics Academy Conference”; MCCSIS “Computer Science and Information Systems”; and TAEE International Conference of Technology, Learning and Teaching of Electronics and Academic member of IEEE EDUCON.
13. Editor of the book Elsevier Energy Communities: Fundamentals, Technologies, and Emerging Trends (Published on 2026).
14. Best Scientific Contribution: Journal Article, 2025 Awards – International Campus of Excellence «Smart Energy» Rey Juan Carlos University / University of Alcalá.