Almudena Rivadeneyra completed her master’s degrees in telecommunication engineering (2009), environmental sciences (2009) and electronics engineering (2012), at the University of Granada (Spain). In 2014, she received her PhD in design and development of environmental sensors at the same Institution. From 2015 to 2018, she belonged to the Institute for Nanoelectronics (Technical University of Munich) where her work was centered in printed and flexible electronics with special focus on sensors and RFID technology.
Noel Rodriguez received the Electronics Engineer degree (B.Sc.+M.Eng.) by the University of Granada in 2004 obtaining the first national award of university education. In 2008, he revived a double Ph.D. by the University of Granada and the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble (France) with the extraordinary award. At the present time, he holds a Tenured Professor position at the University of Granada being also co-founder of the Pervasive Electronics Advanced Research Laboratory (PEARL). His research lines cover the development of applications based on Laser-Induced Graphene; the development of new transduction platforms for sensors; the investigation of new elemental devices for its application in the neuromorphic field; the development of new memory cells; and the low-power energy conversion. He has participated in 25 research projects (including National and Internationals), co-authored 8 international patents related the A-RAM memory technology and co-authored more than 100 scientific contributions. He has authored 8 book chapters related to new memory paradigms and applications of the graphene oxide. He has served as a member of the technical committee of the ESSDERC from 2010 to 2014 (electrical characterization section), member of the scientific committee of the RusNANOPRIZE in 2014, and from 2017 member of the technical committee of the MicDAT international conference.
Diego P. Morales received the M.A.Sc degree in Electronic Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Granada (Granada, Spain) in 2001 and 2011, respectively. He was an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Architecture and Electronics, Universidad de Almería (Almería, Spain) before joining the Department of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Granada, where he currently serves as an Associate Professor. My current research is devoted to develop reconfigurable applications for two main branchs, wearable electronics systems and processing for environmental and biomedical signals. In addition, searching for new sensors and methods for sensing are my preferred activities.
Alfonso Salinas-Castillo was born in 1978 in Granada (Spain). He received the M.Sc. degree in Chemistry (2001) and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry (2005), both from the University of Granada. Currently he works as an Associate Professor at the interdisciplinary group ECsens (Electronic and Chemical Sensing Solutions) in University of Granada. His current research interest includes optical sensor and biosensor, luminescent nanoparticle and microfluidic paper analytical device.
Pervasive Electronics Advanced Research Laboratory (PEARL) is integrated by a vast, experienced and interdisciplinary group of researchers including professors, post-doctoral researchers (Marie Curie) and Ph.D. students. The members have proved competence in nanoelectronics device simulation, electrical characterization, two-dimensional materials, memory cells, memristors, flexible electronics, sensors and transducers, custom circuit design, and electric mobility.
University of Granada (UGR) is ranked the top academic and research institution in Spain consistently in several independent rankings in recent years. UGR is also a leading institution in research, located in the top 5/10 of Spanish universities by a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, or international funding. UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking (http://www.arwu.org/), in which its Engineering/Technology and Computer Science Faculty is positioned at the top of the 50 best universities of the world. It is also well recognized for its web presence (http://www.4icu.org/top200/). Additionally, the UGR is among the 201-300 first universities of the world and among the 3 first Spanish universities in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). Specialties at UGR that stand out are Mathematics (among 101-150 position) and Computer Sciences (position 42), in which UGR has 3 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers list. Internationally, UGR bet decidedly by our participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. Today, they have many interests in the various pillars of H2020, both at partner and coordination. For the duration of the Seventh Framework Programme, UGR has obtained a total of 66 projects, with total funding of 18.97 million euros, and for H2020, 34 projects (2 H2020-MSCA-NIGHT, 4 H2020-MSCA-RISE, 1 H2020-FETFLAG, 2 H2020-SC1, 2 H2020-INFRAIA, 2 H2020-PHC, 3 H2020-INFRADEV, 1 ECSEL, 5 H2020-MSCA-IF (2GF + 2ST + 1RI), 1 SC5, 1 NFRP, 3 H2020-MSCA-ITN, 1 H2020-ICT, 1 H2020-INFRASUPP, 1 ERC, 1 H2020-SESAR, 1 H2020-YOUNG-SOCIETY, 2 H2020-SwafS, 1 H2020-MSCA-COFUND) with total funding of 11,33 million euros. Their more than 4,300 researchers are grouped into 523 research groups covering all scientific fields and disciplines from the Humanities, Social and Legal Sciences, Engineering, Healthcare, Information Technology and Communications and all areas of science. In addition, UGR is involved in a wide range of international networks thanks to the long list of co-operation partners worldwide, such as the International Association of Universities (IAU), the European University Association (EUA) , the Coimbra Group of Universities, which includes over 40 of Europe’s most prestigious universities (Oxford, Aarhus, Heidelberg, Poitiers, Bologna, Coimbra, Krakow, Geneva, etc.) and the South-American University Association for Postgraduate Studies (AUIP), which is a UNESCO-recognised non-governmental international organisation, whose aim is to promote postgraduate and doctoral studies in Latin-America. In addition, this institution is one of Spain’s leading universities in the number of spin-off companies it has formed, with 82 still active today, 71 of which were set up over the last 7 years, and 17 in the last year.