Research interests

  • Low power vision chips based on bioinspired massively parallel processing.
  • Vision-enabled wireless sensor networks and distributed smart cameras.
  • Vertical integration of sensor arrays, multispectral vision and silicon detectors for high-energy physics.
  • CMOS-compatible 3D imaging, 2D-3D information interaction on-chip.

Projects

  • 3DHVC: Design of high-performance heterogeneous, ultra high speed cellular sensor-processors for multispectral light sensing, A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), BAA-11-001, Office of Naval Research, USA, 01/2011-12/2013.
  • WiVisNet: Wireless and smart vision sensors for networked surveillance and monitoring, R. Carmona-Galán (PI), TEC2009-11812, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain, 01/2010-12/2012.
  • V-mote: Bioinspired VLSI implementation of concurrent image sensing/processing at the nodes of a wireless sensor network, R. Carmona-Galán (PI), 2006-TIC-2352, Junta de Andalucía, 04/2007-12/2010.
  • Microelectronic design of autonomous programmable systems for artificial vision, J. L. Huertas (PI), Innovaciones Microelectrónicas, 01/2008-12/2010
  • Divisa: Vision systems on-a-chip for driving safety in CMOS technology, G. Liñán-Cembrano (PI), Ministry of Education and Science, Spain, 10/2006-03/2010.
  • Advanced technologies for fabrication equipment, G. Liñán-Cembrano (PI), FAGOR, 01/2006-12/2009.
  • Study and design of interfaces for CMOS-compatible sensing nanostructures for the integration of nanoelectronic systems, R. Carmona-Galán (PI), Ministry of Education and Science, 10/2006-09/2007.
  • Modeling of light-effects on humans of a flash-bang, R. Carmona-Galán (PI), Ministry of Defense, Spain, 12/2006-12/2007.
  • Design of a vision system on-a-chip using concurrent sensing and processing, R. Carmona-Galán (PI), CSIC, 07/2006-12/2007.
  • Microelectronic design of a programmable artificial vision system, E. Roca (PI), Ministry of Industry, Spain, 01/2006-12/2006
  • Vista: Design of sensing-processing-actuation systems on-a-chip: 4th generation vision systems A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), Ministry of Science and Technology, Spain, 12/2003-11/2006.
  • Focal-plane adaptive sensor-supercomputer technologies with retina-like multichannel visual processing, A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), N000140210884, Office of Naval Research, USA, 07/2002-07/2005.
  • Dictam: Dynamic image computing using tera-speed analog visual microprocessors, A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), IST-1999-19007, European Commission, 01/2000-06/2003.
  • Implementation of programmable opto-electronic analogic CNN computer embedding CNN universal chips and polymer optical memories, A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), N000140210884, Office of Naval Research, USA, 11/2000-11/2003.
  • Design of high density and neuromorphic CNN universal chips and image processors, A. Rodríguez-Vázquez (PI), Office of Naval Research, USA, 02/1998-02/2001.