Jose Angel Diaz Madrid
About
I obtained a degree in Automation and Industrial Electronics Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, graduating in 2000. My academic journey included a master's thesis (TFM) focused on microelectronic design, which laid a solid foundation for a dynamic career in research and technology transfer within the European microelectronics industry. In 2001, I began my professional career as a Mixed-Signal IC Engineer during an internship at the Fraunhofer Institute IIS Research Center, supported by a Leonardo Scholarship. Over the following eight years, I contributed to groundbreaking European research projects, fostering long-term engagement with innovative developments in the field. Additionally, I played a key role in establishing a strong collaborative relationship between the Polytechnic University of Cartagena and the Fraunhofer Institute through partnership agreements. In 2009, I concluded my professional relationship with the Fraunhofer Institute, although I maintained ongoing research collaboration with the organization. That same year, I returned to Spain and joined Bionet Servicios Técnicos S.L., where I held various leadership roles as an Engineering Coordinator in Automation until 2017. At Bionet, I leveraged my expertise in technology transfer and systems engineering to enhance technical operations and drive innovation in biotechnological industrial applications. Today, Bionet is recognized as a leading company in the development of biotechnological reactors for various industries. During my tenure at both the Fraunhofer Institute and Bionet, I contributed to several competitive research projects in Spain at the regional level (03094/PI/05, 08801/PI/08, 15303/PI/10) and national level (TIN2006-15460-C04-04, TEC2012-38921-C02-0, TEC2015-66878-C3-2-R), as well as technology transfer projects in Germany (PROFCAM, 2004, and TSDK, 2004). In 2017, I completed my doctoral studies, which focused on the modeling, design, and implementation of high-performance, low-power dissipation pipeline analog-to-digital converters. Following this, I transitioned to academia, taking on teaching responsibilities as an Associate Professor at both the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) and the Defense University Center (CUD-UPCT), part of the Spanish Air and Space Force. I left Bionet in 2017 to dedicate myself fully to my academic career at the Defense University Center in San Javier. Since then, I have advanced through various full-time faculty positions, maintaining an active role in competitive research projects led by UPCT, such as RTI2018-097088-B-C33 and PID2021-128009OB-C33. In all these projects, I was able to transfer much of the knowledge acquired during my years at the Fraunhofer Institute IIS in the design of mixed-signal ICs. Within this framework of collaboration, I completed a three-month postdoctoral research stay in 2019 at the Advanced Analog Circuits department of this institute, further strengthening my expertise in this area. In 2022, I participated in a regional technology transfer project within the Regional Program for Support of Knowledge Transfer, Valorization, and Scientific Entrepreneurship of the Fundación Séneca, focused on proof-of-concept development (21084/PDC/19). This project, led by Professor Pía López Jornet and conducted in collaboration with the University of Murcia's Faculty of Dentistry, aimed to improve outcomes for patients suffering from xerostomia. It culminated in the development of a utility model (Nº: ES263049). Finally, I have also assumed significant institutional responsibilities, serving as the Coordinator of External Internships since 2019 and, beginning in 2025, as the Secretary of the Department of Technology and Aerospace Sciences at CUD-UPCT.