The state program to promote scientific and technical research excellence (State Sub Generation Knowledge) has distinguished the Thematic Network Technologies Natural / Artificial Computation coordinating the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) as a "network of excellence" research.
The research group on Electronic Design and Signal Processing Techniques of UCPT, led by José Manuel Ferrández and was Isaac Peral Award 2010, will coordinate this network of excellence which also includes the Open University and the Universities of La Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Granada, and Basque Country Castile-La Mancha and Madrid Polytechnic and Miguel Hernández de Elche.
The 2014 call for research networks, the first to be held since 2011, been awarded the qualification "excellent" to a limited number of 270 networks were presented in a very competitive call, this is the only granted to Universities in the region.
Network Technologies Natural Computation / Artificial, established in 2009, has published 12 books, 10 of them with the German publisher Springer-Verlag, has organized five international conferences, coordinated 16 special issues in journals with high impact on Computing and Bioinformatics conducted several summer courses, the last in Cartagena.
Among the research group José Manuel Ferrández to coordinate this network, focused on the potential of applying the engineering and computer science study, modeling and simulation of nervous system function and behavior of living things, is biological computing The design and construction of neuro, social robotics, processing and analysis of medical images and signals, detection of emotions ... etc.
The group also leads the CYTED Ferrández Iberoamerican network Artificial / Natural Computing for Health.
Source: UPCT