Doctoral program in Engineering Sciences, Electrical Engineering Area

The Information Systems area focuses on the development and application of mathematical models, techniques, and algorithms for information processing. Academics in this area conduct research in the disciplines of communications and networks, signal analysis and processing, and learning and inference, with applications in wireless communication networks, medical imaging, and musical acoustics, among others.

The Energy area focuses on the development of mathematical models, control strategies, computational tools, and devices for the efficient and sustainable use of electrical energy. Academics in the Energy area conduct research in the disciplines of optimization, control, economics, and power electronics, with applications in the design of power system operation and planning schemes, electricity markets, and electrical energy conversion devices.

The Automation, Instrumentation, and Robotics area focuses on the development and application of advanced control strategies and the design of sensors and actuators to improve the performance of production processes and measurement systems for industrial and scientific purposes. Academics in this research area combine mathematical fundamentals of signal processing, estimation, modeling, and control with the physical principles that govern electronic, biological, chemical, mechanical, astronomical and other natural and engineering processes and systems, in the research and development of advanced sensors and actuators, precision instrumentation, control schemes for complex systems, perception, decision and automation algorithms, and the design of robotic systems.

The application requirements, according to the regulations of the Doctoral program in Engineering Sciences, are the following:

1. In case of having foreign academic degrees, these must be equivalent to those mentioned above.
2. Applicants must have sufficient understanding of the English language to read articles, books, and access international documents and databases. Applicants who do not have a certificate of English language proficiency as stated in the regulations of the UC Doctoral program must take a diagnostic test at the university to assess their language level and enroll in the courses indicated to achieve the required competencies.
3. The Program is based on joint work between a supervising professor and a student in a defined area of specialization, so a certain degree of affinity of interests is required. The latter makes it impossible to assure the admission of all qualified applicants. Therefore, it is highly recommended to contact a professor working in the area of interest before applying. In the following link you will find the list of UC Engineering academics grouped by academic area.

• To be a Doctoral Candidate.
• To have passed all courses and academic activities of the study plan, maintaining a cumulative grade point average higher than or equal to 5.0 during all semesters of permanence in the program and within a period not exceeding ten academic semesters.
• To have finished and passed the doctoral thesis and the degree exam.
• To have stayed in the Doctoral program for at least four semesters.
• To have no debts of any kind with the University.