COMMSENSLAB

Remote sensing, antennas, microwaves and superconductivity group

commsenslab

Earth observation to mitigate the effects of climate change

A Maria de Maeztu Unit of Excellence whose core research focuses on electromagnetic engineering across a frequency range spanning from hundreds of MHz to THz and optical frequencies. This expertise enables the measurement of soil moisture, crop yields, fire ignition risk, forest health and biomass, among other parameters.

RESEARCH
national/international public/private.

EQUIPMENT
NanoSatLab. Mission and payload design

PATENTS AND LICENCES
new remote sensing systems

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Supervision of bachelor's, master's and industrial doctorate projects, or doctoral theses

Balamis
Designs and manufactures microwave radiometers, radar and GNSS-R sensors for soil moisture and vegetation monitoring.

UPC spin-off

Research areas with knowledge transfer applications in the agri-food sector

Design, construction and measurement of measurement and remote sensing devices and materials.
Numerical modelling of the interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter using computational techniques.
Deployment of communication and remote sensing systems on small platforms (UAVs, nanosatellites), as well as large-scale deployment (IoT).
Design, simulation and integration of remote sensing and communication systems, and exploitation of their data.
Integration and fusion of data from multiple sensors to characterise the environment at all spatial scales.