Professor Luis Parrilla, from the Department of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2026 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2026 call, please consult this link).

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With more than 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 7,000 members of staff, the UGR offers 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings, the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Education and Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Food Science & Technology and Business Administration (between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Earth Sciences, Law, Management, Nursing, Psychology and Statistics, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.

Additionally, the UGR counts with 4 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, most of them related to the Computer Science and Mathematics scientific areas. It is also well recognised for its presence in the top 200 Universities in Europe at 83th place.

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total of 124 projects with a total funding of more than €30 million. For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 136 projects, so far, with a total funding of more than €38 million.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

The Department of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Granada comprises several research groups that cover fields ranging from nanoelectronics and electronic device physics to digital and instrumentation systems. The Department is also a leading force in the Electronics Engineering and Communications programs at UGR. On the other hand, the DiTEC Research Group (https://ditec.ugr.es) is actually formed by four Faculty members and several graduate students. Our main research interests are related to the application of reconfigurable devices to different fields, which include cryptographic co-processors, smart instruments for biosignal processing, high-performance digital signal processing, and computer arithmetic.

Our infrastructure includes a research lab at the Faculty of Sciences with the required equipment for prototyping and testing of analog and digital electronic systems, and advanced FPGA evaluation boards. We are members of the “Digital Sensors, Instrumentation and Systems Laboratory” and the “5G LAB” at CITIC-UGR (http://citic.ugr.es/). Thus, a number of research facilities (from typical electronic prototyping and testing to advanced FPGA boards) are available to prospective candidates.

Project description:

Prospective candidates will work on the development of new algorithms and circuits for cryptographic co-processors, oriented to the post-quantum era. Advances in quantum computing make necessary to develop and implement new algorithms to ensure privacy of data and communications. In this sense, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently standardized different algorithms for Post-Quantum Cryptography. Thus, the proposed research will focus on the development of new algorithms and structures for the implementation of those cryptosystems, or others, improving the efficiency, performance or resource requirements of current implementations. There will be two target developments: first, low-cost devices oriented to Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices requiring high levels of security; on the other hand, high-performance servers will be also targeted. In the case of IoT and IIoT devices, these cryptosystems, mainly oriented to Public Key Cryptography (PKC), will be combined with Lightweight symmetric ciphers in the final round of NIST lightweight cryptographic algorithm Call for Proposals. The resulting circuits will be tested through simulation and FPGA implementation, as well as semi-custom ASIC synthesis, and they will be included in a synthesizable HDL library.

Research Area:

• Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Luis Parrilla (lparrilla@ditec.ugr.es):

• CV
• Letter of recommendation (optional)

Professor Luis Parrilla, from the Department of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Granada, welcomes postdoctoral candidates interested in applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) in 2026 at this University. Please note that applicants must comply with the Mobility Rule (for more information about the 2026 call, please consult this link).

Brief description of the institution:

The University of Granada (UGR), founded in 1531, is one of the largest and most important universities in Spain. With more than 57,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students and almost 7,000 members of staff, the UGR offers 97 undergraduate degrees, 157 master’s degrees (7 of which are double degrees) and 28 doctoral programmes via its 124 departments and nearly 50 centers. Accordingly, the UGR offers one of the most extensive and diverse ranges of higher education programmes in Spain.

The UGR has been awarded with the "Human Resources Excellence in Research (HRS4R)", which reflects the institution’s commitment to continuously improve its human resource policies in line with the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers. The UGR is also internationally renowned for its excellence in diverse research fields and ranked among the top Spanish universities in a variety of ranking criteria, such as national R&D projects, fellowships awarded, publications, and international funding.

The UGR is one of the few Spanish Universities listed in the Shanghai Top 500 ranking - Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2025 edition of the ARWU places the UGR in 301-400th position in the world and as the 3-8 highest ranked University in Spain, reaffirming its position as an institution at the forefront of national and international research. From the perspective of specialist areas in the ARWU rankings, the UGR is outstanding in Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence and Dentistry & Oral Sciences (ranked between 51th-75th position), Computer Science & Engineering, Education and Hospitality & Tourism Management (between 76-100th position), and in the areas of Food Science & Technology and Business Administration (between 101-150th position). A little lower in the ranking, the UGR also stands out in the areas of Earth Sciences, Law, Management, Nursing, Psychology and Statistics, in which the UGR is positioned in the 151-200th position.

Additionally, the UGR counts with 4 researchers at the top of the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, most of them related to the Computer Science and Mathematics scientific areas. It is also well recognised for its presence in the top 200 Universities in Europe at 83th place.

Internationally, the University of Granada is firmly committed to its participation in the calls of the Framework Programme of the European Union. For the duration of the prevoius Framework Programme, Horizon 2020, the UGR obtained a total of 124 projects with a total funding of more than €30 million. For the current Framework Programme, Horizon Europe, the UGR has obtained 136 projects, so far, with a total funding of more than €38 million.

Brief description of the Centre/Research Group:

The Department of Electronics and Computer Technology at the University of Granada comprises several research groups that cover fields ranging from nanoelectronics and electronic device physics to digital and instrumentation systems. The Department is also a leading force in the Electronics Engineering and Communications programs at UGR. On the other hand, the DiTEC Research Group (https://ditec.ugr.es) is actually formed by four Faculty members and several graduate students. Our main research interests are related to the application of reconfigurable devices to different fields, which include cryptographic co-processors, smart instruments for biosignal processing, high-performance digital signal processing, and computer arithmetic.

Our infrastructure includes a research lab at the Faculty of Sciences with the required equipment for prototyping and testing of analog and digital electronic systems, and advanced FPGA evaluation boards. We are members of the “Digital Sensors, Instrumentation and Systems Laboratory” and the “5G LAB” at CITIC-UGR (http://citic.ugr.es/). Thus, a number of research facilities (from typical electronic prototyping and testing to advanced FPGA boards) are available to prospective candidates.

Project description:

Prospective candidates will work on the development of new algorithms and circuits for cryptographic co-processors, oriented to the post-quantum era. Advances in quantum computing make necessary to develop and implement new algorithms to ensure privacy of data and communications. In this sense, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently standardized different algorithms for Post-Quantum Cryptography. Thus, the proposed research will focus on the development of new algorithms and structures for the implementation of those cryptosystems, or others, improving the efficiency, performance or resource requirements of current implementations. There will be two target developments: first, low-cost devices oriented to Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices requiring high levels of security; on the other hand, high-performance servers will be also targeted. In the case of IoT and IIoT devices, these cryptosystems, mainly oriented to Public Key Cryptography (PKC), will be combined with Lightweight symmetric ciphers in the final round of NIST lightweight cryptographic algorithm Call for Proposals. The resulting circuits will be tested through simulation and FPGA implementation, as well as semi-custom ASIC synthesis, and they will be included in a synthesizable HDL library.

Research Area:

• Information Science and Engineering (ENG)

For a correct evaluation of your candidature, please send the documents below to Professor Luis Parrilla (lparrilla@ditec.ugr.es):

• CV
• Letter of recommendation (optional)