Faculty
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Prof. Dr. José Manuel Andújar Márquez
Master’s Program Director
Professional Category: Full Professor
Department: Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems and Automation
University: Huelva
Academic Deputy Director
Professional Category: Full Professor
Department: Systems Engineering and Automation
University: Seville
Prof. Dr. Miguel Ángel Martínez Bohórquez
Academic Secretary
Professional Category: Associate Professor
Department: Electronic Engineering, Computer Systems and Automation
University: Huelva
Mr. David Rodríguez Fernández
Administration
Professional Category: Administrative Staff
University: Huelva
Faculty
The Master’s program features a high-level multidisciplinary teaching team composed of professionals from universities, the aerospace sector, defense, and the technology industry. Each instructor brings direct experience from real-world RPAS/UAS projects, ensuring up-to-date, applied training oriented toward the student’s international employability.
José Antonio Adame Carnero
Physicist, Atmospheric Sounding Station (INTA)
Courses:
Atmosphere and Meteorology
José Manuel Andújar Márquez
Full Professor at the University of Huelva, Master’s Program Director and CITES Director
Courses:
The UAS System – Overview, Master’s Thesis
Álvaro Gómez Villegas
Deputy Director of the “Arenosillo” Center (CEDEA) at INTA
Courses:
The UAS System – Overview, Launch and Recovery Systems, UAS-Based Mobility, Master’s Thesis
Miguel Torres García
Full Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Energy and Propulsion
Abiodun Abiola
Research Staff at CITES, University of Huelva
Courses:
Energy and Propulsion
Gustavo Alonso Rodrigo
Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Madrid
Courses:
Energy and Propulsion
Antonio Franco Espín
Assistant Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Energy and Propulsion
Francisco Gavilán Jiménez
Assistant Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Flight Dynamics, Flight Control Systems
Alfonso Valenzuela Romero
Associate Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Flight Dynamics, Rotary-Wing UAS, UAS Integration into Airspace and ATC1
Carlos Bordons Alba
Full Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Flight Control Systems
José Ramón Domínguez Frejo
Associate Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Flight Control Systems
Julio César Sánchez Merino
Permanent Lecturer at the University of Seville
Courses:
Estimation and Navigation
Rafael Vázquez Valenzuela
Full Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Estimation and Navigation
Francisco José Macías Beltrán
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
Pseudosatellites (HAPS), 13
Enrique Babio Fernández
Head of Flight Sciences Department at Skydweller Aero
Courses:
Pseudosatellites (HAPS)
Samuel Moya Mateo
Research Electronic Engineer at INTA
Courses:
Swarms and Cooperative Flight
Ricardo Borobia Moreno
Senior Scientist at INTA
Courses:
Swarms and Cooperative Flight, Payloads and Anti-Drone Systems, and Civil and Military UAS Operations and Maintenance
Manuel Gil Ortega Linares
Full Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Rotary-Wing UAS
Jesús Javier Fernández Orio
Flight Test Area Operations (Flight Physics Department at INTA)
Courses:
UAS Avionics Systems
María de los Ángeles Martín Prats
Associate Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
UAS Avionics Systems
Joaquín Bernal Méndez
Associate Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
UAS Avionics Systems
Antonio Leopoldo Rodríguez Vázquez
Engineering Manager at Skylife Engineering S.L.
Courses:
UAS Avionics Systems
Antonio Romero Jiménez
Flight Safety Manager at the “Arenosillo” Center (CEDEA) at INTA
Courses:
Communications Systems and Networks
Juan José Murillo Fuentes
Full Professor at the University of Seville
Courses:
Communications Systems and Networks
Luis Javier Amor Urbano
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
Payloads and Anti-Drone Systems
Juan José González Quiñones
Civil Engineer, Researcher at the University of Granada
Courses:
Payloads and Anti-Drone Systems
Rafael Garrido Bohórquez
Head of Operations Unit at INTA
Courses:
Payloads and Anti-Drone Systems
Juan Luis Chulilla Cano
CEO of Red Team Shield, LTD.
Courses:
Payloads and Anti-Drone Systems
Antonio Mota Sandoval
CEO of Aerosolutions
Courses:
UAS Integration into Airspace and ATC, and Civil and Military UAS Operations and Maintenance
Arturo Aquino Martín
Teaching and Research Professor at the University of Huelva and CITES
Courses:
Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications
Óscar González Espasandín
Head of Panel Testing Laboratory at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Amaya Pérez Fernández
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Elsa Solera de Andrés
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Rodrigo Gamero Medina
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Óscar Ejarque Escudero
Head of Avionics and Flight Deck Laboratory at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
César García de Torres
Head of Test Operations Laboratory at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Rodrigo Gamero Medina
Aeronautical Engineer at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Óscar Ejarque Escudero
Head of Avionics and Flight Deck Laboratory at INTA
Courses:
UAS Regulations, Qualification and Certification
Get Your Questions Answered
Who is the Master's program for?
The recommended profile for admission to the Master’s program is to hold a university degree in Engineering, Sciences, or equivalent. However, the Academic Committee of the Master’s program may consider other academic qualifications for admission, subject to prior analysis of the student’s curriculum.
For students who have not yet completed their university studies but are close to doing so, the Master’s Academic Committee may authorize enrollment. However, once the Master’s program is completed, they will not be able to apply for the degree until official documentation confirming the completion of their undergraduate degree is provided. In the meantime, the Master’s Secretariat may issue a certificate confirming successful completion of the program.
Where is the Master's program taught?
The Master’s program is taught primarily at the Higher Technical School of Engineering of the University of Huelva (Huelva) and at the “CEUS-CEDEA” centers of the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (Municipality of Moguer).
How long does the Master's program last?
The Master’s program has a duration of 450 hours distributed over approximately 8 months (from November to June of the following year). The course, comprising academic and practical activities at the University of Huelva and the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA), begins in early November and ends in late June of the following year. Throughout the entire course, students will carry out the Master’s Final Project.
What career opportunities does it offer?
- Design and construction of civil and military RPAS.
- Propulsion, power sources, and energy.
- Control, navigation, and simulation systems.
- Avionics, communications, and networks.
- Civil and military payloads.
- Operations and maintenance of civil and military RPAS.
- Regulations, qualification, and certification of RPAS.
- Entrepreneurship option for creating your own company.
What is the cost of the Master's program?
The Master’s program costs €6,000, which can be paid in 2 installments.
How many students are admitted per academic year?
Each edition of the Master’s program admits a maximum of 30 students in order to ensure training quality and individualized monitoring of each student.
How are students selected?
When pre-registering, the student must submit documentation regarding their university education and curriculum vitae which, once analyzed by the Academic Committee of the Master’s program, allows establishing an order of priority for enrollment. The student is personally informed of the process at all times.
When does the academic year begin and end?
Academic and practical activities at the University of Huelva (UHU) and the National Institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA) begin in early November and end in late June of the following year. Throughout the entire course, students will carry out the Master’s Final Project.
What professional competencies will I acquire in the Master's program?
- Have basic knowledge of atmosphere and meteorology.
- Acquire knowledge of meteorology applied to aviation.
- Know information sources that show predictions of atmospheric behavior, as well as their interpretation.
- Understand how a UAS flies in all phases of flight.
- Analyze UAS performance.
- Understand how a UAS is controlled.
- Know the control techniques and systems applicable to UAS.
- Analyze UAS stability.
- Understand how the UAS responds to the actuation of control surfaces.
Analyze flight trajectories. - Analyze flight operations.
- Understand the fundamentals of rotary-wing UAS flight.
- Understand the fundamentals of propulsive force generation in aircraft.
- Know the air navigation system.
- Understand how different navigation systems work.
- Perform route planning.
- Know the basic fundamentals of electrical and electronic systems onboard a UAS.
- Know the classification, typology, applications, industry, and market of UAS.
- Understand the fundamentals of batteries and supercapacitors.
- Know the particularities of power plants for UAS.
- Know the regulations and rules for the integration of UAS into airspace.
- Know the systems for the integration of UAS into airspace.
- Know the regulations and processes for the qualification and certification of UAS.
- Know the fundamentals of design and manufacturing processes of UAS.
- Know the techniques and processes for UAS maintenance.
- Know the advanced applications of UAS.
- Know the instrumentation and data fusion techniques applicable to UAS.
- Know the modeling and simulation techniques applicable to UAS.
- Know communication systems and networks and their regulations.
- Know and be able to integrate payloads applicable to UAS.
- Have a general overview of perception systems that can be integrated into UAS, as well as computer vision techniques for their maximum exploitation.
- Have a general overview of the scientific, technological, and commercial scope of UAS.
- Have a general overview of employment opportunities in the field of UAS.
- Have a general overview of the development prospects for UAS technologies and market.
- Know how to perform technical inspections with UAS.
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