Research Projects

Research Projects and Research Stays

Below is the total funding secured during my research career, both for Research Projects and through short Research Stays at international centers .

Research Projects

PUBLIC FUNDING:

• Axle Monitoring for State and Parameter Estimation of Railway Vehicles  
  Funding Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  Reference: PID2023-15276OB-I00
  PI: J. L. Escalona y P. Urda
  Duration: 01/09/2024 – 31/08/2027
  Budget: 225.000 €
  Role: Research Team Member  

• Numerical Simulation of the Structural Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete under Shrinkage, Creep, and High-Temperature Conditions
  Funding Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  Reference PID2023-149321OA-C33
  PI: F. Suárez
  Duration: 01/09/2024 – 31/08/2028 
  Budget: 48.750,00 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Development of a Digital Twin for Railway Vehicle Dynamics  
  Funding Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  Reference: PID2020-117614RB-I00
  PI: S. Muñoz y J. L. Escalona
  Duration: 01/09/2021 – 31/08/2024
  Budget: 151.250 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Obtaining Prototypes, Protection, and Potential Transfer of Optimized Aerodynamic Improvement Devices for Heavy Road Vehicles  
  Funding Entity: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  Reference: PDC2021-121288-I00
  PI: J. I. Jiménez-González
  Duration: 01/12/2021 – 30/11/2023
  Budget: 138.000 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Development of a Model-Based Experimental Methodology for Measuring Railway Track Corrugation Wear  
  Funding Entity: Regional Government of Andalusia 
  Reference: P18-RT-1772
  Pi: J. F. Aceituno y J. L. Escalona
  Duration: 01/01/2020 – 31/03/2023
  Budget: 102.268 €
  Role: Principal Investigator (PI)  

• Development of an Onboard System for Monitoring Safety and Comfort Parameters of Railway Vehicle Running  
  Funding Entity: Junta de Andalucía
  Reference: US-1257665
  PI: J. L. Escalona y S. Muñoz
  Duration: 01/02/2020 – 31/01/2022
  Budget: 88.800 €
  Role: Research Team Member  

• Development of Observers in Onboard Systems for Estimating the Dynamic Response of Railway Vehicles  
  Funding Entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation  
  Referencia: TRA2017-86355-C2-1-R
  PI: J. L. Escalona y R. Chamorro
  Duration: 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2020
  Budget: 141.328 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Construction of a Scale Track for Experimental Studies on Railway Dynamics (UNSE15-CE-2863)  
  Funding Entity: EUROPEAN UNION (ERDF Funds) 
  Reference: UNSE15-CE-2863
  PI: R. Chamorro
  Duration: 01/01/2017 – 31/12/2017
  Budget: 329.682,94 €
  Role: Research Team Member

• Estimation of Wheel/Rail Contact Forces in Vehicles Instrumented with Inertial and Optical Sensors Using Advanced Computational Models  
  Funding Entity: Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
  Reference: TRA2014-57609-R
  PI: J. L. Escalona
  Duration: 01/01/2015 – 31/12/2017
  Budget: 112.530 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Moving Deformed Shape Method for Computational Dynamic Analysis of Railways on Deformable Tracks  
  Funding Entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation 
  Reference: TRA2010-16715
  PI: J. L. Escalona
  Duration: 01/01/2011 – 31/12/2013
  Budget: 65.340 €
  Role: FPI Predoctoral Fellow Associated with the Project  

PRIVATE FUNDING:

• Onboard Simulation for Track Inspection by Monitoring the State of Railway Vehicles  
  Reference: SIMUVIA
  Collaborating Entity: SANDO S.A. 
  Contract Type: Art. 68/83 LOU 
  PI: J. L. Escalona
  Duration: 01/12/2013 – 01/04/2015
  Budget: 94.306,56 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Development of Aerodynamic Improvement Systems and Energy Harvesting through Fluid-Structure Interaction for Heavy Vehicle Bodies   
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  Collaborating Entity: LIDERKIT S.L.  
  Contract Type: Art. 68/83 LOU  
  PI: J. I. Jiménez-González, C. Martínez-Bazán
  Duration: 30/08/2020 – 30/08/2021
  Budget: 36.600 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

• Assesment of Dynamics effects on the Hyperloop system  
  Referencia-link:
  Collaborating Entity: HYPERLOOP Spain S.L.  
  Contract Type: Art. 68/83 LOU  
  PI: F. Suárez
  Duration: 01/02/2021 – 30/04/2021
  Budget: 5.445 €
  Role: Research Team Member 

Research Stays

• Lappeenranta University of Technology - LUT (Finlandia)
  Type: Postdoctoral
  Program: José Castillejo Program 2021 
  Duration: 01/05/2022 – 31/07/2022 (3 months)
  Host Institution: Lappeenranta University of Technology - LUT University, (Finland) 
  Supervisor: Prof. Aki Mikkola
  Amount: 9.560 €  

• Aarhus University - AU (Dinamarca)
  Type: Postdoctoral
  Program: José Castillejo Program 2018
  Duration: 01/07/2018 – 30/09/2018 (3 months)
  Host Institution: Aarhus University (Denmark) 
  Supervisor: Prof. Ole Balling & Prof. José L. Escalona
  Amount: 10.188 €  

• University of Illinois at Chicago - UIC (USA)
  Type: Predoctoral
  Program: Short Stays Program FPI 2014 
  Duration: 02/06/2014 – 29/09/2014 (4 months)
  Host Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Dynamic Simulation Laboratory (DSL) 
  Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ahmed A. Shabana
  Amount: 6.480 €