This group covers two research topics: methods and applications of Digital Image Processing, mainly for compression and analysis, Signal Transmission and Telecommunications; and secondly Telematic System Engineering.
Its areas of expertise are: Current and recent research activities:
  1. Image analysis for pattern recognition, object location, movement detection and image enhancement.
    • Esprit-5184: "Low Cost Moving Symbols Recognition Through Intelligent Vision Engineering (Locomotive)"
    • Esprit-8819: "Vision Computing for Tracking and Object Recognition in Open Areas (Victoria)"
  2. Remote sensing.
    • Crisa: "Satellite Transmission of Isochronous Data"
  3. Image synthesis: 3D objects modelling and rendering and virtual reality. PESA: "3D Titling"
    • IST-33184: Self Learning Integrated Methodology-Virtual Reality Tool (Slim-VRT)
  4. Data transmission.
    • Eureka-514: "Envinet-Formon"
  5. Digital communication systems.
    • OHL: "Intelligent Roadways: Design of a Free-Flow Gantry (BARINTEL)"
  6. Communication Network Technologies for transport systems
    • Security in communication networks
    • Integrated services networks (ATM, IP)
This group is currently an active member of the Spanish National Technical Committee for Telematics applied to transport and road driving.
Currently, the Telecommunication Research Group has the following staff: 12 Professors, 8 Readers, 9 Lecturers and 29 researchers and 14 PhD students.

Contact persons: Prof Jose M. Menéndez; jmm@gti.ssr.upm.es
                        Prof Guillermo Cisneros; subid@etsit.upm.es