Dr. Jose Nunez Yanez

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Biography

Jose Nunez-Yanez is a Professor at Linköping University with expertise in designing hardware architectures for heterogeneous systems, focusing on run-time adaptation, high-performance parallelism, and energy efficiency. He holds a PhD in hardware-based parallel data compression from the University of Loughborough, UK, and has over 20 years of experience in high-performance embedded hardware design. Nunez-Yanez has been awarded patents in high-speed parallel data compression and has previous experience as a Reader (Associate Professor) at Bristol University, UK. He has worked in the industry with companies such as ST Microelectronics, ARM, and Sensata Systems. Nunez-Yanez has significant experience in academic research, including projects funded by the Royal Society, where he served as an International Fellow with collaboration from Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and with Semiconductor industry partners. He has supervised 20 PhD students and contributed to the field through over 140 scholarly publications in journals and conferences, particularly in energy-proportional computing and FPGA devices. Nunez-Yanez actively participates in academic communities, holding positions such as a member of the Royal Society Grants Board and the EPSRC College. He has also served as a program director at Bristol University, leading the Advanced Microelectronics Systems Engineering program.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

Linköping University • Linköping, SE

Leads research in hardware architectures and contributes to the academic development of students and projects.

Reader (Associate Professor)

2012-01-01 — 2020-12-31

Bristol University • Bristol, UK

Supervised PhD candidates, directed the AMSE program, and conducted research in engineering.

Industry Fellow

2020-01-01 — 2021-12-31

Royal Society • UK

Collaborated with industry partners like Sensata Systems on projects related to low-power processors.

Marie Curie Research Fellow

2006-01-01 — 2007-12-31

ST Microelectronics • Milan, Italy

Worked on the automatic design of accelerators and video processing systems.

Requirements for Linköping University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with a major relevant to the program At least 30 ECTS credits in mathematics/applied mathematics and/or application of mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Certificates and diplomas from previous university studies
  • Transcript of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport/ID
  • Syllabus for relevant courses
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Science and Engineering (Institute of Technology) for international Master's programs.