Mario Garcia Valderas

Mario Garcia Valderas is an Associate Professor at the Department of Electronic Technology, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He holds roles as Coordinator of the Electronic Technology program and Deputy Director of Infrastructure and Laboratories. His research focuses on radiation-hardened systems, fault-tolerant architectures, and embedded systems for aerospace and space applications.

His work emphasizes reliability in microelectronics and FPGA-based solutions, addressing challenges like single-event effects in space and high-reliability computing. Key areas include RISC-V processors, heterogeneous computing, and hardware-software co-design for planetary exploration instruments.

Publications highlight advancements in radiation-hardening techniques, error detection/recovery architectures, and fault-injection methodologies. Over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters evidence his contributions to microelectronics and embedded systems reliability.

He leads the Microelectronic Design and Applications (DMA) research group and collaborates with institutions like CNA for combined irradiation testing. His research spans from theoretical design hardening to practical implementations in aerospace-grade electronics.