Ngo, Manh Khoi (Date of defense: 2018-11-22)
The thesis details the design and implementation of a multi-purpose participatory sensing framework (Citizense) based on a list of requirements extracted from the literature. This framework enables ...
Valls Pla, Xavier (Date of defense: 2018-10-19)
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is generating Physics data at an unprecedented rate that is expected to continue increasing in the future. This situation results in increasing demands in computation ...
Benítez Páez, Manuel Fernando (Date of defense: 2018-11-22)
This book presents a user-centric framework that local open data authorities can use it to improve the ongoing initiatives towards a bottom-up approach. In an open data atmosphere where the accessibility ...
Nebot Romero, María Victoria (Date of defense: 2013-01-29)
Semantic Web data is currently being heavily used as a data representation format in scientific communities, social networks, business companies, news portals and other domains. The irruption and ...
Gasch García, Cristina (Date of defense: 2021-03-12)
The video games, simulators and virtual reality industry increasingly demands more complex and realistic natural environments, which makes manual generation difficult. To solve it, procedural techniques ...
Smid, Marek (Date of defense: 2018-11-29)
Urban systems are not only major drivers of climate change, but also impact hotspots. The processes of global warming and urban population growth make our urban agglomerations vulnerable to chain reactions ...
Durán Bosch, Angel Juan (Date of defense: 2022-10-24)
This thesis takes inspiration from biology to replicate in robots the oculomotor strategies humans and other species use to acquire visual information. Firstly, it establishes the foundations of the ...
Szczurek, Krzysztof Adam (Date of defense: 2023-10-23)
This thesis addresses the need for reliable and immersive human-robot interfaces in hazardous environments. Three key goals were achieved. Firstly, techniques were developed to provide immersive ...
Lanza Cruz, Indira Lázara (Date of defense: 2024-01-19)
This thesis delves into a novel research area in Social Business Intelligence (SBI) focusing on social indicators. It proposes advanced methodologies for discovering and describing social indicators, ...
Casanova-Marqués, Raúl (Date of defense: 2024-04-29)
In response to escalating privacy concerns and the need for secure digital communication, cryptographic mechanisms have been developed to ensure impervious information exchange. However, traditional ...