A formalization for multi-agent decision support in cooperative environments. A framework for situated agents 

    Ibarra Martínez, Salvador (Date of defense: 2008-06-16)

    La tesis propone un marco de trabajo para el soporte de la toma de decisiones adecuado para soportar la ejecución distribuida de acciones cooperativas en entornos multi-agente dinámicos y complejos. Soporte para la toma ...

    A proposal for the diagnosis of uncertain dynamic systems based on interval models 

    Gelso, Esteban Reinaldo (Date of defense: 2009-05-29)

    The performance of a model-based diagnosis system could be affected by several uncertainty sources, such as,model errors,uncertainty in measurements, and disturbances. This uncertainty can be handled by mean of interval ...

    Data-driven approaches for event detection, fault location, resilience assessment, and enhancements in power systems 

    Souto, Laiz (Date of defense: 2021-01-15)

    This thesis presents the study and development of distinct data-driven techniques to support event detection, fault location, and resilience assessment towards enhancements in power systems. It is divided in three main ...

    Development and validation of strategies to mitigate the risk of hypoglycemic events in type 1 diabetes mellitus 

    Bertachi, Arthur Hirata (Date of defense: 2019-07-08)

    Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic condition resulting from the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells due to an autoimmune process that may occur at any age, but tends to develop in childhood and ...

    Efficient sequential and temporal pattern mining 

    Mordvanyuk, Natalia (Date of defense: 2021-10-13)

    The contributions of the present thesis are in the domain of Pattern Mining and Knowledge Discovery, being of particular relevance for the sequential pattern mining and time-interval related pattern mining fields. In ...

    Estudi, desenvolupament i validació d'eines avançades per a la gestió de la diabetis 

    Parcerisas Albés, Adrià (Date of defense: 2021-07-13)

    Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease characterized by the body's inability to produce the necessary amount of insulin to regulate blood glucose (BG) levels. Most cases occur due to a destruction of the pancreatic ...

    Forecasting and decision support for type 1 diabetes insulin therapy using machine learning 

    Oviedo Castillo, Silvia (Date of defense: 2019-04-09)

    Insulin therapy for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) has several ramifications with different degrees of automation. The advances in sensors and monitoring devices have led to an increasing availability of data. Additionally, machine ...

    Foundations of uncertainty management for text-based sentiment prediction 

    Hossayni, Sayyed Ali (Date of defense: 2018-07-27)

    Analyzing the sentiment of Social Networks users is an attractive task, well-covered by the Sentiment Analysis research communities. Alongside, predicting the rating/opinion of users in Social Networks or e-commerce platforms ...

    Introspection on control-grounded capabilities. An agent inspired approach for control 

    Quintero Monroy, Christian G. (Date of defense: 2007-10-18)

    Introspecció sobre la dinàmica dels agents té un important impacte en decisions individuals i cooperatives en entorns multi-agent. Introspecció, una habilitat cognitiva provinent de la metàfora "agent", permet que els ...

    Método para descubrir patrones espacio-temporales de comportamiento de usuarios eléctricos utilizando herramientas de aprendizaje automático 

    Flor Ambrosi, Mario Alberto (Date of defense: 2021-10-27)

    This research presents a novel approach to define geographic areas with typical electricity consumption profiles from smart meter records, using machine learning and spatial analysis methods. Distribution system operators ...

    Modelling of electric vehicle user profiles for flexibility management and charging infrastructure planning 

    Cañigueral Maurici, Marc (Date of defense: 2023-10-10)

    The transition to electric mobility is facing multiple challenges, usually associated with the roll-out of the charging infrastructure. On one hand, cities must develop a charging infrastructure that meets the user needs ...

    Multi-attribute auctions: application to workflow management systems 

    Pla Planas, Albert (Date of defense: 2014-04-25)

    Resource and task allocation for workflows poses an allocation problem in which several attributes may be involved (economic cost, delivery time, CO2 emissions...), therefore, it must be treated from a multi-criteria ...

    Multivariate statistical modelling and monitoring of smart buildings 

    Burgas Nadal, Llorenç (Date of defense: 2019-11-22)

    In order to reduce mismatches between real and expected consumption, this thesis explores the use of PCA (Principal Component Analysis) as a modelling tool for buildings. PCA is a statistical technique that allows complex ...

    Novel methods for the efficacy and safety in the artificial pancreas intended for domiciliary use 

    Ramkissoon, Charrise Mary (Date of defense: 2019-03-07)

    Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease that targets the insulin producing β-cells in the pancreas that results in chronically elevated blood glucose (BG) levels and requires lifelong insulin-replacement therapy. ...

    Reducción de barreras de adopción de criptomonedas: innovación tecnológica en los procesos de validación de transacciones 

    Carrillo Peña, Paulo Nicolás (Date of defense: 2019-07-10)

    This research proposes a solution for the reduction of part of the aforementioned barriers, through the design of the consensus protocol called Proof of Reputation (PoR) that is based on the Blockchain technology of Ethereum, ...

    Unstructured P2P social search query routing algorithms for agentified social networks 

    Trias Mansilla, Albert (Date of defense: 2013-07-19)

    The village paradigm presents some benefits compared with the library paradigm; people can adapt the answer content as a function of who is requesting the information, or furthermore, people can perform clarifications of ...