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    A Finite Element Model for Free Surface and Two Fluid Flows on Fixed Meshes 

    Coppola Owen, Herbert (Date of defense: 2009-06-19)

    Los flujos con interfaces móviles (problemas de superficie libres y de dos fluidos) aparecen en numerosas aplicaciones de ingeniería. Los métodos presentados en esta tesis están orientados principalmente a la simulación ...

    A finite Element model for incompressible flow problems 

    Codina Rovira, Ramon (Date of defense: 1992-06-30)

    A Flexible Multitask Summarizer for Documents from Different Media, Domain and Language 

    Fuentes Fort, Maria (Date of defense: 2008-03-31)

    Automatic Summarization is probably crucial with the increase of document generation. Particularly when retrieving, managing and processing information have become decisive tasks. However, one should not expect perfect ...

    A framework for developing finite element codes for multi-disciplinary applications. 

    Dadvand, Pooyan (Date of defense: 2007-07-13)

    The world of computing simulation has experienced great progresses in recent years and requires more exigent multidisciplinary challenges to satisfy the new upcoming demands. Increasing the importance of solving ...

    A framework for efficient execution of matrix computations 

    Herrero Zaragoza, Jose Ramón (Date of defense: 2006-07-07)

    Matrix computations lie at the heart of most scientific computational tasks. The solution of linear systems of equations is a very frequent operation in many fields in science, engineering, surveying, physics and ...

    A framework for the analytical and visual interpretation of complex spatiotemporal dynamics in soccer 

    Fernández de la Rosa, Javier (Date of defense: 2022-01-18)

    Sports analytics is an emerging field focused on the application of advanced data analysis for assessing the performance of professional athletes and teams. In soccer, the integration of data analysis is in its initial ...

    A geodetic approach to precise, accurate, available and reliable navigation 

    Parés Calaf, M. Eulàlia (Date of defense: 2021-01-14)

    The determination of a body position, velocity and attitude is the purpose of the navigation techniques. The most extended navigation systems (INS/GNSS), as any other HW and SW system, provide precise and accurate enough ...

    A geometric study of abnormality in optimal control problems for control and mechanical control systems 

    Barbero Liñán, María (Date of defense: 2008-12-19)

    Durant els darrers quaranta anys la geometria diferencial ha estat una eina fonamental per entendre la teoria de control òptim. Habitualment la millor estratègia per resoldre un problema és transformar-lo en un altre ...

    A Geometrical Domain Decomposition Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics 

    Houzeaux, G. (Guillaume) (Date of defense: 2002-05-10)

    El método de descomposición de dominios (DD) que se propone en esta tesis pretende resolver flujos incompresibles alrededor de objetos en movimiento relativo. El algoritmo de DD está basado en un acoplamiento del tipo ...

    A global approach for supporting operators' decision-making dealing with plant abnormal events 

    Yélamos Ruiz, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2008-05-30)

    El alto grado de automatización adquirido en las plantas químicas durante las últimas décadas hace que las tareas de supervisión sean ahora más complejas y delicadas. Esta supervisión requiere de sistemas y herramientas ...

    A hesitant fuzzy perceptual-based approach to model linguistic assessments 

    Porro Martorell, Olga (Date of defense: 2021-04-07)

    Multiple-criteria or multiple-attribute group decision-making is a sub-field of operations research that seek to find a common and representative solution given the preferences elicited by a pre-defined group, over a set ...

    A hierarchical parallel implementation model for algebra-based CFD simulations on hybrid supercomputers 

    Álvarez Farré, Xavier (Date of defense: 2022-09-05)

    (English) Continuous enhancement in hardware technologies enables scientific computing to advance incessantly and reach further aims. Since the start of the global race for exascale high-performance computing (HPC), ...

    A high-performance electromagnetic vibration energy harvester based on ring magnets with Halbach configuration: design, optimization, and applications 

    Ordóñez Izquierdo, Víctor Hugo (Date of defense: 2022-09-22)

    Electromagnetic vibration energy harvesting is a relatively modern technology that has received relevant attention in the last decade from the research community and industry as a potential complement or alternative to the ...

    A Hybrid Environment for Syntax-Semantic Tagging 

    Padró, Lluís (Date of defense: 1998-02-06)

    The thesis describes the application of the relaxation labelling algorithm to NLP disambiguation. Language is modelled through context constraint inspired on Constraint Grammars. The constraints enable the use of a real ...

    A kinematic-geometric approach to spatial interpretation of line drawings 

    Ros, Lluís (Date of defense: 2000-11-14)

    This Thesis contributes with new algorithms for line drawing interpretation. A line drawing is a 2D diagram of vertices and straight edges aiming to depict a polyhedral 3D scene. Given one such drawing we usually want ...

    A la recerca de la civitas contemporània : cap a una cultura urbana de l'espai públic : l'experiència de Barcelona (1979-2003) 

    Martí Casanovas, Miquel (Date of defense: 2004-09-10)

    La tesi de la recerca és que el procés de renovació de l'espai públic a Barcelona, iniciat amb la recuperació dels Ajuntaments democràtics el 1979 i que roman obert en l'actualitat, ha conduït a la consolidació d'una cultura ...

    A machine learning based material homogenization technique for masonry structures 

    Kalkbrenner, Philip (Date of defense: 2021-11-03)

    Cutting-edge methods in the computational analysis of structures have been developed over the last decades. Such modern tools are helpful to assess the safety of existing buildings. Two main finite element (FE) modeling ...

    A mesoscopic traffic simulation based dynamic traffic assignment 

    Linares Herreros, Mª Paz (Date of defense: 2014-04-24)

    In terms of sustainability, traffic is currently a significant challenge for urban areas, where the pollution, congestion and accidents are negative externalities which have strongly impacted the health and economy of ...

    A meta-evaluation of sustainable land management Initiatives in Senegal 

    Lomeña-Gelis, Mònica (Date of defense: 2015-07-28)

    Evaluation is the systematic determination of the merit, worth and significance of a programme, initiative or intervention. As a young discipline, its empirical study is still limited, especially in Francophone Africa. ...

    A method for the unified definition and treatment of conceptual schema quality issues 

    Aguilera Moncusí, David (Date of defense: 2014-06-06)

    The modern world is software-intensive. National infrastructures, smartphones and computers, health-care systems, e-commerce... everything is run by software. Therefore, developing high-quality software solutions is essential ...