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    On distributing the analysis process of a broad-coverage unification-based grammar of spanish 

    Marimon Felipe, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2003-03-28)

    This thesis describes research into the development and deployment of engineered large-scale unification-based grammar to provide more robust and efficient deep grammatical analysis of linguistic expressions in real-world ...

    On geometric quantisation of integrable systems with singularities 

    Barbieri Solha, Romero (Date of defense: 2013-10-21)

    This thesis shows an approach to geometric quantisation of integrable systems. It extends some results by Guillemin, Kostant, Rawnsley, Sniatycki and Sternberg in geometric quantisation, considering regular fibrations as ...

    On hybrid positioning using non-semantic image information 

    Angelats Company, Eduard (Date of defense: 2023-10-04)

    (English) Hybrid or multi-sensor-based positioning has been a research topic actively investigated in the last decade. In this context, the possibility of using information extracted from imaging sensors, for positioning, ...

    On iterative methods to solve nonlinear equations 

    Grau Gotés, Ma. Àngela (Maria Àngela) (Date of defense: 2015-01-28)

    Many of the problems in experimental sciences and other disciplines can be expressed in the form of nonlinear equations. The solution of these equations is rarely obtained in closed form. With the development of computers, ...

    On model predictive control for economic and robust operation of generalised flow-based networks 

    Grosso Pérez, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-03-26)

    This thesis is devoted to design Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategies aiming to enhance the management of constrained generalised flow-based networks, with special attention to the economic optimisation and robust ...

    On multicomponent reactive transports in porous media: from the natural complexity to analitycal solutions 

    Donado Garzón, Leonardo David (Date of defense: 2009-10-05)

    El transporte de solutos no conservativos en medios porosos o fracturados es altamente influenciado por su heterogeneidad. Complejidad adicional se agrega al proceso de transporte, debido a la presencia de diferentes tipos ...

    On Normal Forms and Splitting of Separatrices in Reversible Systems 

    Lázaro Ochoa, José Tomás (Date of defense: 2003-10-23)

    És difícil dibuixar una frontera, dins la Teoria de Sistemas Dinàmics, entre lleis de conservació i simetries doncs, sovint, les seves característiques es confonen. Un clar exemple d'aquest fenómen el constitueixen els ...

    On scalable, reconfigurable, and intelligent metasurfaces 

    Taghvaee, Hamidreza (Date of defense: 2021-07-21)

    Sixth Generation (6G) of wireless networks will be even more heterogeneous and dense as compared to Fifth Generation (5G) and other legacy networks. Thus, the 6G architecture will need to be adapted to serve the ever-evolving ...

    On service optimization in community network micro-clouds 

    Apolonia, Nuno (Date of defense: 2018-09-21)

    Internet coverage in the world is still weak and local communities are required to come together and build their own network infrastructures. People collaborate for the common goal of accessing the Internet and cloud ...

    On some interactive mesh deformations 

    Cerveró Abelló, M. Àngels (Maria Àngels) (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)

    Techniques devoted to deform 3D models are an important research field in Computer Graphics. They can be used in differentstages: the modelling phase, the animation process and also during some special simulations. ...

    On some spectral and combinatorial properties of distance-regular graphs and their generalizations 

    Diego, Víctor (Date of defense: 2017-11-24)

    In this work we present the study we did in Graph Theory. In the firsts chapteres of the tesis we study the pieces of information that can be obtained from a graph: the spectrum of the adjacency matrix, the preintersection ...

    On també vivim: cap a una redefinició de l'habitabilitat des de la diversitat 

    Arcas Abella, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2013-06-18)

    The ecological -and yet social- imperative of the reduction of environmental impact represents a challenge for todays society and for the industrial lifestyle. This challenge can only be faced through the activation of ...

    On the automatic detection of otolith features for fish species identification and their age estimation 

    Sória Pérez, José A. (José Antonio) (Date of defense: 2013-01-21)

    This thesis deals with the automatic detection of features in signals, either extracted from photographs or captured by means of electronic sensors, and its possible application in the detection of morphological structures ...

    On the changes in dynamic behavior produced by the hydraulic turbine runner damage 

    Zhang, Ming (Date of defense: 2019-07-17)

    Hydropower plays a very important role in the world electricity generation nowadays. Hydropower is one type of renewable energy and is the only renewable energy source that can provide a wide range of power regulation with ...

    On the circulation of the North Atlantic shadow zone 

    Peña Izquierdo, Jesús (Date of defense: 2015-02-20)

    Regions isolated from the wind-driven circulation are found in the eastern margins of the world's tropical oceans. The weak and stagnant circulation of these so-called “shadow zones”, in combination with the intense ...

    On the co-design of scientific applications and long vector architectures 

    Gómez Crespo, Constantino (Date of defense: 2022-05-23)

    The landscape of High Performance Computing (HPC) system architectures keeps expanding with new technologies and increased complexity. To improve the efficiency of next-generation compute devices, architects are looking ...

    On the complexity of resolution-based proof systems 

    Oliva Valls, Sergi (Date of defense: 2013-05-02)

    Propositional Proof Complexity is the area of Computational Complexity that studies the length of proofs in propositional logic. One of its main questions is to determine which particular propositional formulas have short ...

    On the consistency of hysteresis models 

    Fuad Mohammad Naser, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2014-01-30)

    Hysteresis is a nonlinear behavior encountered in a wide variety of processes including biology, optics, electronics, ferroelectricity, magnetism, mechanics, structures, among other areas. One of the main features of ...

    On the data quality improvement of air pollution monitoring low-cost sensor networks using data-driven techniques 

    Ferrer Cid, Pau (Date of defense: 2023-05-08)

    (English) Nowadays, authorities monitor the concentrations of regulated air pollutants in order to assist in decision-making processes, e.g., for the implementation of traffic restrictions, and mitigate the effects of air ...

    On the design and development of programming models for exascale systems 

    Maroñas, Marcos (Date of defense: 2021-02-17)

    High Performance Computing (HPC) systems have been evolving over time to adapt to the scientific community requirements. We are currently approaching to the Exascale era. Exascale systems will incorporate a large number ...