(1, ≤ ℓ)-identifying codes in digraphs and graphs 

    Martínez Barona, Berenice (Date of defense: 2020-09-14)

    The main subject of this PhD thesis is the study of (1,=l)-identifying codes in digraphs. The results presented in this work are divided into three parts. The first one focusses on the structural properties of digraphs ...

    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 ...

    Algebraic and algorithmic aspects of Zm × Fn : fixed subgroups and quantification of inertia 

    Roy, Mallika (Date of defense: 2020-02-12)

    This work is based on the family of groups Z^m x F_n, namely free-abelian times free groups, direct products of finitely many copies of Z and a finitely generated free group F_n. These are a special type of right-angled ...

    An effective method to study the Hopf-Galois module structure of certain extensions of fields 

    Gil-Muñoz, Daniel (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)

    We develop a method to compute a basis of the associated order in a Hopf Galois structure H of the ring of integers O_L of an extension of number or p-adic fields L/K. We state and prove a necessary and sufficient condition ...

    Contribució al control fiable de sistemes interconnectats amb incerteses 

    Pujol Vázquez, Gisela (Date of defense: 2004-11-19)

    En aquesta tesi, presentem una solució per a dos problemes rellevants en la teoria de control: el problema del cost quadràtic garantit i el problema del control H∞, per a un cert tipus de sistemes. Considerem els ...

    Development of a Large-Eddy simulation framework for engineering applications using the finite element method 

    Chrysokentis, Georgios (Date of defense: 2019-04-03)

    This thesis develops a large eddy simulation framework for engineering applications using the finite element method. It focuses on the numerical formulation, the wall modelling approach as well as the generation of turbulent ...

    Discrete operators and distances on subdivision networks 

    Monsó Burgués, Enrique P.J. (Date of defense: 2022-10-20)

    (English) The research we have carried out lies within the domain of diffusion problems for elliptic operators that are defined on discrete structures called networks, that are graphs that are capable of discriminating ...

    Ejection-collision orbits in the restricted three-body problem 

    Rodríguez del Río, Óscar (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    The main objective of this dissertation is the study of the ejection-collision (EC) orbits in the circular and planar Restricted Three Body Problem (RTBP from now on). In particular, we will focus on the analytical and ...

    Estudi i disseny de grans xarxes d'interconnexió: modularitat i comunicació 

    Dalfó Simó, Cristina (Date of defense: 2007-12-19)

    Normalment les grans xarxes d'interconnexió o de comunicacions estan dissenyades utilitzant tècniques de la teoria de grafs. Aquest treball presenta algunes contribucions a aquest tema. Concretament, presentem dues noves ...

    Global instability in Hamiltonian systems 

    Schaefer, Rodrigo Gonçalves (Date of defense: 2018-07-11)

    In Chapters 1 and 2 of this thesis, we prove that for any non-trivial perturbation depending on any two independent harmonics of a pendulum and a rotor there is global instability. The proof is based on the geometrical ...

    Inverse Jacobian and related topics for certain superelliptic curves 

    Somoza Henares, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-03-28)

    Given an elliptic curve E over the complex numbers (CC) given by y^2 = x^3 + ax + b, there exists a lattice L in CC such that the group E(CC) of complex points on E is isomorphic to the complex analytic group CC/L. This ...

    Lattice-based zero-knowledge proofs of knowledge 

    Martínez Pinilla, Ramiro (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)

    (English) The main goal of this dissertation is to develop new lattice-based cryptographic schemes. Most of the cryptographic protocols that each and every one of us use on a daily basis are only secure under the assumption ...

    Local preconditioning for parallel iterative solvers 

    Córdoba Pañella, Paula (Date of defense: 2022-04-22)

    This thesis aims at improving the convergence of iterative solvers, used for algebraic systems coming from the discretization of partial differential equations (PDE), in the context of large scale simulations and high ...

    Locally adaptive phase-field models and transition to fracture 

    Muixí Ballonga, Alba (Date of defense: 2020-11-30)

    This thesis proposes a new computational model for the efficient simulation of crack propagation, through the combination of a phase-field model in small subdomains around crack tips and a discontinuous model in the rest ...

    Long-term privacy in electronic voting systems 

    Costa Miranda, Núria (Date of defense: 2021-04-14)

    This PhD thesis focuses on lattice-based cryptography and how to apply it to build post-quantum online voting systems. It is the result of the research done by the author at Scytl in close collaboration with Dr. Paz Morillo, ...

    Mathematical modelling of diffusion processes at the nanoscale 

    Ribera Ponsa, Helena (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)

    In this thesis we study diffusion processes of nanoparticle evolution and develop appropriate models with the aim of being able to optimise their functions according to the needs of industry. Two distinct diffusion processes ...

    Non-classical thermal transport and phase change at the nanoscale 

    Calvo Schwarzwälder, Marc (Date of defense: 2019-07-12)

    For 200 years, Fourier’s law has been used to describe heat transfer with excellent results. However, as technology advances, more and more situations arise where heat conduction is not well described by the classical ...

    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 ...

    Special values of the triple product p-adic L-function 

    Gatti, Francesca (Date of defense: 2021-03-19)

    Let E be an elliptic curve defined over the field of rational numbers and let f be the corresponding newform of weight 2. Let g,h be two weight one newforms whose nebentype characters are mutually inverse. Let V be the ...

    Stratification theory of matrix pairs under equivalence and contragredient equivalence 

    Klymchuk, Tetiana (Date of defense: 2019-06-21)

    We develop the theory of perturbations of matrix pencils basing on their miniversal deformations. Several applications of this theory are given. All possible Kronecker pencils that are canonical forms of pencils in an ...