Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe (Date of defense: 2018-04-26)
Advances in wearable technologies are facilitating the understanding of human activities using first-person vision (FPV) for a wide range of assistive applications. In this thesis, we propose robust ...
Reyes Ortiz, Jorge Luis (Date of defense: 2014-11-28)
Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is a multidisciplinary research field that aims to gather data regarding people's behavior and their interaction with the environment in order to deliver valuable ...
Puiggalí Jou, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-03-04)
During the last decades, research focused on the preparation of highly selective and smart materials has increased considerably. For instances, it has been possible to achieve intelligent drug nano-carriers, ...
Urra, Oiane (Date of defense: 2016-10-27)
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, with upper limb hemiparesis being one of the most common consequences. Regaining voluntary arm movement is one of the major goals of rehabilitation. ...
Takač, Boris (Date of defense: 2014-12-15)
Parkinson’s disease (PD). It is characterized by brief episodes of inability to step, or by extremely short steps that typically occur on gait initiation or on turning while walking. The consequences ...
Gordillo Castillo, Nelly (Date of defense: 2010-07-26)
Brain tumors are part of a group of common, non-communicable, chronic and potentially lethal diseases affecting mostfamilies in Europe. Imaging plays a central role in brain tumor management, from ...
Sandino Velásquez, Clara Inés (Date of defense: 2010-11-11)
Los estímulos mecánicos son uno de los factores que afectan a la diferenciación celular en el proceso de regeneración del tejido óseo, por lo tanto, en el desarrollo de andamios para ingeniería de ...
Ivonin, Leonid I. (Date of defense: 2014-05-15)
The problem of capturing human experience is relevant in many application domains. In fact, the process of describing and sharing individual experience lies at the heart of human culture. This advancement ...
Bano, Sophia (Date of defense: 2016-01-27)
The increasing availability of smartphones is facilitating people to capture videos of their experience when attending events such as concerts, sports competitions and public rallies. Smartphones are ...
Martínez Bayona, Jonàs (Date of defense: 2013-12-12)
Skeletal representations are important shape descriptors which encode topological and geometrical properties of shapes and reduce their dimension. Skeletons are used in several fields of science and ...