Machine learning in structural biology and chemoinformatics : Driving drug discovery one epoch at a time 

    Jiménez Luna, José (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-24)

    Deep learning approaches have become increasingly popular in the last years thanks to their state-of the-art performance in fields such as computer vision and natural language understanding. The first goal of this thesis ...

    Machine learning methods for understanding social media communication: modeling irony and emojis 

    Barbieri, Francesco (Fecha de defensa: 2018-01-25)

    In this dissertation we propose algorithms for the analysis of social media texts, focusing on two particular aspects: irony and emojis. We propose novel automatic systems, based on machine learning methods, able to recognize ...

    Machine learning methods of property prediction in drug discovery 

    Schapin, Nikolai (Fecha de defensa: 2024-11-28)

    Molecular properties are highly important in drug discovery with binding affinity being crucial for selecting hit and lead candidates. Existing machine learning models often lack speed for large-scale screening or lack ...

    Machine learning to support exploring and exploiting real-world clinical longitudinal data 

    Nogueira, Mariana (Fecha de defensa: 2020-10-05)

    Following-up on patient evolution by reacquiring the same measurements over time (longitudinal data) is a crucial component in clinical care dynamics, as it creates opportunity for timely decision making in preventing ...

    Machine translation in a professional translation workflow: post-editing or computer aided translation 

    Cabello Sánchez, Ricardo (Fecha de defensa: 2023-02-23)

    Localization is a fascinating field which has changed dramatically in the last years and it is still changing and adapting itself as society is. The use of machine translation has developed this field astonishingly. Many ...

    The Macroeconomic implications of learning by shopping 

    Gutiérrez-Daza, Ángelo (Fecha de defensa: 2022-06-08)

    Empirical evidence suggests that consumers rely on their shopping experiences to form beliefs about inflation. In other words, they learn by shopping. This dissertation studies the implications of this information friction ...

    Mainstream music in the postmodern scenario: an analysis of sexuality, well-being, and racialization 

    Alvarez-Cueva, Priscila (Fecha de defensa: 2022-12-19)

    This research uses mainstream music scenarios in Spain to explore its representations and problematize them from a critical gender perspective. Structured by four items, this work 1) situates mainstream music within the ...

    Maintaining regenerative competence of muscle stem cells: role of mitochondrial dynamics 

    Hong, Xiaotong (Fecha de defensa: 2022-10-06)

    La regeneración del músculo esquelético depende de la expansión correcta de las células madre inactivas residentes (células satélite), un proceso que se vuelve menos eficiente con el envejecimiento, por razones en gran ...

    Making protein dynamics FAIR : Research platforms for the collection, dissemination, and analysis of molecular dynamics simulations 

    Torrens Fontanals, Mariona (Fecha de defensa: 2022-02-11)

    Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are a well-established technique to characterize the structural motions of biological systems at atomic resolution. However, accessing, viewing, and sharing MD trajectories is typically ...

    Making tabletops useful with applications, frameworks and multi-tasking 

    Fernandez Julià, Carles (Fecha de defensa: 2015-01-22)

    The progressive appearance of affordable tabletop technology and devices urges humancomputer interaction researchers to provide the necessary methods to make this kind of devices the most useful to their users. Studies ...

    'Making the most of it': the emergence, maintenance, and legitimation of the contemporary Northern Irish republican armed struggle 

    Uležić, Sanjin (Fecha de defensa: 2017-12-12)

    La tesi es centra en l'actual interació de la lluita armada republicana a Irlanda del Nord, activa des de l'època del procés de pau a finals dels anys noranta. Tot i caracteritzar-se per una intensitat menor que la del ...

    Male unpaid work and female employment trajectories : a dynamic analysis 

    Seiz Puyuelo, Marta (Fecha de defensa: 2014-04-07)

    This thesis analyzes whether there is an interdependence, at the intra-couple level, between men’s housework and childcare participation and women’s employment and economic position. The first empirical paper examines ...

    Managerial opportunism, US conveyancing and blockchain 

    Antelo Muñiz, Fátima (Fecha de defensa: 2019-10-25)

    This thesis is structured in three chapters. In chapter 1, I address managerial opportunism towards workers. I present a theoretical model and test it. Results suggest that outside opportunities are key to hinder or ...

    Managing algorithmic drivers in a blocked-lane scenario 

    Tikhonenko, Dmitrii (Fecha de defensa: 2020-12-07)

    Due to the emergence of new technologies, algorithm-assisted drivers are close to becoming a reality. In this thesis, different aspects of managing such drivers in a blocked-lane scenario are discussed. The first chapter ...

    Managing compliance in a multi-level polity: the case of the European Union 

    Clinton, Peter (Fecha de defensa: 2019-12-17)

    This thesis tackles the issue of non-compliance in the European Union (EU). This is an important issue because without Member State (MS) compliance with EU policy outputs, collective policy goals may not be achieved. ...

    Managing crises beyond the EU borders: a network-based analysis 

    Bravo Laguna, Carlos D. (Fecha de defensa: 2022-07-14)

    This thesis discusses the role and weight of the European Union institutions and Member States in the responses to three crises whose epicenters are located beyond the EU borders. To do so, it examines the responses to the ...

    Manifestaciones de una lejanía (por cercana que pueda estar) 

    Fillol, Santi (Fecha de defensa: 2011-04-15)

    Este trabajo de investigación se propone realizar un particular recorrido por la historia del cine a través del fuera de campo, es decir, una historia de las imágenes no vistas, aunque presenciadas, del cine; y para emprender ...

    Manual d'apocalíptica contemporània: Epistemologia, ontologia i ètica per a temps de tribulació 

    Calvera Cabeza, Ignasi (Fecha de defensa: 2024-06-05)

    The most recent technological advances, especially in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), have generated a new eschatological framework; now, however, of a secular nature. Philosophers, politicians, engineers, ...

    Manuel Humbert : 1890-1975 

    Boada i Domènech, Lluís (Fecha de defensa: 2013-12-11)

    La tesi s’estructura en dues parts ben marcades, com la mateixa vida del pintor Manuel Humbert, per la tràgica ruptura que va representar l’esclat de la guerra civil espanyola i un epíleg. Així, la primera part comprèn ...

    Map-less inventory and location for an RFID-based robot 

    Casamayor Pujol, Víctor (Fecha de defensa: 2020-10-09)

    This thesis presents a new paradigm for RFID-based inventory robots. This map-less operation increases the operative autonomy of the robots as they no longer require a mapping step. This new paradigm is based on the ...