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    Secure and privacy-preserving smart metering systems: a novel framework for data aggregation using encryption and reversible watermarking 

    Kabir, Farzana (Date of defense: 2025-04-03)

    As the world embraces the new era of smart technologies and the proliferation of IoT equipment, such as smart grids and metering systems, a significant concern regarding the privacy and security of users' confidential ...

    De píxeles y prosa: Una aproximación narratológica a la educación lúdica 

    Govender, Terence (Date of defense: 2025-05-31)

    Aprendizaje de idiomas basado en juegos digitales (AIDG) es un método para mejorar los resultados educativos al involucrar a los estudiantes mediante experiencias interactivas. Los enfoques lúdicos para el aprendizaje de ...

    Applications of X-Heuristics and data science in sustainable transportation and smart cities 

    Ghorbanioskalaei, Elnaz (Date of defense: 2025-09-18)

    Rapid urbanization and the increasing demand for sustainable transportation solutions present complex challenges in smart cities. Addressing these challenges requires advanced optimization techniques and decision-making. ...

    Anomaly-based detection of cyberattacks in smart homes 

    Iturbe Araya, Juan Ignacio (Date of defense: 2025-10-30)

    Smart homes with interconnected IoT devices face growing cybersecurity threats, amplified by remote working, which exposes both personal and corporate data. Although anomaly-based intrusion detection systems are showing ...

    Zero-watermarking for data integrity, secure provenance and intrusion detection in IoT networks 

    Faraj, Omair (Date of defense: 2024-11-05)

    This thesis explores the integration of advanced security techniques into Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) for IoT networks, which face increasing cyber threats due to their interconnected nature and limited resources. ...

    Gathering AI solutions for building a meta-AI tool for chest X-Ray COVID- 19 diagnosis 

    Abad Vazquez, Maider (Date of defense: 2024-12-20)

    La inteligencia artificial (IA) está revolucionando la imagen médica al mejorar diagnósticos, aunque enfrenta barreras significativas para su implementación. Esta tesis propone superar estos retos mediante técnicas de ...

    Simulation as key element for intelligent algorithms' development in complex logistic applications 

    Fuentes Leon, Jonas (Date of defense: 2024-11-08)

    This industrial doctorate research addresses the complexity of real-life systems, such as logistics and supply chains, by bridging the gap between mathematical models and real applications. Traditional models often ...

    Creació i investigació crítica d’interfícies gràfiques d’usuari per a l’edició audiovisual 

    Berga Carreras, Quelic (Date of defense: 2024-04-19)

    Aquesta tesi examina la interacció persona-ordinador (IPO) des d’una perspectiva humanística, amb un enfocament en les interfícies d’edició audiovisual. Investiga com aquestes interfícies influeixen i són modelades per les ...

    Engineering data-sharing practices for a fair and trustworthy AI 

    Giner Miguelez, Joan (Date of defense: 2024-07-15)

    Machine learning (ML) technology may discriminate toward specific social groups. For example, recent research have revealed that ML applications are more likely to fail in identifying women than males in hospitals. Recent ...

    Contributions to explainable deep learning models 

    Adhane, Gereziher (Date of defense: 2024-07-10)

    En este trabajo, proponemos técnicas para mejorar el rendimiento y la transparencia de las redes neuronales convolucionales (CNN). Introducimos métodos novedosos para la selección de muestras informativas (ISS), la ...

    Integrating energy harvesting within the IoT ecosystem for sustainable wireless communication 

    Famitafreshi, Golshan (Date of defense: 2024-06-26)

    This dissertation addresses the challenges posed by the energy demands of IoT devices, highlighting the limitations of conventional batteries, which lead to high maintenance costs and environmental concerns. It proposes ...

    On the detection of multi-channel man-in-the-middle attacks against Wi-Fi networks 

    Thankappan, Manesh (Date of defense: 2024-07-09)

    One of the advanced Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks is the Multi-Channel MitM (MC-MitM) attack, which manipulates encrypted wireless frames between clients and the Access Point (AP) in a WLAN. Key reinstallation attacks ...

    A Framework for computer-generated exercises: Learning geometric transformations in computer graphics education 

    González Campos, José Saúl (Date of defense: 2024-05-31)

    This thesis addresses the challenges of teaching geometric transformations, particularly in higher education and computer graphics. It underscores the need for engaging educational resources tailored to the complexities ...

    Motion-based feature analysis for the design of full-body interactions in the context of computer vision and large volume spaces 

    Escamilla Pinilla, Antonio (Date of defense: 2024-04-16)

    Human-computer interaction (HCI) is evolving towards more natural, social, and user-centered interactions, specifically focusing on the use of the entire body as an interface. Full-body interaction involves capturing and ...

    Engaging learners and facilitating teachers in practice-based learning 

    Iftikhar, Sidra (Date of defense: 2024-03-25)

    This research provides an in-depth understanding of student engagement and its indicators for practice-based learning contexts, specifically for the tools. The analysis of engagement in educational contexts is the basis ...

    Visualizar planes de estudios para ver competencias, crear visualizaciones para generar preguntas 

    Blasco-Soplon, Laia (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

    Esta tesis explora de manera crítica la implantación del espacio europeo de educación superior (EEES) en España desde 2013 hasta 2023, subrayando la falta de visibilidad de las competencias en los planes de estudios. La ...

    Modeling of emotional subjectivity in affective-based predictive systems 

    Hayat, Hassan (Date of defense: 2023-04-19)

    One of the goals of affective computing is to develop affective technologies that can understand humans emotionally and make their life better. Human emotions are highly subjective in nature. This is why systems that ...

    Guided requirements engineering using feature oriented software modeling 

    Sreekumar, Anjali (Date of defense: 2023-05-23)

    A well-defined software requirements specification uniquely describes a functionality or part of a functionality of the software product and is consistent with the definitions and descriptions of the other functionalities ...

    Predictive maintenance of industrial water cooling systems 

    Galve Ceamanos, Sergio (Date of defense: 2022-11-21)

    Working in the practical environment of the LAUDA Ultracool company, this project worked with industrial refrigeration equipment to detect and diagnose failures before they impact the efficiency of the machine. Once the ...

    Desenvolupant un mètode per a la detecció de les potencialitats educatives dels videojocs comercials 

    Adell, Ferran (Date of defense: 2023-03-22)

    L'ús dels videojocs en l'educació ha passat per diferents etapes. En un primer moment, els extrems s'apoderaren de les opinions sobre l'aprenentatge basat en videojocs (VGBL, per la sigla en anglès), i generaven passió o ...