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Review of teaching and Review of teaching and research activities at the research activities at the School of EngineeringSchool of Engineering
at the at the University of ValenciaUniversity of Valencia
Vicente Cerverón-Lleó
UV overviewUV overviewSince 1499, the “Estudi General de
València” has become the Universitat de València (UV), a modern European university, one of the largest, oldest and most varied in Spain.
Academic areas◦ Basic and Applied Sciences & Technology◦ Health sciences◦ Social sciences◦ Humanities and Education
Some figures◦ more than 50.000 students◦ 3.800 professors and lecturers◦ 92 departments and 16 research institutes
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Technology and Engineering Technology and Engineering at UVat UVThe UV has a vast background in
the application of science to technological development.
In 1940s UV created the section of Chemical Technology
In 1960s UV started teaching and research in Electrical and Electronic Technologies and Computing and Information Technologies.
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Engineering degrees at UVEngineering degrees at UVUV has full Engineering degrees
from 1993at its inception, organized from the
Faculties of Physics and Chemistrysince 2003, structured and
organized in our own School of Engineering named Escola Tècnica Superior d’Enginyeria◦www.uv.es/etse
no English version by nowEngineering School at Universitat de València 4
ETSE-UV teaching ETSE-UV teaching activitiesactivitiesEngineering degree programs (4
y. BSc)◦Chemical Engineering
◦Industrial Electronics
◦Electronics for Telecommunications
◦Telematics Engineering
◦Computer Engineering (IT-IS)
◦Multimedia EngineeringMaster programs ...
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ETSE-UV teaching ETSE-UV teaching activitiesactivitiesMaster programs (MSc-PhD
programs)
◦Environmental engineering
◦Electronic engineering
◦Systems and Services for the Information Society
◦Advanced Computing and Intelligent Systems
◦International Master in Advanced Sciences of Modern Telecommunications (in English) http://www.uv.es/mscasmt
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Research activitiesResearch activities
Computing Department
Electronic Engineering Department
Chemical Engineering Department
Robotics and ICT Institute
Computing DepartmentComputing Department◦Computing Department ≠ Computing
Services
Research lines at Computing Dpt.
◦Computational perception and learning◦Algorithms and parallelism for
Genomic Analysis of DNA◦Networks and Virtual Environments◦Technologies and Architectures for
Computing Perception and RoboticsEngineering School at Universitat de València 8
Research at Computing Research at Computing Dpt.Dpt.Computational perception and
learning◦Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision◦Multimodal and Interactive learning◦Applications: (search MIPRCV)
Interactive Transcription of 1-D Signals Interactive Retrieval of Multimedia Content Interactive Face Recognition and other
Biometry applications Medical Imaging Assisted Diagnosis Assisted Vehicle Driving
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Research at Computing Research at Computing Dpt.Dpt.Bioinformatics
◦Genomic Analysis of DNA◦DNA sequence analysis:
oligonucleotide profiling◦Tools applied to the analysis of
networks/graphs◦Algorithms and Parallelism for
Genomic Analysis
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Research at Computing Research at Computing Dpt.Dpt.Networks and Virtual
Environments◦Reliable and High Performance
architectures for Data Centers and Internet servers
◦Networks On Chip◦Collaborative augmented reality◦Multiagent systems
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Research at Computing Research at Computing Dpt.Dpt.Technologies and Architectures
for Computer Perception and Robotics◦Smart CMOS Vision Sensors◦FPGA and application specific
architectures
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchResearch Groups at Electronic
Engineering Department
◦Digital Signal Processing Group.◦Communications and Digital Systems
Group.◦Industrial Electronics and
Instrumentation Systems Group.◦Images Processing and Acquisition
Group.Engineering School at Universitat de València 13
Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchDigital Signal Processing Group
◦Digital signal processing and the application of different technical approaches to widely known fields (Biomedical Engineering, Industrial System).
◦ Implementation of different sort of architectures for real-time processing.
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchDSP Group: Research lines
& Experienced application fields◦Biomedical Engineering. / Telemedicine.◦Design of automated industrial process.◦Intelligent sensors. / Remote sensing.◦Hyperspectral images processing.◦Distributed control systems
development.◦Design of real-time systems.◦Neural networks and pattern
recognition.◦Fuzzy logic and data mining.
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchCommunication and Digital
Systems Group◦design of digital electronic systems
supported by advanced technologies (FPGAs, SOC, mP, …).
◦signal integrity in high speed digital transmission systems.
◦energy management electronic systems.
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchCommunication and Digital Systems Gr.Research lines & Experienced application
fields◦High sped data transmission networks.◦Electronic communication systems.◦Microelectronic design.◦Rehabilitation technologies.◦Electronic technologies applied to sport.◦Software design for real–time process
control.◦Biomechanic electronic systems◦Industrial process control.Engineering School at Universitat de
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearch
Industrial Electronics and Instrumentation Systems Group◦High Power & High Efficiency Converters.◦Renewable energies.◦Advanced control systems.◦Characterization of power electronics
semiconductors.◦Solid-state sensors fabrication and
characterization.◦Smart sensors systems design.◦Analog signal processing and sensors
interfaces.◦Design of distributed measurement systems.Engineering School at Universitat de
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchIndustrial Electronics and
Instrumentation Systems Group.Experienced application fields◦Induction heating.◦Aerospace applications (battery
charger/dischargers).◦Instrumentation system design.◦Environmental monitoring.◦Industrial process control.
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Electronic Engineering Electronic Engineering ResearchResearchImage Processing and Acquisition
Group◦Research lines
Images analysis in medicine. 3D artificial vision. Measurement and control of ionizing
radiations.◦Experienced application fields
Images acquisition and processing in medical diagnosis.
Dosimetry and X-rays qualification. 3D reconstruction and analysis of
dynamical movement objects.Engineering School at Universitat de València 20
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchResearch Groups at Chem. Eng.
Dept.
◦Environmental engineering - water treatment and waste management
◦Environmental engineering - air treatment
◦Thermodynamic & Transport Properties of Organic Mixtures
◦Electrolyte Solution Thermodynamics◦Heterogeneous Catalysis◦Food technology
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchEnvironmental engineering - water
treatment and waste management (1)◦Biological nutrient (N, P) removal of waste
water: lab and pilot scales studies and development of
process models.◦Fermentation - elutriation of primary
sludge and anaerobic sludge digestion lab and pilot scales studies and development of
mathematical models.◦Design of urban and industrial waste
water treatment plants (WWTP) assessment of options and alternates, sizing of
the different units, hydraulic estimations, and process simulation.
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchEnvironmental engineering - water
treatment and waste management (2)◦Control and optimization of waste water
treatment plants (WWTP) development of advanced control strategies
(fuzzy control and others) to optimize the performance of WWTP.
◦Phosphorous recovery of waste water struvite precipitation.
◦Use of different biomaterials as adsorbents in the removal of heavy metals in waste waters lab scale test with low cost bioadsorbents and
modelling. Engineering School at Universitat de València 23
Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchEnvironmental engineering - air
treatment◦Removal of air pollutants by means of
biological treatment lab scale experimental tests in biofilters,
biotrickling filters, bioscrubbers, etc.
◦Pilot and full scale tests of biotrickling filters in the abatement of volatile organic compounds of industrial gas exhaust air emissions.
◦Lab scale tests of photocatalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds in indoor air and industrial gas emissions. Engineering School at Universitat de
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchThermodynamic & Transport Properties
of Organic Mixtures◦Experimental determination of viscosity,
density and refraction index of organic mixtures, and its correlation with different theoretical models.
◦Measurement of vapour-liquid and liquid-liquid equilibria of industrial interest mixtures, and parameter determination of thermodynamic correlation models.
◦Pilot scale distillation for extractive, azeotropic and others especial distillations.
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchElectrolyte Solution Thermodynamics
◦Experimental study of vapour-liquid equilibrium, liquid-liquid equilibrium, viscosity, density and refractive index of mixtures containing ionic liquids, and its correlation with different theoretical models.
◦Experimental study of vapour-liquid equilibrium, viscosity, density and refractive index of mixtures including ionic salts, and its correlation with different theoretical models.
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchHeterogeneous Catalysis
◦Lab scale experimental test of catalyst for cracking, isomerization, hydrotreatments of different petroleum fractions.
◦Study and catalyst optimization of paraffin deshydrogenation.
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Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering ResearchResearchFood technology
◦Alcoholic fermentation◦Supercritical fluids for extraction and
crystallization◦Food preservation◦Drying process
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Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitieslocated at the PCUV (Scientific Park of
the University of Valencia), it counts with more than 100 researchers
Intelligent Transport SystemsCommunications and Information
SystemsControl & RoboticsARTEC & LSyM:
Virtual Reality, Simulation & ModelingEngineering School at Universitat de València 29
Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitiesR&D in Intelligent Transport Systems
◦ Represents Spanish Government in standardization committees (Ministries Interior and Construction)
◦ Active as project managers on behalf of the DGT in Euro Regional project ARTS
◦ Active as project coordinator for the Spanish/Catalan area in SERTI (DGT/SCT).
◦ Active member of the World Wide Web consortium and expert in the definition and use of XML-related issues [for Transport].
◦ Experts in the area of Tolling/Road pricing◦ Test, evaluation and demonstration of
transport systems and sensors: Video sensing/enforcement on the CV35 near Valencia.
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Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitiesCommunications and Information
Systems Group◦Wireless sensor networks for
environment monitoring.◦Distributed architectures for
agricultural systems. Power line or radio communications
◦CISCO Networking Academy Program: technical networking courses
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Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitiesControl and Robotics (1)
◦Architectures for mobile and aerial robot control
◦ Implementation and comparison of control architectures
◦Tests on real mobile robots: self-built mobile robot, Pioneer, Khepera, self-built helicopter
◦Active sensorisation systems (ultrasonic)◦Flight-time based sensors◦Biologically inspired active sensors (triaural
sensor) based on inter-aural intensity difference and inter-aural time diff.
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Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitiesControl and Robotics (2)
◦Hardware implemented algorithms using programmable logic (FPGAs)
◦Algorithms for detections of self-mobile objects as seen by a mobile robot
◦Calculation of time-to-impact based on optical flow.
◦Neural network based algorithms for controlling a Stewart motion platform
◦Direct model-less connection between sensor signals (accelerometers) and actuator commands (bar lengths of the platform)
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Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivities
ARTEC-LSyM: 3D Graphics, VR, RA, S&M (1)◦ Basic Tridimensional Modeling Oriented to Real-
Time 3D Applications◦ Real-Time Terrain Representation◦ Virtual Actors with autonomous behaviour in
interactive environments. ◦ Virtual Reality Application in Mental Disability
Treatment ◦ High Quality Inmersive Display Systems and
Navigation Metaphors for Educational Training Environments
◦ Virtual Environment for trainning & Simulation◦ Organization, Transmission and Virtual
Environments Representation on WebEngineering School at Universitat de València 34
Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivitiesARTEC-LSyM: 3D Graphics, VR, RA,
S&M (2)◦ Development and integration of civil simulators
for training of heavy machinery operators Physically based modeling Collision detection Real-time Granular Systems models using Cellular Automata GPU implementation of algorithms
◦ PC clustering technologies for graphics rendering Development of affordable simulation systems Substitution of expensive workstations
◦ Movement and vibration analysis using 6DoF motion platforms Inertia stimula for simulator Car seat design
◦ Remote sensorization systems developmentEngineering School at Universitat de València 35
Robotics and ICT Institute Robotics and ICT Institute activitiesactivities
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ETSE-UV international and ETSE-UV international and corporate partnershipscorporate partnershipsUniversities and research centers
◦European and American Universities◦CERN
Companies and public organizations◦IBM, Cisco, Oracle (Academic alliances)◦Schneider Electric
◦EPSAR◦National and Regional Transport Dpts.
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