Title: Identificación de la estructura urbana del Algarve (Portugal) mediante el valor de interacción
Authors: Moix Bergadà, Montserrat; Faria de Deus, Raquel; Roca Cladera, Josep; Tenedorio, José Antonio
Abstract: Muchos estudios tienen como referencia la ciudad, analizándola y comparándola desde diferentes perspectivas y para multitud de finalidades. La división administrativa, propia de cada territorio, sirve generalmente de unidad de partida, sin cuestionar el ámbito que abarcan las ciudades reales, su área de influencia, su estructura interna... lo cual dificulta la comparación entre realidades urbanas de distintos territorios, acentuándose cuando se trata de diferentes países. Aunque la metodología desarrollada a partir del Valor de Interacción permite delimitar la estructura urbana mediante las relaciones funcionales que se establecen entre el mercado de trabajo y el de residencia, la necesidad de obtener la escala local o urbana exige disponer de la matriz de movilidad obligada por trabajo para unidades administrativas pequeñas (el ámbito local). En el caso de Portugal los municipios, concelhos, son muy extensos y aunque existe una división inframunicipal, la freguesia, el Censo sólo registra los desplazamientos entre freguesia de residencia y concelho de trabajo. Así, este trabajo propone identificar el sistema urbano del distrito de Faro de Portugal a partir de las freguesias, estimando para ello los flujos originados por la movilidad obligada por trabajo entre estas entidades inframunicipales.
Title: Efficient margin adaptive scheduling for MIMO-OFDMA systems
Authors: Moretti, Marco; Pérez Neira, Ana Isabel
Abstract: In this paper we address the problem of margin adaptive scheduling in the downlink of an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. Optimal resource allocation in MIMO systems requires the joint optimization of: a) linear transmit and receive spatial filters, b) channel assignment and c) power allocation. This problem is not convex and its complexity becomes thus intractable already for small sets of users and subcarriers. To reduce the complexity of the problem at hand, we propose a novel heuristic strategy that partitions the users in different groups according to their average channel quality and addresses the original problem by solving a succession of lower-complexity allocation problems. The spatial dimension is employed to prevent multiple access interference from hindering the performance of the sequential allocation. To further reduce the complexity burden we introduce a linear programming formulation in combination with a waterfilling-based strategy to allocate channels and power to the groups of users. Numerical results and evaluation of the computational complexity show that, though suboptimal, in most cases the proposed algorithm manages to exploit in an original way the inherent multi-user diversity of multi-carrier systems to ease the task of resource allocation with a very limited performance loss from the theoretic optimum.
Title: Rehabilitación energética de edificios escolares en clima mediterráneo: caso de estudio, Barcelona
Authors: Bosch González, Montserrat; Rodríguez Cantalapiedra, Inma; Álvarez del Castillo, Javier
Abstract: necesidad de reducir el consumo energético se hace cada día más evidente,
especialmente en Europa debido a su situación de dependencia energética de países
externos a la Unión y también por razones relacionadas con el impacto ambiental y las
emisiones asociadas.
En este contexto, la rehabilitación energética de edificios es una línea de trabajo
prioritaria que actúa sobre el parque edificado, y los edificios públicos deben ser un
modelo o ejemplo para impulsar este tipo de actuaciones. Los centros docentes, con un
potencial de ahorro muy importante y con unos consumos energéticos asociados
básicamente a dos grandes conceptos, la iluminación y la climatización, pueden
considerarse como un laboratorio de investigación en cuanto a eficiencia energética.
A partir de las experiencias adquiridas durante más de 10 años se ha desarrollado
una metodología de análisis para la intervención en edificios docentes en Barcelona con
los siguientes objetivos: definir los indicadores estratégicos para identificar las
oportunidades de ahorro, evaluar las posibles medidas de reducción de consumos a partir
de la limitación de la demanda, analizar y dar contenido al papel de cada uno de los
actores que intervienen en las estrategias de uso y gestión de los edificios escolares y
establecer los criterios que deben considerarse para realizar las futuras intervenciones de
rehabilitación energética.
El método, como manera de pensar ordenadamente, ha de permitir optimizar los
recursos y descubrir les rutas de trabajo que nos conduzcan al objetivo final: reducir el
consumo energético del parque edificado
Title: Performance assessment & synergic operation of algorithmic solutions enabling opportunistic networks– D4.2
Authors: Demestichas, Panagiotis; Pérez Romero, Jordi; Sallent Roig, José Oriol; Bouali, Faouzi; Ferrús Ferré, Ramón Antonio; Karvounas, Dimitrios; Georgakopoulos, Andreas; Stavroulaki, Vera; Tsagkaris, Kostas; Riaz, Maryam; Bourdellès, Michel; Vahid, Seiamak; Gebert, Jens; Fuchs, Rolf; Moreno, Oscar; Matinmikko, Marja; Sarvanko, Heli; Boskovic, Dragan; Tosic, M.; Alnwaimi, Ghassan; Rakotoharison, Lanto; Panaitopol, Dorin; Bagayoko, Abdoulaye; Mouton, Christian; Lee, Haeyoung; Shariat, Shahin
Abstract: Deliverable D4.2 del projecte europeu OneFIT
Title: Informe socio-residencial del barrio centro de Fuenlabrada
Authors: Garcia-Almirall, M. Pilar
Abstract: INFORME SOCIO-RESIDENCIAL DEL BARRIO CENTRO DE FUENLABRADA
Title: MEET: Motif Elements Estimation Toolki
Authors: Pairó Castiñeira, Erola; Maynou Fernández, Joan; Vallverdú Ferrer, Montserrat; Gallardo Chacón, Joan Josep; Caminal Magrans, Pere; Marco Colás, Santiago; Perera Lluna, Alexandre
Abstract: MEET (Motif Elements Estimation Toolkit) es un paquete en R que integra un conjunto de algoritmos para la detección computacional de los puntos de unión de los factores
de transcripción (TFBS). El paquete en R MEET incluye cinco programas de búsqueda de motivos: MEME/MAST (Multiple Expectation-Maximization for Motif Elicitation), Q-residuals, MDscan (Motif Discovery scan), ITEME (Information Theory Elements for Motif Estimation) y Match. Además, permite al usuario trabajar con diferentes algoritmos de alineamiento múltiple: MUSCLE (Multiple Sequence Comparison by Log-Expectation), ClustalW y MEME. El paquete puede trabajar
en dos modos diferentes, entrenamiento y detección. El modo entrenamiento permite escoger los parámetros óptimos del detector escogido. Y el modo detección permite, una vez escogidos los parámetros, analizar un genoma en busca de puntos de unión. Además, ambos modos pueden combinar los diferentes métodos de alineamiento y de detección, permitiendo al usuario un amplio abanico de posibilidades. Esta característica permite comparar los diferentes métodos computacionales al mismo nivel,sin realizar ningún agravio comparativo debido
al alineamiento.
Title: El Santuari de Nostra Sra. de la Misericòrdia de Canet de Mar: història i arquitectura
Authors: Meca Acosta, Benito; Rosselló i Nicolau, Maribel; Alcalde Vilà, Sergi
Abstract: El Santuari de Nostra Sra. de la Misericòrdia de Canet de Mar: història i arquitectura
Title: Poster CONSTRUMAT Start-up Panel
Authors: Burns, Malcolm
Abstract: Poster CONSTRUMAT Start-up Panel
Title: Wahrnehmung des Raumes : Malerei um 1800
Authors: Usandizaga Calparsoro, Miguel M.
Title: Literature revision_Agent-based models
Authors: Chica Mejía, Juan Eduardo
Abstract: Literature revision_Agent-based models
Title: Modelling shoreline sand waves: application to the coast of Namibia
Authors: Falqués Serra, Albert; Van den Berg, Niels; Ribas Prats, Francesca; Caballeria Suriñach, Miquel
Abstract: The SW coast of Africa (Namibia and part of Angola) features very long sandy beaches and a wave climate dominated by energetic swells from the SSW, therefore approaching the coast with a very high obliquity. Satellite images reveal that along that coast there are many shoreline sand waves with wavelengths ranging from 2 to 8 km. A more detailed study, including a Fourier analysis of the shoreline position, confirms a high spectral density concentration at these lengths scales. Also, it becomes apparent that at least some of the sand waves are dynamically active rather than being controlled by the geological setting. A morphodynamic model is used to test the hypothesis that these sand waves could emerge as free morphodynamic instabilities of the coastline due to the obliquity in wave incidence. It is found that the wave period, Tp, is crucial to establish the tendency to stability or instability, instability increasing for decreasing period, whilst there is some discrepancy in the observed periods. Model results for Tp = 7 s clearly show the tendency for the coast to develop free sand waves at 2 km wavelength within a few years, which migrate to the north at rates of 0.6-0.7 km/yr. For Tp = 8 s, instability is weaker and rather sensitive to other factors as the underlying bathymetry. In this case, the coast seems to be nearly at neutral stability so that sand waves originated from other mechanisms can propagate downdrift with little decay.
Title: Delimitación de los sistemas urbanos de la costa ibérica: España y Algarve (Portugal)
Authors: Moix Bergadà, Montserrat
Abstract: DELIMITACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS URBANOS DE LA COSTA IBÉRICA: ESPAÑA Y ALGARVE (PORTUGAL)
Title: Dictamen técnico estructural
Authors: Muñoz Salinas, Francisco
Abstract: Dictamen estructural para determinar el estado de la estructura de un edificio y si ella pudo ser la causa de unas
supuestas patologías en el edificio de viviendas plurifamiliar ubicado en la calle GERMANS
THOS Y CODINA nº 6 de Mataró en la provincia de Barcelona, España.
Title: Chloride corrosion of embedded reinforced steel on concrete elaborated from recycled coarse aggregates and supplementary cement materials
Authors: Corral Higuera, Ramón; Arredondo Rea, Susana Paola; Almaral Sánchez, Jorge Luis; Gómez Soberón, José Manuel Vicente
Abstract: As a result of contributive and sustainable strategies on concrete industry, researches are presently being developed, which are focused on improving durability of reinforced
concrete structures as well as partially or completely replacing their components by recycled materials. In the case of steel bars, corrosion is considered as the
major durability menace to reinforced concrete. The present research employed coarse aggregate from recycled concrete and supplementary cement materials, which
are byproducts of industrial processes, such as fly ashes and silica fume, for the elaboration of sustainable concretes and for the evaluation of their behavior faced to
chlorides exposure. Compressive resistance, electric resistivity, loading transfer resistance and ion chloride permeability resistance are the parameters which were determined
from the resulting test specimens, thus specifying the minimum required properties for concrete, in accordance with regulations that guarantee its durability faced
to chloride actions. From results obtained it is concluded that concrete elaborated using a 100% of recycled coarse aggregate and supplementary cement materials
improves its behavior as far as resistance and durability are concerned, in comparison to conventional concrete.
Title: Unexpected differences between thermal and photoinitiated cationic curing oa a diglycidyl ether of bisphenol. A modified with a multiarm star poly (styrene)-b-poly (e-caprolactone) polymer
Authors: Morancho Llena, José María; Cadenato Matia, Ana María; Ramis Juan, Xavier; Morell, Mireia; Fernández Francos, Xavier; Salla Tarragó, José María; Serra, Àngels
Abstract: The effect of adding a multiarm star poly(styrene)-b-poly("-caprolactone) polymer on the cationic thermal and
photoinitiated curing of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A was studied. This star-polymer decelerated the thermal curing of
diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and modified the final structure of the epoxy matrix. The photocuring was influenced significantly
by the addition of the multiarm star. When the proportion of this modifier added was 5%, much more time was
necessary for complete photocuring (160 min at 40ºC). In the presence of 10% of modifier, the degree of photocuring
reached was very low (0.196 at 120°C). A subsequent thermal post-curing was necessary to cure completely the system.
During photocuring in presence of poly(styrene)-b-poly("-caprolactone), the formation of dormant species, which are reactivated
when the temperature increases, takes places. The kinetics of the thermal curing and the photocuring was analyzed
using an isoconversional method due to the complexity of the reactive process. Applying this method, it has been confirmed
the dependence of activation energy on the degree of conversion. The fracture morphology analyzed by scanning electron
microscopy exhibited a second phase originated during photocuring by the presence of the modifier.
Title: A summary of virtualization techniques
Authors: Rodríguez Haro, Fernando; Freitag, Fèlix; Navarro Moldes, Leandro; Hernández Sánchez, Efraín; Farías Mendoza, Nicandro; Guerrero Ibañez, Juan Antonio; González Potes, Apolinar
Abstract: Nowadays, virtualization is a technology that is applied for sharing the capabilities of physical computers by splitting the resources among OSs. The concept of Virtual Machines (VMs) started back in 1964 with a IBM project called CP/CMS system. Currently, there are several virtualization techniques that can be used for supporting the execution of entire operating systems. We classify the virtualization techniques from the OS view. First, we discuss two techniques
that executes modified guest OSs: operating system-level virtualization and para-virtualization. Second, we discuss two
techniques that executes unmodified guest OSs: binary translation and hardware assisted. Finally, we present a summary
of resource management facilities for capacity planning and consolidation of server applications.
Title: Designing national IP/MPLS networks with flexgrid optical technology
Authors: Velasco Esteban, Luis Domingo; Wright, Paul; Lord, Andrew; Junyent Giralt, Gabriel
Abstract: We propose a two-step procedure to design flexgrid-based national networks. Locations are first partitioned into a set of metro areas interconnected through a flexgrid optical network. Next, each network is designed separately. Optimal results show a future large (>200 nodes) flexgrid core network inter-connecting small (~10 nodes) metro regions.
Title: BoVDW: Bag-of-Visual-and-Depth-Words for gesture recognition
Authors: Hernandez Vela, Antonio; Bautista, Miguel Angel; Perez-Sala, Xavier; Ponce, Víctor; Baró, Xavier; Pujol, Oriol; Angulo Bahón, Cecilio; Escalera, Sergio
Abstract: We present a Bag-of-Visual-and-Depth-Words
(BoVDW) model for gesture recognition, an extension
of the Bag-of-Visual-Words (BoVW) model, that benefits
from the multimodal fusion of visual and depth features.
State-of-the-art RGB and depth features, including
a new proposed depth descriptor, are analysed and
combined in a late fusion fashion. The method is
integrated in a continuous gesture recognition pipeline,
where Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) algorithm is
used to perform prior segmentation of gestures. Results
of the method in public data sets, within our gesture
recognition pipeline, show better performance in
comparison to a standard BoVW model.
Title: A MILP model to design hybrid wind-photovoltaic isolated rural electrification projects in developing countries
Authors: Ferrer Martí, Laia; Domenech Lega, Bruno; García Villoria, Alberto; Pastor Moreno, Rafael
Abstract: Electrification systems based on the use of renewable energy sources are a suitable option for providing
electricity to isolated communities autonomously. Wind and hybrid wind–photovoltaic (PV) systems are
increasingly getting attention. To electrify scattered communities, designs that combine individual
systems and microgrids have recently proven advantageous. In this paper we present a mathematical
programming model to optimize the design of hybrid wind–PV systems that solves the location of the
wind–PV generators and the design of the microgrids, taking into account the demand of the consumption
points and the energy potential. The criterion is the minimization of the initial investment cost
required to meet the demand. The proposed hybrid model is tested with realistic size instances and
results show the instances are efficiently solved. Moreover, the model is applied to real case studies in
Peru; obtained results verify that the hybrid model efficiently finds solutions that significantly reduce cost.
Title: KHAOS
Authors: Viñado Martínez, Javier
Abstract: Memoria del PFM Khaos Autor: Javier Viñado Ponente: Agustín Fernández Director: Oliver Constanso