Research Interests
- Case-Based Reasoning
- Interested in the design of Knowledge-Intensive CBR systems and the techniques involved in retrieving and adapting highly structured cases (see our CBR Homepage).
Currently focused on the design of CBR systems with introspective capabilities for autonomously improving
the retrieval and adaptation steps (see NEXT-CBR project).
- Self-* Systems
- Mainly focused on the study of self-organization and self-adaptation in the context of
autonomic electronic institutions (see EVE
and AT Projects).
- Machine Learning for Music
- Another topic of my interest is the use of Machine Learning techniques to reason and learn about musical processes like expressive music generation.
Currently focused on the study of musical expressivity in Nylon Guitars (see guitarLab).
In collaboration with the Music Technology Group
(UPF), we
have studied the issue of expressiveness in the context of tenor
saxophon interpretations (see Saxex and
TempoExpress systems).
Current projects
| WorthPlay: |
Worth Playing Digital Games for Active and Positive Ageing |
| Next-CBR: |
Evolving CBR for multi-source experience and knowledge-rich applications |
| EVE: |
Engineering Self-* Virtually-Embeded Systems |
| AT: |
Agreement Technologies |
| BUSCAMEDIA: |
Atomatic generation of narrative content |
Past projects
| ANERIS: |
Development of an Intelligent Oceanographic Probe with Autonomous Sampling Capabilities |
| ONCNOSIS: |
Identification of biomarkers with diagnostic and therapeutic value for the neoplastic disease |
| IEA: |
Autonomic Electronic Institutions |
| MID-CBR: |
An Integrative Framework for Developing Case-based Systems |
| eRep: |
Social Knowledge for e-Governance |
| QUALNAVEX: |
Qualitative Navigation of Autonomous Robots with Learning by Experience capabilities |
| CBR-ProMusic: |
Case-Based Reasoning for Content-Based Music Processing |
| TMS: |
The Touring Management System |
| ARGOS-QUALNAV: |
Autonomous Robot navigation guided by visual targets |
| TABASCO: |
Content-based Audio Transformation |
| e-Institutor: |
Automatic trade by Intelligent Autonomous agents in electronic Institutions |
| IBROW: | An Intelligent Brokering Service for Knowledge-Component Reuse on the World Wide Web |
| MLnet II: | Network of Excellence in Machine Learning II |
| Smash: | Sistemas Multi-agente y su aplicación en servicios hospitalarios |
| COMRIS: | Co-Habited Mixed-Reality Information Spaces |
| MLnet: | Xarxa Europea d'excel·lència en Aprenentatge Automàtic |
| ANALOG: | Foundations of Analogical Inference and their Applications to Symbolic Reasoning and Learning |
| AMP: | A Learning System Based on a Massive Memory Architecture |
| SPES: | Specification of Parallel Expert Systems |
Current PhD Students
| Mulayim, Oguz |
| Ozaslan, Tan |
| Salazar-Ramirez, Norman |
Past PhD Students
Awards
CV
Research Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) since 2009.
Tenured Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) from 2000 to 2009.
Head of the Technology Transfer Unit (UDT-IA) at de IIIA-CSIC from 2002 to 2007.
Ph.D. on Computer Science by the Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) in 1997. The Phd was devoted to the
design and implementation of the Noos representation
language (Advisor Enric Plaza).
The Noos language is a reflective object-centered representation language for
developing knowledge systems that integrate problem solving and learning.
Learning methods were introduced as reasoning methods with introspection capabilities
able to improve/modify the knowledge of the system.
M.Sc. on Music Creation and Sound Technology by the Institut Universitari de l'Audiovisual
(IUA) of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
in 1996. The master thesis was devoted to the design and implementation of
Saxex.
M.Sc. on Computer Science by the Facultat d'Informàtica de
Barcelona (FIB) of the
Technical University of Catalunya (UPC) in
1992. The master thesis was devoted to the design and implementation of a
compiler for the MILORD II
language. This language is focused to the incremental construction of
knowledge bases by means of its modular, refinenent and generic description
capabilities.
Degree on Computer Science by the Facultat d'Informàtica de
Barcelona (FIB) of the Technical
University of Catalunya (UPC) in 1991.
Born in 1968 in Callús (El Bages, Catalunya).
