Mateu Sbert at PIIP 2015.jpg)
08/04/2015
Mateu Sbert, Director of the GILAB research group, participated at the workshop Philosophy of Information and Information Processing (PIIP 2015). The event, organized by the American University's Info-metrics Institute, took place at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, on 27 March. Prof Sbert gave the paper "Information Theory and Aesthetics". Mateu Sbert is a pioneer...
08/04/2015
Mateu Sbert, Director of the GILAB research group, participated at the workshop Philosophy of Information and Information Processing (PIIP 2015). The event, organized by the American University's Info-metrics Institute, took place at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, on 27 March. Prof Sbert gave the paper "Information Theory and Aesthetics". Mateu Sbert is a pioneer...eXiT at 16 Fòrum Industrial
26/03/2015
The eXiT group of the IIiA participated at the 16th edition of Fòrum Industrial. The event, run by students of the UdG's Polytechnic School on 24 March, brought together students, companies and research groups in Girona. eXiT exhibited its latest R&D projects and master programmes to possible candidates to join the group in the future.
26/03/2015
The eXiT group of the IIiA participated at the 16th edition of Fòrum Industrial. The event, run by students of the UdG's Polytechnic School on 24 March, brought together students, companies and research groups in Girona. eXiT exhibited its latest R&D projects and master programmes to possible candidates to join the group in the future.Schiedam agrees to participate in the MSc in Smart Cities.jpg)
16/03/2015
On 10 March the City Council of Schiedam, the Netherlands, agreed to participate in the UdG's MSc in Smart Cities. Therefore, Schiedam will become Girona's next sister city and collaborate with the appropriate development of the degree.
The collaboration with Schiedam will be twofold. Firstly, Girona and Schiedam will exchange best practice and experiences in the field of smart...
16/03/2015
On 10 March the City Council of Schiedam, the Netherlands, agreed to participate in the UdG's MSc in Smart Cities. Therefore, Schiedam will become Girona's next sister city and collaborate with the appropriate development of the degree.
The collaboration with Schiedam will be twofold. Firstly, Girona and Schiedam will exchange best practice and experiences in the field of smart...GILAB at 1st Girona Conference on Research on Neuroscience.jpg)
16/03/2015
Dr Imma Boada, senior researcher at GILAB, participated at the 1st Girona Conference on Research on Neuroscience. The event, co-organized by the University of Girona (UdG) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Girona (IdibGi) took place at the UdG on 13 March. Boada presented GILAB's research lines with applications to neuroscience such as new methods to visualize and process digital...
16/03/2015
Dr Imma Boada, senior researcher at GILAB, participated at the 1st Girona Conference on Research on Neuroscience. The event, co-organized by the University of Girona (UdG) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Girona (IdibGi) took place at the UdG on 13 March. Boada presented GILAB's research lines with applications to neuroscience such as new methods to visualize and process digital...Albert Pla presents MoSHCA at ARTEMIS - ITEA 2015 Co-summit.jpg)
11/03/2015
Albert Pla, member of the eXiT research group, presented the results of the project MoSHCA at the ARTEMIS - ITEA 2015 Co-summit. The two-year ITEA project (Label 11027) has developed intelligent healthcare solutions for patients with chronic diseases and general health monitoring by means of medical sensors and smartphones. At the MoSHCA stand visitors were able to see how MoSHCA can be...
11/03/2015
Albert Pla, member of the eXiT research group, presented the results of the project MoSHCA at the ARTEMIS - ITEA 2015 Co-summit. The two-year ITEA project (Label 11027) has developed intelligent healthcare solutions for patients with chronic diseases and general health monitoring by means of medical sensors and smartphones. At the MoSHCA stand visitors were able to see how MoSHCA can be...IIiA's 2014 Research Report released.png)
09/03/2015
The IIiA's 2014 Research Report has been released. It summarizes the activity of the members of the institute over the last year. PhD and Master's theses presented, articles published in JCR-indexed journals, grants awarded and contracts won may be found in the report. The document, available on the IIiA's website, also describes the composition, management and the income of...
09/03/2015
The IIiA's 2014 Research Report has been released. It summarizes the activity of the members of the institute over the last year. PhD and Master's theses presented, articles published in JCR-indexed journals, grants awarded and contracts won may be found in the report. The document, available on the IIiA's website, also describes the composition, management and the income of...Girona applies Smart Urban Planning
24/02/2015
On 20 February, the Mayor of Girona, Carles Puigdemont, and the Director of the Girona Smart City Chair, Lluïsa Marsal announced a pilot plan to find out how the citizens of Girona spend their time in order to improve future town planning. The two-month pilot will be a real-case application of Smart Urban Planning (SUP), a method patented by Dr Marsal which uses an innovative conversion rule...
24/02/2015
On 20 February, the Mayor of Girona, Carles Puigdemont, and the Director of the Girona Smart City Chair, Lluïsa Marsal announced a pilot plan to find out how the citizens of Girona spend their time in order to improve future town planning. The two-month pilot will be a real-case application of Smart Urban Planning (SUP), a method patented by Dr Marsal which uses an innovative conversion rule...MICELAB at ATTD 2015
24/02/2015
The IIiA's MICELAB research group took part at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2015). The event took place in Paris on 18 -21 February. Prof Josep Vehí, director of MICELAB, along with Dr Remei Calm, Dr Joaquim Armengol, Charrise Ramkissoon and Anna Comas presented the poster "A taxonomy of the safety issues to be overcome...
24/02/2015
The IIiA's MICELAB research group took part at the 8th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2015). The event took place in Paris on 18 -21 February. Prof Josep Vehí, director of MICELAB, along with Dr Remei Calm, Dr Joaquim Armengol, Charrise Ramkissoon and Anna Comas presented the poster "A taxonomy of the safety issues to be overcome...Health research article selected as a Best Paper by IMIA in 2014
11/02/2015
IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, has selected an article authored by Pablo Gay, Dr Beatriz López, Dr Albert Pla, Jordi Saperas and Dr Carles Pous as a Best Paper in its 2014 Yearbook of Medical Informatics. It is a very important acknowledgement to the work carried out by the five UdG's researchers since IMIA is the world body of health and biomedical informatics....
11/02/2015
IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association, has selected an article authored by Pablo Gay, Dr Beatriz López, Dr Albert Pla, Jordi Saperas and Dr Carles Pous as a Best Paper in its 2014 Yearbook of Medical Informatics. It is a very important acknowledgement to the work carried out by the five UdG's researchers since IMIA is the world body of health and biomedical informatics....Ferran Torrent at AAAI-15
02/02/2015
Ferran Torrent, researcher of the eXiT research group, participated at AAAI-15, the Twenty-Ninth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The event took place in Austin, USA on 25 - 30 January. He presented the paper 'A new perspective of trust through multi-attribute auctions' at a workshop devoted to incentives and trust in e-communities. The article is co-authored by Dr Beatriz...
02/02/2015
Ferran Torrent, researcher of the eXiT research group, participated at AAAI-15, the Twenty-Ninth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. The event took place in Austin, USA on 25 - 30 January. He presented the paper 'A new perspective of trust through multi-attribute auctions' at a workshop devoted to incentives and trust in e-communities. The article is co-authored by Dr Beatriz...MoSHCA completes its second year successfully
27/01/2015
MoSHCA is a two-year EUREKA ITEA2 project (Label 11027) that develops intelligent healthcare solutions for patients with chronic diseases and general health monitoring by means of medical sensors and smartphones. On 22 January, Dr Beatriz López and Dr Albert Pla, members of the eXiT research group, took part in a meeting where the outcomes of the second year of the project were presented. The...
27/01/2015
MoSHCA is a two-year EUREKA ITEA2 project (Label 11027) that develops intelligent healthcare solutions for patients with chronic diseases and general health monitoring by means of medical sensors and smartphones. On 22 January, Dr Beatriz López and Dr Albert Pla, members of the eXiT research group, took part in a meeting where the outcomes of the second year of the project were presented. The...Silvia Baldiris stay at Athabasca University
26/01/2015
Silvia Baldiris, member of the BCDS research group, carried out a stay as a visiting researcher at Athabasca University (AU), Canada last fall. Dr Baldiris spent two months at AU invited by Dr. Sabine Graf and Professor Kinshuk, members of the School of Computing and Information Systems. During the stay, Baldiris and her partners at AU researched new methods in advanced learning technologies...
26/01/2015
Silvia Baldiris, member of the BCDS research group, carried out a stay as a visiting researcher at Athabasca University (AU), Canada last fall. Dr Baldiris spent two months at AU invited by Dr. Sabine Graf and Professor Kinshuk, members of the School of Computing and Information Systems. During the stay, Baldiris and her partners at AU researched new methods in advanced learning technologies...MEDIATE wins ITEA Excellence Award 2015
19/01/2015
MEDIATE, a project aimed at supporting healthcare professionals in minimally invasive, image guided intervention and treatment, has won of the three ITEA Excellence Awards 2015. This prizes recognize European collaborative R&D projects achieving advanced technological results. MEDIATE has won the prize in the 'business impact' category.
Several members of the eXiT group: Joaquim...
19/01/2015
MEDIATE, a project aimed at supporting healthcare professionals in minimally invasive, image guided intervention and treatment, has won of the three ITEA Excellence Awards 2015. This prizes recognize European collaborative R&D projects achieving advanced technological results. MEDIATE has won the prize in the 'business impact' category.
Several members of the eXiT group: Joaquim...Olga Petrenko obtains PhD1.png)
15/12/2014
Olga Petrenko, researcher at the GILAB research group and member of the Institute of Informatics and Applications, obtained a PhD on 12 December. Her dissertation was supervised by Prof Mateu Sbert, director of GILAB, and Djamchid Ghazanfarpour, Professor of Informatics at Université de Limoges, and is entitled 'Simulation of Flowering Plants'.
15/12/2014
Olga Petrenko, researcher at the GILAB research group and member of the Institute of Informatics and Applications, obtained a PhD on 12 December. Her dissertation was supervised by Prof Mateu Sbert, director of GILAB, and Djamchid Ghazanfarpour, Professor of Informatics at Université de Limoges, and is entitled 'Simulation of Flowering Plants'. Mateu Sbert at Yunnan University
12/12/2014
Mateu Sbert, director of the GILAB research group, conducted a research stay at Yunnan University in Kunming, China, on 24 - 29 November. During the stay Sbert delivered the talk 'Informational Aesthetic Measures and the Evolution of Van Gogh's Artwork'. The talk focused on the analysis of Van Gogh's style using informational measures based on the entropy of the palette, the...
12/12/2014
Mateu Sbert, director of the GILAB research group, conducted a research stay at Yunnan University in Kunming, China, on 24 - 29 November. During the stay Sbert delivered the talk 'Informational Aesthetic Measures and the Evolution of Van Gogh's Artwork'. The talk focused on the analysis of Van Gogh's style using informational measures based on the entropy of the palette, the...
