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L’activitat dels seus campus i centres fan de la UPC un punt de referència i, en complicitat amb el teixit productiu, són agent i motor de canvi econòmic i social.

Els investigadors i investigadores de la UPC treballen des dels laboratoris i centres de recerca per augmentar la producció científica, valoritzar-la socialment a través de la transferència de resultats i continuar liderant projectes internacionals d’excel·lència, ja sigui a partir d’iniciatives pròpies o en col·laboració amb altres centres de recerca i universitats d’arreu del món.

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AI image-based method for a robust automatic real-time water level monitoring: a long-term application case 

Blanch Gorriz, Xabier; Grundmann, Jens; Hedel, Ralf; Eltner, Anette (Publication date: 2026-02-12)

The study presents a robust, automated camera gauge for long-term river water level monitoring operating in near real-time. The system employs artificial intelligence (AI) for the image-based segmentation of water bodies ...

La memoria del agua: vida urbana en las Lagunas de Concepción (Chile) 

Catrón Lazo, Carolina; Galindo González, Julián (Publication date: 2025-11-21)

Las lagunas urbanas de Concepción (Chile) han otorgado a la ciudad un rasgo identitario, singular y representativo desde la época fundacional. Este artículo analiza la relación histórica entre las lagunas y la estructura ...

Model generation architecture for digital twins and deployment system 

Vázquez Novoa, Fernando; Conejero Bañón, Francisco Javier; Badia Sala, Rosa Maria (Publication date: 2026-01)

A Digital Twin is a virtual copy or representation of a physical object. Given the same input, both should produce the same output. A bidirectional data exchange between both of them should keep the objects in the same ...

Berm accretion resulting from inner surf and swash zone processes 

Grossmann, Florian; Alsina Torrent, José María (Publication date: 2025-10-15)

Swash zone morphology is important for coastal management, flood protection and touristic use of beaches. Starting from different post-storm beach profiles, this study investigated berm accretion during wave energy reduction ...

Web optimization in real UMTS networks with channel switching mechanisms 

Catalán Cid, María Luisa; Gómez Montenegro, Carlos; Calveras Augé, Anna M.; Paradells Aspas, Josep (Publication date: 2008)

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From classroom to workplace: transforming higher education through open innovation 

Segalàs Coral, Jordi; Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina; Llorens García, Ariadna; Monjo Mur, Lluís; Musté Rodríguez, Marta; Perat Benavides, Josep Ignasi (Publication date: 2025)

The evolving demands of modern industries highlight a persistent gap between university education and professional requirements. Students, as vital conduits of knowledge into industry (Plewa et al., 2015), often encounter ...

A Simplified approach to analyzing the safety of earthquake-triggered landslides 

Wang, Fumin; Ledesma Villalba, Alberto; López Almansa, Francisco (Publication date: 2026-03-01)

The sliding of slopes caused by earthquakes is a critical issue, resulting in significant losses and casualties worldwide. This paper presents a simplified analytical formulation for evaluating the safety factor; the ...

Un verano en Nueva York 

Hernández Falagán, David (Publication date: 2026-01-19)

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Nature-based adaptation in human dominated coastal ecosystems 

Horneman, Fabienne; Stocco, Alice; Comandini, Paolo; Barausse, Alberto; Caiola, Nuno; Sánchez-Arcilla Rosanas, Agustín; Gracia García, Vicente; Marijnissen, Richard; Torresan, Silvia (Publication date: 2026-02-01)

Ecosystems along river-to-sea continuums face urgent challenges that demand swift restoration interventions, often exceeding the data availability, collection and testing capacity. This makes expert- and consensus-based ...

Hydrothermal conversion of wastewater treatment sands into dual-phase FAU/LTA Zeolite: Structural insights and performance in methylene blue adsorption 

Guaya, Diana; Jara, María José; Cortina Pallás, José Luis (Publication date: 2026-02-01)

This study presents a sustainable valorization strategy for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) residual sands through their hydrothermal conversion into a dual-phase FAU/LTA zeolite and evaluates its adsorption performance ...

Mapping water content dynamics in SAT systems using 3D electrical tomography 

Martínez Landa, Lourdes; Carrera Ramírez, Jesús; Ledo Fernández, Juan José; Piña Varas, Perla; Sepulveda Ruiz, Paola; Folch Sancho, Montserrat; Valhondo González, Cristina (Publication date: 2026-02-13)

The growing demand for high-quality water requires sustainable strategies to promote reuse and recycling. Managed Aquifer Recharge strategies, particularly Soil-Aquifer Treatment systems, have demonstrated effectiveness ...

Comprehensive and region-specific retinal health assessment using phasor analysis of multispectral images and machine learning 

Eskandarinasab, Armin; Rey Barroso, Laura; Burgos Fernández, Francisco Javier; Vilaseca Ricart, Meritxell (Publication date: 2026-02-04)

This study examines the efficacy of phasor analysis in distinguishing between healthy and diseased retinas using multispectral imaging data together with machine learning approaches. Our results demonstrate that phasor ...

Monitoring and prediction of ionospheric spatial gradients from global ionosphere maps: a comparative analysis 

Xu, Kualong; Liu, Qi; Monte Moreno, Enrique; Yang, Heng; Hernández Pajares, Manuel; Olivares Pulido, Germán; Yang, Li; Zhang, Chuanding (Publication date: 2026)

The spatial gradient of the ionospheric electron content critically influences the accuracy and reliability of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) real-time positioning services. The real-time monitoring and prediction ...

Towards scalable multi-chip wireless networks with near-field time reversal 

Bandara, Peramuna Hettiarachchige p Ama; Rodríguez Galán, Fátima Yolanda; Talarn Bell-lloch, Pau; Pereira De Santana, Elana; Vinogradov, Evgenii; Haring Bolívar, Peter; Alarcón Cot, Eduardo José; Abadal Cavallé, Sergi (Publication date: 2026)

The concept of Wireless Network-on-Chip (WNoC) has emerged as a potential solution to address the escalating communication demands of modern computing systems due to its low-latency, versatility, and reconfigurability. ...

A biased-randomized iterated local search for the distributed assembly permutation flow-shop problem 

Ferone, Daniele; Hatami, Sara; Gonzalez Neira, Eliana Maria; Juan Pérez, Ángel Alejandro; Festa, Paola (Publication date: 2020-05)

Modern production systems require multiple manufacturing centers—usually distributed among different locations—where the outcomes of each center need to be assembled to generate the final product. This paper discusses the ...

Secure information exchange between optical network digital twin and optical transport network 

Abishek, Allen; Gifré Renom, Lluis; Muñoz González, Raül; Ruffini, Marco; Briantcev, Dmitrii; Kilper, Dan; Asensio Garcia, Adrian; Masip Bruin, Xavier; Vilalta Cañellas, Ricard (Publication date: 2025)

This paper explores the role of data spaces in enabling secure, interoperable data exchange between Network Digital Twins and SDN Controllers. This approach emphasizes data space connectors for faster, scalable, and flexible ...

Fibrosis-induced arrhythmias: a computational approach to micro-reentries and ectopic foci 

Alonso Muñoz, Sergio (Publication date: 2025)

Cardiac tissue is a prime example of a heterogeneous excitable system. Fibrosis is known to promote various types of cardiac arrhythmias by disrupting the normal propagation of electrical stimuli. In fibrotic tissue, ...

The analysis of partial match queries in random multidimensional trees: A selected survey 

Duch Brown, Amalia; Hwang, Hsien-Kuei; Martínez Parra, Conrado; Neininger, Ralph (Publication date: 2026-08)

We analyze the probabilistic performance of partial match queries in random multidimensional search trees, using k-d trees (and their variants) and quadtrees, as primary examples. A partial match query aims to retrieve all ...

Lixiviación de metales de sedimentos mineros hacia el medio hídrico en el distrito minero de Cartagena-La Unión (Murcia) 

González Fernández, Óscar; Queralt Mitjans, Ignasi; García, Gregorio; Candela Lledó, Lucila (Publication date: 2008-07-14)

En este estudio se ha analizado el contenido en Cr, Cu, As, Zn y Pb de un sondeo de sedimentos de una rambla minera de la zona de Cartagena-La Unión (Murcia) mediante espectrometría de fluorescencia de rayos X. Asimismo ...

Hydraulic performance of a wand-type underdrain in a sand media filter for a drip irrigation system 

Pujol Sagaro, Antoni; Puig-Bargués, jaume; Arbat, Gerard; Duran Ros, Miquel; Solé Torres, Carles; Pujol Planella, Joan; Ramírez de Cartagena Bisbe, Francisco (Publication date: 2021)

Sand media filtration is frequently used in drip irrigation systems. Commercial filter designs may use different underdrain models, but wand-type designs provide a large ratio of horizontal area covered by underdrains and ...

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