(1, ≤ ℓ)-identifying codes in digraphs and graphs 

    Martínez Barona, Berenice (Date of defense: 2020-09-14)

    The main subject of this PhD thesis is the study of (1,=l)-identifying codes in digraphs. The results presented in this work are divided into three parts. The first one focusses on the structural properties of digraphs ...

    3D simulation of magneto-mechanical coupling in MRI scanners using high order FEM and POD 

    Seoane Chouciño, Marcos (Date of defense: 2020-07-15)

    Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanners have become an essential tool in the medical industry due to their ability to produce high resolution images of the human body. To generate an image of the body, MRI scanners combine ...

    A contribution to the theory of convolutional codes from systems theory piont of view 

    Um, Laurence Emilie (Date of defense: 2015-05-25)

    Information is such a valuable good of our time. Given that the transmission of information has always been subject to precision problems, knowing the obstacles existing between the transmitter and the receiver, eventual ...

    A geometric study of abnormality in optimal control problems for control and mechanical control systems 

    Barbero Liñán, María (Date of defense: 2008-12-19)

    Durant els darrers quaranta anys la geometria diferencial ha estat una eina fonamental per entendre la teoria de control òptim. Habitualment la millor estratègia per resoldre un problema és transformar-lo en un altre ...

    Adaptive low and high-order hybridized methods for unsteady incompressible flow simulations 

    Karkoulias, Alexandros (Date of defense: 2020-06-17)

    Simulations of incompressible flows are performed on a daily basis to solve problems of practical and industrial interest in several fields of engineering, including automotive, aeronautical, mechanical and biomedical ...

    Advanced numerical techniques for inverse problems in geophysics 

    Ortega Gelabert, Olga (Date of defense: 2020-12-18)

    This thesis presents an efficient methodology to couple Model Order Reduction techniques within the framework of geophysical probabilistic inversion problems. Accurate models of the interaction between Earth inner processes ...

    Advanced physics-based and data-driven strategies 

    Ibáñez Pinillo, Rubén (Date of defense: 2019-09-02)

    Simulation Based Engineering Science (SBES) has brought major improvements in optimization, control and inverse analysis, all leading to a deeper understanding in many processes occuring in the real world. These noticeable ...

    Algebraic and algorithmic aspects of Zm × Fn : fixed subgroups and quantification of inertia 

    Roy, Mallika (Date of defense: 2020-02-12)

    This work is based on the family of groups Z^m x F_n, namely free-abelian times free groups, direct products of finitely many copies of Z and a finitely generated free group F_n. These are a special type of right-angled ...

    Algebraic tools in phylogenomics. 

    Kedzierska, Anna Magdalena (Date of defense: 2012-03-16)

    En aquesta tesi interdisciplinar desenvolupem eines algebraiques per a problemes en filogenètica i genòmica. Per estudiar l'evolució molecular de les espècies sovint s'usen models evolutius estocàstics. L'evolució es ...

    An effective method to study the Hopf-Galois module structure of certain extensions of fields 

    Gil-Muñoz, Daniel (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)

    We develop a method to compute a basis of the associated order in a Hopf Galois structure H of the ring of integers O_L of an extension of number or p-adic fields L/K. We state and prove a necessary and sufficient condition ...

    Aplicaciones de la teoría de grafos al diseño de redes de interconexión de multiprocesadores 

    Fiol Mora, Miguel Ángel (Date of defense: 1982-01-01)

    En este trabajo se estudia, mediante la Teoría de Grafos, el diseño de redes de interconexión para sistemas distribuidos. Los principales temas tratados son: 1. Se propone una metodología general para la obtención de redes ...

    Aportaciones al estudio de soluciones para juegos cooperativos 

    Giménez Pradales, José Miguel (Date of defense: 2001-12-14)

    El objetivo del trabajo consiste en la generalización y el estudio de modelos y métodos que han mostrado su eficiencia respecto a las soluciones para los juegos cooperativos propuestas por Shapley o por Banzhaf, así como ...

    Comparison and coupling of continuous and hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin methods : application to multi-physics problems 

    Paipuri, Mahendra (Date of defense: 2018-03-21)

    This thesis proposes a coupled continuous and hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin formulation to solve conjugate heat transfer problems. This model is then used to find the thermal response of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ...

    Complexity reduction in parametric flow problems via Nonintrusive Proper Generalised Decomposition in OpenFOAM 

    Tsiolakis, Vasileios (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)

    The present thesis explores the viability of the proper generalised decomposition (PGD) as a tool for parametric studies in a daily industrial environment. Starting from the equations modelling incompressible flows, the ...

    Contribució al control fiable de sistemes interconnectats amb incerteses 

    Pujol Vázquez, Gisela (Date of defense: 2004-11-19)

    En aquesta tesi, presentem una solució per a dos problemes rellevants en la teoria de control: el problema del cost quadràtic garantit i el problema del control H∞, per a un cert tipus de sistemes. Considerem els ...

    Contributions to secret sharing and other distributed cryptosystems 

    Ruiz Rodriguez, Alexandre (Date of defense: 2013-07-22)

    The present thesis deals with primitives related to the eld of distributed cryptography. First, we study signcryption schemes, which provide at the same time the functionalities of encryption and signature, where the ...

    Development of a Large-Eddy simulation framework for engineering applications using the finite element method 

    Chrysokentis, Georgios (Date of defense: 2019-04-03)

    This thesis develops a large eddy simulation framework for engineering applications using the finite element method. It focuses on the numerical formulation, the wall modelling approach as well as the generation of turbulent ...

    Discrete operators and distances on subdivision networks 

    Monsó Burgués, Enrique P.J. (Date of defense: 2022-10-20)

    (English) The research we have carried out lies within the domain of diffusion problems for elliptic operators that are defined on discrete structures called networks, that are graphs that are capable of discriminating ...

    Efficient simulation tools for real-time monitoring and control using model order reduction and data-driven techniques 

    Quaranta, Giacomo (Date of defense: 2019-09-02)

    Numerical simulation, the use of computers to run a program which implements a mathematical model for a physical system, is an important part of today technological world. It is required in many scientific and engineering ...

    Ejection-collision orbits in the restricted three-body problem 

    Rodríguez del Río, Óscar (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)

    The main objective of this dissertation is the study of the ejection-collision (EC) orbits in the circular and planar Restricted Three Body Problem (RTBP from now on). In particular, we will focus on the analytical and ...