Ribera Ponsa, Helena (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)
In this thesis we study diffusion processes of nanoparticle evolution and develop appropriate models with the aim of being able to optimise their functions according to the needs of industry. Two distinct ...
Escala Ribas, Alex (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)
Electronic voting presents many challenges due to its multiple security requirements. Some of the challenges are related to guaranteeing voters' privacy and system's transparency, which are hard to ...
Vegué, Marina (Date of defense: 2018-03-23)
Structure is fundamental in shaping the types of computations that neuronal circuits can perform. Explaining the laws that determine the connectivity properties of brain networks and their implications ...
Kiesenhofer, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-12-21)
The study of b-symplectic manifolds was initiated in 2012 by the works of Victor Guillemin, Eva Miranda and Ana Rita Pires (Adv. Math. 264 (2014), 864¿896). These manifolds, which can be understood as ...
Mosaffa, Payman (Date of defense: 2017-11-11)
This thesis presents a hybrid vertex/cell-centred approach to mechanically simulate planar cellular monolayers undergoing cell reorganisation. Cell centres are represented by a triangular nodal network, ...
García-Blanco, Raquel (Date of defense: 2017-02-09)
The Power Flow model is extensively used to predict the behavior of electric grids and results in solving a nonlinear algebraic system of equations. Modeling the grid is essential for design optimization ...
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 ...
Hierro Fabregat, Alba (Date of defense: 2016-11-28)
The main object of study of this thesis is the development of artificial diffusion shock capturing techniques for continuous and discontinuous Galerkin (cG and dG) approximations of the convection-diffusion ...
Sanz Perela, Tomás (Date of defense: 2019-06-18)
This thesis is devoted to study integro-differential equations. This type of equations constitutes nowadays a very active field of research which has important applications in modeling real-life phenomena ...
Paita, Fabrizio (Date of defense: 2017-09-04)
In this thesis we consider the problem of developing distributed control strategies for spacecraft formation flying. In light of possible interferometric applications, the study is conducted in two ...