Tadesse, Girmaw Abebe (Date of defense: 2018-04-26)
Advances in wearable technologies are facilitating the understanding of human activities using first-person vision (FPV) for a wide range of assistive applications. In this thesis, we propose robust ...
Reyes Ortiz, Jorge Luis (Date of defense: 2014-11-28)
Human Activity Recognition (HAR) is a multidisciplinary research field that aims to gather data regarding people's behavior and their interaction with the environment in order to deliver valuable ...
Urra, Oiane (Date of defense: 2016-10-27)
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability, with upper limb hemiparesis being one of the most common consequences. Regaining voluntary arm movement is one of the major goals of rehabilitation. ...
Gámiz Caro, Javier Francisco (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)
The effective disinfection in chlorination tanks of drinking water treatment plants depends on many factors that must be taken into account when designing a suitable control system. The chemical ...
Ivonin, Leonid I. (Date of defense: 2014-05-15)
The problem of capturing human experience is relevant in many application domains. In fact, the process of describing and sharing individual experience lies at the heart of human culture. This advancement ...
Larco Barros, Ciro Mauricio (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)
In this research work, a non-linear technique called Minimum Controller Synthesis (MCS) is presented. This is a variant of the Model Reference Adaptive Control (MRAC), which has the main advantage of ...
Trejo Ramírez, Karla Andrea (Date of defense: 2020-01-22)
Research developed in this thesis is motivated by a vision of a future where social activities and personalized services are delivered in intelligent environments, entering a new era of more natural and ...
Acevedo Valle, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2018-11-06)
This research is motivated by the benefits that knowledge regarding early development in infants may provide to different fields of science. In particular, early sensorimotor exploration behaviors are ...
Paillacho Chiluiza, Dennys (Date of defense: 2019-05-03)
Robots are making their way in environments inhabited by people. Whether in domestic or public crowded environments, robots should take into consideration social norms and behaviors in order to become ...
Palimeri, Flavio (Date of defense: 2022-05-31)
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients demonstrate an increased incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) with declining kidney functioning as a consequence of blood potassium ([K+]) homeostasis impairment, ...