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CITIC: Research Center on Information
and Communication Technologies
CAPACITIES

INDEX
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1. Organisation profile .............................................................................................................. 4
2. Our activity............................................................................................................................ 4
3. Technical capabilities ............................................................................................................ 5
4. Description expertise ............................................................................................................ 5
5. Our Research Groups ............................................................................................................ 7
5.1 Research Lines VARPA (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Digital Image
Processing) ................................................................................................................................ 8
5.2 Research Lines TELEMATICA (Intelligent Telematics) ................................................... 9
5.3 Research Lines RNASA (Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems) ............. 10
5.4 Research Lines MODES (Statistical Modeling, Optimization and Inference Group)... 11
5.5 Research Lines MADS (Models and Applications of Distributed Systems Group).. 12
5.6 Research Lines M2NICA (Mathematical and Numerical Modelling in Engineering and
Applied Sciences Group) ......................................................................................................... 13
5.7 Research Lines LIDIA (Artificial Intelligence Lab) ........................................................ 15
5.8 Research Lines LBD (Database Lab)............................................................................. 16
5.9 Research Lines IRLab (Information Retrieval Lab)....................................................... 17
5.10 Research Lines GTEC (Group of Electronic Technology and Communications).......... 18
5.11 Research Lines GAC (Computer Architecture Group) ................................................. 19
6. Description of the Technological Areas............................................................................... 20
6.1 [◄] Search and Information Retrieval for business and administration.................... 20
6.2 [◄] Integration of Applications and Information ....................................................... 22
6.3 [◄] Artificial Intelligence and applications................................................................. 24
6.4 [◄] Network Media and Digital Home ....................................................................... 29
6.5 [◄] Usability and Validation Methods........................................................................ 33
6.6 [◄] Digital Image Processing ...................................................................................... 35
6.7 [◄] Wireless Communications Systems ..................................................................... 38
6.8 [◄] Web Information Systems (WIS).......................................................................... 45
6.9 [◄] Geographic Information Systems (GIS)................................................................ 50
6.10 [◄]Distributed Systems and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) .......................... 54
6.11 [◄] Advanced Visualization........................................................................................ 56
6.12 [◄]High Performance Computing (HPC) .................................................................... 57

6.13 [◄] Statistics Applied Mathematics and Operative Research.................................... 59
7. Facilities............................................................................................................................... 61
8. References........................................................................................................................... 62
8. Experience in European Projects............................................................................................. 63
9. Contact ................................................................................................................................ 70

1. Organisation profile
Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC) is a technology
center of the University of A Coruña (Spain) that promotes the advancement and excellence in
research, development and innovation on Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
and promotes the transfer of knowledge and results to society.
CITIC is a meeting point between the university and the company that combines R&D
departments of companies in the ICT sector with researchers from the university. Currently,
more than 250 researchers from public and private sectors are working in different R&D
projects, providing a mixed environment that enables university-industry collaboration and
knowledge transfer.
The units of CITIC are formed by two intelligent buildings (3.200m2) that are configurable for
R&D activities of our researchers, companies and employees.
2. Our activity
a) Technology and knowledge transfer,
b) R&D Projects,
c) Full Quality in R&D&i (ISO9001 and UNE166002),
d) Technology Watch,
e) Business innovation through joint projects,
f) We promote university-business relationship,
g) R&D&i applied on the software,
h) Improving Software Development Process

Search and Information Retrieval for
business and administration
Artificial Intelligence and
applications
Network Media and Digital Home
Usability and Validation Methods
Sistemas
Digital Image Processing
Wireless Communications
Systems
Web Information Systems
(WIS)
Geographic Information Systems
(GIS)
Distributed Systems and Service
Oriented Architectures (SOA)
Advanced Visualization
Integration of Applications and
Information
Statistics Applied Mathematics
and Operative Research
High Performance Computing
(HPC)
3. Technical capabilities
The proposed objective is to recognize the software as a key factor for the competitiveness of
the industry and provide the tools and techniques to improve the ability to produce software
systems and services of quality in time and costs. In the process of software development and
use, and that support the different lines of R&D+i, we do:
a) Improving Software Development Process
b) Technology Watch
c) Interoperability
d) Testing
e) Security
4. Description expertise
The CITIC has defined a number of technology areas that bring together specific actions with
respect to a line or particular interest in the field of Software. The areas through which is
developed the R & D activity of the CITIC are:

1) Wireless Communications Systems
Telecommunication systems with particular emphasis on wireless data transmission
technologies, applications and services
2) Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Development intelligent systems for monitoring and supervising
3) Advanced Visualization
Development of technologies: real-time visualization, virtual reality, 360º video,
interactive installations, interface design and so on
4) Application integration / Information integration
Development of techniques and algorithms to solve problems in data integration and
distributed applications
5) Systems Usability and Testing Methods
Development of new methodologies, tools, techniques for usability of systems
6) Distributed Systems and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Analysis, development, test and evaluation of systems performance. Devices
distributed software systems in a logical or physical computers on a network
7) Digital Home and Networked Media
Applications for Interactive Digital TV Systems
8) Geographic Information System (GIS)
Technology Development based on GIS
9) Digital Image Processing
Ophthalmic image processing. Optical imaging.Biometrics. People identification. Civil
engineering developments.
10) Web Information Systems (WIS)
Development of Web information systems for digital libraries, eGovernment,
eCommerce, ….
11) Information Retrieval
Research and development of techniques and algorithms to the characteristics of
business information
12) Mathematics: Statistics and Operation Research. Applied mathematics
Statistical applications. Nonparametric inference. Dependent data. Survival analysis.
Mathematical models in engineering and applied sciences. Partial Differential
Equations (PDE´s). Numerical methods: analysis and programming. Numerical
simulation of processes
13) High Performance Computing (HPC)

5. Our Research Groups
The research groups affiliated to CITIC are:
 GTEC (Technology Electronics and Communications)
 IRLab (Information Retrieval Lab)
 LBD (Database Laboratory)
 LIDIA (Laboratory of Research and Development in Artificial
Intelligence)
 MADS (Models & Applications of Distributed Systems)
 MODES (Modelling Group, Optimization and Statistical Inference)
 RNASA (Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Systems)
 TELEMATICA (Intelligence Telematics)
 VARPA (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition)
 M2NICA (Models and Numerical Methods in Engineering and
Applied Science)
 GAC (Computer Architecture Group)

5.1 Research Lines VARPA (Computer Vision and Pattern
Recognition; Digital Image Processing)
VARPA is the acronym of Visión Artificial y Reconocimiento de
Patrones (Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Digital Image
Processing), a research group inside the Department of Computer
Science of the University of A Coruña (UDC) , Spain. The members of
VARPA develop their teaching and research activities on Digital Image
Processing and computer vision research, development and applications.
The specific research lines at VARPA are:
 Retinal Image Analysis: One of the most active fields of work in the VARPA Group is
the ophthalmology, in particular the analysis of eye fundus images (retinal
images). The retinal image processing is a very interesting and demanding field, having
a lot of practical applications, such as the development of applications for massive
medical revision and the research in pharmacology effectiveness.
Currently, we are focused on the following topics:
 Drusen detection
 Red lession detection
 Automatic computation of the Arteriolar-to-Venular Ratio
 Biometrics: Retinal vessel tree is a suitable biometric pattern as it's unique for each
individual, it's very hard to forge and, unless some pathologies ar ise, it doesn't
change in time. VARPA group has developed an authentication system based on this
retinal vessel tree and we are currently working on the individual characterization
based on the feature extraction from the vessel tree. This will allow to build an easily
and more robust biometric pattern.
 Perceptual organization: Perceptual grouping refers to the human visual ability to
extract significant image relations from lower -level primitive image features
without any knowledge of the image content and group them to obtain meaningful
higher-level structure. Our experience in perceptual organization consists in the design
and implementation of a fully automatic framework for the detection of structured
objects in 2D images.
 Deformable Models: We have developed methodologies for both 2D and 3D
segmentation and reconstruction based on deformable models. We have
developed procedures to overcome some of the limitations of the classical deformable
models. Also, we have apply evolutionary techniques to the deformation
process.
The group promotes industrial development of computer vision applications and collaboration
with research in the same field. VARPA fundamental goals are innovation and industrial
competitiveness promotion based on computer vision research and development, and
collaboration with industry in technological projects development.
Principal Researcher: Manuel Francisco González Penedo.

5.2 Research Lines TELEMATICA (Intelligent Telematics)
TELEMATICA is an area of Intelligent Telematics and a research
group inside the Department of Comunications and Information
Technologies of the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The
members of TELEMATICA develop their teaching and research
activities on three distinct areas, Application Integration,
Telecommunication Networks and Information Search and Retrieval.
The specific research lines at TELEMATICA are:
 Telecommunication Networks
 Management and Monitoring Systems
 Alarm Systems Management
 Distributed Systems
 Internet technologies
 Real-Time Systems
 Information Retrieval
 Efficiency and distribution
 Recommender systems
 Crawling and indexing techniques
 Active and Programmable Networks
 Application Integration
Principal Researcher: Víctor Carneiro

5.3 Research Lines RNASA (Artificial Neural Networks and
Adaptive Systems)
RNASA is the acronym of Redes de Neuronas Artificiales y
Sistemas Adaptativos (Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive
Systems), a research group inside the Department of Comunications and
Information Technologies and the Department of Medicine of the
University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The members of RNASA develop
their teaching and research activities on Artificial Intelligence, especially in the area of
connectionist systems, using Artificial Neural Networks to solving complex real-world
problems, and covering mainly the area of medicine.
The specific research lines at RNASA are:
 Artificial Intelligence using a connectionist approach to computation and
evolutionary computation.
 Telemedicine. DICOM application development, PACS systems with web
technology and interaction with the HIS/RIS. Telecare for patients, remote diagnosis,
remote education, monitoring of patients, security of medical data, and so on.
 Digital image analysis. Intelligent systems for 3D reconstruction.
 Thermal therapy. Software development and application development for
thermal therapy
RNASA is a multidisciplinary team that develops major research projects related to computing
and medicine. The Group currently is conducting numerous research projects in collaboration
with hospitals.
Principal Researcher: Alejandro Pazos

5.4 Research Lines MODES (Statistical Modeling, Optimization
and Inference Group)
MODES is the acronym of “Grupo de Modelización, Optimización e
Inferencia Estadística” (Statistical Modeling, Optimization and Inference
Group), a research group inside the Department of Mathematics (DM)
at the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The members of MODES
develop their teaching and research activities on Nonparametric
Inference, Game Theory and Applications of Statistics and Operations Research in general.
The specific research lines at MODES are:
 Nonparametric Inference
 Nonparametric density, regression and hazard rate estimation
 Resampling methods o Goodness-of-fit tests o Empirical likelihood
 Dependent data
 Time series, nonparametric and semiparametric pr ediction
 Local polynomial and kernel estimation with dependent data
 Partial linear models with dependent errors
 Irregularly observed data
 Survival analysis
 Censored and truncated data
 Presmoothed estimation
 Hazard rate and hazard function estimation
 Statistical applications to other Sciences
 Statistical models in Finance and Actuarial (risk, credit models)
 Forecasting electricity demand and Price using nonparametic methods
 Survival analysis applications in Biology and Medicine
 Applications of estimation in Thermogravimetry
 Statistical Quality Control and Reliability Analysis
 Game Theory
 Bargaining and non-cooperative games
 Analysis of voting systems
 Cooperative games and cost sharing
 Operations Research (OR)
 Mathematical Programming and applications
 Logistics planning models
 Optimal routing planning
 Inventory management
Principal Researcher: Juan M. Vilar and Ricardo Cao

5.5 Research Lines MADS (Models and Applications of
Distributed Systems Group)
MADS is the acronym of Models and Applications of
Distributed Systems Group, a research group inside the
Department of Computer Science of the University of A
Coruña (UDC) , Spain. The members of MADS develop their
teaching and research activities on High Availability
Distributed Systems, Digital Home and Networked Media, Multimedia content for the
Digital Home, Services over IPTV networks and DTT (transmission and software systems
in user terminals and at the home) and Applications for Interactive Digital TV Systems.
The specific research lines at MADS are:
 Design of the High Availability Distributed Systems
 Distribution of HD multimedia content for the digital home.
 Video over Demand (VoD)
 Massive synthesis of interactive TV channels
 Platforms for Digital Television Services
 Distribution of content on the transport network (IPTV, DVB-T, DVB-C)
 Services over IPTV Networks
 Streaming multimedia
 Functional programming
 Web accessibility
 Design, construction, validation and verification of distributed systems.
 Advanced Risk Management Information System: Tracking Insurances, Claims and
Exposures
 Software testing
MADS has extensive experience in partnerships with the private sector and government.
He has developed numerous R & D projects in collaboration with major companies because
the results of his research lines are of great interest for them.
Principal Researcher: David Cabrero Souto

5.6 Research Lines M2NICA (Mathematical and Numerical
Modelling in Engineering and Applied Sciences Group)
M2NICA is the acronym of Grupo de Modelos y Métodos
Numéricos en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas (Mathematical and
Numerical Modelling in Engineering and Applied Sciences Group)
a research group framed into the Department of Mathematics (DM) and located at the
Computer Science Faculty of University of A Coruña (UDC). M2NICA group members develop
their research and transfer activities in the field of mathematical models and numerical
methods for solving real problems with industrial and commercial applications. The study
of problems ranges from the mathematical modeling of the involved processes and products,
through the mathematical analysis of the models and the design of more efficient numerical
methods for their solution to the implementation of algorithms for the simulation of the
processes with computer applications, also including the ability to use tools of high
performance computing tools, where the computational cost require.
The research and transfer activities of the group during last years have been mainly
concentrated on:
 Models and methods for pricing in quantitative finance
 Pricing financial derivatives of option type: European, American, Asian,
Discrete and continuous barrier, etc.
 Pricing of interest rate derivatives: caps. floors, ratchet caps, spread, bonds
 Pricing of structured financial products
 Investment under uncertainty: modeling and pricing
 Black-Scholes models. LIBOR and SWAP market mode ls
 Stochastic volatility models: Heston, SABR, etc.
 Monte-Carlo, binomial trees, numerical methods for Black -Scholes- like models
 Algorithms for parameters calibration to market
 Use of GPUs technology in computational finance
 Models and methods in Mechanical Engineering
 Hydrodynamic lubrication in rigid devices
 Elastohydrodynamic lubrication in elastic devices
 Mechanical aspects in magnetic Reading devices
 Cavitation phenomena in lubrication
 Reynolds equations and cavitation models
 Elastic models: shells, plates and Hertzian contact
 Numerical methods for lubrication models

 Numerical simulation in acoustics
 Modelling and numerical simulation of acoustic problems in bounded and
unbounded domains
 Modelling and numerical simulation of acoustic problems at rest and coupled
with flows
 Modelling and numerical simulation of coupled acoustic problems: elastoacoustics.
 Numerical solution of the generalized Helmholtz equation
 Numerical simulation of small vibrations in solids and thin solids (plates and
shells)
 Numerical simulation of large ice masses
 Simulation of glaciers and ice sheets
 Asyntotic shallow ice model
 Phase change models
 Numerical methods for coupled problems in Glaciology
 Analysis and implementation of numerical methods for partial differential equation
problems
 Finite differences
 Finite elements
 Boundary elements
 Adaptive methods
 Numerical methods for spectral problems
Principal Researcher: Carlos Vázquez Cendón

5.7 Research Lines LIDIA (Artificial Intelligence Lab)
LIDIA is the acronym of Laboratorio de Investigación y
Desarrollo en Inteligencia Artificial (Artificial Intelligence
Lab), a research group inside the Department of Computer
Science of the University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The
members of LIDIA develop their teaching and research activities on theoretical and applied
aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from 1990.
The specific research lines at LIDIA are:
 Machine Learning algorithms.
 Techniques for software usability and validation.
LIDIA development computer science solutions to complex problems in as diverse areas as:
Engineering:
 Predictive maintenance for mechanical systems.
 Control in Industrial processes.
 Design in civil engineering.
Socioeconomics and Enviromental Science:
 Predictive systems for forest fire assessment.
 Management of extinction resources.
 Support to the decision in the management and coordination of limited
resources.
Health:
 Aid to the decision for the prescription and customized supervision of physical activity.
 Diagnosis and prognosis for antenatal care. Telemedicine from health centers.
 Diagnosis, classification and monitoring of patients with sleep apnea syndrome.
 Intelligent monitoring for patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) .
Computer Science:
 Usability and validation of software.
 Information security, especially in the development of techniques for intrusion
detection in computer networks.
Principal Researcher: Amparo Alonso Betanzos

5.8 Research Lines LBD (Database Lab)
The LBD is the acronym of Laboratorio de Bases de Datos (Database Lab), a
research group inside the Department of Computer Science of the University
of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The members of LBD develop their teaching and
research activities on Databases and Information Systems for mobile
devices, web and desktop.
The specific research lines at IRLab are:
 Software Engineering
 Databases and Information Systems
 GIS databases; Multimedia databases; Document databases (relational)
 Digital Libraries and information retrieval
 Web portals, eCommerce and interactive content
 Document Management
 Smart Educational Games, virtual books
 Software development for mobile devices and web portals. Integration with deductive
databases.
 Advanced structures and compression, indexing and text retrieval algorithms
 Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
 Geographical information retrieval
 Graph-oriented databases
 Natural Language Processing
 Overflow Management Systems
The LBD is integrated by researchers and teaching staff from the Software and
Computing Systems.
Principal Researcher: Nieves Rodríguez Brisaboa

5.9 Research Lines IRLab (Information Retrieval Lab)
IRLab is the acronym of Information Retrieval Lab, a research
group inside the Department of Computer Science of the
University of A Coruña (UDC), Spain. The members of IRLab
develop their teaching and research activities on the
development of new models and techniques to improve the
effectiveness and efficiency of information retrieval systems (web and mobile devices).
The specific research lines at IRLab are:
 Information retrieval models for the web and mobile devices; crawling and indexing
techniques.
 Efficiency on storage systems and information processing.
 Distributed information retrieval techniques and specific tasks such as web retrieval,
multimedia retrieval, document classification and clustering, summary generation, ...
 Developing Applications for mobile devices (IOS, Android, ....).
 Reseach.
Based on this research the group has developed innovative tools and software products, which
are being used by companies and government.
The group has been partner in various joint projects, networks and platforms with prestigious
research groups, companies and institutions at regional, national and international levels.
Group's research quality is reflected by many publications in reference conferences of the field
such as ACM-SIGIR, ACM-CIKM, ACM-SAC, ECIR, SPIRE, etc. and on high-impact journals such as
ACM-TOIS, Information Retrieval, JASIST, Information Systems, etc.
Principal Researcher: Álvaro Barreiro García (ACM Senior Member)

5.10 Research Lines GTEC (Group of Electronic Technology and
Communications)
GTEC is the acronym of Grupo de Tecnología Electrónica y
Comunicaciones (Group of Electronic Technology and
Communications), a research group inside the Department of
Electronics and Systems (DES) at the University of A Coruña
(UDC), Spain. The members of GTEC develop their teaching and research activities on
telecommunication systems with particular emphasis on wireless data transmission
technologies, applications and services.
The specific research lines at GTEC are:
 Iterative and adaptive signal processing techniques for estimation, equalization,
synchronization and interference cancellation in wireless communications.
 Design of capacity approaching channel coding techniques.
 PHY technologies for wireless data transmission
 MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) transmission technologies.
 Data Communications Equipment prototyping with special emphasis on the wireless
standards IEEE 802.11 (WiFi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), Long Term Evolution (LTE), ...
 Wireless communications between vehicles.
 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies.
 Location and identification systems
 Wireless Sensor Networks for positioning and delivery of contextual information.
 Positioning Systems (indoor and outdoor)
 Wireless Applications
 Navigation and tracking
 Contextual information
 Environment, construction, ....
 Healthcare Monitoring System
 System monitoring and remote support for care-dependent person
 Developing applications for mobile devices based on IOS, Android, ...
 Design and manufacture of hardware, low-power board designed and built by GTEC.
Principal Researcher: Luis Castedo Ribas

5.11 Research Lines GAC (Computer Architecture Group)
GAC is the acronym of Grupo de Arquitectura de Computadores
(Computer Architecture Group), a research group of the
Department of Electronics and Systems at the University of A
Coruña, Spain. The members of GAC develop their teaching and
research activities on the computer architecture, the high performance computing, the
scientific visualization and the mobile robotics, and on the geographic information systems.
The specific research lines having a good potential for technology transfer at the GAC are:
 High performance computing (HPC):
 Ultra-fast Java communications:
 Low latency communication middleware for high performance networks
 Improvement of response time on Java distributed and parallel applications
 Applications on several sectors such as financial/trading, energy, defense/space.
 Computer graphics and scientific visualization.
 Hybrid terrain visualization: applications on rural planning, forest survey…
 Supercomputing/simulation based on GPUs: applications on mobile devices, power
consumption reduction for mobile applications, financial calculations…
 Cloud computing
 Integration of computational resources in hybrid public/private clouds.
 Data intensive cloud computing applications.
 Geographic information systems (GIS):
 Development of web-GIS systems using open source software and geospatial
standards.
 Development of applications for mobile devices.
 Implementation of algorithms for problems with high computational requirements.
 Application of GIS to different areas: e-government, spatial planning, rural
development, meteorology...
Principal Researcher: Ramón Doallo Biempica

6. Description of the Technological Areas
The following describes the Center's capacity according to their structure in Technological
Areas. It is noteworthy that in the process of software development emphasis is on
developments in and to mobile devices as reflected by the R & D projects developed with
public and private organizations, and they cited throughout this document.
6.1 [◄] Search and Information Retrieval for business and
administration
This technological area emphasizes the search for techniques and algorithms applied in the
recovery, management and use of information on the web and through mobile devices that
adapt to the characteristics of business information with the security and privacy restrictions
defined in the organizations or entities.
Lines of work and research:
 Design and development of web applications and mobile devices (Android, IOS, ...).
 Search engines
 Information retrieval by crawling and indexing techniques: web retrieval, multimedia
retrieval, document classification, summarization, etc..
 Vertical Search Engine Theme
 Efficiency and Distribution accelerates information retrieval
 Recommender Systems
[●] R&D project in the Technological Area I
1. General projects and components on mobile devices:
 NowOnWeb: to search for news and summarization
 Lexisla: Legislative Search System (European Bulletin, BOE, DOG, Newsletters
Provincial). Lexisla is a LegalIR system that crawls, segments and index official legal
bulletins. It was developed with the support of Fundación Calidade and it is being used
by the UVTT team, currently providing up-to-date access to Boletín Oficial del Estado,
Diario Oficial de Galicia, Boletín Oficial de la Junta de Andalucía, Boletín Oficial de
Castilla Y León and Boletín Oficial del Territorio Histórico de Álava.

The system is composed by different modules such as a specific crawler, a document
analyser component, an indexer and a advanced search interface.
As commercial product Lexisla offers:
- Flexible multisource segmentation algorithm
- Efficient document analysis and processing
- Automatic content updating
- Advanced local browsing over the bulletins
- Advanced search capabilities
 PASE: search and analysis system patents (WIPO, EPO, USPTO, BOPI)
 DeDoS: How to search in documents derived
 AdSearch: System search and analysis of Web advertising
2. Specific projects on mobile devices
 mOCRa: mOCRa is a system that allows image capture and conversion to text by
OCR. It is therefore a productivity tool for mobile devices, including smartphones.
It is developed for devices with Android and iPhone. It has an interface that lets
you capture an image of high quality. This feature, along with the use of post-
processing techniques of the recognized text, produces nearly perfect results. The
text obtained can be edited, emailed and integrated into other productivity
applications.
More than 30,000 downloads in the Android Market.
 Voice: Developing a mobile application that works with voice synthesis and
recognition

6.2 [◄] Integration of Applications and Information
This technological area emphasizes the search for techniques and algorithms to solve the
problems of integrating data, applications and services in corporate environment as in a web
environment. Technological evolution is the common denominator in the need for application
integration as each day new applications are developed and completely different
environments such as the Web or mobile devices. Emphasis is placed in the integration of
applications on mobile devices.
The lines of work and research:
 Organizations have applications and legacy databases that should continue using and
maintaining productive while they add, change or migrate other applications.
 Integration of information represented in different logical models
 Distributed Query Optimization
 Automate operations on websites
 Techniques for creating intelligent semi-automatic light integration applications
("mashups").
[●] R&D project in this Technological Area
1. General projects and components on mobile devices:
 PIMUS: Intelligent Information Point for Sustainable Urban Mobility; intelligent bus
lines Marquee in A Coruña. These intelligent and interactive information points are
currently being used by passengers of public transport in A Coruña. The urban bus
users get real-time information and time lines for buses as well as how to plan your
route, etc.. It also complements the functionality of a tour desk or advertising. Users
also can connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi on their mobile phones, smartphones and
tablets to download the information of interest.
Applications such as Intelligent Information Point Mobility in different areas: health
centers, hospitals, tourism, information to citizens, local bus, metro, airports,
exhibitions, conferences, shopping centers, ....

 VIRUS: Mobile Payment System, Development, testing and implementation of a
payment application via mobile phone SMS based operations.
(http://www.vvirus.com)
PiMUS

6.3 [◄] Artificial Intelligence and applications
Artificial Intelligence is one of the disciplines whose computational techniques are currently
most in demand in various environments due to its ability to provide intelligent behavior in
many applications. For example, incorporating smart agents, neural networks, expert systems,
genetic algorithms, etc.. for the optimization of production systems is an active trend in the
industrial environment of countries with high technological development and heavy
investment in research and development. These components of artificial intelligence
controlling main function independently and in coordination with other agents, such as
industrial components manufacturing cell or assembly, maintenance, diagnostic systems, etc.
Applications in the areas of Industrial, Civil and Naval Engineering, these techniques are
therefore very broad. Some applications of note are:
 Methods for prediction of faults and malfunctions in mechanical systems such as
motors and gears.
 Predictive maintenance of mechanical components.
 Estimated electricity consumption.
 Distribution of water resources for electricity production.
 Systems for process control and quality.
 Models for prediction of cracks in concrete beams.
 Design of vertical breakwaters.
A major impact of these techniques in production processes of the worldwide industry is the
design of support systems for decision-making. Furthermore, most artificial intelligence
systems have the peculiarity of "learning", allowing them to perfect their work as time goes
on, using the examples or cases it they deal with. Another area in which AI techniques have a
significant impact are those related to medicine and health, and so are applications that allow:
 Intelligent monitoring patients
 Systems analysis and image processing
 Detection of clinical patterns in biomedical signals
 Systems for the diagnosis and prognosis of health states
 Advice of sport
 Classification in databases of gene expression

In the field of economics there are various applications such as:
 Treatment of financial information
 Analysis of business failure
 Estimation of risk and return of financial products
 Forecast of price developments
 Prediction of financial markets.
In fields such as climatology these systems can be applied to the prediction of natural
phenomena and time estimation.
The LIDIA group works in the development of intelligent systems based on various techniques
such as machine learning, methods of feature selection, knowledge based systems, fuzzy logic,
evolutionary algorithms, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, genetic programming,
and multi-agent systems. Design and development of intelligent systems for monitoring and
supervision. Design and development of intelligent systems to aid decision making.
Lines of work and research:
 Design and development of intelligent monitoring and diagnosis.
 Machine Learning Systems
 Prediction
 Intelligent Interpretation of results
 Technical Validation of intelligent systems
 knowledge-based systems and expert systems
 Support Systems decision
 Display of electrical networks
Projects by application areas
 Applications in Engineering
 IA1: Prediction of rupture of concrete beams
 IA2: Prediction of pressure waves on rubble mound breakwaters
 Estimate the state of mechanical components and failure prediction. INDRA
promoter.
 IA3: Predictive Maintenance Wind Turbines
o Predictive maintenance
It extends the life of the components
Failure prediction reduction stops
o Sustainability
 Downtimes are less
 They generate less waste
 More bugs = less time for renewable energy generation

 GIDAS: Predictive maintenance of ship engines
 Applications in socio-economics and environment
 Management of forest fires. The LIDIA group is working on two R & D
projects related to this subject:
 Prediction of the risk of forest fires in Galicia
 Resource management of extinction
Applying artificial intelligence the treatment of satellite data and images on
temperature, precipitation, percentage of humidity and statistics of the last 50 years,
there are benefits to human life and nature as well as a significant cost savings but
improved response time and the distribution of the workforce.
 Computer Applications
 IA5: Support to the process of usability
 IDS: Intrusion detection in computer networks. Level NextVision promoters and
Telecom
 Visualization of electricity grids (SMART GRID). The application of
artificial intelligence methods to optimize visualization of geographic layers using
algorithms on GPU enables improved processing time databases:
o Drawing power lines
o Display geo-positioned networks
o Optimizing queries on the databases
o Intelligent algorithms on GPU
optimization zoom in geographic layers
positioned
o Rendering (imaging from models)
o Portable application to mobile devices

 Applications in Health
 PROSAICO: Personalized Sports Advice. Support system for decision-making
tutor room. Planning and Prescription. Possibility of Evolution: Adapted for
rehabilitation in the Digital Home
 ANTENATAL: System Monitoring and antenatal diagnosis.
This project developed a system for automatic analysis of maternal and fetal
signals. For this purpose we have developed a system analysis of maternal and
fetal signals.
o Acquisition and signal analysis.
o Diagnosis and proposing therapeutic actions.
o Assessment of fetal status based on the nonstress test (NST). Noninvasive
technique.
 MIASOFT: MIASOFT is an integrated software for intelligent monitoring Apnea
Syndrome / Hypopneas Sleep result of ten years of research, which analyzes the
signals monitored in patients undergoing nocturnal polysomnography: both signals
related to the patient's respiratory function, as those related to the patient's sleep.

In the case of signals related to respiratory function analyzes the airflow in airway
and oxygen saturation in arterial blood (SaO2) and thoracic and abdominal efforts.
This allows determining whether the patient has total respiratory interruptions
(apneas) or partial (hypopnea) and if you make efforts or not breathing. Signals
related to the patient's sleep is the electroencephalogram (EEG), the
electrooculogram (EOG) and electromyogram (EMG). The analysis of these signals
allows hypnogram build (or map the patient's sleep), that is the shortcut key to
getting a proper diagnosis.
The specific objectives of this project are:
o Design of a polysomnographic prescription module
o Design of interface and communication modules
o Characterization of respiratory function
o Construction of the patient's dream map
o Intelligent diagnostics of the syndrome of apnea / hypopnea
 InTiC: Attention to diversity: Integration of ICT in the groups of people with
disabilities with different degrees of impairment in cognitive, physical, sensory and
social (ASD Module for autism). The project allows for accessibility (reach ICT),
usability (gain ICT) and e-Inclusion of people with disabilities through the
adaptation of different technological devices to the characteristics and needs of
each person, both conventional computers such as laptops, tablet PCs and phones.
(http://www.intic.udc.es/)

6.4 [◄] Network Media and Digital Home
Networked audio-visual systems defined services that allow the presentation of multimedia
content in networked heterogeneous devices, including PCs, set-top boxes, home media
centers and mobile devices connected to a network and data transmission media. The
interaction causes an evolution of the passive consumption of television to a participatory
model, ubiquitous and converged on different devices and platforms: terrestrial (DVB-T), cable
(DVB-C) or satellite (DVB-S) and which data transport using IP (IPTV, Internet TV) and mobile
television systems either broadcast (DVB-H, MBMS) or unicast (UMTS 3G). The focus on the
user opens a huge range of new systems and networked audiovisual services that will
revolutionize the way we understand the audiovisual and entertainment market.
In this technological area the R & D actions are carried out oriented software systems and
services across the value chain of interactive digital television, from:
 Header services associated with the transmission of digital video (on demand
planning and dissemination of content, coding and content adaptation, etc..) Or the
integration of information systems (electronic guide service, customer backend
applications, payment gateways , etc.).
 Software systems and user terminals in the connected home, from platforms to
develop interactive services (MHP, OpenTV, etc..), Middleware control set-top boxes,
systems and technology in media players (codecs, interfaces user, DRM, etc..), use and
development of interactive services (shuttles, EPG, interactive advertising, etc..) with
special attention to the t-administration, t-and t-commerce training
 Systems for the production, indexing and archiving of audiovisual content (content
management systems, indexing, annotation and search digital video processing, etc..).
Experience in mobile application development today is focused on Android and iPhone OS
(iPhone, iPad).

1. General projects:
 Syntheractive: The project aims to design and build a prototype of a distributed
system capable of generating synthetic video and encode it in real time, using the
computing power of graphics processors (GPU) optimizations of consumption and the
movement of information between CPU and graphics processor to serve as basic
infrastructure for the definition of mass interactive services for digital television.
This project led to the creation of a spin-off of the CITIC Center called
http://www.syntheractive.com/
 DHHD (Digital Home High Definition): This project aims to build a pilot
digital home as a case study to assess, analyze and draw conclusions about the
challenges of the jump from standard definition (SD) to high definition (HD) in each
link value chain of interactive digital television, from acquisition and content
production, distribution on the transport network (IPTV, DVB-T, DVB-C) and
consumption of user terminals.
 OptiBand: Optimizing bandwidth for streaming video over IPTV networks. Project
under the 7th EU Framework Programme.
OptiBand will overcome the bottleneck of bandwidth that has created the DSL access
network. This bottleneck does not currently allow for the adequate provision of
customized video content to high definition for the subscriber.

OptiBand focused on optimizing the bandwidth of IPTV for the delivery of multiple HD
streams over a single ADSL line, and by that enabling multiple HD channels per
household. OptiBand has conducted in-depth research and development regarding the
efficient distribution of video content using smart data drop algorithm within the
telecommunication aggregation networks, while preserving quality of experience
according to both objective and subjective metrics.
II. Specific projects on mobile devices
 MH1: Development of an inventory application on Windows CE mobile terminal
with RFID reader Fixed asset management in supermarkets (currently in
production and used in more than 200 cost centers) as part of the R + D + i:
o Design and Construction of Fixed Assets Management System using RFID
technology. Promoters: Supermarket Vego and Xunta de Galicia.
o Scoping Study and Technological Proposals for a Fixed Assets Management
System. Supermarkets Vego promoter
 MH2: Development of technology in both terminal header and mobile television
(DVB-H). Development of a server ESG (Electronic Service Guide) for mobile TV
according to the DVB-H, development of terminal client application on Android,
convergence between IPTV and mobile TV within the projects:
o Development of an ESG / EPG in High Availability Distributed Interactive Digital
Television. Promoters LambdaStream and Xunta de Galicia.
o Hermes Mobile TV convergence scenarios. Sponsor Ministry of Industry in
partnership with Broadband Network of Andalusia (Axiom), Sogecable,
Lamdastream, Tmira Solutions and University of Castilla-La Mancha.

 MH3: Developing applications for IOS devices (iPhone, iPad) within the projects:
o Henson Firmware Development. IOS application development for smart
installers HENSON rosettes. Setting up home network, running tests rosettes,
sending installation information and components deployed via email. Sponsor:
Swiss CASACOM
 MH4: Developing clients for mobile devices (IOS, Android) for team-play between
set-top boxes and mobile handsets using the technology syntheractive within the
project:
o Demonstrator or Synthetic Generation of Television Channels using GPU
clusters for Definition of New Interactive Services (PGIDIT09TIC015CT), funded
by the Xunta de Galicia. 2009-2011.

6.5 [◄] Usability and Validation Methods
Development of new methodologies, tools, techniques and studies for the validation and
analysis of usability of computer systems and their application to various fields.
The technology area is focused on, first develop a line of theoretical research in the field of
usability and on the other hand, developing techniques and tools to apply theoretical research
to real problems for usability findings on computer systems.
Within the theoretical research line, are found tasks such as the definition of usability and
context of use and the development of a taxonomy to characterize those elements and
attributes that make them up. It also includes a classification of different applications or
systems, the different techniques of usability testing and the development of a methodology
of analysis that interrelates these elements.
Within the research practice line, are included the development of tools and techniques to
automate most repetitive tasks including analysis of usability. Trying to not only present the
results but analyze and criticize indicating strengths and weaknesses in terms of usability.
As regards the systems that are under study in this line, it is generally intended that everything
can be done that could be applied to any product or service, but in particular will place special
emphasis on applications. For example, try to analyze systems and desktop applications, web
applications, embedded systems, etc..
 UV1: Development of methodologies, techniques and analysis tools for usability and
accessibility of websites and web applications II. Specific projects on mobile devices
 Visnu: Analysis of the usability of software and electronics. It is based on a taxonomy
of its own. Application:
o Web Environments to the comprehensive analysis of navigation on a particular
website.
o mobile environments for analysis of the use of devices and applications on mobile
devices (smartphones, tablets, PDAs, ...)

 UV2: Development of methodologies, techniques and analysis tools usability of
applications on mobile devices and the devices themselves.
 CARAT-Counter: Software that calculates a score relating to how the driver is
complying with speed limits. Application on a mobile device to a vehicle

6.6 [◄] Digital Image Processing
The digital image processing can be defined as the set of procedures for handling and
analyzing information in a digital image through a computer. This is an extremely large area,
which encompasses many methodologies to improve the quality of the image and analyze its
content and applies to areas as diverse as biology, medicine, defense, industrial automation,
document analysis, information retrieval, engineering civil, etc.
Digital image processing is a very large area, both proposed methodologies and in their
practical applications. We will focus on the detailed definition of the objectives capable of
monitoring and those in it have proven experience.
• Ophthalmological Image Processing: Digital image processing provides an invaluable aid in
medical image processing, both in automating tedious processes such as decision support.
Among the eye images currently used by ophthalmologists are the angiograms, the fundus
images or, more recently, OCT. Specifically, ophthalmological image analysis allows the
detection of the ocular structures, the automatic measurement of characteristics and the
detection of anomalies.
• Optical images Processing: the images are photographs of the eye used by optometrists to
measure characteristics such as tear film thickness or the amount of red in the eye, and
diagnosis of diseases. These are complex images on which not relevant structures appear, such
as eyelashes or eyelids, which should be isolated so as not to influence subsequent processing.
• Biometrics and people characterization: it is an applied research field is booming due to the
increasing demand to implement security systems in both the private and public campuses. It
includes a set of techniques whose objectives are to identify an individual from a group of
people or verify their identity. This is done using techniques as diverse as fingerprint
recognition, retina, iris, face, voice, gestures, writing, hand geometry, etc..
• Civil engineering: is a field of applied research in developing new measurement techniques,
detection, feature extraction and image instrumentation, allowing a better modeling of trials
in the field of civil engineering experimentation. Some application areas are: construction
engineering, hydraulics, hydrology and ports and coasts.

 SIRIUS: Retina’s image analysis; Automatic computer system for the study of
hypertensive retinal microcirculation. Development of a web application for
centralized management of patients.
The retina is the only part of the body where the vascular structure and blood flow is
observed in vivo. Medical studies have established the relationship between retinal
microcirculation and other general diseases like hypertension, diabetes or
Alzheimer's. Specifically, the arterio-venous ratio, ie the ratio between the size of
veins and arteries in the retina, is an indicator often used as a prognostic value in the
medical field. The objective of this project is to develop a web application for
centralized management of patients that incorporates a tool for automatic calculation
of the index from arterio venous fundus images following established protocols in the
literature. From a color fundus, the application addresses the automatic detection of
trace optical disc and a set of concentric circles that structure. Then extracted vessel
segments that intersect the circumferences of interest and measuring their size.
Furthermore, loss of vessel segments is classified into artery or vein by color intensity,
as well as medical experts. Finally, it calculates the arteriovenous index according to
different mathematical methods. The web application will monitor the status of
patients and also provide a centralized environment that will enable the medical
studies involving different hospitals.
 SEDAM: Automatic Detection Expert System Macular Area. Development of a tool to
extract the macula of the human eye automatically from retinal for further analysis.
Analysis of pathologies in the image generated near the macula.
The macula or fovea is the area of the retina where the greatest number of
photoreceptors and, therefore, where visual acuity is greater. In the images or retinal
fundus appears as a circular area near the optic nerve and a darker color. The presence
of ocular pathologies near the macula, such as bleeding or Druze, poses a risk for
vision. This project addresses the task of developing an automated tool that allows to
extract automatically the macula from retinal for further analysis.
The localization process of the macula is based on studies on the shape and
arrangement of the ocular structures. First, we analyze the arterio-venous vascular
tree and determine which are the main vessels (vessels thicker) appearing on the

retina. Below, these main vessels fit a polynomial model and determining the area of
interest to the location of the optic disc. Once located, segmented optic disc, fit the
main vessels and the optic disc to a parabolic model. This model allows for an area of
interest for the location of the macula. Finally, it is extracted by using the macula
correlation filters.
 Human behavior analysis: New research focused in human behavior analysis in
video sequences with multiple targets. A robust tracking system is needed to perform
the analysis. Two issues have to be solved: target collisions and occlusions. A collision
occurs when two or more targets interact within the scene. The system have to control
this situations, in order to avoid possible exchange of identifiers. We have developed a
full multiple-target tracking system that can deal with people collisions and occlusions.
The system is also able to be trained to detect other objects of interest.
We are currently working on the target
path detection and characterization. The
system includes a module for abnormal
behavior detection that can work with or
without any a priori information about the
environment. A module of detection of
usual paths, including frequency
information, is also developed.

6.7 [◄] Wireless Communications Systems
The objective of this technological area is the development of technologies, applications and
data transmission services through wireless media. It covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging
from the most theoretical signal processing and communications, to the more practical
implementation of new wireless services, through prototyping communications terminal
equipment.
Undoubtedly, wireless communications are today the most dynamic and fastest growing in the
ICT Technologies of Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Proof of this is the
enormous economic and social impacts that have led to technologies such as mobile telephony
(GSM, 3G, LTE ...), the wireless Internet access (WiFi, WiMAX ...) systems, wireless connection
of peripherals (Bluetooth, Ultrawideband, ...) or wireless sensor networks.
However, despite impressive advances in recent years, still need to work on new technologies
capable of improving the performance of wireless networks in terms of transmission speed,
delay, expense, cost and coverage so we can address successfully the formidable challenges
posed by emerging applications
In this sense the working lines of the present technological area are:
 Iterative techniques and adaptive signal processing for estimation, synchronization
and interference cancellation in wireless communications. Transmission systems with
multi-antenna technologies (MIMO).
 Construction of testbeds for the evaluation of wireless transmission schemes.
 Prototyping of wireless communications terminal equipment using technologies SDR
(Software Defined Radio).
 Technologies RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).
 Wireless networks of sensors and information systems context.
 Wireless communications between vehicles.
 GNU Radio Technologies.
 Positioning systems and indoor location.

 BIGPeel, Dixital Peel Building: Designing a system for early detection of diseases of
the building based on intelligent sensor networks.
The project's main objective is the design, evaluation of the robustness and efficiency
of a system for early detection of pathologies in the construction, using intelligent
sensor networks. Among the stated requirements is the need for a low power enabling
it to work longer without recharging the system batteries.
With this system it is possible to analyze the behavior of structures (buildings,
bridges,dams, ...) with the passage of time or after a traumatic event (eg an
earthquake)
 GNUTEST: Experimental Platform Based on GNU Radio Communication Systems and
Location. The goal of this project is the development of an SDR architecture based on
GNU Radio, to develop a series of experimental platforms. The experimental platforms
will serve as a means of assessing: physical layer of a narrowband standard such as
WiMAX/LTE and positioning/locating techniques based on ad-hoc systems.
 Mowi: Design, Development and Improvement of Mobile WiMAX interface. Air
interface for military tactical communications and broadband wireless.
The objective of this project is the design and implementation of an air interface for
wireless tactical communications and broadband based on WiMAX, taking as its
starting point the physical layer specification of the Mobile WiMAX standard (IEEE
802.16e-2005).
This project will make changes to this physical layer to cover the requirements
identified for a hostile environment communications. As a result, you get up the
communications system of the physical layer, MAC layer implementing tailored to a
tactical scenario. The specific objectives pursued by the project are:
o Theoretical analysis: We performed a detailed analysis of the MAC layer
communication standard IEEE 802.16e-2005 and the network architecture
proposed by the WiMAX Forum.

o Implementation with RDS: Using a platform of Software Defined Radio (SDR),
developed by the research group, was achieved implementation of
reconfigurable and reprogrammable DSP / FPGA of that platform.
 SMARTEPIS: Workplace Safety and Control Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Based on technologies WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network), RFID and mesh networks.
The importance of safety in the workplace has increased dramatically in recent years.
Thus, both authorities and organizations have been concerned to establish security
policies both at work.
The SMART-project EPIS actively sought to prevent workplace accidents with the
correct use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) at construction sites. That is why
this project concerns the construction of a wireless sensor network capable of
detecting use of protective devices by workers and store that information in order to
carry out more checks on workers in a more efficient, convenient, effective and with
less expense of contracting services for the prevention of occupational risks (often
outside the company).
We used a ZigBee mesh network, consisting of nodes that will become one of the
workers. Each of these nodes was composed of a microcontroller board based on Free
Hardware Arduino project (Open Source Hardware, OSHW), along with a number of
readers that enable RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) and a radio module
XBee. To develop the communication protocol between nodes via XBee library will be
used open-source for Arduino XBee API, implemented in C++. The GUI of the
application coordinator and will manage the database against which act the wireless
sensor network will be developed as a desktop application using Java Swing and open-
source library for Java API XBee

2. Projects with components on mobile devices
 MISCOM: Smart Marketing in Commercial Areas. Location techniques and
technologies for indoor environments. Smart business techniques based on human
behavior and Web-oriented technologies (WOA).
The project Platform Marketing Advanced Intelligent Surfaces Commercial MISCOM,
innovative technology provide a solution under the Future Internet paradigm, based
on the latest technologies for indoor location with advanced techniques of human
behavior patterns and Web-oriented architectures (WOA) to help these companies
improve their customer relationships by offering a more personalized and therefore
more competitive.
The project stems from the need to differentiate sector and improve its
competitiveness through smart marketing techniques and offer more personalized
service, and has as main goal the development of an Advanced Intelligent Marketing
platform applicable to improving the customer shopping experience and design
marketing strategies that take into account the buying patterns and other data of
interest. The platform technology pillars are MISCOM localization techniques and
technologies for indoor environments, smart business techniques based on human
behavior and Web-oriented technologies (WOA), which will enable the development
of applications such as customer behavior analysis or knowledge of patterns of travel
for the redesign of layouts. It will also be possible to measure the current and
historical behavior: No customer visit time slot, by area ... and establish customer
service based on location. Examples of such services would be a browser smart
shopping carts to facilitate the visit with information on the amount of the purchase,
daily specials, automatic generation of a list / purchase path based on consumer
habits, confirmation of the list final procurement and electronic payment
authorization thereof, etc.
 Smard: Software remote monitoring and alerting for dependents.
 Real-Time Location Sistem (RTLS) indoor: System for indoor location on
Android. GPRS API, API Sensor API WiFi, Bluetooth API and open source.
 WICROPS (Wireless Internet of CROPS): The project addresses WICROPS
design and development of innovative telemetry solutions based on Internet concepts
and Web of Things, as a facilitating tool for precision farming techniques in farms in
regions typically smallholders (SMEs and micro), contributing to the development of

sustainable agriculture. Using technologies WSN
(Wireless Sensor Networks) to support IP
architectures WOA (Web Oriented Architecture) and
GIS data will be possible for the evolution of critical
parameters of the operation are available at all times
(real time), place (remotely via Internet) and through
any device (PDA, mobile, PC ...), all with minimal impact, low power and low cost
(compared to other wireless technologies like GPRS), so the manager can make
decisions time, thus obtaining a double benefit: economic and environmental.
The project will enable agricultural SMEs with limited resources to manage the
evolution of their crops through simple Web tools, helping and encouraging the
development process and implementation of ICT in business and the inclusion of more
and more entities in the Information Society. In fact, the project scope includes
validation on farms of Galicia and Asturias, and technology transfer to industry.
WICROPS not only serve as a means to provide tools to individually agricultural SMEs
but on the contrary, is intended to their potential use collectively.
The development paradigm based on the "Internet of things" and "WOA service
architectures" will make possible and facilitate the flow of information and access to
two-way, through Internet, so that the system itself can feed data External and
services of interest, and at the same time, the culture data may be integrated into
external databases available to different agents related to agricultural production
(regional governments, local, national, consulting firms, cooperatives ...).
 ZIGSEA: Wireless Sensor Network Modeling by ZigBee technology for environmental
monitoring in coastal areas and rivers.
The ZIGSEA project sought to obtain wireless sensor networks models applicable to
environmental monitoring based on emerging technologies such as ZigBee, with the
aim of acquiring new knowledge for the design and development of equipment and
telemetry and remote control solutions for efficient and competitive. The work
seemed completed analysis of the adequacy of Mobile WiMAX technology to the
design of wireless sensor networks, in order to bridge longer distances. This is claimed

to be able to design new solutions based on these technologies, thus anticipating the
demand of potential clients.
The ZIGSEA project consisted in the design of wireless sensor networks for
environmental monitoring applicable to the design and development of equipment
and solutions for telemetry and telecontrol efficient and competitive, transmitting
values to a data collection center for alerting prediction.
 SeaMAX: Evaluation of Mobile WiMAX systems in coastal environments through
field testing and channel emulator.
One of the latest demands of the maritime sector is the need for broadband
communications reliable, robust and economically competitive. Traditional
technologies that use the HF bands present problems
related to the limited bandwidth, while the cellular mobile
access technologies 2G and 3G are not sufficient to meet
current needs in these scenarios, mainly due to high
latency in connections and limitations on coverage
distances. Other access technologies such as VSAT, have
severe limitations associated with the high cost of equipment and maintenance of the
service, the difficulty of aiming the antennas in the marine boundary and the
asymmetric nature of teleconferencing.
This project proposes as an alternative to address these deficiencies in developing
solutions around WiMAX access technology. The major communications equipment
manufacturers are betting OFDM design equipment for home use indoor / outdoor,
ignoring its implementation in professional circles as the sea, where a large number of
customers (security services, pleasure boats and fishing, sensors, telemetry, industrial
marine, etc ...).

This project evaluates the functioning and performance of mobile systems based on
IEEE 802.16e (Mobile WiMAX) in coastal maritime boundaries. This is achieved through
the shipping channel emulator that allows real-time testing WiMAX terminal
equipment in a laboratory without the need for costly deployments in a real
scenario.In addition to improving existing telecontrol systems, telemetry and
command, the project will contribute to the revitalization of the communications
sector professionals (customs surveillance, control port, maritime rescue teams, etc
...), and act as a tractor for the establishment new business opportunities for wireless
operators specializing in coverage of coastal areas (tourism, nautical events, security,
etc ...) and continental shelf (fishing).
 TECOMVEH: Technologies of Mobility and Vehicular Communications.
TECOMVEH studying networks and service platforms in
the environment of road transport, with the aim of
reducing road accidents and up to 50% by 2010. For
this, the research focuses on three main levels: basic technology, engineering and
service on the experimental scenarios that validate the developments made.
The TECOMVEH project aims to contribute to research into new communications
systems and services based on mobile communications and vehicular environments, in
line with the work being carried out at European level (Car2Car) and USA (V2V).
Following these guidelines TECOMVEH concentrated on aspects of nomadic
technologies at high speeds, Zigbee, WiFi and WiMAX Mobile, roaming between
networks using low interconnection protocols, hardware and Mobile WiMAX Spanish,
which was developed in the project scope.
ICT is a great opportunity to provide solutions that help preserve road safety. Different
studies claim that the intelligent road safety systems to reduce the proportion of car
accidents due to human error by 95%.TECOMVEH aims to investigate the provision of
services in vehicular environments through available networks in a heterogeneous,
making optimal use of them and getting the provision of mobile services. To do this,
try different access technologies as cellular, WiFi and WiMAX, as well as provision of
mobile services such as vehicle monitoring signals.
To finish the project, will be demonstrated to verify the technical feasibility of these
systems and communications vehicle for unmanned traffic management, and so certify
that the new systems are within the European objectives of the Framework
Programme. As a novelty, TECOMVEH wants to encourage online communication, and
for that its participants have a website where projects will be hanging for sharing and
where they can improve the work

6.8 [◄] Web Information Systems (WIS)
The Web information systems are useful in a number of areas. This Technological Area is
specialized in the use of Web information systems for building digital libraries, e-Government
applications, e-commerce applications. Among its applications may include the following:
 Management systems with applications in multiple areas: territory, logistics, ...
 Web and e-commerce portals.
 Document management, digital libraries, newspaper libraries, documentation centers
 Digital content. Solutions not only PCs but also for devices.
The increase in available bandwidth Internet connections, and the inclusion of new
technologies in web browsers, has allowed leaving the traditional information systems built
with desktop applications to pass information systems based on web applications running and
displayed on a web server. Clear examples of these applications are initiatives such as Google
Apps (Docs, Sites, Calendar, etc...), Applications like social networks, Flickr, etc.. Today, the
best way to deploy a client-server in an organization or the general public is through a web
application.
However, the development of a Web information system requires knowledge and control of a
large number of techniques and technologies: from technologies for the rapid construction of
Web information systems to techniques for designing user interfaces agile, flexible and
accessible. Learn to use these techniques and technologies are a key success factor for any
company in the sector.
1. General projects and components on mobile devices by topic:
Management Software:
 Consuldat LOPD: Management System for
compliance with the Data Protection Act by a
company or institution. Promoter Consuldat
Solutions S.L. This application records all
information concerning a company's
compliance with the Organic Law on Data

Protection. Also, automatically generates the resulting security document and
registers the files telematics company in the Spanish Agency for Data Protection.
Web portals and eCommerce:
 SW1: Socio-Pedagogical Association Galician http://www.as-pg.com/
 SW2: Paper Cluster
 SW3: Tourist Platform for Municipalities: "Implementation of locating and calculating
way do next waypoints for mobile devices".
The project aims at expanding a product developed by the LBD Group in the past that
allows you to manage and geo-referencing information of interest to a set of business
of a geographical area so that the public Internet can access them, not only by the
introduction of information each item, but also through a map that appear located, in
addition to seeing their position relative to other points of cultural and natural
heritage. The Laboratory Database participated in the activities of analysis, design and
features definition of the application bringing its expertise in the design and
development of geographic information systems. The Laboratory Database also
participated in the task of controlling and monitoring the development entity acting as
the external quality control.
The platform has one complete database with
information introducing y geolocation of the
elements y patrimonial tourism (cultural heritage,
natural heritage, tourist routes, Fiesta y
establecemientos tour), as well as a huge media
repository that includes photos y videos related
dichos elements, tells ofreciendo information in 4 languages apart from Galician. He
Also cuenta site with one private administration section, dirigida al personnel
responsible for the management of contents, which will keep updated the information
he y increase the number of items of interest.
http://www.turismo.aestrada.com
 FarmaIglesias: WeApplication of Web commerce.
Supported by the BD y Tecnología desarrollada in J2EE,
comply with the Data Protection Act LSSI y, applicable to
such sites.http://www.farmaiglesias.com/
Document Management Software
 SW4: Association of Galician-language writers. Auto-administrable Web Solution for
the dissemination of information for them y writers of the writers association.
http://www.aelg.org/
Web solution for disseminating information from the writers of the association.
 SW5: Archives of the Royal Galician Academy
http://www.realacademiagalega.org/Hemeroteca/Revistas.do?letter=none

 SW6: Emblematic Literature Digital Library
It consists of the newspaper to check it Magazines acronym XIX of the RAG that
contains 29 magazines with their numbers, articles and authors. If implemented with a
workflow system for the power of the digital library that allows you to:
o Allocation y specification tasks (scanning,
cataloging, OCR, correction).
o Management of automated results.
o Control the evolution of them tasks.
o Effective control of resources.
o Reports of the dedication of every one of
them involved people
 SW7: Galician Virtual Library http://bvg.udc.es/
This project has three objectives:
1.- To keep the BVG working, which implies the management of the daily news.
2.- To upgrade the software of the Virtual Travel section, which is supported by a
Geographic Information system, and the software of the Library section.
3.- To increase the collection of the Library
 Documentation Center of AELG Educational systems software
Self-administered web solution for the dissemination of information from the writers,
AELG partners and their work. It has space for biography and complete bibliography,
also have other spaces available as: library, video library, book review blogs, learning
space (with points and workshops) and publications in press or any other document
(article, recession, introduction, criticism, etc..) that the author or author produces

 SW8: Educational games (Trivial, Scattergories, Scrabble, ...)
http://www.as-pg.com/trivial.gz/ShowAuthentication.do
Management Software:
 Syntirisis-web: Application Management support orders. Registration and
processing incidents. Combined with application web platform on mobile devices.
Sponsor: Vegalsa, Management application support orders made with technology. Net.
Available from supermarkets and self Vegalsa Family, supermarkets and allows
maintenance technicians to record and process maintenance incidents relating to the
assets of the company.
Digital contents
 Comics for Iphone and Ipad: iPhone and IPad Application for displaying comic
books in different languages with the ability to turn the sound with background music.
You can browse the full catalog and buy comics and updated from within the
application.

 Digital Tree Guide: In addition to being consulted to access textual information
and illustrations of the species, this guide to identify a tree by its characteristics. It was
developed for the web, mobile phones and other J2ME Android, where you can install
and use without an Internet connection.
Educational systems software
 SIXA: Academic Management System for teachers and the school. Notebook virtual
teaching program, skills, absences, reports, etc.. It has applications with different
features depending on user profile (Address, faculty, administration and Families).
Web platform for mobile devices and faculty profile.
The main products of this family are:
o Computer System-Academic Management (SIXA) application that gives the
family name. Allows complete management of all information related to the
academic development of students (grades, absences, reports, etc.), and the
intercommunication of all this information with XadeWeb and with families of
students. It consists of different modules (SIXA Directors, SIXA Teachers, SIXA
Administration, SIXA Families SIXA Mobile and Portable), each of which is
driven to a different profile and functions within the center.
o Schedule-SIXA, is designed so that schools can send XadeWeb schedules
created by Kronowin or Peñalara, avoiding the tedious task of manually enter.
o SIXA-SMS facilitates the sending of SMS both the families of students at the
school as teachers. The system communicates with XadeWeb to obtain the
data center's students and their families as well as the lack of assistance; the
application is also able to send via SMS.

6.9 [◄] Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic information systems are large software systems that store information in an
integrated alphanumeric and geographic giving them great potential for development of
applications in very different areas. Thus, this type of computer systems by providing data on
the territory associated with the mapping of it, are an ideal infrastructure for a wide range of
applications of great interest and valuable to both the government and for different types of
businesses. For example, from cadastral management to urban planning, through land
consolidation, these systems provide not only the different public administrations to improve
their internal processes but also to the public to convey this information in a very simple Web
posting.
On the other hand a wide range of companies can benefit from the technology of geographic
information systems as this is useful not only for companies directly related to the work in the
territory (surveying and engineering firms) but also companies with fleets of cars or trucks with
routes to be optimized as the geographic information system can be implemented route
optimization algorithms, calculation of travel times, etc..
The technological characteristics of the research are:
 Based entirely on open source domain but with major market commercial tools
(ArcGIS, ...)
 Client-server architectures.
 Applications interoperable and extensible.
 Modular architecture based on standards defined by ISO services and OGC.
 Information Systems aimed at creating a data infrastructure (SDI), following the
directives of INSPIRE.
The lines of work and research in this technological area are:
 Background information GIS +
 Urban Planning.
 Land consolidation.
 Management of expropriations
 Impact of public performances.
 Environmental Impact.
 Distribution routes.

 Geo-referenced Asset Management.
 Geo-marketing.
 Tourism promotion.
 EIEL: Management tool for the Survey of Local Infrastructure and Equipments
The LBD team participated in the development of geographic information tool gisEIEL
application that allows managing all the information that is collected and is currently
being used in three Galician provinces and three in the rest of Spain .
o It has advanced tools for digitizing / editing to enable the maintenance of
geographic databases. • Includes tools for spatial analysis.
o Provides access to OGC services (WMS, WFS, WCS).
o Enables the generation of maps and reports in a simple
 BDT-EIEL: Web application publishing information of BDT-EIEL
LBD team participated in the project of creating the web viewer-generated
information EIEL:
o Allows viewing of geographic information on the web through different
technologies: AJAX, Java Applets and Google Maps.
o Facilitates the user mapping in several standard formats such as GML or KML
(Google Earth).
o Give the user the ability to print maps online and download maps and predefined
reports.
o Has ability to access services and catalog metadata Nomenclature.
o It is built on Spatial Data Infrastructure of A Coruña (ideAC) node belonging to IDEE
(Spatial Data Infrastructure of Spain).

 Sixespro: Management System of forced expropriation procedures.
Tool that provides all the functionality necessary for data management and reporting:
o Automatic import of parcel information, headlines, and the scope of the proposed
expropriation.
o Automatic calculation with GIS technology, parcels, and property owners affected
by a particular field of expropriation.
o Generation of chips, maps and reports of the management process of
expropriation.
2. Projects with components on mobile devices
 Around me: Platform for the promotion of tourist service companies in integrating
natural and cultural environment in which they are using technology of geographic
information systems. This makes it possible to get what elements of natural and cultural
interest are in the vicinity of a particular tourist accommodation or tourist facilities which
are located within 2 miles of beach and near a main road.

 MeteoSIX mobile: georeferenced weather information
The mobile application is available MeteoSIX project to Android OS devices and, since July
25, 2012, also for IOS (iPhone and iPod Touch natively, and iPhone compatibility mode).
Allows users to view weather and oceanographic prediction provided by numerical
prediction models run by MeteoGalicia.
The mobile application allows for the prediction MeteoSIX for any point of Galicia and its
coast in three ways:
o Using the device's current position
o Selecting the point of interest on the map
o Doing a search by the name of the place. Currently you can search for people and
institutions beaches.
Also the application allows you to save favorite places, and thus access to his prediction
directly. In addition, users can choose to view the forecast for each hour or a shortened
version, and can select a large number of variables: temperature, sky condition, wind
speed, water temperature, wave height, etc.. The application for Android also includes a
widget for users who want to have on the desktop of your device's prediction for one of
his favorite places permanently.

6.10 [◄]Distributed Systems and Service Oriented
Architectures (SOA)
The work in this area is the analysis, modelling, development, validation, verification and
performance evaluation of systems consisting of distributed software agents logically or
physically on a computer network.
This technological area pursued the analysis, modelling, development, validation, verification
and performance evaluation of systems consisting of distributed software agents logically or
physically on a computer network.
In recent years, the importance of distributed applications and network services has become
increasingly important to the point that today does not mean an application as an entity
isolated from the rest of the world. The competition inherent in such systems complicates
development and correction.
The need to address two conflicting challenges: (a) improving software quality, in terms of
availability and performance and (b) reducing costs throughout the development life cycle
(make reliable software cheaper and more reliable cheap software) and, in particular, reduced
time-to-market of new network services encourages the R & D effort to achieve methods,
techniques and tools that enable these challenges.
One of the objectives of the telecommunications industry is the deployment of service-
oriented networks to a level of 5 nines availability (99.999%), but the development and
subsequent validation of these complex concurrent and distributed systems is extremely
difficult and costly.
Among the differential lines in the technological area include:
 Use of distributed functional paradigm for building executable models and the latest
implementation of highly available services.
 Identification of design patterns and reusable components to standardize solutions to
recurring problems in the various stages of development.
 Use of formal methods in a pragmatic way in the software life cycle, for example to
automatically validate or certify the system's behaviour based on formally specified
properties on it.
The technological area is interested in both the physical models and architectures that support
these concurrent and distributed systems (computer network, computer cluster, multi-core

systems, etc..) And various logic models to define service-oriented architectures (client / server
P2P, cloud computing, etc..).
1. General projects with components on mobile devices:
 HENSON Firmware Development: Development of intelligent control
software for rosettes of communication within the digital home.
 Advertise: Distributed system for real-time scheduling of advertising. Segmentation
campaigns target user as defined by decision rules.

6.11 [◄] Advanced Visualization
The Advanced Visualization for computer allows digitally recreate situations and real-world
objects, giving them associating behavior and to present information in a visual and interactive
for the user. This area is centered around the science of Computer Graphics Area thrives on a
range of technologies, including: Real-time visualization, simulation. Virtual and Augmented
Reality, Virtual Worlds. Gigapixel Image, Video 360, rendering engine development and
algorithmic computer graphics. Design interfaces, displays, interactive installations, natural
interaction.
The Advanced Visualization is one of the most common ICT and transverse character. Its
application covers all areas of the industry, from the building to audiovisual content, to
military simulation, archeology or biomedical sciences. The universal need to visualize the
process and results therefore become a technology in great demand.
CITIC has several research groups working in this field, in areas such as software development
for video on demand, the industrial simulation, virtual reconstruction of the historical, the
visualization of construction projects, the three-dimensional representation of the territory,
development of Virtual Reality systems and the design of man-machine interfaces based on
image analysis, among other projects of direct application of computer graphics technology
that required visual support for implementation and presentation of results.
 citic3D: 3D visualization of the interior and exterior CITIC building.
You can see it in the web: http://videalab.udc.es/es/node?page=1

6.12 [◄]High Performance Computing (HPC)
This Technological area develops research projects on computer architecture, high
performance computing (HPC), scientific visualization and mobile robotics.
The main lines of research in recent years have focused on:
• High-Performance Computing (HPC):
 high-speed Java communications:
 Communications Software low latency for high-performance networks
 Reduced response time and parallel distributed applications in Java
 Applications to the financial sector / trading, energy, defense / space
• Models computer graphics and scientific visualization.
o Land hybrid visualization: applications in land management, agroforestry inventory,
forecasting weather risks ...
o Supercomputing / GPUs based simulation: applications for mobile devices, reducing
the power consumption in mobile applications, financial calculations ...
• Cloud computing.
o Integration of computational resources in clouds hybrid public / private.
o Data-intensive applications in the cloud.

 SITEGAL: Land information systems of Galicia. Tool-Web GIS public access is a public
land bank to promote your rent to increase productivity of rural farms in Galicia. It is
an ambitious initiative to mobilize large social impact agricultural land. S
The Land Bank of Galicia is an instrument created by the Conseil of Rural Environment
which aims to regulate the use and development of farms with agricultural vocation,
with the dual aim of preventing them abandonment and disposal of all those who
need land for agriculture, livestock, forestry, nature conservation and other uses of
heritage interest. The main function of the Land Bank is to stimulate and mediate
between the people who own land and those in need and provide assurance,
confidence and security in the management and farm use.
You can see the application in the web: http://www.bantegal.com/sitegal/
 EIEL: Geo-referenced System for access to the inventory of existing infrastructure
and facilities. You can see the application in the web: http://webeiel.dicoruna.es/
GAL

6.13 [◄] Statistics Applied Mathematics and Operative
Research
The objective of this research area are nonparametric inference, game theory and applications
of Statistics and Operations Research in general. Another of the goals is to develop and
transfer research activities in the field of mathematical models and numerical methods for
solving real problems and industrial and commercial applications. The study of problems
ranging from mathematical modeling of processes and products, through mathematical
analysis thereof and the design of more efficient numerical methods for resolution, until the
implementation of computer algorithms for simulation of processes with computer
applications, with the possibility of using computational tools high performance when the
required computational cost.
The main lines of research in recent years have focused on:
 Statistics and Operations Research
o Statistics
 Statistical models: Troubleshooting industrial, environmental, health, social, ...
 Forecast of electricity demand and price using nonparametric methods
 Survival Analysis Applications in Biology and Medicine
 Applications of Thermogravimetry estimate
 Statistical Quality Control and Reliability Analysis
 Survival analysis
 Statistical Quality Control (production processes, reducing costs, ...)
 Reliability Analysis (process design and manufacturing, machinery failure time,
lifetime ...)
o Operations Research (OR)
 Mathematical programming and applications
 Planning logistics models
 Optimal design of routes
 Inventory Management
 Arbitration

 Applied Mathematics
o mathematical models in engineering and applied sciences
 hydrodynamic lubrication in rigid devices
 deformable devices Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
 cavitation phenomena in lubrication
o Mathematical Models in Finance, Health, ...
 Rating derivatives of type options: European, American, Asian, discrete and
continuous barrier
 Valuation of investments under uncertainty
o Mathematical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
o numerical methods: analysis and programming
o Numerical simulation of processes
 MTH1: Nonparametric Statistical Inference: Applications in thermal analysis, credit risk,
weed science and genomics.
 MTH2: Mathematical analysis and numerical simulation for acoustic problems: reducing
acoustic noise emitted and flows.
 MTH3: Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation of processes in quantitative
finance and mechanics.

7. Facilities
The CITIC has two modular and intelligent buildings with an area of 3.200m2 where businesses
are located, researchers and collaborators. The different research groups are distributed in
open spaces. Researchers have meeting rooms of different features, equipped with audiovisual
equipment (projector, whiteboard, whiteboard), which are used by a reservation system
through the intranet of CITIC. Some of these rooms, at present, are usually reserved for the
implementation of demonstration projects as a showroom.
CITIC also features:
 Deployment Center and Data Processing Center (DPC)
Updated and heterogeneous equipment on which tests are
performed, pilots, demonstrations and pre-commercial
deployments.. Compares and debug features, determine the
impact by adding new features, load testing and evaluating
performance of systems in different hardware and software configurations.
 Digital Video Laboratory
Professional equipment throughout the audiovisual chain which
allows the acquisition, distribution and consumption in different
scenarios of interactive digital television (DVB-T, DVB-C, IPTV, DVB-H).
 Broadcast station TDT (DVB-T, DVB-H)
Facility for issuing experimental content and services (DVB-T) and
mobile TV (DVB-H) for R & D projects related to interactive digital TV.
 Living Lab
The living lab recreates a modern apartment connected
through different access technologies (VDSL, cable and fiber to
the home). It displays real scenarios validate technology in the
home with the check on the usability of end technology
products and services developed.

8. References
As Research Center of the ICT sector, the CITIC works to boost the synergy of Science-
Technology and as a meeting point projecting University-Industry R & D to the business area
through the Technology Transfer. Due to the nature of the research groups that make up the
CITIC, selected through competitive grant programs among those with a greater potential for
technology transfer within the ICT University of A Coruña, collaborations with industrial fabric
are common, from the departments of R & D companies to share facilities physically regime in
the rental building at CITIC Technology Park University (R Cable, Altis and Igalia), companies
that participate in consortia with business groups of CITIC (eg, calls of Plan Avanza R & D) or
companies that perform contract R & D through the management company of CITIC (Indra,
Blusens, Guess, R Cable, CINFO, LambdaStream, Altis, GALSEG Group, Vego supermarket, ITG,
Proyestegal, hobbies, CIS, ...).

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