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IDeTIC/ULPGC: Research and

Innovation

Speaker: Carlos M. Travieso-González <[email protected]>

<[email protected]>

Authors: Carlos M. Travieso-González

2nd SPLab Workshop 2012

Brno University of Technology

Brno (CZECH REPUBLIC)

October, 2012

Brief IDeTIC presentation

2 2nd SPLab Workshop 2012 (Introduction presentation) [www.IDeTIC.eu] October, 2012

PRESENTATION INDEX

1. Brief presentation of

a. University of Las Palmas de G.C.

b. IDeTIC (main activities and figures)

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3 2nd SPLab Workshop 2012(Introduction presentation) [www.IDeTIC.eu]

ULPGC

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ULPGC

• ULPGC was founded in 1989

• Main figures (2012) at teaching

36 Departments shared in 4 main areas: Humanities,

Experimental and Health, Social and Legal, and Technical

24,000 Students

24 Master courses and 38 Bachelor courses

1590 lecturers and 790 administration staff

• Main figures (2012) at research

7 Research Institutes and 3 Research Centres

More than 150 research groups

2 Scientific and Technology Parks

1,050 PhD students

250 public and competitive projects (14 EU) and 140

private projects

Around 14 Million€ as funding in projects

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IDeTIC

• IDeTIC (Institute for the Development Technological and Innovation in Communications) was founded in July 2006 previous a resolution of “Very favourable” from ANEP (National Agency of Evaluation)

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DIR E C T ION

Direc torIván A. P érez

S ec retaryJ os é A. R abadán

S C IE NTIF IC C OOR DINATION

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G TDOCDoc umentation G roup

G TTICITC S upport G roup

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C AE MPB us ines s Advis or C ounc il

C AC IS c ientific Advis or C ounc il

E merg ing T ec hn.L ang uag e and L iterature

Nets andT elematic S ervic es

C ommunic ationE ng ineering

S ig nalP roc es s ing

P hotonic s andC ommunic ations

R E S E AR C H DIVIS IONS

DIR E C T ION

Direc torIván A. P érez

S ec retaryJ os é A. R abadán

S C IE NTIF IC C OOR DINATION

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IDeTIC

• Staff (2012)

57 people: 30 lectures, 14 hired engineers and 13 grant

2 Professors, 14 Associate Professors

12 Ph.D. students

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CeTIC STAFF DISTRIBUTION 2009

ULPGC STAFF

30 (53%)

GRANTED STAFF

13 (23%)

HIRED STAFF

14 (25%)

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7 2nd SPLab Workshop 2012(Introduction presentation) [www.IDeTIC.eu] March 17th, 2009

IDeTIC

• Research facilities (2012)

At the present all facilities are in Signals

and Communications Department and

Computer Science Department (~ 700m2)

3 Software laboratories

2 Hardware laboratories (radiocommunications and

photonic)

1 Engineering workshop

1 Circuits and PCB laboratory

• Materials (2012)

More than 140

measurement instruments

with a value near

1 Million €

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8 Stay at University of Leeds (Introduction presentation) [www.CeTIC.eu]

IDeTIC

• New Research facilities at 2012

Additional 400 m2 in the Scientific and Technology Park

2 Software laboratories

1 Hardware laboratory

1 Acoustic chamber

1 Engineering workshop

1 Visitor area & 1 meeting room & 1 newspaper library

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• IDeTIC-ULPGC (2011):

In terms of scientific production, in 2011, 89

publications were generated, 63 of which were

international, distributed among 38 conferences

papers, 20 journal publications and 5 book chapters.

22 Research project: only for 2011 0.86M€

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IDeTIC

October, 2012


10 2nd SPLab Workshop 2012 (Introduction presentation) [www.IDeTIC.eu]

IDeTIC

• Some of ourResearch projects

• PILASIB: Biodiversity Conservation (515K) 2010-

2012

• BIOMET: Biometric Identification with Meta-

biometrics (86k) 2010-2012

• THOFU: Technologies for the future hotel

(6000K) 2010-13

• CR4HFDVL: Improving HF data+voice link (HFDVL)

using cognitive radio principles (166k) 2010-13

• Domosintesis: Study and use of home automation

and RIFD for the comprehensive management of

human resources and / or hotels (365K) 2010-12

• ICARO: Interconnection and Access by visible

radiation Optical Networks (40K) 2011-13

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APLICATION AREAS

BA

SE

AR

EA

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IDeTIC: Research Matrix

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APLICATION AREAS

Comm.

Systems

Circuits & Subsystems of radio & optics communications

Circuits & Subsystems of fibre & wire communications

Signal & Information Processing

Classification & recognition

Electromagnetism

Sensors networks

BA

SE

AR

EA

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Safety and

security

Health

and

welfare

Mobility

(persons

& things)

Environm

ent

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IDeTIC : Research Matrix

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13 Stay at University of Leeds (Introduction presentation) [www.CeTIC.eu] March 17th, 2009



IDeTIC

• Research lines

Feature Extraction

Signal, image and video processing

Dimensionality Reduction

Machine learning

Development of kernels

Sensors (level of use)

• Applications

Biometrics

Quality of Voice

Biomedicine

Biodiversity Conservation

Particular implementation (PR+AI)

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IDeTIC

• Biometrics

Biometrics: Face (Ph.D. student)

Biometrics: Hand (shape, geometry, palmprint, Knuckle,

veins, etc.) (Ph.D. student)

Biometrics: Handwritten (writing and signature)

Biometrics: ear

Biometrics: lips

Other (ECG, EEG, …..)

Soft-biometrics (age, gender, race, expressions, etc.)

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IDeTIC

• Example for handwrittens INDEX

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IDeTIC

• Example:Multimodal system INDEX

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IDeTIC

• Biomedicine

Cardiopathology detection by ECG signal

Apnea Identification by ECG signal

Melanomas Identification

Quality of the voice

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDJCOeRCebM)

Alzheimer’s Disease (Emotional Temperature)

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IDeTIC

• Biodiversity Conservation

Spider Identification

Pollen Identification

Behaviour of Varroa Destructor Mite

Bee and Fly Identification from their wings

Bat Identification

Frog Identification

Katydids Identification

Pejibaye DNA Identification

Plant Identification

Use of sensor networks

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IDeTIC

• Biodiversity Conservation: Behaviour of Varroa Destructor Mite

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Many thanks!

You can get additional information from our

“Annual Activity Report” at www.idetic.eu

October, 2012

http://www.idetic.eu/

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