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La Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona Tech (UPC) és una institució pública de recerca i d'educació superior en els àmbits de l'enginyeria, l'arquitectura i les ciències.

L’activitat dels seus campus i centres fan de la UPC un punt de referència i, en complicitat amb el teixit productiu, són agent i motor de canvi econòmic i social, en posar en valor la recerca bàsica i aplicada i transferir tecnologia i coneixement a la societat.

Els investigadors i investigadores de la UPC treballen des dels laboratoris i centres de recerca per augmentar la producció científica, valoritzar-la socialment a través de la transferència de resultats i continuar liderant projectes internacionals d’excel·lència, ja sigui a partir d’iniciatives pròpies o en col·laboració amb altres centres de recerca i universitats d’arreu del món.

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Recent Submissions

A comprehensive proposal for the sustainable regeneration of historical city centres in Iran 

Mirzakhani, Arman (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)

(English) This thesis focuses on the "sustainable regeneration of the historic centres of Iran's cities" under a comprehensive and participatory approach and consists of a collection of four self-contained articles and an ...

Exploring the potential of satellite InSAR in geological engineering: new opportunities in land monitoring and hydrogeological characterisation 

Botey Bassols, Joan (Date of defense: 2024-02-02)

(English) Interferometry with Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) is a remote sensing technique to measure displacements of the observed surface, either the ground or any structure on it. Although the systematic acquisition ...

Development of multiscale reduced-order models for the analysis of medical devices 

Giuliodori Picco, Agustina (Date of defense: 2023-11-30)

(English) The advancements in material science and innovative manufacturing techniques have created substantial possibilities for improving the functionality of medical devices, tailoring them to specific needs. However, ...

Development of fractional step methods for compressible flow solvers using variational multi-scale finite element formulations 

Parada Bustelo, Samuel (Date of defense: 2023-01-27)

(English) This thesis deals with finite element methods to solve compressible flow problems, an important branch of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) whose applications are widespread in many areas of engineering and ...

Urban mobility safety in Barcelona: an evaluation of risk factors and techniques to achieve Vision Zero 

Aiash, Ahmad (Date of defense: 2023-10-27)

(English) In order to converge towards Vision Zero concept in road safety, traffic crashes need great study and analysis. This thesis is aimed at this goal, applied to the urban and metropolitan environment of Barcelona. ...

Multiscale subsurface characterization for geo-energy applications 

Sciandra, Dario (Date of defense: 2024-02-09)

(English) Geological Carbon Storage (GCS) holds immense promise for mitigating atmospheric CO2 emissions, making the sealing capacity of caprocks pivotal as storage scales up. Despite excellent sealing capacities observed ...

Unfittted finite element methods for explicit boundary representations 

Martorell Pol, Pere Antoni (Date of defense: 2024-02-21)

(English) This thesis covers the development of large-scale numerical methods for the simulations of partial differential equations on arbitrarily complex geometries. The target application of this thesis is the structural ...

Framework for an eXtended Reality (XR) solution for holistic safety management in construction 

Muñoz La Rivera, Felipe (Date of defense: 2023-03-28)

(English) Cycles in the construction sector and economy disguise what appears to advance in occupational risk prevention when, unfortunately, the AECO sector maintains very high accident rates. The zero accident target is ...

A novel arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian framework for large strain solid dynamics 

Giusto, Thomas B. J. di (Date of defense: 2024-01-24)

(English) In the realm of Computer-Aided Engineering applied to fast solid dynamics, the intricate mechanical behaviours exhibited by materials when subjected to strong dynamic forces, high speed impacts and complex ...

Multi-port container traffic analysis using Data Science tools: an application to Yangtze River Delta (China) 

Huang, Dong (Date of defense: 2023-12-19)

(English) As a crucial node of maritime transportation, seaports carry more than 90% of global trade. Considering the complexity of a port system, even slight improvement at strategical and operational decision levels will ...

Process understanding of induced seismicity during stimulation of enhanced geothermal systems 

Vaezi Anzeha, Iman (Date of defense: 2023-12-21)

(English) This doctoral thesis investigates the causes that induce (micro)seismicity as a result of hydraulic stimulation in fractured low-permeability rock. Understanding such phenomenon is of paramount importance to ...

Understanding and mitigating the post-injection seismicity induced by fluid injection in enhanced geothermal systems 

Boyet, Auregan (Date of defense: 2024-01-31)

(English) Induced seismicity due to hydraulic stimulation and circulation is a hurdle for the development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The monitored seismicity has occasionally reached magnitudes large enough to ...

Sistema de evaluación y priorización de inversiones públicas 

Boix Cots, David (Date of defense: 2023-12-15)

(English) This doctoral thesis addresses one of the most significant challenges facing the Spanish administration: the efficient selection and management of public investments. To achieve this goal, the 'Public Investment ...

Novel tools for port environmental management systems 

Morell Villalonga, Mariano Nicolás (Date of defense: 2023-11-24)

(English) This thesis addresses the development and evaluation of novel tools and strategies for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation in ports for water quality. Integrating computer vision-based systems ...

A methodology for the design, implementation and evaluation of community and impact-based flood warnings 

Meléndez Landaverde, Erika Roxana (Date of defense: 2023-11-13)

(English) The present thesis focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive community and impact-based early warning system (EWS) framework to support the protection actions of authorities and citizens ...

Sedimentación fina y corrientes de turbiedad en embalses. Caso de estudio: Embalse Amaluza (Ecuador) 

Larriva Villarreal, Hernán Javier (Date of defense: 2023-11-06)

(English) Turbidity currents in reservoirs are of strong scientific interest because they can be responsible for the contribution of large amounts of fine sediments that can cause early sediment filling. The case study ...

Design, management, and simulation of mixed station-based and free-floating vehicle-sharing systems 

Jiménez Meroño, Enrique (Date of defense: 2023-11-15)

(English) This thesis provides tools, based on mathematical modelling, for the analysis, optimization and simulation, of vehicle-sharing systems. The thesis addresses various implementation levels of such systems, from ...

Quick assessment through analytical solutions of induced seismicity in geo-energy applications 

Wu, Haiqing (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)

(English) Understanding the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity remains one of the most critical challenges in geo-energy applications. This Thesis aims at assessing (1) fault stability and induced seismicity ...

Topology optimization of incompressible structures for fluid-structure interaction problems 

Castañar Pérez, Inocencio (Date of defense: 2023-07-24)

(English) Topology optimization of incompressible structures, in which the loads on the structure come from the stresses exerted by a surrounding fluid, is a highly complex problem. This work presents a compilation of the ...

Assessment of groundwater hydrology of the Quaternary aquifer of Lake Chad Basin 

Salehi Siavashani, Nafiseh (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

(English) This thesis aims to enhance the conceptual model of the Lake Chad Basin's quaternary aquifer by gathering updated hydrological, geological, meteorological, and groundwater data. Objectives include analyzing natural ...

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