Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning Group

The Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning group (KEMLg) is a research group belonging to the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) – BarcelonaTech. It was founded by Prof. Ulises Cortés. The group has been active in the Artificial Intelligence field since 1986.

Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning group
Established1988
Field of research
Artificial Intelligence
DirectorKarina Gibert
FacultyTechnical University of Catalonia (UPC) – BarcelonaTech
Staff2 postdoctoral researchers
Students8 doctoral students
Alumni47
AddressOmega Building 201–207. 1–3 Jordi Girona st., 08034
LocationBarcelona
41.3883°N 2.1135°E / 41.3883; 2.1135
CampusUPC Campus Nord
Websitewww.kemlg.upc.edu

The main goal of this research group is the analysis, design, implementation and application of several Artificial Intelligence techniques, to support the operation or behaviour analysis of real-world complex systems or domains. Research is focused on the analysis, design, management or supervision of these domains, such as in the health and medical field, in environmental processes and systems, and in the industrial and enterprise sector.[1]

Specific research efforts are undertaken in analysis and development of intelligent agents, understanding of coalition setting dynamics, social structure dynamics analysis, formal model construction for norms and conventions for e-commerce, information flow process design, temporal episode-based reasoning, experience-based argumentation techniques, hybrid methods in Statistics and Artificial Intelligence, belief or Bayesian networks, Case-based reasoning, knowledge-based systems, supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, knowledge model identification and knowledge model building, knowledge representation, ontologies, social networks, semantic Web, Web services, and directory service study.

One of the major area of application-expertise is in the development of Environmental Decision Support Systems (EDSS) using Artificial Intelligence Techniques.[2][3][4] In particular, since 1990 research has been done in the area of Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP),[5][6] and more specifically on those that have as a technological basis the activated sludge.[7]

Research lines

Their main research lines include:

Network memberships

These are the networks of excellence and thematic networks the group belongs to:

  • ATICA – Spanish Network for the Advance and Transfer of Applied Computational Intelligence (TIN2011-14083-E)[15]
  • Data Mining and Machine Learning Spanish Network (TIC2002-11124-E)[16]
  • KDNET – Knowledge Discovery Network of Excellence (IST-2001-33086)[17]
  • Fluvial Basin Integral Management. Thematic network (2003/XT/00045)
  • Monitoring and Modelling as a Support Tools for the Improvement of Water Quality in Catalonia. Thematic network (1999/XT/0037, 2001/XT/00030, 2003/XT/0069)
  • MLNET, MLNET2 – Machine Learning Network of Excellence (ESPRIT 29288)[18]
  • AgentLink, AgentLink II, AgentLink III – Network of Excellence for Agent-Based Computing (IST-1999-29003)[19]
  • Artificial Intelligence in Catalonia. Thematic network (1996/XT/0031)

Awards
  • Ulises Cortés: "Premio ESTYLF 2012". Recognizing 25 years working in fuzzy logic.
  • Jorge Rodas: "Knowledge Discovery in repeated and very short serial measures with a blocking factor". 2002 Premio Chihuahua. Advisors: Dr. Karina Gibert & Dr. Emilio Rojo.
  • Javier Vázquez: "THE ROLE OF NORMS AND ELECTRONIC INSTITUTIONS IN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS APPLIED TO COMPLEX DOMAINS THE HARMONIA FRAMEWORK". 2003 ECCAI Artificial Intelligence Dissertation Award.[20] Advisor: Prof Ulises Cortés
  • Cristina Urdiales: "CARMEN (Collaborative Autonomous Robot for Mobility ENhancement)". 2010 ECCAI Artificial Intelligence Dissertation Award.[21] Also awarded with the VODAFONE SPAIN Foundation Award for Best Doctoral Thesis in ICT Accessibility and Personal Autonomy (2012). This award was given in the XXXII edition of Telecommunication Engineers Awards, organised by the Official Association of Telecommunication Engineers. Advisor: Prof Ulises Cortés
  • Miquel Sànchez-Marrè:
    • Accesit of the Oms i De Prat 1991 Prize, granted by Caixa de Manresa, in the field of Experimental and Applied Sciences for the Master's Thesis entitled, DEPUR: an Application of Knowledge-Based Systems to Wastewater Treatment Plants Diagnosis (1991).
    • Elected Fellow of the International Environmental Modelling and Software society (iEMSs), 2005[22]
  • Karina Gibert: Elected Fellow of the International Environmental Modelling and Software society (iEMSs), 2007[23]

Accreditations

References
  1. La Vanguardia (Catalunya TIC Innova), 27 February 2012
  2. Cortés, U.; Sànchez-Marrè, M.; Ceccaroni, L.; R-Roda, I.; Poch, M. (1 January 2000). "Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Decision Support Systems". Applied Intelligence. 13 (1): 77–91. doi:10.1023/A:1008331413864.
  3. Cortés, U.; Sànchez-Marrè, M.; Sangüesa, R.; Comas, J.; Roda, I.; Poch, M.; Riaño, D. (1 January 2001). "Knowledge Management in Environmental Decision Support Systems". AI Communications. 14 (1): 3–12. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  4. Ceccaroni, Luigi; Cortés, Ulises; Sànchez-Marrè, Miquel (31 August 2004). "OntoWEDSS: augmenting environmental decision-support systems with ontologies". Environmental Modelling & Software. 19 (9): 785–797. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.4.4438. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2003.03.006.
  5. Sànchez, Miquel; Cortés, Ulises; Lafuente, Javier; Roda, Ignasi R.; Poch, Manel (31 August 1996). "DAI-DEPUR: an integrated and distributed architecture for wastewater treatment plants supervision". Artificial Intelligence in Engineering. 10 (3): 275–285. doi:10.1016/0954-1810(96)00004-0. hdl:10256/2882.
  6. Sanchez-Marre, Miquel; Cortes, Ulises; R.-Roda, Ignasi; Poch, Manel; Lafuente, Javier (1 July 1997). "Learning and Adaptation in Wastewater Treatment Plants Through Case-Based Reasoning". Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering. 12 (4): 251–266. doi:10.1111/0885-9507.00061.
  7. Serra, Pau; Sànchez, Miquel; Lafuente, Javier; Cortés, Ulises; Poch, Manel (31 December 1996). "ISCWAP: A knowledge-based system for supervising activated sludge processes". Computers & Chemical Engineering. 21 (2): 211–221. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.77.8315. doi:10.1016/0098-1354(95)00258-8.
  8. Vázquez-Salceda, Javier; Dignum, Virginia; Dignum, Frank (1 November 2005). "Organizing Multiagent Systems". Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. 11 (3): 307–360. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.5.2963. doi:10.1007/s10458-005-1673-9.
  9. Pujol, Josep M.; Sangüesa, Ramon; Delgado, Jordi (2002). Extracting reputation in multi agent systems by means of social network topology. Proceedings of the First International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems: Part 1. AAMAS '02. pp. 467–474. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.15.1077. doi:10.1145/544741.544853. ISBN 978-1581134803.
  10. Vázquez-Salceda, Javier; Aldewereld, Huib; Dignum, Frank (2004). Multiagent System Technologies. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 3187. pp. 313–327. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-30082-3_23. hdl:1874/19703. ISBN 978-3-540-23222-3.
  11. Vázquez-Salceda, Javier; Dignum, Frank (2003). Modelling Electronic Organizations. Multi-Agent Systems and Applications III. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 2691. pp. 584–593. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.64.5781. doi:10.1007/3-540-45023-8_56. ISBN 978-3-540-40450-7.
  12. Gibert, Karina; Sànchez-Marrè, Miquel; Rodríguez-Roda, Ignasi (31 December 2006). "GESCONDA: An intelligent data analysis system for knowledge discovery and management in environmental databases". Environmental Modelling & Software. 21 (1): 115–120. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2005.01.004.
  13. Gibert, Karina; Cortés, Ulises (1998). "Clustering based on rules and knowledge discovery in ill-structured domains". Computación y Sistemas. 1 (4): 213–227.
  14. http://noticias.universia.es/ciencia-nn-tt/noticia/2010/07/28/754069/caminador-inteligente-disenado-upc-presentara-expo-shanghai.html Universia, "Un caminador inteligente diseñado en la UPC se presentará en la Expo de Shanghai" 28 July 2010
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  16. Red Española de Minería de Datos y Aprendizaje
  17. KDNET
  18. MLNET
  19. "AgentLink". Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. "Medallists, Fellows and ECREs – iEMSs".
  23. "Medallists, Fellows and ECREs – iEMSs".
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