PhD in Information and Communications Technology

Academic year 2021-22

Degree data and benchmarks

Below are the main data and benchmarks, as well as the results of the satisfaction surveys for the degree programme, which are periodically analysed and monitored by the centre administrator, the head of studies and the corresponding quality assurance commissions, with a view to promoting the ongoing improvement of the programme.

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
New students 10 7 11 12 9 9 4
Registered students 10 16 25 34 41 44 37
Readed theses 0 0 2 0 2 5 7

Data updated on June 29th 2021.

Satisfaction of groups involved

 

Data and description

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Student satisfaction 3,13 3,00 3,12 3,36
PDI satisfaction - 3,06 3,20 3,44
PAS satisfaction - 2,90 - 3,00

Sources:

  • Survey of student satisfaction with the study programme
  • Survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the teaching and research staff (PDI)
  • Biennial survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the administrative and service staff (PAS) who have supported the undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Items rated on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 means ‘not at all satisfied’ and 4 means ‘very satisfied’.

 

Thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

Year Thesis
2022
  • Analysis of user behavior with different interfaces in 360-degree videos and virtual reality
  • Formal Algebraic Modelling for Fog Computing Network Architecture
  • Geometrical image characterization and multi-exposure imaging
  • IT Governance Implementation for Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries
  • MODELO DE PROCESO PARA LA EVALUACIÓN CONTINUA DE LA ACCESIBILIDAD DE SITIOS WEB
  • New tools to protein interaction networks alignment and prediction
  • Novel deep learning-based identification methods for accurate, orientation-aware visual detection with application to inspection and quality control
2021
  • How analytics dashboards contribute to assessing the behavior of virtual reality users from xAPI tracking logs
  • Improvement of digital audio signals generated with a 34-tone equaltempered scale.
  • New results on old and new balance indices
  • Semantic computer visión tools for missión-critical visual communications over bandwidth limited networks
  • Time redundancy mechanisms for tolerating temporary faults in the communication subsystem of systems based on the Time-Sensitive Networking standards
2020
  • Interactive therapeutic systems for fall prevention using computer vision tecnologies
  • New balance indices and metrics for phylogenetic trees
  • Performance and energy consumption trade-off in server consolidation
2019
  • Applications du transport optimal et des methods non locales à la fusion d’images hyperspectrales et multispectrales
  • Diseño y optimización multiobjetivo de redes MIMO-OFDMA con estaciones base cooperativas.
  • Facial Detection and Expression Recognition applied to Social Robots
  • Multi-view imaging: depth estimation and enhancement
  • News insights on laser-based structured light for underwater 3d reconstruction
  • On Aggregation and Transformation of Generalized Metrics and its Applications
2018
  • Analysis, desing and optimization of partial frequency reuse-aided OFDMA-based heterogeneous cellular networks
  • Curvilinear Object Detection with Fuzzy Mathematical Morphology for Grayscale and Color Medical Imagery
  • Face Me! Head-tracker interface evaluation on mobile devices
  • Integrated Risk Management Process Improvement Framework in IT Settings based on ISO Standards
  • Node fault tolerance for distributed embedded systems based on FTT-Ethernet
2017
  • Adding fault tolerance to a flexible real-time Ethernet network for embedded systems
2016
  • Scene modelling for vision-based interactive systems in rehabilitation contexts
2015
  • Deploying an improvement for web traffic QoS over DiffServ.

Who oversees the quality of the degree programme?

Quality Assurance Commission

Quality Manager
Ortiz Rodríguez, Alberto
Secretary
Maria de la Mercè Llabrés Segura
Teaching and Research Staff
  • Álvarez Torres, María Jesús
  • Femenias Nadal, Guillem
  • Juiz García, Carlos
  • Varona Gómez, Javier
Admin and Services Staff
Gómara Prats, Yolanda
Student
Company Córcoles, Juan José

Commitment to quality

Declaration in which the person in charge of ensuring the quality of the Master's programme wishes to express his/her commitment to quality and the constant improvement of his/her actions.

Planning improvement measures

Improvement plan

Accountability and transparency

Access to the Register of Universities, Centres, and Degrees (RUCT)