ITAP Recognized Research Groups (GIR) and Consolidated Research Units (UIC)
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02/04/2025 Election of director
As the current acting director is a candidate for re-election, applying ITAP's Internal Regulations, Eduardo Zalama presides over the council as he is, of those present, the member with the highest academic standing and seniority in the Institute. In the first round, 27 in-person votes and one registered vote were cast. After the vote count, all were in favor. However, as an absolute majority (36 votes) was not achieved, a second round was held, with an identical result (28 votes in favor). As there were more votes in favor than against (and the total number of votes in favor was greater than the sum of blank and spoiled votes), candidate Juan Carlos Fraile was declared elected.
05/29/2024 Course on “Introduction to spectral analysis of signals”
Course on “Introduction to spectral analysis of signals” Organized by the ADIRE group, professors Dr. René de Jesús Romero, from the Autonomous University of Querétaro and Dr. Tomás A. García from the University of Valladolid will teach an introductory course to the spectral analysis of signals in the industry on June 13, 2024 in the Degree Room 2304 of the Mergelina/EII Headquarters. It has been divided into two parts: The first part is dedicated to a theoretical introduction to the spectral analysis of stationary signals with the FFT. The second part addresses the time-frequency analysis of non-stationary signals with the Short-Time Fourier Transform. In both blocks, practical examples of signals taken in industry and electrical installations will be shown. More information at this link.
04/17/2024 José Ramón Perán González, winner of the “XI Award for Best Director of the magazine Castilla y León Económica”
We congratulate José Ramón Perán González, general director of Cartif, professor emeritus of the UVa, former director of the EII and member of ITAP, who has been awarded the "XI Prize for the Best Economic Director of Castilla y León", for the launch 30 years ago of Cartif, which is currently positioned as the first technological center in Castilla y León and second in Spain in terms of its participation in projects financed by the Horizon Europe program. The awards ceremony will take place next May 9 at 6:15 p.m. in Auditorium I of the Valladolid Fair. More information at this link.
04/07/2024 News published in the newspaper “El Norte de Castilla”
On April 7, the following news was published in the newspaper “El Norte de Castilla” (click on the image to enlarge):
Robot-assisted rehabilitation manages to recover hand atrophies due to severe COVID.
A magazine of international prestige collects the research from UVA and Benito Menni that supports the exoskeleton to rescue mobility and reduce the lack of autonomy.
04/07/2024 News published in the newspaper “El Norte de Castilla”
On April 4, “El Norte de Castilla" published the following news (click on the image to enlarge):
The robot that helps the elderly to continue living in their homes
UVA researchers create a device that detects emergency situations, offers activities for cognitive stimulation and allows video calls with family members.
11/22/2023 TRAPECIO Project (Enabling technologies for almost zero buildings in Latin America)
ITAP participates, through the Termotecnia GIR, along with 21 other groups from Latin American, Andorran, Portuguese and Spanish countries, in the thematic network on ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALMOST ZERO BUILDINGS IN IBERO AMERICA, financed by the Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development (CYTED) in the 2023 call for the next 4 years. The director of the project is Rodrigo Ramirez Pisco, from the CARLEMANY University of Andorra and the coordinator at UVa is the professor of AgroForest Engineering Dr. Manuel Navas, with professor Javier Rey being responsible for ITAP. More information here
11/06/2023 International recognition
In addition to the recent international award achieved at the District Energy LATAM Conference 2023 held in Cartagena/Colombia, the Termotecnia GIR research group maintains intense international activity. Last October, the professor and director of the group, Dr. Fco. Javier Rey, gave a master conference on the energy transition in efficiency and renewable energies, invited by the College of Mechanical Engineers of Peru. Likewise, now in November activities will take place in Brazil in the context of the research project in which they collaborate, coinciding with the invited participation in a plenary session at the international congress.
Gesture Recognition Robot in Laparoscopic Surgery
Hand-assisted surgery (HALS) represents a new intermediate scenario between classic laparoscopic surgery and laparotomy. In it, the surgeon inserts one hand into the abdomen to manipulate the organs, while with the other he uses the conventional instruments of minimally invasive surgery. This type of approach is useful in complex situations, where classic laparoscopic surgery cannot be applied, and it has been shown that patient recovery times are not superior to the latter technique.
Robot for the rehabilitation of hand functions through active therapies in people with neuromotor disabilities
Rehabilitation robotics: Design, control and manufacturing of robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation tasks in people with neuromotor disabilities. In this line of research, mechatronic robot-assisted exercise devices are developed that significantly improve the success rate in neurological rehabilitation therapy to relearn the movement skills of the upper limbs (arm and hand).
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