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17/Jun/2026 La Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario de Castilla y León (ACSUCyL) evaluará la actividad de ITAP de 2020 a 2025
La Ley 3/2003 de 28 de marzo de Universidades de Castilla y León establece que los Institutos Universitarios de Investigación deben ser evaluados cada cinco años por ACSUCyL. Actualmente el Instituto ITAP se encuentra en su tercer proceso de evaluación.
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Evaluación ACSUCyL
Jornadas Técnicas
El Programa de Doctorado de Ingeniería Industrial organiza unas Jornadas técnicas la próxima semana (en concreto las tardes del martes 14 y jueves 16 de abril, en horario de 16:30h a 19:00h en el Aula B5.2 de la Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales, sede Paseo del Cauce). La temática de las Jornadas es: "Bomba de calor para la producción de Agua Caliente Sanitaria (ACS)".
Os animamos a que reservéis este hueco en vuestras agendas para asistir a las Jornadas si la temática es de vuestro interés. Además, se habilitará la posibilidad de asistir a la jornada de forma remota. Las personas interesadas en asistir bajo esta modalidad online deben enviar un correo a esta dirección solicitando el enlace de conexión.
Feb 6, 2026 The Structural Dynamics Group achieves its recognition as GIR
Following the positive evaluation by ACSUCyL dated 12/01/2025, the UVa Governing Council, in its meeting on 02/06/2026, approves the creation of the Recognized Research Group named Structural Dynamics Group, composed of Antolín Lorenzana Ibán (coordinator), José María Garcia Terán, Mariano Cacho Pérez, Álvaro Magdaleno González, Ismael García Garcia, and Tomislav Jarak.
On the page https://www.strudyn.uva.es/ their lines of research, projects, and academic activities are detailed.
Sep/24th/2025 HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY FORUM AS A SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM IN HVAC INSTALLATIONS
El GIR de TERMOTECNIA de la UVa, organiza esta actividad dentro del programa de doctorado de ingenierías industriales y con la colaboración de las empresas internacionales de CARRIER y DAIKIN en el salón de actos de la Escuela de Ingenierías Industriales de Valladolid. A este foro queremos darle un carácter abierto a cualquier profesional, empresa y alumnado por supuesto de doctorado y de grado.
22 years of collaboration between the universities of Malta and Valladolid (Spain) in the field of Sustainable Energy
As a result of the collaboration between the Sustainable Energy Institute of the University of Malta and the GIR of Termotecnia of the University of Valladolid, both research and academic activities have been successfully linked since 2003. Specifically, to date, 45 indexed publications, 43 final degree projects, doctoral and Erasmus Plus specialization courses, as well as collaborative doctoral theses and various internationally recognized awards have been published. The ITAP Institute congratulates the current leaders, Professors Charles Yousif and Francisco Javier Rey.
RESEARCH DISSEMINATION CONFERENCE CONDUCTED BY RECOGNIZED RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND GROUPS AT THE VALLADOLID SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
May 28, 2025 Recognition of Javier Rey with the 2025 Roger Lèron Award
Our colleague Javier Rey, professor in the Department of Energy and Fluid Mechanics Engineering and a member of the Thermotechnology group, has been awarded second place in the 2025 Roger Lèron Prize, awarded by the European Federation of Energy and Environment Agencies and Regions (FEDARENE) for his professional career in the fields of energy and sustainability in the European Union.
The professor received this recognition in the "Longstanding Achievement Award" category on May 15 at an event held in Brussels.
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May 19, 2025 Course on "Instrumentation, Measurement, and Signal Processing"
The GIR ADIRE (Department of Electrical Engineering) and the Doctoral Program in Industrial Engineering, in collaboration with the ITAP, are organizing the following course:
"Instrumentación, medición y procesamiento de señales: Consideraciones prácticas para la experimentación"
Course Syllabus:
- Introduction to Metrology
- The Instrumentation Chain
- Measurement Parameters
- Static Measurements
- Dynamic Measurements
- Measurement Errors
- Signal Processing
- Spectral Analysis
May 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.
Apr 04, 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 successfully reverses hand atrophy caused by 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.
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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