Research

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Developed Research Description

Distributed optimization methods for large-scale networks management
Evolutionary Game Theory and its applications to Control Systems Engineering with special attention to the interaction with model predictive control strategies for large-scale flow-based systems
Partitioning and Decentralised Model Predictive Control of Large-scale Dynamical Systems – Analysis, synthesis and applications
Design and implementation of advanced controllers (LPV, MPC, UC) in fuel cell based systems
Application of advanced techniques for the global management and control of energy systems based on PEM fuel cells (dynamical system analysis)
Analysis and Design of decentralised optimisation-based control strategies applied to large-scale water systems management
Actuator fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control based of set separation
Development and Integration of Fault-Tolerant Control Techniques for Complex Processes
Control of Power Converters using Strategies based on Sliding Modes
Control Strategies for Electric Energy Generation in Isolated Environments – Applications: Hybrid Vehicles

Supervision

Former PhD Students

  1. Bernat Joseph i Duran. Hybrid modelling and receding horizon control of combined sewer networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Dr. Cembrano. November 2014. Now at CETaqua (Spain).
  2. Feng Xu. Diagnosis and fault-tolerant control using set-based methods. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. V Puig. November 2014. Now at Tsinghua University (China).
  3. Juan Manuel Grosso Pérez.  On model predictive control for economic and robust operation  of generalised Flow-based networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig. March 2015. Now at Procter & Gamble (Germany).
  4. Julián Barreiro Gómez. The role of population games in the design of optimization-based controllers: a large-scale insight. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Co-advised with Prof. N. Quijano. May 2017. Now at Khalifa University.
    1. European PhD Award on Control for Complex and Heterogeneous Systems, 2017.
    2. Best PhD Thesis in Control Technology CEA-Springer Award, 2017.
  5. Zakaria Baroud. Modelling and observation of PEM fuel-cell systems: Application to the automotive transport field. University of Amar Telidji – Laghouat (Argel). Co-advised with Prof. Atallah Benalia. June 2018. Now at Ammar Telidji University (Argelia).
  6. Masoud Pourasghar Lafmejani. On the fault diagnosis of dynamic systems using set-based approaches. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig. April 2019. Now at Scania (Sweden).
  7. Wayan Wicak Ananduta. Non-centralized optimization-based control schemes for large-scale energy systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), December 2019. Now at Vito (Belgium).
  8. Sara Siniscalchi Minna. Wind power plant control strategies for ancillary services participation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and IREC. Co-advised with Dr. M. De Prada (GE – Spain). December 2019. Now at Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Denmark).
  9. Jenny Lorena Díaz Castañeda. Advanced energy management/control strategies for smart manufacturing systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), March 2020. Now at Insulet Corporation (USA).
  10. Martín Rafael David. Mathematical modelling and advanced control design applied to high- pressure electrolyzers for hydrogen production. Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires – Argentina, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. R. Sánchez Peña. November 2021. Now at ITBA (Argentina).
  11. Gregory Johann Conde M. Modeling and control in open-channel irrigation systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – Universidad de los Andes (Colombia). Co-advised with Prof. N. Quijano. December 2021. Now at University of Florida (USA).
  12. Miguel Angel Bermeo Ayerbe. Enhancing maintenance and energy efficiency in smart manufacturing processes through non-intrusive monitoring strategies. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Industrial Doctorate (together with Aingura IIoT, Basc Country). December 2022. Now at Aingura IIoT (Spain).
    1. Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.
  13. Yousif Omar Yousif ElDigair. Advanced control strategies for the cathode module of automo- tive hydrogen fuel cell systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC). Industrial Doctorate (together with Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH, Germany). December 2022. Now at A Arnold NextG GmbH (Germany).
    1. Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.
  14. Juan Pablo Martínez Piazuelo. On the Design of Optimization-Based Controllers via Generalized Nash Equilibrium Seeking in Evolutionary Games over Networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. N. Quijano. June 2024.
    1. European PhD Award on Control for Complex and Heterogeneous Systems, 2025.
  15. Cristian Eduardo Puerto Santana. Design, implementation, and evaluation of novel fault detection methodologies for time-varying industrial mechanical systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) and Aingura IIoT S.L., Basc Country. November 2025. Co-advised with Dr. Javier Díaz-Rozo.
    1. Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.

PhD Students (Ongoing)

  1. David Antonio Cruz. Non-intrusive monitoring for Energy Management in smart factories. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and Aingura IIoT S.L. Co-advising with Dr. Javier Díaz-Rozo.
    • Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.
  2. Omar Aguirre. Advanced control techniques applied to alkaline electrolyzers. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advised with Prof. Oscar Camacho.
  3. Johan Sebastián Peña Campos. Machine learning-based decision support system design for early cancer diagnosis. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia). Co-advised with Prof. Diego Patiño Guevara.
  4. Pol Cardona Rubio. Optimal control of green hydrogen production, storage and dispatchment systems for the transport sector. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC). Co-advising with Dr. Maria Serra.
  5. Claudio Collao Bahamondes. AI-supported composable Digital Twins services for control, teleoperation, and remote verification. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and NTT Data LatAm. Co-advising with Dr. Carlos Toro.
    • Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.
  6. Mateo Arcila Osorio. Advanced modelling and control of alcohol steam reformers for clean hydrogen production. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC).
  7. Aitor Bazán Escoda. Modelling and advanced control for automotive thermodynamical systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and SEAT S.A. Co-advising with Dr. Jorge Sanz-López.
    • Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.
  8. Vanessa Arenas Angulo. Enhancing time-varying novelty detection for complex dynamical systems by mixing phenomenological-based and probabilistic-based machine learning methods. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and Aingura IIoT S.L. Co-advising with Dr. Javier Díaz-Rozo.
  9. Sofía Chacón Chamorro. Energy Management Framework with Hybrid Market Integration for Energy Communities. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC). Coadvising with Dr. A. Pantoja (Universidad de Nariño, Colombia).
  10. Alberto Kolton Jusid. Intelligent Management Strategies for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Multi-resource Systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC). Coadvising with Dr. J. Blesa.
  11. Albert Díaz Antúnez. Design, implementation and evaluation of diagnosis methodologies for electromechanical systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) and Aingura IIoT S.L., Basc Country. Co-advising with Dr. Javier Díaz-Rozo.
    • Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya.

Former MSc. Students

  1. Josep Adrian i Roman. Enhancement of management criteria in the design of predictive con- trollers for drinking water networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2010.
  2. Rodrigo Toro Olmedo. Smart tuning of predictive controllers for decentralized control of drinking water networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2010.
  3. Dídac Recio Garrido. Design of Linear Predictive Controllers Applied to Ethanol Steam Re- formers for Hydrogen. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2011. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra-Prat.
  4. Luis Caiza Chicaiza. Diseño e Implementación de Estrategias de Control Predictivo para una Planta de Pasteurización a Escala. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2012. Co-advised with Dr. A. Rosich.
  5. Juan Manuel Grosso Pérez. A Robust Adaptive Model Predictive Control to enhance the Man- agement of Drinking Water Networks under Demand Uncertainty and Actuators Degradation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2012. Co- advised with Prof. V. Puig.
  6. Mingming Lee. Model Predictive Control for Ethanol Steam Reformers. Universitat Politèc- nica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, July 2014. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra.
  7. Ye Wang. Fault-tolerant predictive control for large-scale systems based on Gaussian Pro- cesses. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, July 2014. Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig.
  8. Sebastian Chavez-Ferrer Marcos. Controlling a Quadrotor with a Robotic Arm using Nonlin- ear Model Predictive Control. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial, CSIC-UPC, February 2015.
  9. Noè Rosanas Boeta. Non-linear Model Predictive Control applied to PEM Fuel Cells: Anode Pressure and Humidity Regulation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, July 2014.
  10. Andrés Felipe Ramírez Jaime. A Receding horizon approach to mean field games. Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), March 2016. Co-advised with Prof. N. Quijano.
  11. Sofia Filippi. Distributed control based on evolutionary game theory: multi-agent experi-  ment. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and University of Padova (Italy), April 2016. Co-advised with Mr. J. Barreiro.
  12. Iván Martínez. Decentralized health-aware predictive control for large-scale systems. Univer- sitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, October 2016. Co-advised with Prof. V. Puig.
  13. Sandra Terradellas. Small-scale pasteurization plants: modelling for real-time control. Uni- versitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, October 2016. Co- advised with Dr. S. Tornil-Sin.
  14. Carlos Ibáñez. Implementation of optimization-based controllers for industrial processes. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, July 2017. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
  15. Sergi Xavier Ubach Pallàs. Modelling and optimization-based control design for power con- suming reduction in industrial processes. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaT- ECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2017.
  16. Brais Gonzáles García. Modelado y automatización de una planta piloto de nivel para la mejora en el diseño de controladores. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – IRI, June 2018.
  17. Miguel Angel Bermeo Ayerbe. Energy efficiency improvement of an industrial process test- bench using predictive control with model adaptation capabilities. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, July 2019.
  18. Adrià Luque Acera. Learning-based model predictive control experimental design for cloth state manipulation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ESAII, September 2021. Co-advised with Dr. A. Colomé.
    • First Prize of the 2022 Student Contest (University Category), ISA (Spanish Branch).
  19. Eva Moliner Adell. Design of predictive controllers for alkaline electrolysers. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), October 2022. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
  20. Erick Manuel Meza Camargo. Scenario-based MPC with Adaptative Set Membership Identification. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), July 2024. Co-advised with Dr. Fredy Ruiz (Politecnico di Milano).
  21. Usama Hamayun Ghouri. Exploration Scheme of Multi Robots using Centralized Predictive Controllers. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), September 2024. Co-advised with Dr. P. Segovia.
  22. Miguel Aranda Domenech. Design of data-driven optimization-based control approaches with adaptive capabilities: Application to large-scale systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) – ESAII, MUAR, 2025. Co-advised with Dr. P. Segovia.
  23. Cristina Franco Leyva. Data-Driven Predictive Control Models for Manufacturing System. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) – ESAII, MUEI, 2025. Coadvised with Dr. J. Martinez-Piazuelo.
  24. Nora Olazagoitia. Implementation of a predictive control strategy for the lateral and longitudinal control of an autonomous vehicle. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) – ESAII, MUAR, 2025.
  25. Josep Caballé. Benavent. Large-Scale EV Charging Coordination: A Detailed Exploration of Mean-Field and Reinforcement Learning Approaches. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) – ESAII, MUAR, May 2025. Co-advised with Dr. P. Segovia.

MSc. Students (Ongoing)

Currently no students

Former BSc. Students

  1. Alejandro Pinzón Gómez. Diseño y simulación de un control en modo deslizante para sistemas dinámicos lineales (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Sede Manizales), July 2003.
  2. Josep Adrian i Roman. Modelat dinàmic orientat al Control Predictiu de la xarxa d’aigüa potable de Barcelona (in Catalan). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, September 2009.
  3. Samuele Bovo. Partitioning Approach oriented to the Decentralized Predictive Control of Large-Scale Networked Systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) and University of Padova (Italy), July 2010.
  4. Miguel Solsona Alarcón. Dynamic modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane gas humidifiers. Universitat de Barcelona, January 2014.
  5. Carlos Ibáñez. Modelado y control de sistemas dinámicos usando Modelica. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, July 2015. Co-advised with Mr. J. Barreiro-Gómez.
  6. Eloi Pérez Contreras. Modelització i Control d’un Reformador d’Etanol amb Vapor (in Catalan). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, 2015. Co-advised with Dr. M. Serra.
  7. Xavier Ibáñez B. Design and construction of a LED-based balloon (in Spanish). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – FIB, October 2016.
  8. Cristian Matas Hidalgo. Design and simulation of a laboratory with cobots: Colaborative laboratory design. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, April 2020.
  9. Abdulrahim Oukar Tatari. Determinación de características de pronunciación de letras me- diante el análisis frecuencial de fonemas (in Spanish). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, July 2020.
  10. Santi Prats. Development and implementation of real-time control strategies based on FPGA. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, July 2020. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
  11. Adrián Blazquez. Analysis and design of a lateral force estimator for a Formula Student vehicle. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, July 2020.
  12. Eduard Morera. Real-Data-Based Modelling and Torque Vectoring Algorithm for a 4-Wheel- Drive Formula Student Vehicle. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – ETSEIB, July 2020. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
  13. Sandra Wells. Analysis and Control of a Lur’e System with Sector-Bounded, Slope-Restricted Nonlinearities using Linear and Bilinear Matrix Inequalities. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) Centre de Formació Interdisciplinària Superior (CFIS), July 2020. Mark: 10/10 with Top-quality mention.
  14. Pablo de Juan. A simulation case study of optimal power flow using robust optimization versus CVaR. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – CFIS and University of California (San Diego), July 2020. Co-advised with Prof. Sonia Martinez.
  15. Kamil Etxagibel. A non-linear optimization-based control of a biochemical process. Universi- tat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), July 2022. Co-advising with Mr. Juan Martínez-Piazuelo.
  16. Blanca Caffarena Funcia. Diseño y simulación de un controlador predictivo multivariable  para un electrolizador alcalino. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), July 2022.
  17. Benjamí Parellada. A game theoretic and reinforcement learning approach to solving auto- matic control problems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), 2022. Co-advising with Mr. Juan Martínez-Piazuelo.
  18. Iván Barrachina. Design and implementation of automatic controllers in low-cost platforms. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), 2022.
  19. Jara Villalonga. Digital Twins in Productive Assets. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technologies and Economic Analysis, 2025. Co-advised with Dr. J. Díaz-Rozo.
  20. Josep Borràs Borràs. Design of predictive control approaches for multi-agent systems: application to autonomous robot navigation. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technologies and Economic Analysis, 2025. Coadvised with Dr. P. Segovia.
  21. Marta Ruíz. Evaluation of theoretical models of rotodynamic elements for performance features extraction. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology Engineering, 2025. Co-advised with Dr. J. Díaz-Rozo.
  22. Martí Pesquer. Machine learning for mixed-integer optimization in manufacturing systems. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC), Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology Engineering, 2025. Co-advised with Dr. J. Martínez-Piazuelo

BSc. Students (Ongoing)

Currently no students

Other Students

  1. Eduard Morera Torres. Design and simulation of fast control strategies for energy systems:   a PDE-based analysis. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – IRI, 2021.
  2. Ferran Arqué. Optimal transport over flow-based networks. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), 2019.
  3. Dimitris Lagos. Design of controllers for hydrogen production via control-oriented mod-   els based on Method of the Characteristics (MoC). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC) – IRI, 2021.

Visiting Students

  1. Valentina Fambrini. Modelling and Decentralized Predictive Control Applied to Water Distribution Networks: The Barcelona Case Study. Università degli Studi di Siena (Italy), 2008.
  2. Israel Becerra Moreno. Optimal planning of a in-source water exploitation. Instituto Tecnológico de Moterrey (Mexico), 2011.
  3. Ane Høyer Mollerup. Denmark Technical University (Chemical Engineering Department) and Copenhagen Wastewater Innovations, 2012.
  4. Jaime Arango. Unfalsified Control in Robotic Manipulators. Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Manizales, Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Computación, 2012.
  5. Angélica María Alzate Ibañez. Modelling, estimation and validation of Bio-reactors. Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Manizales, Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica y Computación, 2013.
  6. Javier Sánchez. Temperature modelling and model predictive control of a small-scale batch reaction system. Universidad EAFIT, Medellín (Colombia), 2014.
  7. Pablo Velarde Rueda. Robust Model predictive control applied to drinking water networks. University of Seville, 2015.
  8. Sofia Fillipi. Distributed control based on evolutionary game theory: Multi-agent experiment. Università di Padova (Italy), 2015.
  9. Andrés Felipe Ramírez Jaime. A Receding horizon approach to mean field games. Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), 2015.
  10. Zakaria Baroud. Modelling and observation/estimation for fuel-cell-based systems. Amar Telidji University – Laghouat (Algeria), 1st stay: October 2015, 2nd stay: October 2016.
  11. Omar Lerena. Dynamical nonlinear modelling of ethanol steam reformers. Universidad Estatal Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Brazil, 2016.
  12. Jenny Lorena Díaz C. The use of phenomenological-based semi-physical models as virtual sensors for density and viscosity of mineral slurries. Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Medellin, Facultad de Minas, Colombia, 2016.
  13. Ettore Obbio Maranini. Experimental model validation and predictive control of a small-scale pasteurization pilot plant. Universitá de Pavia – Italy, 2017.
  14. Tomás Pipia (INCITE Fellow). Interaction among state feedback control and partitioning of large-scale systems. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2017.
  15. Luis Alejandro Fletscher. Energy Efficiency of HetNets with Hybrid Energy Sources: A Distributed Population Dynamics Approach. Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Medellin, Facultad de Minas, Colombia, 2017.
  16. Jordi Manyer. Stochastic game theory and robust control: an overview. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), CFIS, summer 2017.
  17. Luis Levieux. Optimization-based control approaches for electricity production in Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), LEICI, 2017.
  18. Hazem Abdelghany (INCITE Fellow). Robust non-distributed management in energy systems. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2019.
  19. Camila González. Design of virtual sensor strategies based on dynamical models for the chocolate shelling. Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Medellin, Facultad de Minas, Colombia, 2019.
  20. Juan Esteban Zabala. Design of optimization-based controllers applied to photovoltaic-based renewable energy. Instituto Tecnológico de Medellín, Colombia, 2019.
  21. Krisztian Mark Balla. Disturbance forecasting via Gaussian processes for the performance improvement of drainage systems. Grundfos Holding A/S, Technical University of Denmark, 2021.
  22. Gilles Delansnay. Non-centralized robust formation control using tube-based predictive control. University of Mons, Belgium, 2023.
  23. Chitresh Rayakota Rajesh. AI-supported composable digital twin services for control, teleoperation and remote verification. SASTRA Deemed to be University, India, 2024.
  24. Nicola Mignone. Generalized Nash equilibrium seeking in transactive multi-agent networks. Politecnico di Bari, Italy, 2024.
  25. Yanzhen Wang. Distributed Nash equilibria seeking and its applications in energy trade. East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, 2025-2026.
  26. Alessandro Del Duca. Stochasticity in the complex management of energy networks. Politecnico di Milano, Italy, 2025.

Participation in Research Projects

Projects as Leader

Project Title Design, implementation and evaluation of diagnosis methodologies for electromechanical systems
Reference 2025DI00081 – Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya
Participants UPC and Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2025 to 2028
Project Title Sustainable learning-based management of multi-resource large-scale systems (SEAMLESS)
Reference PID2023-148840OB-I00
Participants UPC
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez – Joaquim Blesa
Project Length From 2024 to 2027
Project Title Optimization of Thermal Management in Electric cars
Reference 2024DI007 – Industrial Doctorate, Generalitat de Catalunya
Participants UPC and SEAT S.A.
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2024 to 2027
Project Title Strategies based on artificial intelligence and dynamic models for predictive maintenance and flexible manufacturing with zero defects (INSPIRED)
Reference C-12727
Participants UPC and Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2024 to 2027
Project Title AI-supported composable digital twins Services for control, teleoperation, and remote verification
Reference 2023DI026 (Industrial Doctorate)
Participants UPC, NTT DATA Chile
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2023 to 2026
Project Title Design, implementation, and evaluation of novel fault detection and diagnosis methodologies for multi-state electromechanical dynamical systems
Reference 2022DI093 (Industrial Doctorate)
Participants UPC, Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2023 to 2026
Project Title Non-intrusive monitoring for Energy Management in smart factories
Reference 2022DI042 (Industrial Doctorate)
Participants UPC, Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2022 to 2025
Project Title Advanced Learning-Based supervision for Efficiency and Safety in smart infrasTructures (L-BEST)
Reference PID2020-115905RB-C21
Participants UPC, CSIC
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/272
Project Length From 2021 to 2024
Project Title Energy efficiency management in smart manufacturing systems (TOFMAN-2)
Reference C-12446
Participants UPC, Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length 2023 (one year)
Project Title Towards the future smart manufacturing systems (TOFMAN)
Reference C-11630
Participants UPC, Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/241
Project Length From 2021 to 2022
Project Title Advanced Control strategies for energy consumption improvement applied to smart manufacturing systems
Reference 2019DI004 (Industrial Doctorate)
Participants UPC, Aingura IIoT
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2019 to 2022
Project Title Control strategies for high-speed compression systems: application to fuel-cell-based vehicles
Reference 2017DI050 (Industrial Doctorate)
Participants UPC, Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
Project Length From 2017 to 2020
Project Title Modelado y control en sistemas de riego de canal abierto (MuYSCA)
Reference COOPA20246
Participants IRI (CSIC), Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia)
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/221
Project Length From 2019 to 2020
Project Title Robust Optimal Reliable Control of Green Energy Systems
Participants MIT, UPC
Responsible Richard Braatz (MIT), Carlos Ocampo-Martinez (UPC)
Project Length From 2018 to 2020
Project Title Analysis and design of controllers for high-pressure electrolyzers applied to obtain hydrogen for a PEM fuel-cell-based setup (CHEERFUL)
Reference MHE-200065
Participants IRI (CSIC), ITBA
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/195
Project Length From 2018 to 2020
Project Title Control avanzado de procesos complejos de manufactura (IKERCON)
Reference 2016C10683
Participants UPC
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/170
Project Length From 2016 to 2019
Project Title INnovative Controls for renewable sources Integration into smarT Energy systems (INCITE)
Reference H2020-MSCA-ITN-675318
Participants Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), Delft University of Technology, Flemish Institute for Technological Research NV, Universita di Bologna, Université Grenoble Alpes, General Electric Global Research, EFACEC Energia
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez (at UPC)
URL http://incite-itn.eu
Project Length From 2015 to 2019
Project Title Modelado y control de redes de alcantarillado: aplicación en Bogotá, Colombia (MODCON)
Reference 2015C10475
Participants UPC
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/164
Project Length From 2015 to 2016
Project Title Enhanced management topologies based on unfalsified control for PEM fuel cells performance improvement (MACPERCON)
Reference 201250E027
Participants CSIC
Responsible Carlos Ocampo-Martinez
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/118
Project Length From 2012 to 2014

European Projects as Participant

Project Title Efficient Integrated Real-time Control in Urban Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Plants for Environmental Protection (EFFIDRAIN)
Reference LIFE14 ENV/ES/000860
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/157
Participants CETaqua, LYRE, CSIC (IRI), Aquambient, Aquatec
Responsible  Gabriela Cembrano (at IRI – CSIC)
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/157
Project Length From 2015 to 2019
Project Title Efficient Integrated Real-time Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Networks (EffiNet)
Reference FP7-ICT-2011-8-31855
URL http://effinet.eu
Participants Aqua Ambiente, CETaqua, CSIC (IRI), Universitá di Lucca, University of Cyprus, AGBAR, Water Board of Lemesos, Cinterion (Siemens)
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano (at IRI – CSIC)
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/126
Project Length From 2012 to 2015
Project Title Making Sense of Nonsense (iSense)
Reference FP7-ICT-2009-6
Participants UCY (Cyprus), POLIMI (Italy), UOBIRM (UK), ST Italy, UPC (Spain)
Responsible Joseba Quevedo (in Spain)
URL http://www.i-sense.org
Project Length From 2011 to 2013
Project Title Decentralized and Wireless Control of Large-Scale Systems (WIDE)
Reference 224168 – FP7-ICT-2007-2
Participants Università degli Studi di Siena, Honeywell, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, TU Eindhoven, UPC, E-Senza Technologies GmbH, Aguas de Barcelona S.A.
Responsible Vicenç Puig (in Spain)
URL http://www.wide.dii.unisi.it/
Project Length From 2008 to 2010
Project Title Modelling, Simulation and Control of Nonsmooth Dynamical Systems (SICONOS)
Reference IST2001-37172
Participants ETH Zürich, University of Bristol, Tilburg University, University of Saint-Etienne, INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTECH (UPC), University of Naples, Consorzio Ricerche Benevento CRB, Delft University, University of Twente, Uni- versity of Bath, University of Cambridge, Technological University of Eindhoven, University of Montpellier 2, University of Roma Tor Vergata, Imperial College London and University College London
Responsible Gerard Olivar (in Spain)
URL http://siconos.inrialpes.fr/
Project Length Form 2002 to 2006

Spanish Projects as Participant/Contributor

Project Title Gestión eficiente de sistemas energéticos incluyendo almacenamiento de energía electro- químico híbrido mediante técnicas de digitalización (MESHED)
Reference TED2021-129927B-I00
Participants CSIC-UPC
Responsible Ramon Costa, Vicenç Puig
Project Length From 2022 to 2024
Project Title Safety and Control of Autonomous Vehicles (SCAV)
Reference DPI2017-88403-R
Participants UPC
Responsible Joseba Quevedo, Vicenç Puig
Project Length From 2018 to 2020
Project Title Monitoring, diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of cyber-physical systems using data-based methods (DEOCS)
Reference DPI2016-76493-C3-3-R
Participants CSIC, UPC, Universidad de Sevilla
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano, Sebastián Tornil
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/173
Project Length From 2016 to 2019
Project Title Health-Aware and Resilient control of CRItical Infrastructures and Complex Systems (HAR- CRICS)
Reference DPI2014-58104-R
Participants UPC
Responsible Joseba Quevedo Casín
URL http://www.sac.upc.edu
Project Length From 2015 to 2018
Project Title Efficient Operation of Critical Infrastructure Systems (ECOCIS)
Reference DPI2013-48243-C2-1-R
Participants CSIC, UPC, Universidad de Sevilla
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano, Daniel Limón
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/139
Project Length From 2015 to 2017
Project Title System-Health Management and Reliable Control of Complex Systems (SHERECS)
Reference DPI2011-26243
Participants UPC
Responsible Joseba Quevedo Casín
URL http://sac.upc.edu/research-projects/cicyt-projects/sherecs
Project Length From 2012 to 2014
Project Title Analysis and Design of distributed optimal control strategies applied to large-scale WATer systems MANagement (WATMAN)
Reference DPI2009-13744
Participants CSIC, UPC
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano
URL http://www-iri.upc.es/project/show/98
Project Length From 2010 to 2012
Project Title Integración de Técnicas Avanzadas de modelado, Control y supervisión aplicadas a la gestión del ciclo integral del Agua (ITACA)
Reference DPI2006-11944
Participants CSIC, UPC
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano
URL http://www.iri.upc.edu/project/show/90
Project Length From 2007 to 2009
Project Title Desarrollo e Integración de Técnicas de Control Tolerante a Fallos de Procesos Complejos (ITECOTOFA)
Reference DPI2002-03500
Participants UPC, CSIC
Responsible Joseba Quevedo Casín
URL http://websac.upc.es/
Project Length From 2003 to 2005

Other Projects as Participant

Project Title Drenaje Urbano y Cambio Climático: Hacia los Sistemas de Alcantarillado del Futuro (Fase II)
Reference 633/2013
Participants Mexichem Colombia S.A., Universidad de los Andes, UPC
Responsible Juan Saldarriaga (Uniandes – Colombia)
Project Length From 2014 to 2015
Project Title Drenaje Urbano y Cambio Climático: Hacia los Sistemas de Alcantarillado del Futuro (Fase I)
Reference 565254832751
Participants Mexichem Colombia S.A., Universidad de los Andes, UPC
Responsible Juan Saldarriaga (Uniandes – Colombia)
Project Length From 2012 to 2013
Project Title Gestió i Control de zones inundables per minimitzar els impactes mediambientals de les cres- cudes dels rius: Aplicació a la conca pirenaica (GECOZI)
Reference 2010 CTP 00043 (Transpirenaic project)
Participants Adasa Sistema, CACG, CEIT, CHE, ENIT-LGP, ESAII-UPC, University of Zaragosa
Responsible Joseba Quevedo Casín (in Spain)
URL http://www-old.enit.fr/lgp/dids/gecozi/
Project Length From 2011 to 2012
Project Title Predictive management multi-criterial methods of hydrographical systems and aid in a decision making in critical periods of water in the Pyrenees mountains (PREGO)
Reference 2008ITT00007
Participants Adasa Sistemas, CACG, CEIT, CEMAGREF, CHE, ENIT-LGP, ESAII-UPC, Institution Adour, Universidad de Zaragoza
Responsible Joseba Quevedo Casín (in Spain)
URL http://www.enit.fr/lgp/pa/prego/
Project Length From 2009 to 2010
Project Title Technological developments towards Self-sustainable Urban Water Cycle (SOSTAQUA)
Reference CENIT 2007-1039
Participants UPC, Cetaqua-AGBAR
Responsible Joseba Quevedo
URL http://www.cetaqua.com/projects
Project Length From 2007 to 2011
Project Title Estudio de Necesidades y Alternativas de Modelización de Estaciones de Tratamiento de Agua Potable (MODPLANT)
Participants CETaqua (AGBAR-UPC-CSIC), ATLL
Responsible Gabriela Cembrano
URL http://www.cetaqua.com/
Project Length From 2008 to 2009

Collaborating Institutions

Current Institutions∗

(∗): Based on ongoing research/technological projects and scientific publications

Grundfos Holding A/S – Denmark (Prof. Carsten Skovmose Kallesøe) and Dr. Krisztian Balla
Politecnico di Bari – Italy (Prof. Mariagrazia Dotoli and Dr. Raffaele Carli)
NTT Data Worldwide (Dr. Carlos Toro)
Aingura IIoT – Basque Country (Dr. Javier Díaz-Rozo)
VAXA Technologies Iceland ehf. – Iceland (Dr. Ari Ingimundarson)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – USA (Prof. Richard Braatz)
Universidad de Los Andes – Colombia (Prof. Nicanor Quijano)
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) – Argentina (Prof. Ricardo Sánchez-Peña and Dr. Fernando Bianchi)

Past Institutions

Universidad de Sevilla – Spain (Profs. José M. Maestre and Eduardo F. Camacho)
Delft University of Technology – The Netherlands (Prof. Sergio Grammatico and Dr. Wicak Ananduta)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Medellín (Prof. Hernán D. Álvarez)
Aalborg University – Denmark (Prof. Jan Dimon Bendtsen)
Rice University – USA (Dr. Cesar Uribe)
Valeo Siemens – Germany (Dr. Cristian Kunusch)
Centrale Supélec – France (Prof. Sorin Olaru)
Delft University of Technology – The Netherlands (Prof. Bart De Schutter)
Universidad Nacional de La Plata – Argentina (Prof. Hernán De Battista)
Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) – Spain (Dr. José Luis Domínguez)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITech) – Japan (Prof. Hideaki Ishii)
Universitá de Pavia – Italy (Prof. Davide Raimondo)
Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Manizales (Profs. F. Angulo and G. Osorio)
Universidad EAFIT – Colombia (Dr. Juand David Ortega)
Univesitá della Calabria – Italy (Dr. Francesco Tedesco)
Università degli Studi di Firenze – Italy (Prof. Alessandro Casavola)
New York University – Abu Dhabi (Prof. Tembine Hamidou)
Centro Tecnológico del Agua (CETaqua) – Spain (Dr. Jordi Meseguer)
School of Computing, Newcastle University – UK (dr. ir. Sadegh Soudjani)