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JOSE MANUEL CUADRA TRONCOSO

COORD MASTER INGENIERÍA Y CIENCIA DE DATOS

PROFESOR CONTRATADO DOCTOR

INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL

ESCUELA TÉCN.SUP INGENIERÍA INFORMÁTICA

jmcuadra@dia.uned.es

(+34) 91398-7144

Academic Information

Name of Degree: Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
Degree entity: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University of Distance Education)
Date of degree: 30/10/2000

Doctorate Program: Diploma de Estudios Avanzados (Advanced Studies Diploma)
Qualifying entity: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spanish National University of Distance Education)
Date of degree: 28/04/2006

Doctorate program: Doctor
Qualifying entity: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University of Distance Education)
Date of degree: 09/05/2011

Academic positions held

Professional category: Full-time Assistant Professor at the U.N.E.D.
Start-finish date: 16/05/2006 - 15/05/2011

Professional category: Full-time Assistant Professor Doctor at the U.N.E.D.
Start - end date: 01/03/2012 - 01/03/2015

Full time Associate Professor at the U.N.E.D.
Start date: 16/03/2015

Research activity

Lines of research:

Neural networks - Deep learning
Autonomous robotics
Simulation
Medical Image Analysis
Device localization using Bluetooth Low Energy

Research projects:

Development of an application as an aid to early diagnosis of potentially malignant oral disorders and oral cancer
Start date: 07/27/2022

Cost-effective screening of breast cancer by mammography, ultrasound and thermography
Start date: 11/06/2020

 Automated segmentation and disease progression analysis of focal brain pathology using novel knowledge based algorithms. http://simda.uned.es/AMOS/index.html
Start-Finish Date: 01/12/2013 - 30/11/2015

 Interpretation of Activities and Situations for Intelligent Decision Making and Acting. http://simda.uned.es/int-3/index.html
Start-Finish Date: 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2013

Control of Autonomous Robots Using Human Neuroblastoma Biological Cultures
Start-Finish Date: 10/01/2010 - 09/30/2011

AVISADOS: A Multi-agent System for Advanced Visual Surveillance. http://simda.uned.es/avisados/index.html
Start-Finish Date: 10/01/2007 - 09/30/2010

Educational management experience

Academic Secretary of the Master's Degree in Engineering and Data Science
Start - finish date: 14/03/2019 - 19/05/2021

Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Engineering and Data Science
Start date: 20/05/2021

Research

RESEARCH GROUPS

  • Intelligent Systems: Modeling, Development and Application SIMDA research group (Group of Intelligent Systems: Modeling, Development and applications) is a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Department of Artificial Intelligence in the Faculty of Informatics at UNED. Our activities focus on modeling and development of intelligent systems with application on different domains such as education, medicine, surveillance, industry, etc. + info

N.º of recognized sections of research activity

2

Publications

  • PUBLICATIONS IN MAGAZINES Borja Pintos Gómez de las Heras; Rafael Martínez-Tomás; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso. Self-Learning Robot Autonomous Navigation with Deep Reinforcement Learning Techniques. Applied Sciences, 2024, 14, 366. MDPI 28/12/2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14010366

    Coral García Rodríguez; Rafael Martínez Tomás; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Antonio Frenández Caballero. A simulation tool for monitoring elderly who suffer from disorientation in a smart home. Expert Systems: The Journal of Knowledge Engineering,. 32 - 6, pp. 676 - 687. Wiley Publishing Ltd, 24/03/2015.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Israel Navarro Santosjuanes; Félix de la Paz López; Raúl Arnau Prieto. Consistent robot localization using Polar Scan Matching based on Kalman Segmentation. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 63 - 2, pp. 219 - 225. Elsevier, 01/01/2015.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Daniel de Santos; José Manuel Ferrández; Félix de la Paz; Eduardo Fernández. Response calibration in neuroblastoma cultures over multielectrode array. Neurocomputing. 75, pp. 98 - 105. Elsevier, 01/01/2012.

    José Manuel Ferrández; Víctor Lorente; Félix de la Paz; José Manuel Cuadra; José Ramón Álvarez; E.
    Fernández. A biological neuroprocessor for robotic guidance using a center of area method. Neurocomputing. 74, pp. 1229 - 1236. 15/03/2011.

    Daniel de Santos; Víctor Lorente; Félix de la Paz; José Manuel Cuadra; José R. Álvarez-Sánchez; Eduardo Fernández. A client-server architecture for remotely controlling a robot using a closed-loop system with a biological neuroprocessor. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 58, pp. 1223 - 1230. 31/12/2010.

    José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso. Reactive navigation in real environments using partial center of area method. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 58, pp. 1231 - 1237. 31/12/2010.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López. Discretized ISO-learning neural network for obstacle avoidance in reactive robot controllers. Neurocomputing. 72,4-6, pp. 861 - 870. 10/01/2009.

    José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; José Mira Mira; Félix de la Paz López; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso. The centre of area method as a basic mechanism for representation and navigation. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 55(12), pp. 860 - 869. 31/12/2007.

  • PUBLICATIONS AT CONFERENCES
    Francisco Antonio Marín García; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Félix de la Paz Lópe; José Ramón Álvarez-Sánchez. Autonomous Robot Navigation by Area Centroid Algorithm Using Depth Cameras.  Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 13259, pp. 264–275. Springer International Publishing, 24/05/2022.

    Laura Almón-Manzano; Rafael Pastor Vargas; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso. Deep Reinforcement Learning in Agents’ Training: Unity ML-Agents. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 13259, pp. 391–400. Springer International Publishing, 24/05/2022.

    J. Gamazo; J. M. Cuadra; M. Rincón. An Efficient and Rotation Invariant Fourier-Based Metric for Assessing the Quality of Images Created by Generative Models. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 13259, pp. 413–422. Springer International Publishing, 24/05/2022.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Miguel Ángel Bañón Muñoz; Félix de la Paz López; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez. Segmentation of Circular Contours from Laser Beams Measurements. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 10338, pp. 540 - 550. Springer International Publishing, 27/05/2017.

    Roberto García Misis; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Félix de la Paz López; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez. Development of a Web Platform for On-line Robotics Learning Workshops Using Real Robots. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 9108, pp. 232 - 239. Springer-Verlag, 01/06/2015.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Ángel Rivas Casado; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López; David Obregón Castellanos. Towards Robot Localization Using Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons RSSI Measures. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 9108, pp. 222 - 231. Springer-Verlag, 01/06/2015.

    Israel Navarro Santosjuanes; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Félix de la Paz López. Improved Polar
    Scan-Matching Using an Advanced Line Segmentation Algorithm. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 7931, pp. 32 - 44. Springer-Verlag, 10/06/2013.

    Victor Lorente; José Manuel Ferrández de Vicente; F. Javier Garrigós- Guerrero; Félix de la Paz López; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Eduardo Fernández. Neural Spike Activation in Hippocampal Cultures Using Hebbian Electrical Stimulation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 7930, pp. 37 - 47. Springer-Verlag, 10/06/2013.

    Raúl Arnau Prieto; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Israel Navarro Santosjuanes. Reactive Navigation and Online SLAM in Autonomous Frontier-Based Exploration. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 7931, pp. 45 - 55. Springer-Verlag, 10/06/2013.

    Coral García Rodríguez; Rafael Martínez Tomás; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso. Smart Spaces and Monitoring Simulation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 7931, pp. 190 - 199. Springer-Verlag, 10/06/2013.

    José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López; Antonio Fernández-Caballero. Improving Area Center Robot Navigation Using a Novel Range Scan Segmentation Method. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 6686, pp. 233 - 245. Springer-Verlag, 30/05/2011.

    Sergio Almansa-Valverde; José Carlos Castillo; Antonio Fernández-Caballero; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Javier Acevedo-Rodríguez. Mobile Robot Localization through Identifying Spatial Relations from Detected Corners. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 6687, pp. 371 - 380. Springer-Verlag, 30/05/2011.

    Daniel de Santos; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; Félix de la Paz; Víctor Lorente; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez. Tools for Controlled Experiments and Calibration on Living Tissues Cultures. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 6687, pp. 472 - 481. Springer-Verlag, 30/05/2011.

    José M. Ferrández; Victor Lorente; Félix de la Paz; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso,; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Eduardo Fernández. Biological Neuroprocessors using a Center of Area Method. IJCCI (ICFC ICNC). pp. 336 - 343. SciTePress, 24/10/2010.

    José Manuel Ferrández; Víctor Lorente; José Manuel Cuadra; Félix de la Paz; José Ramón Álvarez; Enrique Fernández. A Hybrid Robotic Control System using Neuroblastoma Cultures. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. 6076, pp. 245 - 253. Springer, 23/06/2010.

    Félix de la Paz López; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; José Ignacio Rosado Sánchez; José M. Cuadra Troncoso. Mathematical Foundations of the Center of Area Method for Robot Navigation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 5602, pp. 419 - 428. Springer, 23/06/2009.

    José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López; José Manuel Cuadra Troncoso; José Ignacio Rosado Sánchez. Partial Center of Area Method Used for Reactive Autonomous Robot Navigation. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 5602, pp. 408 - 418. Springer, 23/06/2009.

    José M. Cuadra Troncoso; José Ramón Álvarez Sánchez; Félix de la Paz López. Discretization of ISO-Learning and ICO-Learning to Be Included into Reactive Neural Networks for a Robotics Simulator. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 4528, pp. 367 - 378. Springer, 23/06/2007.

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Otros

Other activities

Summer courses

Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence organized by Centro Asociado a la UNED in Barbastro, on June 30 and July 1 and 2, 2021.

Permanent education

Master in Data Science
Start-Finish Date: 01/09/2019 - 30/06/2021

Master in Digital Technologies and Innovation in Engineering
Start-Finish Date: 09/15/2018 - 30/06/2021

University Expert Course: Programming Mobile Applications for Android Devices
Start-Finish Date: 05/10/2012 - 28/08/2019

University Expert Course: Artificial Intelligence: Basic Techniques and Applications
Start-Finish Date: 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013

University Expert Course: University Expert in Programming
Start-Finish Date: 04/10/2008 - 10/09/2010