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This project aims to analyze the prediction capability of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) images for Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Diabetic Retinopathy (DR,) in a large high-quality image dataset from previous research projects carried out in the field of Ophthalmology (Fundacio¿ La Marato¿ TV3, Fondo Investigaciones Sanitarias, FIS). OCTA is a newly developed, non-invasive, retinal imaging technique that permits adequate delineation of the perifoveal vascular network. It allows the detection of paramacular areas of capillary non perfusion and/or enlargement of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ), representing an excellent tool for assessment of DR.

We want to demonstrate experimentally that augmenting a model with fNIRS data carries neural activity features complementing the information captured by the model and demonstrate that it improves the models' performance. To this end, we will have to collect data from participants and test how different Transformer models benefit from different types of fNIRS attention masks.

Data Science and Computational Intelligence Hot Topics in AI and Professional Practice

State-of-the-art models such as LLMs are too large to fit in a single compute node (GPU, NPU, CPU), both for training and inference on a device (e.g., phone, laptop, tablet) or in larger-scale data centers. There is a need to develop optimization techniques to split and place these models onto a distributed set of compute nodes so that the overall system performance is maximized. The research will be focused on optimizing the placement of AI models onto distributed systems considering training time, energy consumption, and computational resources.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. AI has recently emerged as a transformative tool for enhancing medical decision-making. However, its widespread adoption faces several challenges, including data quality, model transparency, and interpretability. This thesis seeks to explore how innovative AI techniques can revolutionize lung cancer research and treatment, offering new opportunities to address these challenges. It aims to contribute to the broader application of AI in healthcare.

In the proposed project, we are interested in the mobile setting, and propose the use of depth information, on top of the usual RGB (Red, Green, Blue) pixel data acquired by mobile device cameras, to track and quantify visual attention.

We want to demonstrate experimentally that augmenting a model with eye tracking (ET) data carries linguistic features complementing the information captured by the model and demonstrate that it improves the models' performance. To this end, we will have to collect data from participants and test how different Transformer models benefit from different types of ET attention masks.

Recent advancements in nanotechnology have enabled the concept of the "Human Intranet", where devices inside and on our body can sense and communicate, opening the door to multiple exciting applications in the healthcare domain. This thesis aims to delve into the computing, communication, and localization aspects of the "Human Intranet" and how to practically realize them in the next decade.

This thesis aims to explore the possibilities of the new and less studied variant of neural networks called Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). While convolutional networks are good for computer vision or recurrent networks are good for temporal analysis, GNNs are able to learn and model graph-structured relational data, with huge implications in fields such as quantum chemistry, computer networks, or social networks among others.

Multi-Agent Systems Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning

The future of communication is taking us beyond traditional terrestrial networks. In the next decade, 6G networks will connect more than just smartphones-they will support flying cars and underwater robots using such high-tech enablers as lasers, satellites, drones, and high-altitude platforms (HAPs, flying at 20-40 km). To make this vision a reality, we need to tackle challenges like ensuring seamless connectivity for high-speed aerial vehicles, enabling underwater data transmission, and predicting large-scale network performance in urban environments.

Quantum computers promise exponential improvements over conventional ones due to the extraordinary properties of qubits. However, quantum computing faces many challenges relative to the scaling of the algorithms and of the computers that run them. This thesis delves into these challenges and proposes solutions to create scalable quantum computing systems.

This work is included in the research project LABINQUIRY, in a teaching environment. The goal is to develop a system capable of collecting and organise documents (pairs question-answer) expessed in natural language. These documents are generated within the interaction between the teacher and the students.

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