Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning Group
The Knowledge Engineering and Machine Learning group (KEMLg) is a research group belonging to the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) - BarcelonaTech. The group has been ACTIVE in the Artificial Intelligence field since 1988.
The main goal of this research group is the analysis, design, implementation and application of several Artificial Intelligence techniques, to support the operation or behaviour analysis of real-world complex systems or domains. Research is focused on the analysis, design, management or supervision of these domains, such as in the health and medical field, in environmental processes and systems, and in the industrial and enterprise sector.
Specific research efforts are undertaken in analysis and development of intelligent agents, understanding of coalition setting dynamics, social structure dynamics analysis, formal model construction for norms and conventions for e-commerce, information flow process design, temporal episode-based reasoning, experience-based argumentation techniques, hybrid methods in Statistics and Artificial Intelligence, belief or Bayesian networks, case-based reasoning, knowledge-based systems, supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, knowledge model identification and knowledge model building, knowledge representation, ontologies, social networks, semantic Web, Web services, and directory service study.
Research lines
Their main research lines include:
- Knowledge representation, ontologies, the semantic Web and Web services;
- Software agents, electronic institutions and Multi-agent systems;
- Intelligent decision support systems;
- Machine Learning/Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining;
- Bayesian networks;
- Case-based reasoning;
- Knowledge-based systems;
- Knowledge acquisition and Knowledge discovery from structural analysis;
- Simulation and analytical models.
Current projects
These are the projects the group is currently devoting some effort to:
- Alive - Coordination, Organisation and Model Driven Approaches for Dynamic, Flexible, Robust Software and Services Engineering (FP7 215890)
- Gesconda - Intelligent Data Analisys System for Knowledge Management in Environmental Databases (TIC2000-1011)
- Laboranova - Collaboration Environment for Strategic Innovation (IST-5-035262-IP)
- MODSIMTex - Development of a rapid configuration system for textile production machinery based on the physical behaviour simulation of precision textile structures (CP-FP 214181-2)
- TexWIN - Textile Work Intelligence by closed-loop of product and process quality in the Textile Industry (CP-FP 246193-2)
Past projects
These are the projects in which the group has been involved in the past:
- SHARE-it - Supported Human Autonomy for Recovery and Enhancement of cognitive and motor abilities using information technologies (FP6-045088)
- Contract - Contract based e-Business System Engineering for robust, verifiable Cross-Organisational Business Applications (FP6-034418)
- Virtual European Parliament - Engaging young EU citizens in the decision making process by using mobile and web 2.0 based technology (EP-07-01-039)
- Engage - Engaging ICT cooperation between Europe and the Asia-Pacific region (IST-015915)
- Provenance - Enabling and Supporting Provenance in Grids for Complex Problems (IST-511085)
- ASPIC - Argument Service Platform With Integrated Components (IST-002307)
- @LIS TechNET - Advanced Technology Demonstration Network for Education and Cultural Applications in Europe and Latin America
- EU-LAT - Binding EU-Latin American IST Research initiatives for enhancing future co-operation (IST-2001-32792)
- Agentcities.RTD - Testbed for Worldwide Agent Network: Research and Development (IST-2000-28385)
- Agentcities.NET - Testebed for a Worldwide Agent Network
- A-TEAM - Advanced Training System for Emergency Management
- VIM - A Virtual Multicomputer for Symbolic Applications (ERBCHRXCT930401)
Network memberships
These are the networks of excellence and thematic networks the group belongs to:
- Data Mining and Machine Learning Spanish Network (TIC2002-11124-E)
- KDNET - Knowledge Discovery Network of Excellence (IST-2001-33086)
- Fluvial Basin Integral Management. Thematic network (2003/XT/00045)
- Monitoring and Modelling as a Support Tools for the Improvement of Water Quality in Catalonia. Thematic network (1999/XT/0037, 2001/XT/00030, 2003/XT/0069)
- MLNET, MLNET2 - Machine Learning Network of Excellence (ESPRIT 29288)
- AgentLink, AgentLink II, AgentLink III - Network of Excellence for Agent-Based Computing (IST-1999-29003)
- Artificial Intelligence in Catalonia. Thematic network (1996/XT/0031)
Accreditations
- Consolidated Research Group - AGAUR (2009SGR 1365). Generalitat of Catalonia. From October 2009 to October 2012.
- Consolidated Research Group - AGAUR (2005SGR 0001). Generalitat of Catalonia. From May 2005 to May 2008.