Seminars take place at UPF, Campus Poblenou, Roc Boronat, 138, Barcelona and will only be streamed/recorded if the speaker has granted permission. Rooms 55.309 / 55.410 streaming / Auditorium streaming
EiTIC members: If you are interested in giving a Research Seminar or you would like to invite a speaker, please fill in the following form RSDetails Form.
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| OCTOBER | ||
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October, 24
15.30
55.309
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PhD Research Seminar
By Aurelio Ruiz, PhD Seminars Coordinator
Introduction to PhD Seminars
Abstract:
The PhD seminars aim at creating reflection on PhD students about non-technical skills and management processes required to conduct research projects and work in international teams (such as the capability to present objectives and results to specialised and layman audiences; anticipate the ethical implications of own research; basic project and self-management skills, especially those linked to networking, team working and collaboration or understand the critical aspects linked to Intellectual Property Rights and related legal aspects), facilitate the the optimal use of all tools available at UPF and the PhD program to conduct the PhD Project (such as library services or the computational cluster) and increase the knowledge of the research conducted in the broad range of ICT areas covered by the research groups involved in the program and their collaborators
Bio:
Aurelio Ruiz has a Telecommunications Engineering Degree (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) and a Master in Science Management and Leadership (IDEC, UPF). After research and educational traineeships at Technical University Munich, EPFL and CERN, he was responsible for project management in the banking and aeronautical sectors with projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. Since 2006 he is with UPF, currently working in the management of the Maria de Maeztu strategic research program ( https://www.upf.edu/mdm- |
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| NOVEMBER | ||
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November, 7 15.30
room 54.004 |
PhD Research Seminar
By Gemma Álvarez Cruellas
UPF Library services for PhD students
Abstract:
Library & IT Services - LRC (Learning and Research Center) is a set of professionals who share the mission of providing library, computing and audiovisual quality services to the university community, so as to contribute to innovation and excellence in teaching, learning, research and management of Pompeu Fabra University. In this seminar, we will introduce the different services (IT services, Information resources, services for scientific publishing and PhD thesis publication), with a special focus on Mendeley, a manager for bibliography. |
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November, 13
15.30
room 55.309 |
Invited Research Seminar
By Oriol Nieto, Pandora
Spectral Analysis and Detection of Extreme Vocal Effects
Abstract:
Extreme Vocal Effects are aggressive singing techniques that have increased in popularity in the past two decades mostly due to the evolution of heavy metal music. In this talk we introduce and classify such effects, discuss some of their spectral qualities, and show how they might be able to be automatically detected using deep convolutional architectures.
Bio:
I am Oriol Nieto (Uri), a Senior Data Scientist at Pandora who previously pursued a Ph.D in Music Data Science at the Music and Audio Research Lab (MARL) in NYU. My current research focuses on topics such as music information retrieval, large scale recommendation systems, and machine learning with especial emphasis on deep architectures. My Ph.D thesis is about trying to better teach computers at "understanding" the structure of music. You can find it here. I develop open source Python packages (such as msaf), play guitar, violin, and sing (and scream) in my spare time. |
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November, 14
15.30
room TBA |
PhD Research Seminar By UPF IT Services
An approach to HPC: the computational cluster at DTIC-UPF
Abstract:
This seminar will be an introduction to DTIC's HPC cluster. This cluster is intended to provide high performance calculation support to all DTIC members. http://hpc.s.upf.edu/
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| DECEMBER | ||
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December, 12
15.30
55.309 |
PhD Research Seminar By Irene Torres and Adrián Ponce Gender and Science: the importance of intersectional feminism in academia Abstract
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields remain severely underrepresented. For instance, in Spain, women represent about 15% of full (catedras) professorships. Moreover, women are judged to be less competent, receive less payment and research facilities, and are less likely to be awarded research grants compared with male scientists. The different mechanisms leading to this disparity have been investigated and more is brought to light by ongoing research. In this talk we will explain the different challenges faced by women in STEM careers, the reasons and the mechanisms through which they emerge, and changes (big and small) that we can all do to improve the current dire scenario. We will also show how gender, race, class, and sexual identity discriminations are entangled and contribute to leaving out minorities from academia.
Supplementary information on gender issues in research: - UPF equity plan https://www.upf.edu/web/pla-
- Gendered Innovation Checklist. Set of key questions for incorporating sex and gender analyses into engineering http://genderedinnovations.
- DTIC-UPF María de Maeztu Gender and ICT program https://www.upf.edu/web/mdm-
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