Professional data
Affiliation: Dept. of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence – ETSI Informática y de Telecomunicación. University of Granada, Spain
Official address: C/ Periodista Daniel Saucedo Aranda s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain
Current position: Associate Professor (Prof. Titular de Universidad)
Contact Information:
Phone: +34 958 241000 (ext 46080)
E-mail: dpelta @ decsai.ugr.es
Education
- 2002 PhD Computer Science, Univ. of Granada, Spain
- 1998 Computer Science Engineering (5 years), National University of La Plata – Faculty of Exact Sciences, Argentine.
- 1995 Systems Analyst (3 years), National University of La Plata – Faculty of Exact Sciences, Argentine.
Research experience
see Research.
Examination Boards
I was member of several examination boards, including masters and doctoral dissertation awards, professional professorship evaluation boards, etc
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Phd thesis
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David Kutanguila Mayoya, Soft Computing based models for solving location problems. Univ. of Granada, 2005. Advisor: José L. Verdegay
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Rocío Romero Zaliz, Recognizing genetic regulation profiles with multiobjective evolutionary algorithms. Univ. of Granada, 2005. Advisor: Igor Zwir – Oscar Cordón
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Ihosvany Alvarez: Design and implementation of fuzzy controllers for tobacco leafs drying. Univ. of Granada, 2006. Advisor: José L. Verdegay
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German Terrazas Angulo: Automated Evolutionary Design of Self-Assembly and Self-Organising Systems, University of Nottingham, 2008. Advisors: Graham Kendal, Natalio Krasnogor
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Xiaolei Wang: Hybrid Nature Inspired Computation Methods for Optimization, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. 2009. Advisor: Seppo Ovaska. I've acted as external examiner
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Fernando García Alcalde: Fuzzy Technology for Gene Ontology and Transcription Factor Binding Sites, 2010, Advisor: Armando Blanco Morón
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Mohammad Al-Rifaie: Information Sharing Impact of Stochastic Diffusion Search on Population-Based Algorithms Goldsmiths College, University of London. 2012. Advisors: Mark Bishop, Tim Blackwell
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Francisco Bonachela Capdevilla: HETEROGENEOUS INFORMATION SOURCES FOR BIOINFORMATICS: INTEGRATION METHODOLOGY, SEARCH ALGORITHMS AND CASE STUDIES, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.2012. Advisor: Prof. dr. P. De Causmaecker
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Associate professor position
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Position PCD/809, Dept. of Computer Science and AI, September 2008.
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Advanced Diploma Studies (equivalent to a master thesis)
Course 2006 - 2007
- Juan Carlos Fernandez Caballero
- Alberto Fernandez Hilario
- Moisés Gómez Rodriguez
- M. Esther Gonzalez Revuelta
- Rafik Lasri
- Sergio Navarro Moreno
- Amelia Zafra Gomez
Course 2009 - 2010
- Manuel Cruz Ramírez
- Jose Manuel Luna Ariza
- Ursula Torres Parejo
- Victor Potenciano
- Adris Mohamed Abd el Azim
Other scientific activities
- Co-Founder with Natalio Krasnogor of the Workshop on Nature Inspired Cooperative Strategies for Optimization (Four editions up to now)
- Member of Programme Committees of several national and international conferences
- Organizer of several special sessions in distinguished conferences
- Reviewer for the following journals: Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Bioinformatics, Approximate Reasoning, IEEE-SMC-A, Soft Computing, Applied Soft Computing, etc.
Teaching experience
Full time professor since 2003 in the University of Granada. During these years, I taught a number of different lectures (including theory and practice labs). For example:
- Computer Programming. 3rd course of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Granada
- Theory of Algorithms. 2nd course Computer Science Engineering, Univ. of Granada
- Introduction to Informatics. 1st course on Chemical Engineering degree. Univ. of Granada
- Bioinformatics. Master on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, Dept. of Computer Science and AI, Univ. of Granada
- Soft Computing based Metaheuristics. Master on Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems, Dept. of Computer Science and AI, Univ. of Granada