Certa, A.; Enea, Mario; Galante, G.; Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín; La Fata, C. M.(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2018)
[EN] From the manufacturers perspective, the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
(HACCP) system nowadays represents the mainly way to implement the food safety risk
management in food industries. Nevertheless, the ...
Francés-Chust, Jorge; Montalvo Arango, Idel; Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín; Herrera Fernández, Antonio Manuel(International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2017-07-05)
[EN] Metering is an essential activity in Water Distribution Systems. Not only the
utility revenue clearly is proportional to the metered values, but also the evaluation of the
performance of the network relies on it. Both ...
Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-06-19)
Se ofrece la posibilidad de observar algunas funciones de benchmarking sobre optimización que ponen en evidencia la gran dificultad que existe en la búsqueda del óptimo (o los óptimos) global(es). Ante algunas de estas ...
Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín; Carpitella, Silvia(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-07-03)
Para resolver la mayor parte de problemas de optimización del mundo real son necesarias técnicas sofisticadas, tales como los algoritmos evolutivos, que no se basan en el Cálculo Infinitesimal y que, en consecuencia, nunca ...
In this paper a combination of the multi-agent paradigm and a very well known clustering technique
is used for unsupervised classification of subsoil characteristics working on a collection of ground
penetrating radar ...
[EN] Nowadays, there is growing interest in controlling and reducing the amount of water lost through leakage in water supply systems (WSSs). Leakage is, in fact, one of the biggest problems faced by the managers of these ...
[EN] This paper combines such powerful non-destructive technique as ground penetrating radar (GPR) with intelligent data
analysis in order to acquire new knowledge on mapping/monitoring/verification systems aimed at initially ...
[EN] This paper addresses the problem of leakage in water distribution systems through the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) as a nondestructive method. Laboratory tests are performed to extract features of water leakage ...
[EN] Piped intermittent water supply bears numerous population health problems and may damage the network infrastructure. Thus, a transition to continuous supply is an option that must be studied. Nevertheless, many water ...
[EN] Agent-based algorithms, based on the collective behavior of natural social groups, exploit innate swarm intelligence to produce metaheuristic methodologies to explore optimal solutions for diverse processes in systems ...
In many real-world applications we have at our disposal a limited number of inputs in a theoretical database with full information, and another part of experimental data with incomplete knowledge for some of their features. ...
[EN] Hybrid models have been used in many engineering applications in order to find better solutions and to reduce project costs. In this paper a methodology for the optimal design of collective working shift irrigation ...
Brentan, Bruno M.; Luvizotto, E.; Herrera Fernández, Antonio Manuel; Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín; Pérez García, Rafael(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] The most important factor in planning and operating water distribution systems is satisfying consumer demand. This means continuously providing users with quality water in adequate volumes at reasonable pressure, thus ...
Brentan, Bruno M.; Meirelles, G.; Luvizotto, E.; Izquierdo Sebastián, Joaquín(Elsevier, 2018)
[EN] With the advance of new technologies and emergence of the concept of the smart city, there has been a
dramatic increase in available information. Water distribution systems (WDSs) in which databases can be
updated ...
We present a project-based learning experience in the context of linear algebra developed for the recently launched double major in business administration and management/engineering of technology and telecommunication ...
Knowledge of buried infrastructure is essential for management and decision-making in water utility companies. To pinpoint the benefits of thermography, a case study was conducted, namely, thermal images were taken under ...
[EN] Intermittent supply is a common way of delivering water in many developing countries.
Limitations on water and economic resources, in addition to poor management and population
growth, limit the possibilities of ...
Decision making in engineering is becoming increasingly complex due to the large number
of alternatives and multiple conflicting goals. Powerful decision-support expert systems
powered by suitable software are increasingly ...