José Alberto Benítez-Andrades, Ph.D.
Tagline:Associate Professor (civil servant) @ Universidad de León | Computer Engineering
León, Spain
About me
My name is José Alberto Benítez Andrades and currently, I’m working as an Associate professor (tenure) at E.I.I.I.A. in Electric, Systems and Automatics Engineering departament at Universidad de León.
In 2010 I finished my degree in computer engineering, I said I would never study again in my life, and I ventured to start as a freelancer creating INDIPROWEB S.L. (Innovación Diseño y Programación Web). In September of that same year, I enrolled in my first Master's Degree in Computer Languages and Systems at the UNED (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), which I finished in 2013 and gave me the opportunity to start a doctoral thesis at the University of León.
At the end of 2013, I enrolled in the first year of my doctoral thesis and, in February 2014, I got my first associate professor position in the area of Computer Architecture and Technology. For several years I combined my work as a managing partner and employee of INDIPROWEB S.L., editor at Weblogs S.L., PhD student and associate professor at the University of León. I have always liked teaching, vocationally, but in these years I learned to enjoy research. In 2018 I was a candidate for a position as Teaching-Assistant (first full-time position), then in 2020 I was a candidate for a position as Assistant Professor, until in 2023 I became a Associate Professor and Associate Professor (tenure, in November).
About me: I really enjoy following a healthy lifestyle and spreading the word about it. I also consider myself an amateur athlete, loving Spartan Races (muddy obstacle races). I also like travelling, getting to know the world and enjoying good times with beautiful people.
Academic positions
Associate Professor (civil servant)
from: 2023, until: presentOrganization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
Associate Professor (not a civil servant)
from: 2023, until: 2023Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
Assistant Professor (Ph.D)
from: 2020, until: 2023Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
Teaching Assistant
from: 2018, until: 2020Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
Part time Professor
from: 2013, until: 2018Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
Management Positions
Vice-dean / Deputy director
from: 2023, until: presentOrganization:School of Industrial, Computer and Aeroespace EngineeringLocation:Universidad de León
Education
MSc in Engineering and Data Science
from: 2019, until: 2021Field of study:Engineering and Data ScienceSchool:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), MadridLocation:Madrid, Spain
DescriptionQualification: 9.0
Grades for the different subjects:
Statistical Data Modelling - 7.90 C
Machine Learning I - 7,30 C
Text Mining - 8.20 C
Machine Learning II - 9,5 B
Social Media Data Mining - 9,6 B
Deep Learning - 8,4 C
Programming in Data Environments - 9,0 B
Computational Infrastructures for Big Data Processing - 9,0 B
Data Visualisation - 9,9 A
Unstructured Information Management/Storage - 9,0 BPh.D in Production and Computer Engineering
from: 2013, until: 2017Field of study:Production and Computer EngineeringSchool:Universidad de León, LeónLocation:León, Spain
DescriptionSumma cum laude.
Thesis entitled: Semantic Technologies applied to the Analysis of Social Networks in the field of health.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laAXQFqsiSg
Slides: https://www.jabenitez.com/personal/TESIS/Presentacion_Tecnologias_Semanticas_Aplicadas_Al_Analisis_De_Redes_Sociales_En_El_Ambito_De_La_Salud.pdf
Thesis: https://www.jabenitez.com/personal/TESIS/Tesis_Tecnologias_Semanticas_Aplicadas_Al_Analisis_de_Redes_Sociales_en_el_ambito_de_la_salud.pdfMSc in Computer Languages and Systems
from: 2010, until: 2013Field of study:Computer Languages and Systems with a specialisation in Language TechnologiesSchool:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), SpainLocation:Madrid, Spain
Computer Engineering
from: 2006, until: 2010Field of study:Computer Science EngineeringSchool:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain
DescriptionAverage grade on file: 2.21
Postdoctoral research stay
Visiting Researcher (Scientific Data Management Group)
from: 2022, until: 2023Organization:L3S Research CenterLocation:Hannover, Germany
Description:Postdoctoral research stay in the SDM group led by María-Esther Vidal (09/2022 to 03/2023).
Visiting Researcher (Scientific Data Management Group)
from: 2021, until: 2022Organization:L3S Research CenterLocation:Hannover, Germany
Description:Postdoctoral research stay in the SDM group led by María-Esther Vidal (09/2021 to 03/2022).
The stay was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Universities through a José Castillejo competitive mobility grant.
Honors & Awards
Awards for the best TFM of the academic year 2020/2021 of the School of Computer Engineering
date: 2022-09-01Issuer:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
Best Doctoral Thesis in Computer Engineering 2018
date: 2018-05-03Issuer:Professional Association of Computer Engineers of Castilla y León
Patents
Web application as an online teaching and monitoring system, adapted by the teaching staff to the needs of students in the second cycle of Early Childhood Education.
Date: Jun 2021
Patent Number: LE-71-21 .Status:Issued.
Description:A web application was developed to be used in early childhood education as a teaching method.
Web application with social network for the improvement of healthy habits in adolescents, SanoYFeliz
Date: Dec 2020
Patent Number: LE-111-20 .Status:Issued.
Description:Aplicación web con red social para la mejora de hábitos saludables en adolescentes, SanoYFeliz que se utilizó en un proyecto regional durante una intervención en 4 colegios de Castilla y León. Dio lugar a 4 artículos y 3 comunicaciones de congresos internacionales (2) y nacional (1).
Web application for the visualization of data contained in ontologies and graph generation using JAVA-PHP bridge".
Date: Dec 2019
Patent Number: LE-148-19 .Status:Issued.
Tool for the analysis of graphs and data pertaining to social networks.
Date: Nov 2019
Patent Number: LE-139-19 .Status:Issued.
Web application for automated management of server backups and scripts under UNIX operating systems.
Date: Dec 2018
Patent Number: LE-143-18 .Status:Issued.
Description:Cross-platform web application that allows you to securely manage automated backups on UNIX operating systems.
Publications
AppPopuli: Web Application for Real-Time Damage Report in Poplar Plantations Using Citizen Science
Book ChapterPublisher:Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental SciencesDate:2023Authors:S. Díez RegueraJ. A. Benítez-AndradesF. Castedo-DoradoA. Rodríguez-GonzálezR. Arévalo GonzálezE. Díez-PresaJ. Garnica-LópezM. F. Alvarez-TaboadaLeadership and contagion by COVID-19 among residence hall students: A social network analysis approach
Journal ArticlePublisher:Social NetworksDate:2023Authors:Pilar Marqués-SánchezMaría Cristina Martínez-FernándezRaquel Leirós-RodríguezÓscar Rodríguez-NogueiraElena Fernández-MartínezJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesDetermining the severity of Parkinson’s disease in patients using a multi task neural network
Journal ArticlePublisher:Multimedia Tools and ApplicationsDate:2023Authors:María Teresa García-OrdásJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesJose Aveleira-MataJosé-Manuel Alija-PérezCarmen BenavidesRooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Building of Industrial
Book ChapterPublisher:Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental SciencesDate:2023Authors:G. Jiménez-CastilloA. J. Martínez-CalahorroC. Rus-CasasJ. A. Benítez-AndradesF. J. Muñoz-RodriguezWeighted Conformal LiDAR-Mapping for Structured SLAM
Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and MeasurementDate:2023Authors:Natalia Prieto-FernándezSergio Fernández-BlancoÁlvaro Fernández-BlancoJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesFrancisco Carro-De-LorenzoCarmen BenavidesA generalized decision tree ensemble based on the NeuralNetworks architecture: Distributed Gradient Boosting Forest (DGBF)
Journal ArticlePublisher:Applied IntelligenceDate:2023Authors:Ángel Delgado-PanaderoJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesMaría Teresa García-OrdásAutomation of the Assessment and Diagnosis Process in Rehabilitation: A Proposal to Reduce Costs and Optimize the Health Care System
Book ChapterPublisher:Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental SciencesDate:2023Authors:Raquel Leirós-RodríguezJose A. Benítez-AndradesM. Pilar Marqués-SánchezNatalia Calvo-AyusoAdolescent relational behaviour and the obesity pandemic: A descriptive study applying social network analysis and machine learning techniques
Journal ArticlePublisher:PLOS ONEDate:2023Authors:Pilar Marqués-SánchezMaría Cristina Martínez-FernándezJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesEnedina Quiroga-SánchezMaría Teresa García-OrdásNatalia Arias-RamosHeart disease risk prediction using deep learning techniques with feature augmentation
Journal ArticlePublisher:Multimedia Tools and ApplicationsDate:2023Authors:María Teresa García-OrdásMartín Bayón-GutiérrezCarmen BenavidesJose Aveleira-MataJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesEmpowering machine learning models with contextual knowledge for enhancing the detection of eating disorders in social media posts
Journal ArticlePublisher:Semantic WebDate:2023Authors:José Alberto Benítez-AndradesMaría Teresa García-OrdásMayra RussoAhmad SakorLuis Daniel Fernandes RotgerMaria-Esther Vidal
Journal Editorial
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
From: 2022
Associate Editor
Research Projects
Strengthening the Research Capacity of Turkey in Innovative Business Models for the Hospitality Sector (REMODEL)
date: 2023Organization:European Comission
Description:Turkey’s Bursa Uludağ University (BUU), a public research university in Bursa, will receive a big boost through a twinning partnership with Spain’s University of León (ULE) and Ireland’s Atlantic Technological University (ATU) in business model innovation (BMI). Under the EU-funded REMODEL project, BUU staff will enhance their management and administration skills in the hospitality sector. A new BMI laboratory will be created leveraging and combining the strengths of the ULE consumer behaviour analysis laboratory and ATU DiceLabs. It will be instrumental for the execution of the research and innovation part of the project by applying acquired knowledge and skills in consumer behavioural analysis, neuromarketing, research management, business innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship, developing business models for 10 Turkish SMEs in the hospitality sector in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
Smart, Sustainable and coheSive Digitalization conceived as a Digital Innovation Hub - DIGIS3
date: 2023Organization:Government of Spain, in the framework of the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism financed by the Next Generation funds of the European Union
Description:Smart, Sustainable and coheSive Digitalization conceived as a Digital Innovation Hub
Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) are entities that help companies and public administration in a given territory access the information, services and facilities they need to successfully address their digital transformation processes.It is one of the main tools of the European Commission to achieve the objectives set out in its digitalization strategy.
EURECA-PRO: The European University on Responsible Consumption and Production
date: 2020Organization:Erasmus+ European Union program for education, training, youth and sport.
Description:La Universidad de Leoben (Austria), la Universidad Técnica de Freiberg (Alemania), la Universidad de Petrosani (Rumanía), la Universidad de León (España), la Universidad Técnica de Creta (Grecia), la Universidad Tecnológica de Silesia (Polonia) y la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas de Mittweida (Alemania) son siete instituciones de enseñanza superior situadas en seis Estados miembros de la UE diferentes que han unido sus fuerzas para crear una universidad europea fuerte y única en el ámbito del consumo y la producción responsables (PCR): EURECA-PRO.
Tiene una doble misión social y planetaria. Por un lado, contribuye de manera holística a la cuestión de gran actualidad del PCR en el marco del Objetivo de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 12 y, por otro, contribuye eficazmente a la transformación del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior de manera complementaria al ODS 4.
La innovación es la clave para alcanzar el objetivo de reducción de CO2 y las prácticas de sostenibilidad asociadas del Pacto Verde de la UE hasta 2050. Su realización se basa en nuevas tecnologías y procesos que integren los flujos de materiales y recursos en el sentido de la Economía Circular y en comportamientos de consumo responsable que estén alineados con las expectativas de la sociedad respecto a la lucha contra el cambio climático. Una educación inclusiva, sin fronteras e integrada apoya a los titulados más competentes y cualificados que pueden contribuir a este importante reto de la sociedad europea.
Teaching History
Security in Communication Networks
From: 2019, Until: 2022
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Knowledge Engineering
From: 2018, Until: present
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Semantic Web Modelling Techniques
From: 2018, Until: present
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Communication Networks
From: 2018, Until: present
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Electronic and Automatics Engineering
Informatic Systems
From: 2018, Until: present
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering (MSc.)
Practical Placement
From: 2018, Until: present
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Internet Services
From: 2018, Until: 2019
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Computer Organization
From: 2014, Until: 2018
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Informatics
From: 2014, Until: 2018
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Mechanical Engineering
Operative Systems
From: 2014, Until: 2017
Organization:Universidad de LeónField:Computer Engineering
Conference Contributions
HEALTHINF 23: 16th International Conference on Health Informatics
From: 2023
To: 2023
Committee member
IEEE Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2023)
From: 2023
To: 2023
Programme Chair
HEALTHINF 22: 15th International Conference on Health Informatics
From: 2022
To: 2022
Committee member
HEALTHINF 21: 14th International Conference on Health Informatics
From: 2021
To: 2021
Committee member
HEALTHINF 20: 13th International Conference on Health Informatics
From: 2020
To: 2020
Committee member
HEALTHINF 19: 12th International Conference on Health Informatics
From: 2019
Committee member
Journal Reviews
Applied intelligence (7 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering (2 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
Data & knowledge engineering
From: 2023
Reviewer
Future generation computer systems (2 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
Heliyon (1 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
IEEE transactions on instrumentation and measurement (1 review)
From: 2023
Reviewer
Information sciences (3 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
International journal of mental health and addiction (2 reviews)
From: 2023
Reviewer
Algorithms (4 reviews)
From: 2022
To: present
Reviewer
Big data and cognitive computing (2 reviews)
From: 2022
Reviewer