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José Alberto Benítez-Andrades, Ph.D.

Tagline:Associate Professor (civil servant) @ Universidad de León | Computer Engineering

León, Spain

About me

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 Universidad de 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 (not civil servant) and Associate Professor (civil servant, in November).

My research focuses on artificial intelligence applied to health, and I have authored over 85 scientific articles (55 JCR-indexed). I am also involved in the Spanish Society of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine (IABiomed) and have organized over 20 international conferences.

I have participated in several regional and European research projects, including the EURECA-PRO alliance, and have completed postdoctoral research stays at the L3S Research Center in Hannover, Germany

I am currently Vice-Rector for Internationalisation and Global Engagement at the Universidad de León. Previously I was Deputy Director of the School of Industrial, Computer and Aerospace Engineering (04/2023 - 06/2024) and coordinator of mobility, internships and degree. I am also Vice-Dean of Communication of the Professional Association of Computer Engineers of Castilla y León (CPIICyL).

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: present

    Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

  • Associate Professor (not a civil servant)

    from: 2023, until: 2023

    Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

  • Assistant Professor (Ph.D)

    from: 2020, until: 2023

    Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

  • Teaching Assistant

    from: 2018, until: 2020

    Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

  • Part time Professor

    from: 2013, until: 2018

    Organization:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

Management Positions

Education

  • MSc in Engineering and Data Science

    from: 2019, until: 2021

    Field of study:Engineering and Data ScienceSchool:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), MadridLocation:Madrid, Spain

    Description

    Qualification: 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 B

  • Ph.D in Production and Computer Engineering

    from: 2013, until: 2017

    Field of study:Production and Computer EngineeringSchool:Universidad de León, LeónLocation:León, Spain

    Description

    Summa cum laude.

    Thesis entitled: Semantic Technologies applied to the Analysis of Social Networks in the field of health.

  • MSc in Computer Languages and Systems

    from: 2010, until: 2013

    Field 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: 2010

    Field of study:Computer Science EngineeringSchool:Universidad de LeónLocation:León, Spain

    Description

    Average grade on file: 2.21

Postdoctoral research stay

  • Visiting Researcher (Scientific Data Management Group)

    from: 2022, until: 2023

    Organization: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: 2022

    Organization: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: 2022-09-01

    Issuer:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain

  • Best Doctoral Thesis in Computer Engineering 2018

    date: 2018-05-03

    Issuer: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:2023
    Authors:
    S. Díez RegueraJ. A. Benítez-AndradesF. Castedo-DoradoA. Rodríguez-GonzálezR. Arévalo GonzálezE. Díez-PresaJ. Garnica-LópezM. F. Alvarez-Taboada
  • Leadership and contagion by COVID-19 among residence hall students: A social network analysis approach

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Social NetworksDate:2023
    Authors:
    Pilar Marqués-SánchezMaría Cristina Martínez-FernándezRaquel Leirós-RodríguezÓscar Rodríguez-NogueiraElena Fernández-MartínezJosé Alberto Benítez-Andrades
  • Determining the severity of Parkinson’s disease in patients using a multi task neural network

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Multimedia Tools and ApplicationsDate:2023
    Authors:
    María Teresa García-OrdásJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesJose Aveleira-MataJosé-Manuel Alija-PérezCarmen Benavides
  • Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems for Building of Industrial

    Book ChapterPublisher:Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental SciencesDate:2023
    Authors:
    G. Jiménez-CastilloA. J. Martínez-CalahorroC. Rus-CasasJ. A. Benítez-AndradesF. J. Muñoz-Rodriguez
  • Weighted Conformal LiDAR-Mapping for Structured SLAM

    Journal ArticlePublisher:IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and MeasurementDate:2023
    Authors:
    Natalia Prieto-FernándezSergio Fernández-BlancoÁlvaro Fernández-BlancoJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesFrancisco Carro-De-LorenzoCarmen Benavides
  • A generalized decision tree ensemble based on the NeuralNetworks architecture: Distributed Gradient Boosting Forest (DGBF)

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Applied IntelligenceDate:2023
    Authors:
    Ángel Delgado-PanaderoJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesMaría Teresa García-Ordás
  • Automation 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:2023
    Authors:
    Raquel Leirós-RodríguezJose A. Benítez-AndradesM. Pilar Marqués-SánchezNatalia Calvo-Ayuso
  • Adolescent relational behaviour and the obesity pandemic: A descriptive study applying social network analysis and machine learning techniques

    Journal ArticlePublisher:PLOS ONEDate:2023
    Authors:
    Pilar Marqués-SánchezMaría Cristina Martínez-FernándezJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesEnedina Quiroga-SánchezMaría Teresa García-OrdásNatalia Arias-Ramos
  • Heart disease risk prediction using deep learning techniques with feature augmentation

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Multimedia Tools and ApplicationsDate:2023
    Authors:
    María Teresa García-OrdásMartín Bayón-GutiérrezCarmen BenavidesJose Aveleira-MataJosé Alberto Benítez-Andrades
  • Empowering machine learning models with contextual knowledge for enhancing the detection of eating disorders in social media posts

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Semantic WebDate:2023
    Authors:
    José Alberto Benítez-AndradesMaría Teresa García-OrdásMayra RussoAhmad SakorLuis Daniel Fernandes RotgerMaria-Esther Vidal

Journal Editorial

Research Projects

  • Strengthening the Research Capacity of Turkey in Innovative Business Models for the Hospitality Sector (REMODEL)

    date: 2023

    Organization: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.

    • 2023-07-10_proyecto_remodel-01
    • 2023-07-10_proyecto_remodel-04
  • Smart, Sustainable and coheSive Digitalization conceived as a Digital Innovation Hub - DIGIS3

    date: 2023

    Organization: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: 2020

    Organization: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

  • IEEE Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2022)

    From: 2022

    To: 2022

    Special Track Chair

  • HEALTHINF 21: 14th International Conference on Health Informatics

    From: 2021

    To: 2021

    Committee member

  • IEEE Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2021)

    From: 2021

    To: 2021

    Special Track Chair

  • HEALTHINF 20: 13th International Conference on Health Informatics

    From: 2020

    To: 2020

    Committee member

  • IEEE Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2020)

    From: 2020

    To: 2020

    Committee member

  • HEALTHINF 19: 12th International Conference on Health Informatics

    From: 2019

    Committee member

  • IEEE Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2019)

    From: 2019

    To: 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

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