Robert Rallo [BioCENIT; Bioinformatics and Computational Environmental Engineering]
Departament d'Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques at Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Catalunya (SPAIN).

Currently at the Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, California Nanosystems Institute, 570 Westwood Plaza, Room 5545. University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7277 E-mail: robert.rallo@ucla.edu Phone: (310) 206-0397

Research Topics
My research focuses on three main aspects: applications of neural networks, distributed systems, and e-learning technologies.

NEURAL NETWORKS
Neural network systems have been widely used to model and control dynamic processes because of their extremely powerful adaptation capability in response to nonlinear behaviors. Our main objective is the development of an open and distributed architecture to support the development and application of collaborative intelligent control techniques in chemical processing plants. [list of publications]

DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
Distributed technologies play an important role in the development of e-learning systems as well as in the implementation of distributed neuro-control systems. The introduction of new decentralized models of computing (such are P2P overlay networks) brings a new perspective in the development of these applications. The present work has been developed in collaboration with the AST Research Grup. [list of publications]

E-LEARNING
The main aspects that will characterize the 21st century will be the rapid changes in the social, economical and technological areas. In the Education field, the use of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will play an important role in this process of change, contributing actively to diminish the isolation and the lack of cooperative learning between the individuals, effect that often cause the application of traditional models of distant learning. In this sense, technology-based distant learning aims at the introduction of new models of open and distributed learning by means of the use of advanced communication infrastructures and multimedia services. The present work has been developed in collaboration with the L@TE Research Laboratory. [list of publications]

Ongoing Research Projects

Teaching
All the teaching activities and support materials are available only to enrolled students via the MOODLE system.

  • [sample PFCs] (in catalan)
    • Segura Bertomeu, I. (2001) "Servei bàsic de Persistència d'Objectes Java" [doc] FIB - UPC.
    • Saix Félix, M. (2001) "UPortal2: Instal.lació, configuració i desenvolupament de nous canals" [doc]
    • Figueroa Cubells, A. (2002) "Gestió de Recursos Audiovisuals" [doc] [slides]
    • Tomás Boqué, J. (2002) "Plataforma Unificada Anti-Spam (PUAS)" [doc] PUAS is currently used by the Spanish Academic & Research Network (RedIris)  [access to PUAS]
    • Cervera Medina, M. (2002) "UPortal2: Desenvolupament d'una aplicació d'Agenda-Calendari" [doc]
    • Montalà Pinyol, O. and Pairot Gavaldà, C. (2002) "L'entorn Virtual tridimensional MOVE" [doc]
    • Masip Ferrer, J. (2003) "SendTrill: Consulta de notes mitjançant SMS" [doc]
    • Aguilar Celdran, F.J. (2003) "Repositori de Continguts Educatius IE" [doc] [java code]
    • Sánchez Escofet, X. and Santiago Hidalgo, J.C. (2003) "Implementació d'un servei de noticies RSS a la URV" [doc]
    • Pescador Serrano, X. (2004) "SADI: Aplicació per a la gestió de màquines parany" [doc]
    • Reverter Morelló, T. (2004) "Disseny i Construcció d'un cluster de supercomputació sobre GNU/Linux" [doc]
    • Nolla, M. (2005) "Moodle: creació d'un bloc per a compartir fitxers" [doc] [slides]
    • Gavaldà, A., Juanpere, D. (2005) "Balanceig dinàmic de càrrega en anells DHT emprant algorismes ACO" [doc] [slides]
Contact Information
E-mail address: Robert.Rallo AT urv.cat
Voice: +34977558510
Fax: +34977559710
Skype: robertrallo
Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria. Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Av. Països Catalans, 26. 43007 Campus Sescelades. Tarragona. SPAIN.