Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

From: 01/01/2012 To: 31/12/2014

Project coordinator: Fernando Sánchez-Figueroa

Total funding: 138.908 €

Abstract: Rich Internet Applications (RIA) have emerged as the most promising platform for Web 2.0 development, thanks to their powerful support for multimedia, sophisticated interaction and presentation, collaborative work, and flexible communication. RIA combine the lightweight distribution architecture of the Web with the interface interactivity and computation power of desktop applications, with benefits on all the elements of a Web application (data, business logic, communication, and presentation). This is the reason why there is a current trend in the industry to migrate their legacy Web 1.0 applications into RIA. Recently, a number of existing methodologies, originally conceived for traditional Web applications, have been extended in order to cope with the new modeling issues appearing in RIA. However, the real fact is that most of the software factories with which we work in Spain do not work at the model level and still work at the level of well-know frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate or Struts. In these cases, the migration process is being done in a non-systemtatic and error prone way. The main objective of this project is to define a model-driven systematic and semi-automatic process to modernize legacy non-model-based data-driven Web Applications into RIAs.

Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad 2015)

From: 01/01/16 To: 31/12/2018

Project coordinators: Juan M. Murillo & Fernando Sánchez-Figueroa

Total funding: 133.100 €

Abstract: The increase in the number of mobile devices with their computation, communication and sensing capabilities makes it possible the development of Mobile Cyber-Physical Systems (MCPS) in which people acquire the role of an entity connected through these devices. In this context, the objective of PeaaS (People As A Service) is to provide technologies to ease the development of this kind of MCPS, addressing their current limitations. On the one hand, and from the architecture point of view, current MCPS are based on a centralized system in which they adopt the role of mere service consumers, devoted to get context data and upload them to a cloud server where they are computed. However, in some cases, as those in which it is necessary to access and compute the context of people at real time, this architecture becomes not appropriate since it leads to a continuous upload of data from the device to the server causing several problems: high battery and bandwidth consumptions and the fact of compromising the owner privacy. In these cases, it would be more convenient to employ an alternative architecture in which the mobile devices could serve directly the people context only in the appropriate moments. On the other hand, the development of software for these mobile devices is very device dependent and, quite often, it involves the programming of sensing and acting hardware in a very low level, causing high costs in its development and maintenance. The PeaaS project pursues solving these problems in the scope of Software Engineering by means of the development of methodologies, techniques and tools that will facilitate the development of a new generation of MCPS in which mobile devices will change their role, from service consumers to service providers. PeaaS results will be applied to smartphones and drones and will be validated by developing a prototype for road alerts and traffic management, involving both kinds of devices.

Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

From: 01/01/2013 To: 31/12/2014

Project coordinator: Juan M. Murillo

Total funding: 15.210 €

Abstract: The development of large software systems is a constant challenge for Software Engineering. Due to the constant evolution of the technologies and the application domains, the software development techniques need to be adapted to the new situations. Nowadays the dominant technologies in industrial development are multi-tier architectures. These architectures integrate design patterns (such as VO or MVC) and development frameworks (such as Spring, Struts, Hibernate, etc.). Multi-tier architectures aim at providing develops with better modularized and easier to maintain software, with clearer defined responsibilities for each tier. However, the success of multi-tier architectures largely depends on the experience, the expertise, and the potential errors made by the software architect in charge of the project.

Model-Driven Development (MDD) and Product Lines (PL) are widely accepted practices that innovate the way software is made. However, although such proposals are beginning to be considered mature enough, its integration into the software development industry is still very poor. The goal of this project is to effectively incorporate these techniques in the process of developing multi-tier applications. In particular, MDD will be used to automate the generation of multi-tier architectural designs from high-level models, and PL techniques will be used to manage the variability introduced by the large number of architectural tiers, design patterns, and frameworks being considered. The new proposed approach intends to ease the work of the software architects, while improving the overall quality of the software by turning error-prone manual processes into (semi-)automated ones.

Funded by: FEDER-INTERCONNECTA & FREMAP, S.L.

From: 01/009/2013 To: 31/03/2015

Project coordinator: Juan Hernández

Total funding: 637.693,80 €

Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

From: 01/06/17 To: 31/05/19

Project coordinator: Juan M. Murillo

Total funding: 10.000 €

Abstract: Services are becoming a crucial factor of economic growth, arousing the interest of economic actors to develop the so-called Service Science and Engineering. The emergence and continuous advancements on cloud computing, smart devices, social computing, and crowdsourcing bring up opportunities and challenges that are ideally suited to be addressed by a network of experienced researchers.

The joint activities planned within this network are aimed at exploring new synergies derived from the previously mentioned opportunities and challenges, as well as consolidating various results from the homonymous network submitted in 2014. Concretely, its objectives are threefold: (1) to optimize results and resources of the participating groups by identifying, sharing and reusing knowledge and developed research resources; (2) to jointly explore the challenges of cloud computing, smart devices, and social computing that are currently being addressed by the network's research team; and (3) to allow other researchers and society in general to access software developed by the members of the network, and provide evidences about the actual usage of that software as an indirect measure of its impact. In order to achieve this goal, we propose a REST API gateway offered as a cloud service, and initially populated with APIs developed by the applicant team.

Funded by: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

From: 01/06/17 To: 31/05/19

Project coordinator: Pedro J. Clemente

Total funding: 15.000 €

Abstract: Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) is a paradigm where models replace code as the central artifact of the development process. Working at a high level of abstraction, improves productivity and quality, facilitates the portability to new platforms and reduces the maintenance costs, among other benefits. MDSE techniques are used in a wide variety of industries, like automotive, telecommunications, banking, embedded systems, etc. As a starting point, previous scientific networks have fostered an active MDSE community and encouraged collaborations. This excellence network aims to consolidate this community by uniting the research groups and companies working in the MDSE field and exploring the major scientific and technical challenges in the state-of-the-art: scalability, usability, construction and integration of tools, new application domains, etc.

This network has two main priorities. On the one hand, stimulating the scientific excellence of the MDSE community, e.g. increasing international collaborations and projects. On the other hand, consolidating the adoption of MDSE technologies among industries, through initiatives such as industrial doctorates or the participation in industrial consortiums and technology platforms. The planned actions include biannual meetings, short visits among researchers in the network, invitations to international researchers, a summer school for students and young researchers in MDSE, and a portal focused on promoting collaborations with companies. To encourage internationalization and maximize their impact, some of these actions will be linked to international scientific events, organized by the members of the network.

Funded by: EU H2020 Project RobMoSys: Composable Models and Software for Robotic Systems

From: 01/03/18 To: 28/02/2019

Project coordinator: Cristina Vicente-Chicote

Total funding: 271.289,25 €

Abstract: Building systems out of components requires taking into account both functional and non-functional properties. Non-functional properties define “how” a system performs rather than “what” it does. Examples of non-functional properties include dependability, safety, security, resource consumption, customer satisfaction, etc. The EU H2020 RobMoSys Project takes non-functional properties into account from the very beginning, treating them as first-class citizens. RobMoSys considers the management of non-functional properties as key added-value services built on top of its Ecosystem. In this vein, RoQME wants to contribute to RobMoSys a model-based framework for dealing with system-level non-functional properties, enabling the specification of global robot Quality of Service (QoS) metrics defined in terms of the (internal and external) contextual information available. The RoQME toolchain is intended to support the role of QoS Engineers, providing them with a specific QoS view. This view will allow them to model system-level robot QoS metrics according to the new RoQME meta-model. The concepts included in the RoQME meta-model will be linked to those already available in the RobMoSys meta-model (defined by other roles in different views). In order to guarantee the correct alignment and harmonization of the new role, view and meta-model with those of RobMoSys, a RoQME-to-RobMoSys mapping meta-model, linking both worlds, will also be defined. This mapping aims at promoting high-cohesion and loose coupling among the different RobMoSys views, providing a non-intrusive way of extending the RobMoSys meta-model, i.e., modifying the RoQME meta-model would only imply adapting the mapping to RobMoSys (but not modifying the RobMoSys meta-model itself), and vice versa. The RoQME toolchain, delivered as an Eclipse plug-in, will provide both modelling and code generation tools, enabling the creation of actual RobMoSys-compliant components, readily usable in RobMoSys-based solutions as QoS information providers. This information could then be used by other components for different purposes, e.g., robot behaviour adaptation or benchmarking. Finally, it is worth mentioning that all the RoQME software artefacts and documentation will be distributed using open-source and open-access policies.

Funded by: BURGER KING GENERAL SERVICES COMPANY, S.L.

From: 09/10/14 To: 09/01/2015

Coordinator: Juan C. Preciado

Summary: Geople LITE is a set of methods and tool for measuring population per unit area in a city by geographical terms. Density will allow us to accurately understand the environment where the restaurants are placed. The tool combines city and live data (people, streets, purchasing power, cars, etc.) for making decisions using machine learning and business intelligence.

Funded by: Indra Software Labs, S.L.

From: 03/04/2013 To: 31/12/2014

Coordinator: Fernando Sánchez Figueroa

Summary: The main goal of the ITECBAN SaaS PYMEF project is to develop an ecosystem of banking applications based on the Core SaaS ("Software as a Service") model. Among other benefits, this model allows different SMFIs (Small and Medium Financial Institution) to jointly undertake regulatory and channel changes, and to jointly undertake the development of new banking management solutions. Besides, it allows SMFIs: to define IT costs with a flat rate; not to face on its own the continuous needs arising from new regulatory changes or new channels; to share infrastructure and development costs with other SMFIs; and to focus on their key banking business activities. The technologies used in this project are J2EE, Cobol and HTML5, among others.

Funded by: Homeria Open Solutions, S.L.

From: 01/09/2013 To: 30/09/2015

Coordinator: Pedro J. Clemente

Summary: The main goal of this project is to develop advanced indicators of the quality of water for human consumption. In order to optimize and automate the current water purification process, we use advanced mobile devices that allow us to optimize the water extraction points and the chemical reagents used in the conventional process. This approach enhances the overall security of the water supply which, to date, has only legal controls established at final production stage.

Funded by: Indra Software Labs, S.L.

From: 06/04/2011 To: 06/04/2013

Coordinator: Juan M. Murillo

Summary: The project addressed the development of a set of tools to support the software development process of the company. As a platform for the integration of the different tools, a Service Bus (MULE) was used. The different software practices were modelled and specified using BPMN. Finally, the processes were automated using the Business Process Engine Bonita. The benefit was not only to gather and specify all the software development practices of the company, but also to automate and manage all the processes allowing their integration through the Service Bus, without requiring the company to change the tools they were already using.

Funded by: CETA-CIEMAT

From: 21/08/2008 To: 20/06/2012

Coordinator: Juan M. Murillo

Summary: The project aimed to support CETA-CIEMAT in its development. In particular, several tools for high-performance computing architectures based on GRID were developed. These tools ranged from support to distribution and process balancing in GRID networks to the management of the network itself.

Funded by: Indra S.A.

From: 01/06/2007 To: 30/04/2013

Coordinator: Juan M. Murillo

Summary: This was a collaborative University-Enterprise project aimed to provide students with practical training in real software development projects. In addition, the researchers involved in the project as student mentors had the opportunity to observe the problems raising in real software development processes in order to align their research with such problems.