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Dr. David Contreras Bárcena

Current position:
Associate Professor
Association date:
17/May/2010
Location:
AA25. D-410
Phone extension number:
+34 91 542-2800 ext. 4235
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Biography:

He was graduated with the degree in Computer Engineer in 1998 from the school of engineering (ICAI), Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Dr. David Contreras received his doctorate about multimedia traffic in Bluetooth networks at the Comillas Pontifical University in 2010. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, opportunistic networks and information retrieval systems. He acts as reviewer for a series of high-ranked journals such as IEEE Communications Letters, Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking and Elsevier Measurement.


Areas of interest:

Wireless Networks. Bluetooth architecture. Information Retrieval Systems. Software development. IoT, Cloud and Big Data. Blockchain.


Journal Publications

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Projects

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Conference Papers

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International Exchanges

  • Jul - Aug 2017, Visiting Associate Professor at Computer Science Department, Loyola University Chicago. Chicago (United States of America).
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Invited Conferences and Seminars

  • Workshop "Clash of the Titans: Humans versus ChatGPT" Semana de la Ciencia y la Innovación 2024. Fundación para el conocimiento madri+d. Comunidad de Madrid. Madrid (Spain). Nov 2024.
  • Workshop "Workshop: Inspirations for business creation in the service of society" Guía del emprendedor social. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Feb 2013.
  • Workshop "Las Telecomunicaciones en el hogar: controla tu casa desde un teléfono móvil" Conferencias y Talleres a los Centros Educativos de la Comunidad de Madrid. Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Jan 2010.
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External Training Courses

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Media and research dissemination

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Fellowships and Awards

  • Director of prizewinning work in "Management Solutions Prize for the best Final Year Project 2022-23. PFC Supervisor «Trader Companion: Plataforma web para aprender y optimizar estrategias de trading algorítmico» by Á. Guerrero Gallego". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Apr 2024.
  • Director of prizewinning work in "Huawei Prize for the best Final Year Project 2017-18. PFC Supervisor «Implementación y despliegue de una solución de gamificación en la empresa sobre redes públicas y privadas Blockchain» by María del Pilar Hernández Bas". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2019.
  • Director of prizewinning work in "1º Premio Accenture al mejor Proyecto Fin de Carrera 2010-11. Director del PFC «Sistema de guiado multimedia en interiores mediante dispositivos móviles Bluetooth»". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Mar 2012.
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Other Activities

  • Director of research work "«Reconocimiento del voluntariado en España: propuesta de un sistema de reconocimiento de su actividad» by J.J. Adroher Biosca. Tesis of DBA in Management and Technology". Universidad Pontificia Comillas. Madrid (Spain). Apr 2023.
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