Manuel Mucientes
Research Center on Intelligent Technologies (CiTIUS)

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)

I am an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Research Center on Intelligent Technologies (CiTIUS). My main research interest is artificial intelligence applied to the following areas: computer vision, in the topics of object detection and tracking based on deep learning; machine learning; process mining.

• Statistical Learning (M.Sc. in Big Data)


• Visual Recognition (M.Sc. in Computer Vision)


• Automata Theory and Formal Languages (B.Sc. in Computer Science Engineering)

• RAI4P: Responsible AI for Process Mining 2.0

• QC4SUSTEX: Authentication and security of sustainable textiles and development of devices for effective environmental control in their manufacture


• AVECEN: Virtual Assistant for the active aging of people with neurodegenerative mental diseases


• Detection and tracking of objects for air traffic control through Deep Learning


• QPET_RADIOMICS: Advanced image quantification for personalized cancer treatments


• CNNs for Small Target Detection


• CAREBOT: intelligent robotic units for hospital medical care


• PREBENCAR: intelligent virtual assistant for cardiovascular prevention and well-being


• BAI4SOW: Soft Computing for supporting Business Intelligence in Social Workflows


• Computer vision system for traffic monitoring on-board RPA cameras


• DronePlan: motion planning, SLAM and tracking for UAVs


• eMolExpert: Integrated Software System for Molecular and Analytical Data Management in the Cloud and the use of Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Decision Support


• QUIRAV: Advanced Operating Room
  


• PLASTIC: People as a Service supported by the Information and Communication Technologies
  


• SoftLearn: Soft Computing for Process Mining in E-learning


• New Scheduling Models of Production Processes in the Naval Industry


• PROMARES-VACCA: Environmental Protection of the Coast and the Marine Environment - Development of an Autonomous Vehicle for the Control of the Quality of Waters

• D. Cores, V. Brea, and M. Mucientes. Spatiotemporal tubelet feature aggregation and object linking for small object detection in videos. Applied Intelligence, 53:1205-1217, 2023. [bib | pdf]


• L. Vaquero, V. Brea, and M. Mucientes. Real-Time Siamese Multiple Object Tracker with Enhanced Proposals. Pattern Recognition, 135:109141, 2023. [bib | pdf]


• B. Bosquet, D. Cores, L. Seidenari, V. Brea, M. Mucientes, and A. Del Bimbo. A full data augmentation pipeline for small object detection based on generative adversarial networks. Pattern Recognition, 133:108998, 2023. [bib | pdf]


• D. Cores, N. Vila-Blanco, M. Pérez-Alarcón, A. Martínez-de-Alegría, M. Mucientes, and M.J. Carreira. A few-shot approach for COVID-19 screening in standard and portable chest X-ray images. Scientific Reports, 12:21511, 2022. [bib | pdf]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Dumas, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Efficient edge filtering of directly-follows graphs for process mining. Information Sciences, 610:830-846, 2022. [bib | pdf]


• M. Ocaña, D. Chapela-Campa, P. Álvarez, N. Hernández, M. Mucientes, J. Fabra, A. Llamazares, M. Lama, P.A. Revenga, A. Bugarín, M.A. García-Garrido, and J.M. Alonso. Automatic linguistic reporting of customer activity patterns in open malls. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 81:3369-3395, 2022. [bib | pdf]


• L. Vaquero, V. Brea, and M. Mucientes. Tracking More Than 100 Arbitrary Objects at 25 FPS Through Deep Learning. Pattern Recognition, 121:108205, 2022. [bib | pdf]


• M. Fernández-Sanjurjo, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. Real-time multiple object visual tracking for embedded GPU systems. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8:9177-9188, 2021. [bib | pdf]


• D. Cores, V. Brea, and M. Mucientes. Short-Term Anchor Linking and Long-Term Self-Guided Attention for Video Object Detection. Image and Vision Computing, 110:104179, 2021. [bib | pdf]


• B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. STDnet-ST: Spatio-temporal ConvNet for small object detection. Pattern Recognition, 116:107929, 2021. [bib | pdf]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes and M. Lama. Understanding complex process models by abstracting infrequent behavior. Future Generation Computer Systems, 113:428-440, 2020. [bib | pdf]


• S.J. van Zelst, J.C.A.M. Buijs, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Repairing Alignments of Process Models. Business & Information Systems Engineering, 62:289-304, 2020. [bib | pdf]


• B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. STDnet: Exploiting high resolution feature maps for small object detection. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 91:103615, 2020. [bib | pdf]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Autonomous navigation for UAVs managing motion and sensing uncertainty. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 126:103455, 2020. [bib | pdf]


• M. Fernández-Sanjurjo, B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. Real-time visual detection and tracking system for traffic monitoring. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 85:410-420, 2019. [bib | pdf]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Feature Selection and Evolutionary Rule Learning for Big Data in Smart Building Energy Management. Cognitive Computation, 11:418-433, 2019. [bib | pdf]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Mining Frequent Patterns in Process Models. Information Sciences, 472:235-257, 2019. [bib | pdf]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Motion Planning under Uncertainty in Graduated Fidelity Lattices. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 109:168-182, 2018. [bib | pdf]


• L. Cornejo-Bueno, P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, J.C. Nieto-Borge, and S. Salcedo-Sanz. Significant Wave Height and Energy Flux Estimation with a Genetic Fuzzy System for Regression. Ocean Engineering, 160:33-44, 2018. [bib | pdf]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Hybrid Optimization Algorithm for Large-Scale QoS-Aware Service Composition. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 10:547-559, 2017. [bib | pdf]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. S-FRULER: Scalable fuzzy rule learning through evolution for regression. Knowledge-Based Systems, 110:255-266, 2016. [bib | pdf]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Enhancing Discovered Processes with Duplicate Tasks. Information Sciences, 373:369-387, 2016. [bib | pdf]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, C. Pedrinaci, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. An Integrated Semantic Web Service Discovery and Composition Framework. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 9:537-550, 2016. [bib | pdf]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. FRULER: Fuzzy Rule Learning through Evolution for Regression. Information Sciences, 354:1-18, 2016. [bib | pdf]


• J.C. Vidal, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Recompiling Learning Processes from Event Logs. Knowledge-Based Systems, 100:160-174, 2016. [bib | pdf]


• C. Gamallo, M. Mucientes, and C.V. Regueiro. Omnidirectional visual SLAM under severe occlusions. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 65:76-87, 2015. [bib | pdf]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. ProDiGen: mining complete, precise and minimal structure process models with a genetic algorithm. Information Sciences, 294:315-333, 2015. [bib | pdf] [Software and logs]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Learning fuzzy controllers in mobile robotics with embedded preprocessing. Applied Soft Computing, 26:123-142, 2015. [bib | pdf]


• C. Gamallo, M. Mucientes, and C.V. Regueiro. A FastSLAM-based Algorithm for Omnidirectional Cameras. Journal of Physical Agents, 7(1):13-22, 2013. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, J.C. Vidal, and M. Lama. An Optimal and Complete Algorithm for Automatic Web Service Composition. International Journal of Web Services Research, 9(2):1-20, 2012. [bib] [Software]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Mucientes, A. Bugarín, and M. Lama. Machine Scheduling in Custom Furniture Industry through Neuro-Evolutionary Hybridization. Applied Soft Computing, 11:1600-1613, 2011. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, M. Lama and M.I. Couto. Composition of web services through genetic programming. Evolutionary Intelligence, 3:171-186, 2010. [bib]


• C. Gamallo, C.V. Regueiro, P. Quintía, and M. Mucientes. Omnivision based KLD-Monte Carlo localization. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 58:295-305, 2010. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and A. Bugarín. People detection through quantified fuzzy temporal rules. Pattern Recognition, 43:1441-1453, 2010. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, J. Alcalá-Fdez, R. Alcalá, and J. Casillas. A case study for learning behaviors in mobile robotics by evolutionary fuzzy systems. Expert Systems With Applications, 37:1471–1493, 2010. [bib] [Videos: simulated robot, real robot]


• F. Díaz-Hermida, A. Bugarín, P. Cariñena, M. Mucientes, and D.E. Losada. Fuzzy quantification in two real scenarios: information retrieval and mobile robotics. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 24:572–586, 2009. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Alcalá, J. Alcalá-Fdez, and J. Casillas. Learning weighted linguistic rules to control an autonomous robot. International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 24:226–251, 2009. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, J.C. Vidal, A. Bugarín, and M. Lama. Processing time estimations by variable structure TSK rules learned through genetic programming. Soft Computing, 13:497–509, 2009. [bib]


• C. Gamallo, P. Quintía, C.V. Regueiro, and M. Mucientes. Localization through omnivision for a tour-guide robot. Journal of Physical Agents, 3:25–34, 2009. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and J. Casillas. Quick design of fuzzy controllers with good interpretability in mobile robotics. IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, 15(4):636–651, 2007. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, D.L. Moreno, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Design of a fuzzy controller in mobile robotics using genetic algorithms. Applied Soft Computing, 7:540–546, 2007. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, D.L. Moreno, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Evolutionary learning of a fuzzy controller for wall-following behavior in mobile robotics. Soft Computing, 10(10):881–889, 2006. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Iglesias, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. A fuzzy temporal rule-based velocity controller for mobile robotics. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 134:83–99, 2003. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Iglesias, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, P.Cariñena, and S. Barro. Fuzzy temporal rules for mobile robot guidance in dynamic environments. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics-Part C: Applications and Reviews, 31(3):391–398, 2001. [bib]


• P. Cariñena, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, and S. Barro. A language for expressing fuzzy temporal rules. Mathware and Soft Computing, 7(2-3):213–227, 2000. [bib]

• S. Nazir, L. Vaquero, M. Mucientes, V.M. Brea, and D. Coltuc. 2HDED:NET for joint depth estimation and image deblurring from a single out-of-focus image. In IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), Bordeaux (France), 2022. [bib | pdf]


• T. Benavides, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Extracción de conocimiento basado en técnicas de aprendizaje automático a partir de registros de eventos. In XVII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2022. [bib]


• L. Vaquero, V. Brea, and M. Mucientes. Fast Multi-Object Tracking with Feature Pyramid and Region Proposal Networks. In 26th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Montreal (Canada), 2022. [bib | pdf]


• D. Cores, V. Brea and M. Mucientes. Spatio-temporal object detection from UAV on board cameras. In 19th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP), Nicosia (Cyprus), 2021. [bib]


• L. Vaquero, M. Mucientes and V. Brea. SiamMT: Real-Time Arbitrary Multi-Object Tracking. In 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Milan (Italy), 2021. [bib]


• B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes and V. Brea. Correlation-based ConvNet for Small Object Detection in Videos. In 25th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Milan (Italy), 2021. [bib]


• M. Ocaña, A. Llamazares, P.A. Revenga, M.A. García-Garrido, N. Hernández, P. Álvarez, J. Fabra, D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, M. Lama, A. Bugarín, and J.M. Alonso. Estimation of Customer Activity Patterns in Open Malls by Means of Combining Localization and Process Mining Techniques. In 21st International Workshop of Physical Agents (WAF), Madrid (Spain), 2020. [bib]


• D. Cores, M. Mucientes and V. Brea. RoI Feature Propagation for Video Object Detection. In 24th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2020. [bib]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Simplification of complex process models by abstracting infrequent behaviour. In 17th International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (ICSOC), Toulouse (France), 2019. [bib]


• J. Casas-Ramos, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Consultas eficientes sobre registros de eventos basadas en análisis de conformidad. In XV Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), Cáceres (Spain), 2019. [bib]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Pattern-based simplification of process models. In XV Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), Cáceres (Spain), 2019. [bib]


• M. Fernández-Sanjurjo, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. A real-time processing stand-alone multiple object visual tracking system. In 18th International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns (CAIP), Salerno (Italy), 2019. [bib]


• M. Fernández-Sanjurjo, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. Real-time traffic monitoring with occlusion handling. In 9th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IbPRIA), Madrid (Spain), 2019. [bib]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Graduated Fidelity Lattices for Motion Planning under Uncertainty. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Montreal (Canada), 2019. [bib]


• M. Fernández-Sanjurjo, B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. Monitorización de Tráfico en Tiempo Real mediante Visión por Computador con Drones y Plataformas Fijas. In CivilDRON, Madrid (Spain), 2019.


• B. Bosquet, M. Mucientes, and V. Brea. STDnet: A ConvNet for Small Target Detection. In Proceedings of the 29th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), Newcastle (UK), 2018. [bib] [USC-GRAD-STDdb dataset]


• M. Caeiro, M. Llamas, F. Mikic, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Exploring the application of process mining to support self-regulated learning. In Proceedings of IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), pages 1766-1774, Tenerife (Spain), 2018. [bib]


• Daniel Cores and Manuel Mucientes. Reconstrucción 3D densa de escenas utilizando una cámara monocular. In Proceedings of the Third Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), Sevilla (Spain), 2017.


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Discovering infrequent behavioral patterns in process models. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM), Barcelona (Spain), 2017. [bib]


• D. Chapela-Campa, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Towards the extraction of frequent patterns in complex process models. In Actas de las XIII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), San Cristóbal de la Laguna (Spain), 2017. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Scalable modeling of thermal dynamics in buildings using fuzzy rules for regression. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Naples (Italy), 2017. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Fresquet, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Prediction of indoor temperatures for energy optimization in buildings. In Actas de la XVII Conferencia de la Asociación Española para la Inteligencia Artificial (CAEPIA), pages 675-684, Salamanca (Spain), 2016. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, S.J. van Zelst, J.C.A.M. Buijs, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Reparación de alineamientos en modelos de proceso similares. In Actas de las XII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), pages 111-120, Salamanca (Spain), 2016.


• J.C. Vidal, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Recompilación de procesos de educación a partir de registros de eventos. In Actas de las XII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), pages 169-170, Salamanca (Spain), 2016.


• M. Lama, P. Álvarez, M. Ocaña, M. Mucientes, J. Ezpeleta, M.A. Garrido, and A. Bugarín. Análisis inteligente de flujos de trabajo sociales. In Actas de las XII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), pages 181-190, Salamanca (Spain), 2016.


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. A genetic fuzzy system for large-scale regression. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), pages 1421-1428, Vancouver (Canada), 2016. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, D. Chapela, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Process mining in IT service management: A case study. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Algorithms & Theories for the Analysis of Event Data (ATAED), pages 16-30, Toruń (Poland), 2016. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Fresquet, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Prediction of building temperatures for energy optimization. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Advances and Applications of Data Science & Engineering, pages 85-90, Madrid (Spain), 2016.


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, S.J. van Zelst, J.C.A.M. Buijs, M. Lama, and M. Mucientes. Repairing alignments: Striking the right nerve. In Proceedings of the 17th Working Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development, and Support (BPMDS), pages 266-281, Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2016. [bib]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. A MapReduce implementation of a genetic fuzzy system for regression. In Actas del XVIII Congreso Español sobre Tecnologías y Lógica Fuzzy (ESTYLF), San Sebastián (Spain), 2016.


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. An adaptive multiresolution state lattice approach for motion planning with uncertainty. In Proceedings of the Second Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), Lisbon (Portugal), 2015. [bib]


• A. Ramos-Soto, M. Lama, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, and S. Barro. Generación automática de informes en lenguaje natural en una plataforma de e-learning. In In Actas de la 16 Conferencia de la Asociación Española para la Inteligencia Artificial (CAEPIA), pages 633-643, Albacete (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Algoritmo híbrido de composición automática de servicios con QoS. In Actas de las XI Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), Santander (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. ProDiGen: minando modelos completos, precisos y simples con un algoritmo genético. In Actas de las XI Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), Santander (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• A. Nieto-Rodríguez, M. Mucientes, and V.M. Brea. Demo: Mask and maskless face classification system to detect breach protocols in the operating room. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC), pages 207-208, Sevilla (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Reducing the Complexity in Genetic Learning of Accurate Regression TSK Rule-Based Systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Istanbul (Turkey), 2015. [bib]
• Best Student Paper Nomination


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, A. Canosa, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. STAC: a web platform for the comparison of algorithms using statistical tests. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Istanbul (Turkey), 2015. [bib] [STAC Web Platform]


• A. Ramos-Soto, M. Lama, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, and S. Barro. Towards textual reporting in learning analytics dashboards. In Proceedings of the IEEE 15th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), pages 260-264, Hualien (Taiwan), 2015. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. A hybrid local-global optimization strategy for QoS-aware service composition. In Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS), pages 735-738, New York (USA), 2015. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, A. Ramos-Soto, M. Lama, M. Mucientes, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Soft computing for learner's assessment in SoftLearn. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), pages 925-926, Madrid (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Mining duplicate tasks from discovered processes. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Algorithms & Theories for the Analysis of Event Data (ATAED), pages 78-82, Brussels (Belgium), 2015. [bib]


• A. Nieto-Rodríguez, M. Mucientes, and V.M. Brea. System for medical mask detection in the operating room through facial attributes. In Proceedings of the 7th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (IbPRIA), pages 138-145, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 2015. [bib]


• M. Fernández-Delgado, M. Mucientes, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, and M. Lama. Learning analytics for the prediction of the educational objectives achievement. In Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pages 2500-2503, Madrid (Spain), 2014. [bib]


• A. Rodríguez-Groba, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Lama, A. Gewerc, and M. Mucientes. Using a learning analytics tool for evaluation in self-regulated learning. In Proceedings of the IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pages 2484-2491, Madrid (Spain), 2014. [bib]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Lama, B. Vázquez-Barreiros, and M. Mucientes. Reconstructing IMS LD units of learning from event logs. In Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (ECTEL), pages 345-358, Graz (Austria), 2014. [bib]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. A genetic algorithm for process discovery guided by completeness, precision and simplicity. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM), pages 118-133, Haifa (Israel), 2014. [bib] [Software and logs]


• B. Vázquez-Barreiros, M. Lama, M. Mucientes, and J.C. Vidal. SoftLearn: A Process Mining Platform for the Discovery of Learning Paths. In Proceedings of the IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), pages 373-375, Athens (Greece), 2014. [bib] [Web application]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, M. Lama, and A. Bugarín. Hipster: An Open Source Java Library for Heuristic Search. In Proceedings of the 9th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, pages 481-486, Barcelona (Spain), 2014. [bib] [Software]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. A State Lattice Approach for Motion Planning under Control and Sensor Uncertainty. In Proceedings of the First Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), pages 247-260, Madrid (Spain), 2013. [bib]


• B. Fernández-Gallego, M. Lama, J.C. Vidal, M. Mucientes. Learning Analytics Framework for Educational Virtual Worlds. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education (VARE), pages 443-447, Tenerife (Spain), 2013. [bib]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. An Instance Selection Algorithm for Regression and its Application in Variance Reduction. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), Hyderabad (India), 2013. [bib]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. A Tabu Search Optimization Module for Scheduling. In Proceedings of the 8th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, pages 516-521, Lisboa (Portugal), 2013. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. A Dynamic QoS-Aware Semantic Web Service Composition Algorithm. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (ICSOC), pages 623-630, Shanghai (China), 2012. [bib]


• A. González-Sieira, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Anytime Motion Replanning in State Lattices for Wheeled Robots. In Actas del XIII Workshop en Agentes Físicos (WAF), pages 217-224, Santiago (Spain), 2012. [bib]


• C. Gamallo, M. Mucientes, and C.V. Regueiro. A FastSLAM algorithm for Omnivision. In Actas del XIII Workshop en Agentes Físicos (WAF), pages 7-14, Santiago (Spain), 2012. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, M. Lama, and J.C. Vidal. Soft computing para minería de procesos en e-learning. In Proceedings of the Ninth Multidisciplinary Symposium on the Design and Evaluation of Digital Content for Education (SPDECE), pages 345-352, Alicante (Spain), 2012. [bib]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Photons detection in positron emission tomography through iterative rule learning of TSK rules. In Actas del VIII Congreso Español sobre Metaheurísticas, Algoritmos Evolutivos y Bioinspirados (MAEB), pages 251-258, Albacete (Spain), 2012. [bib]


• F.J. Marín, J. Casillas, M. Mucientes, A.A. Transeth, S.A. Fjerdingen, and I. Schjølberg. Learning intelligent controllers for path-following skills on snake-like robots. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA) - Part II, number 7102 in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, pages 525-535, Aachen (Germany), 2011. Springer-Verlag. [bib]


• F.J. Marín, J. Casillas, M. Mucientes, A.A. Transeth, S.A. Fjerdingen, and I. Schjølberg. Aprendizaje de Controladores Difusos para Seguimiento de Trayectorias en Robots Multiarticulados. In Actas de ROBOT, pages 397–403, Sevilla (Spain), 2011. [bib]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. An optimal and fast algorithm for web service composition. In Actas de las VII Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios (JCIS), pages 3–8, A Coruña (Spain), 2011. [bib] [Web application]


• P. Rodríguez-Mier, M. Mucientes, and M. Lama. Automatic web service composition with a heuristic-based search algorithm. In Proceedings of IEEE 9th International Conference on Web Services (ICWS), pages 81–88, Washington DC (USA), 2011. [bib] [Web application]


• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Iterative rule learning of quantified fuzzy rules for control in mobile robotics. In Proceedings of IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI), pages 111–118, Paris (France), 2011. [bib]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Lama, A. Bugarín and M. Mucientes. Knowledge-Based Framework for Workflow Modelling: Application to the Furniture Industry. In Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Other Applications of Applied Intelligent Systems (IEA/AIE), pages 175–184, Córdoba (Spain), 2010. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, M. Lama, and M.I. Couto. A genetic programming-based algorithm for composing web services. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA), pages 379–384, Pisa (Italy), 2009. [bib]


• C. Gamallo, M. Mucientes, and C.V. Regueiro. Visual FastSLAM through omnivision. In Proceedings of TAROS, pages 128–135, Londonderry (UK), 2009. [bib] [Video]


• M. Mucientes, I. Rodríguez-Fdez, and A. Bugarín. Evolutionary learning of quantified fuzzy rules for hierarchical grouping of laser sensor data in intelligent control. In Proceedings of the IFSA-EUSFLAT Joint Conference, pages 1559–1564, Lisbon (Portugal), 2009. [bib]


• S. Barro, A. Bugarín, P. Cariñena, F. Díaz-Hermida, and M. Mucientes. Fuzzy temporal rule-based systems: New challenges. In Actas del XIV Congreso Español sobre Tecnologías y Lógica Fuzzy (ESTYLF), pages 507–514, Langreo (Spain), 2008. [bib]


• C. Gamallo, P. Quintía, C.V. Regueiro, and M. Mucientes. Global localization based on omnivision sensor for a guide mobile robot. In Proceedings of IX Workshop en Agentes Físicos (WAF), pages 61–68, Vigo (Spain), 2008. [bib]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Mucientes, A. Bugarín, M. Lama, and R.S. Balay. Hybrid approach for machine scheduling optimization in custom furniture industry. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS), pages 849–854, Barcelona (Spain), 2008. [bib]
• Industry best paper application award


• C. Gamallo, C.V. Regueiro, P. Quintía, and M. Mucientes. MonteCarlo localization for a guide mobile robot in a crowded environment based on omnivision. In Proceedings of TAROS, pages 1–8, Edinburgh (UK), 2008. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, J.C. Vidal, A. Bugarín, and M. Lama. Processing times estimation in a manufacturing industry through genetic programming. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Genetic and Evolving Fuzzy Systems (GEFS), pages 95–100, Witten-Bommerholz (Germany), 2008. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and A. Bugarín. People detection with quantified fuzzy temporal rules. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), pages 1149–1154, London (UK), 2007. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and W. Burgard. Multiple hypothesis tracking of clusters of people. In Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), pages 692–697, Beijing (China), 2006. [bib]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Mucientes, M. Lama, and A. Bugarín. A fuzzy evolutionary algorithm for scheduling in wood-based furniture manufacturing. In Actas del XIII Congreso Español sobre Tecnologías y Lógica Fuzzy (ESTYLF), pages 217–222, Ciudad Real (Spain), 2006. [bib]


• J.C. Vidal, M. Mucientes, A. Bugarín, and M. Lama. An adaptive evolutionary algorithm for production planning in wood furniture industry. In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Evolving Fuzzy Systems (EFS), pages 267–273, Ambleside (UK), 2006. [bib]
• Runner-up best industry-oriented paper award


• M. Mucientes and J. Casillas. Learning fuzzy robot controllers to follow a mobile object. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Machine Intelligence (ACIDCA-ICMI), pages 566–573, Tozeur (Tunisia), 2005. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Alcalá, J. Alcalá-Fdez, and J. Casillas. Learning weighted linguistic rules for mobile robotics. In Proceedings of the 11th IFSA World Congress, pages 1279–1285, Beijing (China), 2005. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Online tuning of a fuzzy controller in mobile robotics. In Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Genetic Fuzzy Systems, pages 30–36, Granada (Spain), 2005. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and J. Casillas. Generación eficiente de un controlador difuso con alta interpretabilidad para la navegación de robots móviles. In Actas del XII Congreso Español de Tecnologías y Lógica Fuzzy (ESTYLF), pages 401–406, Jaén (Spain), 2004. [bib]


• M. Mucientes and J. Casillas. Obtaining a fuzzy controller with high interpretability in mobile robots navigation. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (FUZZ-IEEE), pages 1637–1642, Budapest (Hungary), 2004. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, D.L. Moreno, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, and S.Barro. Design of a fuzzy controller for the wall-following behavior in mobile robotics with evolutionary algorithms. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-based Systems (IPMU), pages 175–182, Perugia (Italy), 2004. [bib]


• F. Díaz-Hermida, A. Bugarín, P. Cariñena, M. Mucientes, D.E. Losada, and S. Barro. Modelling fuzzy quantified statements under a voting model interpretation of fuzzy sets. In Proceedings of the 10th IFSA World Congress, pages 151–158, Istanbul (Turkey), 2003. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, M. Rodríguez, C.V. Regueiro, R. Iglesias, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Avoidance of mobile obstacles in real environments. In Proceedings of the IJCAI Workshop on Reasoning with Uncertainty in Robotics, pages 69–76, Seattle (USA), 2001. [bib]


• E. Sánchez, M. Mucientes, and S. Barro. A cuneate-based network and its application as a spatio-temporal filter in mobile robotics. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Artificial and Natural Neural Networks (IWANN), number 2085 in Lecture notes in computer science, pages 418–425, Granada (Spain), 2001. Springer-Verlag. [bib]


• S. Fraga, D. Castro, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, S. Barro, F. Seoane, and T. Lucas. Entorno basado en tecnologías web para el manejo de la información técnica en centrales térmicas. In Actas del Simposio Español de Informática Distribuida (SEID), pages 171–177, Ourense (Spain), 2000. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Iglesias, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Control de la velocidad de un robot móvil mediante reglas temporales borrosas. In Actas del X Congreso Español sobre Tecnologías y Lógica Fuzzy (ESTYLF), pages 127–132, Sevilla (Spain), 2000. [bib]


• P. Cariñena, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, F. Díaz-Hermida, and S. Barro. A model of fuzzy temporal rules for knowledge representation and reasoning. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference of Information Processing and Management of Uncertainty in Knowledge-based Systems (IPMU), volume 2, pages 1239–1246, Madrid (Spain), 2000. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Iglesias, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, P. Cariñena, and S. Barro. Use of fuzzy temporal rules for avoidance of moving obstacles in mobile robotics. In Proceedings of the Eusflat-Estylf Joint Conference, pages 167–170, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1999. [bib]


• P. Cariñena, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, and S. Barro. A language for expressing expert knowledge using fuzzy temporal rules. In Proceedings of the Eusflat-Estylf Joint Conference, pages 171–174, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1999. [bib]

• I. Rodríguez-Fdez, M. Mucientes, and A. Bugarín. Springer Handbook of Computational Intelligence, chapter Application of Fuzzy Techniques to Autonomous Robots, pages 313-328. Springer, 2015. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, D.L. Moreno, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Soft Computing: Methodologies and Applications, chapter Evolutionary learning of a fuzzy controller for mobile robotics, pages 311–321. Advances in Soft Computing. Springer-Verlag, 2005. [bib]


• M. Mucientes, R. Iglesias, C.V. Regueiro, A. Bugarín, and S. Barro. Intelligent Systems: Technology and Applications, volume 2. Fuzzy Systems, Neural Networks and Expert Systems of CRC Press International Volumes on Intelligent Systems Techniques and Applications, chapter A fuzzy temporal rule-based approach for the design of behaviors in mobile robotics, pages 373–408. CRC Press, 2003. [bib]


• P. Cariñena, A. Bugarín, M. Mucientes, F. Díaz-Hermida, and S. Barro. Technologies for Constructing Intelligent Systems 2: Tools, volume 90 of Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, chapter Fuzzy Temporal Rules: A Rule-based Approach for Fuzzy Temporal Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, pages 237–250. Physica-Verlag, 2002. [bib]