RESEARCH PROJECTS

· Bidirectional brain-body interactions and refinement of multidimensional electrical neuromodulation for enhance living, Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Principal Investigator: Ivan Contreras, 2025.

· Preterm brain-oxygenation and metabolic EU-sensing: feed the brain, European Union, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2023.

· Glucose control in women versus men: towards sex-specific insulin therapies in type 1 diabetes, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2023.

· Novel small wind turbines for rural areas, AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca), Coordinator: Josep Maria Bergadà, 2023.

· Commercialisation of smart wind generator and validation under strong winds and gusts, AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca), Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2022.

· Innovations in the design for biomass biorefinery, torrefaction, pyrolysis and gasification, EU-LAC Group of Funding Parties, Coordinator: Wiliam Camilo, Principal Investigator Spain: Ningsu Luo, 2022.

· Active pitch control of a wind turbine to improve performance against strong winds and gusts, AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca), Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2020.

· Patient-tailored solutions for blood glucose control in type 1 diabetes, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2020.

· R+D+I Network Energy for Society (XRE4S), European Regional Development Fund of the European Union in the framework of the ERDF and Catalonia Government, 2020.

· Xarxa Marítima de Catalunya (BlueNetCat), European Regional Development Fund of the European Union in the framework of the ERDFand Catalonia Government, 2020.

· Design and development of a marine-motor model for the energetic exploitation of the ocean currents of the Canal de la Mona, FONDOCYT, Coordinator: Frank Nuñez-Ramirez, 2019.

· Decentralized semiactive control for the protection of civil infrastructures against damage caused by large environmental loads, Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2018.

· Design and validation of a TEG system for reducing emissions in natural gas heavy-duty vehicles, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness, Principal Investigators: Antoni Pujol and Ningsu Luo, 2017.

· A bottom-up coordination and support action for up-taking small-wind energy systems in scarce application regions, EU-LAC Group of Funding Parties, Coordinator: Ningsu Luo, 2017.

· Feasibility study of a sustainable energy model through the use of sea currents of the Mona channel, FONDOCYT, Coordinator: Willam Camilo, Principal Investigator Spain: Ningsu Luo, 2017.

· Implementation and monitoring of an energy matrix for rural and urban electrification based on sustainable energy, FONDOCYT, Coordinator: Willam Camilo, Principal Investigator Spain: Ningsu Luo, 2017.

· Development of advanced small wind energy systems for different climatic conditions through the cooperation of EULAC countries, FP7 Topic #05: Wind Energy Advancement of small/medium scale wind turbines in EULAC countries, Coordinator: Ningsu Luo, 2016.

· Development of a mechatronic system for increasing the production and reliability of small wind turbines in rural environments, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness, Principal Investigators: Ningsu Luo and Antoni Pujol, 2016.

· Small wind power generation and exploitation in rural, periurban and urban areas, RIS3CAT Energy Community, Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo and Lluís Pacheco, 2015.

· New methods for an efficient and safe domiciliary artificial pancreas in type 1 diabetes, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competiveness, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2013.

· Advanced structural control strategies for mitigating the dynamic load effects on floating offshore wind turbines, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2011.

· Cooperative research network on monitoring, vibration control and damage detection in smart structures, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Coordinator: José Rodellar, Principle Investigator UdG: Ningsu Luo, 2011.

· Thematic network on new modeling and simulation techniques applied to industrial processes, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Coordinator: Miquel Angel Piera, Principle Investigator UdG: Ningsu Luo, 2010.

· Decentralized control of large scale networked systems with uncertainties and time delays, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2008.

· HADA (Adaptive Airplane Helicopter) of program PLATINO (Light Air Platform with Innovative Technology), Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Coordinator: Manuel Mulero, 2006.

· Analysis, identification and control of mechatronic systems with hysteresis & friction. Application to piezoelectric and magnetorhelogical actuators, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Principal Investigator: Ningsu Luo, 2005.

· Modeling and control of nonlinear complex systems with uncertainties and couplings, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2002.

· SAMCO - Structural Assessment, Monitoring and Control, European Commission, Coordinator: Helmut Wenzel, Principle Investigator UdG: Ningsu Luo, 2001.

· Innovative control technologies for vibration sensitive civil engineering structures, European Science Foundation and CICYT, Coordinator: Lucia Faravelli, Principal Investigator UdG: Ningsu Luo, 2000.

· ECOLEADER (European Consortium of Laboratories for Earthquake and Dynamic Experimental Research) - TASCB (Testing of Algorithms for Semi-active Control of Bridges), European Commission, Coordinator: Uwe Dorka, Principal Investigator UdG: Ningsu Luo, 2000.

· Thematic network for development of interval methods and applications to engineering, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 2000.

· Intelligent structures. Development of an integrated monitoring system: application to cable-stayed bridges, Spanish Ministry de Education and Culture, Principal Investigator: Josep Vehí, 1999.

· Design, analysis and experimental verification of automatic control systems for the management of irrigation canals, Spanish CICYT, Principal Investigator: Manuel Gómez, 1996.