PhD and Master Thesis

Here we list all the PhD and master thesis done or directed by our team in the last years:

 


PhD thesis

Note: You can find all the information and PDF files of these PhD thesis online at Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (http://tesisenred.net)

 

  • Alfred Castro Ginard

Detection, characterisation and use of open clusters in a Galactic context in a Big Data environment
Supervisors: Xavier Luri, Carme Jordi (UB)
25/09/2020
Tesis on line

  • Pau Ramos Ramirez

Substructure in the phase-space of the Galaxy with Gaia
Supervisors: Teresa Antoja (UB)
25/09/2020
Tesis on line

  • Roger Mor Crespo

The Star Formation History and the Stellar Initial Mass Function of the Milky Way Disc. The population synthesis Besançon Galaxy Model in the Gaia era.
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras (UB), Annie C. Robin (Besançon)
18/06/2019
Tesis on line

  • Laia Casamiquela Floriach

Chemical and dynamical analysis of Open Clusters in the context of the Milky Way disc
Supervisors: Carme Jordi, Lola Balaguer-Núñez. Ricardo Carrera (IAC)
23/06/2017
Tesis on line

  • Salvador José Ribas Rubio

Caracterització de la contaminació lumínica en zones protegides i urbanes
Supervisors: Jordi Torra, Francesca Figueras
27/01/2016
Tesis on line

  • Javier Castañeda Pons

High performance computing of massive Astrometry and Photometry data from Gaia
Supervisors: Claus V. Fabricius, Jordi Torra
15/12/2015
Tesis on line

  • Patricia Sanchez Martin

Application of dynamical systems methods to Galactic Dynamics: From warps to double bars
Supervisors: Merce Romero-Gomez (UB), Josep J. Masdemont (UPC)
29/06/2015
Tesis on line

  • Hoda Abedi

On the characterization of the Galactic warp in the Gaia era.
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras (UB), Luis Aguilar (UNAM)
27/02/2015
Tesis on line

  • Max Palmer

Astrostatistics for Luminosity Calibration in the Gaia era
Supervisors: Xavier Luri, Eduard Masana (UB), Frédéric Arenou (Obs. Paris)
13/01/2015
Tesis on line

  • Santiago Roca Fàbrega

Milky Way-like galaxy simulations in the Gaia era: Disk large structures and baryonic content
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras (UB), O. Valenzuela (UNAM. México)
24/11/2014
Tesis on line

  • Enrique Herrero Casas

Stellar activity in Exoplanet Hosts
Supervisors: Carme Jordi (UB), Ignasi Ribas (IEEC, ICE-CSIC)
06/10/2014
Tesis on line

  • Maria Monguió Montells

Tracing the Perseus spiral arm in the anticenter direction
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras (UB), Preben Grosbol (ESO, Garching, Germany)
22/11/2013

  • Aidan Dermot Fries

The use of Java in Large Scientific Applications in HPC Environments
Supervisors: Jordi Portell i de Mora (UB), Raúl Sirvent (BSC)
21/01/2013
Tesi on line

  • Maria Anna Czekaj

Preparing the Besançon Galaxy Model for the GAIA data explotaition
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras, Xavier Luri (UB), Annie Robin (Obs. Besançon, França),
22/10/2012
Tesi on line

  • William Josepf O’Mullane

Implementing the Gaia Astrometric Solution
Supervisors: L. Lindegren, X. Luri
09/03/2012
Tesi on line

  • Albert Domingo Grau

Fotometría óptica desde el espacio: la cámara OMC a bordo de INTEGRAL
Supervisors: M. Mas-Hesse, F. Figueras
24/11/2011
Tesi on line

  • Alberto Gonzalez Villafranca (UPC)

New data compression algorithms for space applications: software and hardware implementations
Supervisors: Enrique García-Berro (UPC), Jordi Portell i de Mora
19/01/2011

  • Juan Carlos Morales Peralta

Propietats d’estrelles de baixa massa en sistemes binaris eclipsants
Supervisors: Carme Jordi, Ignasi Ribas (CSIC)
14/06/2010
Tesi on line

  • Teresa Antoja Castelltort

Moving Groups as imprints of the non-axisymetric components of the Milky Way
Supervisors: F. Figueras, O. Valenzuela (UNAM, Mejico)
30/04/2010
Tesi on line

  • Francesc Vilardell Sallés

Determinació de la distància a la galaxia d’Andròmeda mitjançant estrelles variables
Supervisors: Carme Jordi, Ignasi Ribashttp://gaia.ub.edu/?page_id=5636&lang=ca#master
09/03/2009
Tesi on line

  • Guillem Anglada Escudé

Efectes i models relativistes per a l’astrometria òptica des de l’espai. Aplicació a la missió GAIA
Supervisors: Jordi Torra, Sergei Klioner
25/09/2007

  • José Manuel Carrasco Martínez

Diseño del sistema fotométrico de GAIA
Supervisor: Carme Jordi
11/12/2006
Tesi on-line

  • Lola Balaguer Núñez

Astrophysical Studies on Open Clusters: NGC 1807, NGC 1817, NGC 2548 and NGC 2682
Supervisors: Carme Jordi Nebot, David Galadí-Enríquez (CAB), Junliang Zhao (SHAO)
16/01/2006
Tesi on-line

  • Jordi Portell i de Mora

Payload data handling, telemetry and data compression systems for Gaia
Supervisors: Enrique García Berro (UPC), Xavier Luri Carrascoso
2005
Tesi on-line

  • David Fernández Barba

Estructura espacial y cinemática de la componente estelar joven en el entorno solar
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras, Jordi Torra
2005
Tesi on-line

  • Eduard Masana Fresno

Estudio de las componentes galácticas en el entorno solar
Supervisor: Carme Jordi
2004
Tesi on-line

  • Ignasi Ribas Canudas

Test of estellar evolutionary models using detached eclipsing binaries
Supervisors: Carme Jordi i Jordi Torra
1999

  • Ricard Asiain

Moving Groups Among Early Type Stars: Detection and Evolution
Supervisors: Jordi Torra i Francesca Figueras
1998

  • David Galadí-Enríquez

Astrometría y Fotometría de Cúmulos Abiertos NGC1750 y NGC1758
Supervisors: Carme Jordi i Enric Trullols
1998

 


Master thesis

  • Roger García Acosta

Natural sky brightness and light pollution modelling
Supervisor: E. Masana
Sep 2021

  • Jordi Fernández Vilana

Models of the Milky Way Kinematic Asymmetries for Gaia EDR3
Supervisor: T. Antoja
Sep 2021

  • Maria Balaguer Prat

Outskirts of open clusters with Gaia and WEAVE
Supervisors: C. Jordi, A. Castro, L. Casamiquela
Sep 2021

  • Marc Soriano Rue

Optimizing the strategy for open cluster observations with Javalambre observatory
Supervisors: J.M. Carrasco, J. Carbajo
Jul 2021

  • Marcel Bernet Martí

Unmasking coherent substructure in the Galaxy with Linear programming methods.
Supervisors: T. Antoja
Jul 2021

  • Rany Assad

StarHorseNet : An artificial neural network for determining stellar parameters, distances and extinctions
Supervisor: F. Anders
Jan 2021 Univ. Surrey, UK

  • Celsa Pardo Araujo

Testing precessing bar models with Gaia data
Supervisors: M. Romero-Gomez (UB), P. Sánchez-Martín (UZar), Tutor: Josep J. Masdemont (UPC)
Oct 2020, UPC

  • Victor Padura Feito

Conexión Barra Galáctica-Brazos Espirales
Supervisors: Santi Roca-Fabrega (UCM), M. Romero-Gomez (UB)
Sept 2020, UCM<

  • Victor Sanchez Gimenez

Search for common proper motion companions to ultra cool dwarfs with Gaia DR2
Supervisors: F. Figueras, C. Reyle, N.
3 Sept 2020

  • Ignacio Garcia Soriano

Analysing the chemical abundance space of the Galactic disc with unsupervised machine-learning methods
Supervisor: F. Anders
3 Sept 2020

  • Alicia Cubero

Identification and study of White Dwarfs in JPLUS Data Release 1
Supervisor: J. M. Carrasco
2019

  • Marc Grau Ortiz

Chemo-kinematic gradients in the Galactic disk in the Gaia era
Supervisor: F. FIgueras
2019

  • Jaime Madrid Gomez

Mapping kinematic asymmetries of the galactic disk with Gaia DR2
Supervisor: T. Antoja
2019

  • Magda Sbant

Definition of ground-based follow-up elements for exoplanet candidates from space missions
Supervisors: J. Portell i de Mora, Lluís Gesa Boté (IEEC), X. Luri (UB)
2019

  • Laura Barrio Hernandez

Estimation of the distance abd the properties of Open Clusters with Gaia DR2
Supervisors: X. Luri
2018

  • Mateu Colom Serra

Determination of Mg and O abundances in OCCASO clusters
Supervisors: L. Casamiquela, C. Jordi
2018

  • Pau Ramos

Spaghetti method revisited. Capabilities to detect moving groups and Young Local associations.
Supervisors: M. Romero-Gomez (UB), L. Aguilar (UNAM)
2017

  • Hector Linares Arroyo

First Night Sky Modelling of Montsec protected area
Supervisors: Eduard Masana, Salvador Ribas
2017
First_Night_Sky_Modelling_of_Montsec_protected_area.pdf

  • Max Palmer

A Bayesian approach to open cluster distance determination
Supervisors: Xavier Luri, Eduard Masana
2013

  • Laia Casamiquela Floriach

Strömgren photometry to derive physical parameters of stars
Supervisors: C. Jordi, L. Balaguer-Núñez
2013

  • Ramón Padulles

Cluster and target selection in Gaia-ESO survey
Supervisors: C. Jordi, L. Balaguer-Núñez
2013

  • Núria Vinyoles Vergés

Expected contents of the Gaia catalogue for binary stars
Supervisor: Xavier Luri
2012

  • Sergi Blanco Cuaresma

Gaia Universe Model Snapshot: a statistical analysis to prepare the scientic exploitation of the Gaia mission
Supervisor: Xavier Luri
2011

  • Santiago Roca Fabregat

Herramientas para el análisis cinemático del disco galáctico
Supervisors: F. Figueras Siñol, Mercè Romero Gómez
2010

  • Jonatan Martin

Supervisor: C. Jordi
2010

  • Enrique Herrero Casas

Propiedades del sistema binario eclipsante V402 Lac
Supervisors: Carme Jordi, Ignasi Ribas
2010

  • Jaime Boloix Tortosa

High-precision space astrometry and on-ground data management
Supervisors: Claus Fabricius, Jordi Torra
2009

  • Oscar Martínez Rubí

A telemetry formatter for realistic Gaia data streams
Supervisors: Enrique Garcia Berro (UPC), Javier Castañeda
2009

  • Maria Monguió i Montells

Stellar spectra as seen by SIDE
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras, Jordi Torra
2008

  • Javier Castañeda Pons

High-precision space astrometry and on-ground data management
Supervisors: Enrique Garcia Berro (UPC), Jordi Portell
2008

  • Teresa Antoja Castelltort

Grupos móviles: ¿son corrientes dinámicas?
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras, David Fernández
2007

  • Juan Carlos Morales Peralta

Propietats d’estrelles de baixa massa en sistemes binaris eclipsants
Supervisors: Carme Jordi, Ignasi Ribas
2007

  • Artur Latorre

Tesi on-line

Implementation of the Solar System Module within the Gaia Simulator framework
Supervisor: Xavier Luri
2007

  • Carlos Estepa Sánchez

Proyecto Final de Carrera (Física Aplicada, UPC Octubre 2011):
Feasibility study of the PEC compressor in HDF5 file format.
Supervisors: Enrique García-Berro (UPC), Jordi Portell.

  • Marcial Clotet Altarriba

Proyecto Final de Carrera (Física Aplicada, UPC)
Study, Design and Implementation of robust entropy coders
Supervisors: Enrique García-Berro, Jordi Portell
2010

 


 

Degree Final Disertation (TFG)

 

  • Aleix Cuevas Bullich

Analyzing the red-clump star population of the Milky Way with abundance-space extreme deconvolution
Supervisor: F. Anders (UB)
Feb 2022

  • Joseph David Altamirano Bonilla

Spiral arm lanes as seen from young and old stellar tracers
Supervisor: F. Figueras (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Laia Azcón del Viejo

Chemo-kinematic analysis of high velocity stars: Gaia and JPLUS
Supervisor: F. Figueras (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Jordi Blanco Pozo

New insights on planetary companions of GJ 1151
Supervisor: M. Perger, C. Jordi (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Jordi Mangués Estany

Chemo-kinematic characterisation of the Red Clump stars of the Galactic bar
Supervisor: M. Romero-Gómez (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Esperanza Mur Arellano

The shape of spiral galaxies
Supervisor: T. Antoja (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Judith Ardèvol Guillamón

StarHorse stellar parameters validated with open clusters
Supervisor: F. Anders, C. Jordi (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Judit Donada Oliu

Binary fraction estimation in open clusters with Gaia
Supervisor: F. Anders, C. Jordi (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Blai Molina Saez

Tracing streams in a Milky Way-mass simulated galaxy
Supervisor: T. Antoja, F. Anders (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Bittor Hernandez Montilla

Reanalysis of the M67 Open Cluster with Gaia EDR3
Supervisor: C. Jordi, L. Balaguer (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Jaume Celma Mateu

Gaps in the Colour Magnitude Diagram of Open Clusters
Supervisor: C. Jordi, L. Balaguer (UB)
Jul 2021

  • Jaume Dolcet

Unsupervised machine learning techniques for chemical analysis in spectroscopic stellar surveys
Supervisor: F. Anders (UB)
Feb 2021

  • Joan Fitó

Cloud Computing for the exploitation of Gaia mission data
Supervisor: Xavi Luri (UB), Roger Mor (UB), Elisabeta Golobardes (Universitat Ramon Llul)
Oct 2020

  • Àlex Drago González

Kinematic charts of old,high-latitude clusters
Supervisor: M. Romero Gomez (UB)
Jun 2020

  • Irene Tapial Rodriguez

The evolution of the Galactic Warp
Supervisor: F. Anders, M. Romero Gomez (UB)
Jun 2020

  • Irene Quadrino Lodoso

Open clusters and the structure of the Milky Way
Supervisor: F. Anders (UB)
Jun 2020

  • Dario González Picos

Characterising exoplanetary atmospheres with ARIEL
Supervisor: C. Jordi (UB), I. Ribas and G. Anglada-Escudé (IEEC)
Jun 2020

  • Arnau Aguasca Cabot

Characterization of exoplanets’ light curves with neural networks
Supervisor: X. Luri (UB)
Jun 2020

  • Marta Puig

Binary open clusters
Supervisor: C. Jordi (UB)
2019

  • Victor Sanchez Gimenez

Shape properties of nearby open clusters with Gaia DR2
Supervisor: C. Jordi (UB)
2019

  • Ismael Sahún Costas

Traducció comentada de “The Gaia mission”
Supervisor: J. M. Carrasco (UB)
2018

  • Sergi Justiniano

Characterizing the stability of the Galactic warp
Supervisor: M. Romero (UB)
2018

  • Marc Grau Ortiz

The velocity-metallicity correlation in simulations
Supervisor: T. Antoja (UB)
2017

  • Ariadna Ribes

Distance and Distance Modulus Estimator Tool
Supervisor: X. Luri (UB)
2017

  • Laura Rotger Pinol

First Test of a method to detect halo objects in the Milky Way using real data
Supervisor: T. Antoja (UB)
2017

  • Laura Barrio Hernandez

Estimation of the distances and the properties of open clusters with Gaia
Supervisor: X. Luri (UB)
2017

  • Nuria Jordana

Characterization of NGC6705 (M11) open cluster
Supervisor: C. Jordi, L. Balaguer-Núñez (UB)
2016

  • Guillem Martí

Contaminacio luminica
Supervisor: J. Torra (UB)
2016

  • Pol Massana

Characterisation of the open cluster M67
Supervisor: C. Jordi, E. Masana, L. Balaguer-Núñez (UB)
2016

  • Nuria Miret

Supervisor: F. Figueras, M. Romero-Gómez (UB)
2016

  • Carlos Estepa Sánchez

Feasibility study of the PEC compressor in HDF5 file format
Supervisor: Enrique García-Berro (UPC), Jordi Portell (UB)
2011

  • Marcial Clotet Altarriba

Study, Design and Implementation of robust entropy coders
Supervisor: Enrique García-Berro (UPC), Jordi Portell (UB)
2009

  • Yago Isasi

GAIA System Simulator (GASS) : revised version for the Gaia-3 design
Supervisor:Eduard Masana
2006

  • Francesc Julbe

La tecnología y estándares del Observatorio Virtual: Aplicación práctica
Supervisor: Xavier Luri
2006

  • William J. O’Mullane

Large Scientific Data Systems: analysis of some existing projects and their applicability to Gaia
Supervisor: Xavier Luri
2005

  • Silvia de Castro

Incorporació del model de galàxia de Besançon al simulador de GAIA
Supervisors: Francesca Figueras, Xavier Luri
2005

  • Guillem Anglada Escudé

Astrometría al micro-segon d’arc. Aplicació a GAIA
Supervisor: Jordi Torra Roca
2004

  • Jordi Toset i Mena

Simulador de GAIA: Optimització de l’estructura en Java del model de Galàxia
Supervisor: Xavier Luri Carrascoso
2004

  • Francesc Vilardell Sallés

La distància a M31 a partir d’estrelles variables. Identificació i selecció de candidates
Supervisor: Carme Jordi
2004

  • Salvador José Ribas Rubio

Detecció de supergegants M mitjançant espectroscopia de baixa resolució
Supervisors: Jordi Torra, Francesca Figueras
2003

  • José Manuel Carrasco Martínez

Disseny del sistema fotomètric de GAIA
Supervisor: Carme Jordi
2002