N.C. Cruz (UAL)

Universidad de Granada
Calle Periodista Daniel Saucedo Aranda
18014, Granada, España
Email: ncalvocruz [at] ugr.es University of Granada
Journalis Daniel Saucedo Aranda Street
18014, Granada, Spain
Email: ncalvocruz [at] ugr.es

Formación básica

Grado en Ingeniería Informática. Universidad de Almería (2010-2014).
Máster en Ingeniería Informática. Universidad de Almería (2014-2016).
Doctor en Informática. Universidad de Almería (2015-2019).

Formal education

Bachelor in Computer Engineering. University of Almeria (2010-2014).
Master in Computer Engineering. University of Almeria (2014-2016).
Ph.D. in Computer Science. University of Almeria (2015-2019).

Ayudas recibidas

Beneficiario de una beca FPU con identificación FPU14/01728 del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte Español (Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades).
Contrato Puente del Plan Propio de la Universidad de Almería
Contrato del “Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación en la Universidad de Granada (PAIDI 2021: POSTDOC_ 21_00124)”

Grants obtained

FPU fellowship with ID FPU14/01728 financied by the Spanish Minister of Education, Culture and Sport (Secretary of Educational State, Formal Training, and Universities).
Bridge Contract from the Research Plan of the University of Almería
Contract from the Andalusian Plan of Research, Development and Innovation at the University of Granada (PAIDI 2021: POSTDOC_21_00124)

Grupo de Investigación

Nombre:	Supercomputación - Algoritmos
Código:	TIC-146 (PAI 7069)
Investigador principal:	Gracia Ester Martín Garzón
Institución:	Universidad de Almería
Centro:	Escuela Politécnica Superior y Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales
Departamento:	Informática
Dirección:	Ctra. Sacramento s/n. 04120, Almería, España
Teléfono:	(+34) 950 015489
Web:	http://www.hpca.ual.es/

Research Group

Name:	Supercomputing - Algorithms
Code:	TIC-146 (PAI 7069)
Principal Investigator:	Gracia Ester Martín Garzón
Institution:	University of Almeria
Center:	Higher Polytechnic School and Faculty of Experimental Sciences
Department:	Informatics
Address:	Sacramento Road n/a. 04120, Almeria, Spain
Phone number:	(+34) 950 015489
Web:	http://www.hpca.ual.es/

Producción

Production

DesplegarDisplay

Revistas internacionales

International journals

N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel, A. Becerra-Terón yand P.M. Ortigosa. High performance computing for the heliostat field layout evaluation. The Journal of Supercomputing, 73(1), 259-276, 2017.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. A parallel Teaching–Learning-Based Optimization procedure for automatic heliostat aiming. The Journal of Supercomputing, 73(1), 591-606, 2017.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel, J.D. Álvarez yand P.M. Ortigosa. Review of software for optical analyzing and optimizing heliostat fields. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 72, 1001-1018, 2017.
N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández-Reche, M. Berenguel, R. Monterreal yand P.M. Ortigosa. A New Methodology for Building-Up a Robust Model for Heliostat Field Flux Characterization. Energies, 10(5), 730:1-17 (DOI: 10.3390/en10050730), 2017.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Optimizing the Heliostat Field Layout by Applying Stochastic Population-Based Algorithms. Informatica, 29(1), 21-39, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. A two-layered solution for automatic heliostat aiming. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 72, 253-266, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Design of a parallel genetic algorithm for continuous and pattern-free heliostat field optimization. The Journal of Supercomputing, 75(3), 1268-1283, 2019.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Hector, a new methodology for continuous and pattern-free heliostat field optimization. Applied Energy, 225, 1123-1131, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, R. Ferri-García, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández-Reche, M. Berenguel, R. Monterreal yand P.M. Ortigosa. On building-up a yearly characterization of a heliostat field: A new methodology and an application example. Solar Energy, 173, 578-589, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel, R. Klempous yand P.M. Ortigosa. A Simple and Effective Heuristic Control System for the Heliostat Field of Solar Power Tower Plants. Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, 17(4), 7-26, 2020.
N.C. Cruz, M. Marín, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Ortigosa yand P.M. Ortigosa. A Comparative Study of Stochastic Optimizers for Fitting Neuron Models. Application to the Cerebellar Granule Cell. Informatica, 32(3), 477-498, 2021.
M. Marín, N.C. Cruz, E.M. Ortigosa, M.J.S. Lara, J.A. Garrido yand R.R. Carrillo. On the use of a multimodal optimizer for fitting neuron models. Application to the cerebellar granule cell. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, (IN-PRESS. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2021.663797), 2021.
J.L. Torres-Moreno, N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo yand A. Giménez-Fernández. An open-source tool for path synthesis of four-bar mechanisms. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 169, 104604, 2022.
N.C. Cruz, A. González-Redondo, J.L. Redondo, J.A. Garrido, E.M. Ortigosa yand P.M. Ortigosa. Black-box and surrogate optimization for tuning spiking neural models of striatum plasticity. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, 16:1017222, 1-17, 2022.
N.C. Cruz, R. Monterreal, J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández-Reche, R. Enrique yand P.M. Ortigosa. Optical characterization of heliostat facets based on Computational Optimization. Solar Energy, 248, 1-15, 2022.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, J.F. Sanjuan, B. Paechter yand P.M. Ortigosa. Accelerating neural network architecture search using multi‐GPU high‐performance computing. Journal of Supercomputing, 79, 7609-7625, 2023.
A.O. Topa, N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez yand J.L. Torres-Moreno. On the optimal demand-side management in microgrids through polygonal composition. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, 34, 101066, 2023.
N.C. Cruz, S. Puertas-Martín, J.L. Redondo yand P.M. Ortigosa. An Effective Solution for Drug Discovery Based on the Tangram Meta-Heuristic and Compound Filtering. Informatica, https://doi.org/10.15388/23-INFOR535, 2023.
J.A. Carballo, J. Bonilla, N.C. Cruz, J. Fernández-Reche, J.D. Álvarez, A. Avila-Marin yand M. Berenguel. Reinforcement learning for heliostat aiming: Improving the performance of Solar Tower plants. Applied Energy, 377 (B), 124574, 2025.

Congresos internacionales

International conferences

N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Parallelizing the heliostat field layout evaluation. EnIn 15th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 397-402, 2015.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Optimization of the heliostat field layout in a Solar Central Receiver System by using evolutionary algorithms. EnIn 27th European Conference on Operational Research, 12-15th July, Glasgow, 2015.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. On applying a parallel Teaching-Learning-Based optimization procedure for automatic heliostat aiming. EnIn 16th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 424-432, 2016.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. On achieving a desired flux distribution on the receiver of a solar power tower plant. EnIn Proceedings of the XIII Global Optimization Workshop, pp. 61-64, 2016.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. A parallel genetic algorithm for continuous and pattern-free heliostat field optimization. EnIn 17th International Conference on Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 684-694, 2017.
G. Ortega, G.E. Martín-Garzón, N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.M.G. Salmerón, L.G. Casado, V. González-Ruiz, P.M. Ortigosa, C. Medina-López, J.J. Moreno, M. Ruiz-Ferrández, F.J. Orts yand S. Puertas-Martín. Educational Strategies based on low cost platforms in the area of Computer Engineering. EnIn Proceedings of ICERI 2017, pp. 7212-7218, 2017.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Sector-based division for continuous heliostat field optimization. EnIn Proceedings of OLA'2018 International Workshop on Optimization and Learning: Challenges and Applications, pp. 17-18, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. On controlling the flux map of solar power tower plants through global optimization. EnIn 16th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization (EUROPT2018), p. 4, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. A Lightweight Heliostat Field Post-Optimizer. EnIn LeGO 2018 - Int. Workshop on Global Optimization, p. 16, Cont. 14, 2018.
F. Orts, N.C. Cruz, S. Puertas-Martín, M. Ruiz-Ferrández, J.J. Moreno, C. Medina-López, P.M Ortigosa, V. González-Ruiz, L.G. Casado, J.M.G Salmerón, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Garzón, G. Ortega yand R. Villegas. Learning Quantum Computation through simple examples. EnIn 11th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (ICERI 2018), 2018.
N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel, P.M. Ortigosa yand R. Klempous. Control and optimal management of a heliostat field for solar power tower systems. EnIn IEEE 23rd International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems, pp. 271-274, 2019.
N.C. Cruz, M. Ruiz-Ferrández, J.L. Redondo, J. D. Álvarez yand P.M. Ortigosa. Applications of CHIP-8, a virtual machine from the late seventies, in current degrees in Computer Engineering. EnIn 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 1720-1729, 2019.
F.J. Orts, G. Ortega, N.C. Cruz yand G.E. Martín-Garzón. Understanding Grover's search algorithm through a simple case of study. EnIn 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 1730-1737, 2019.
V. González-Ruiz, G. Ortega, G.E. Martín-Garzón, N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.M.G. Salmerón, L.G. Casado, P.M. Ortigosa, C. Medina-López, J.J. Moreno, M. Ruiz-Ferrández, F. Orts, S. Puertas-Martín yand T. Santamaría-López. Collaborative project-based learning: An experience. EnIn 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 8631-8635, 2019.
J.J. Moreno, S. Puertas-Martín, F.J. Orts, N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, G.E. Martín-Garzón yand P.M. Ortigosa. On simulating an ARM processor for teaching Computer Structure. EnIn 12th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, pp. 3103-3108, 2019.
R. Monterreal, N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández-Reche, R.E. Orts yand P.M. Ortigosa. On the Optical Characterization of Heliostats through Computational Optimization. EnIn AIP Conference Proceedings (26th SolarPACES), Vol. 2445, No. 1, p. 070007, 2020.
N.C. Cruz, R. Monterreal, J.L. Redondo, J. Fernández-Reche, R.E. Orts andy P.M. Ortigosa. Optical characterization of heliostat facets through computational optimization. InEn 18th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, EurOpt2021, École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, Toulouse, France, Jul. 2021.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Ortigosa yand P.M. Ortigosa. On the Design of a New Stochastic Meta-Heuristic for Derivative-Free Optimization. EnIn 22nd International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications (Winner of the Best-paper award), Málaga, JulioJuly, 2022. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13378, pp. 188-200, 2022.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, B. Paechter yand P.M. Ortigosa. On optimizing the structure of neural networks through a compact codification of their architecture. EnIn Metaheuristics International Conference, Siracussa, JulioJuly, 2022.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz yand P.M. Ortigosa. Training large convolutional neural networks through population-based meta-heuristics. EnIn International Conference in Optimization and Learning (OLA 2022), Siracusa, JulioJuly, 2022.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Ortigosa, E. Ros yand P.M. Ortigosa. Design and preliminary results of a new stochastic meta-heuristic for derivative-free optimization. EnIn International Conference in Optimization and Learning (OLA 2022), Siracusa, JulioJuly, 2022.
N.C. Cruz, A. González-Redondo, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Ortigosa, J.A. Garrido yand P.M. Ortigosa. A practical study of black-box and surrogate optimizers for tuning spiking neural models of striatum plasticity. EnIn 19th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, JulioJuly, Lisboa, 2022.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, B. Paechter yand P.M. Ortigosa. On the use of teaching-learning based optimization to train neural networks. EnIn 19th Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, JulioJuly, Lisboa, 2022.
N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. On including TLBO in the Hector field design meta-heuristic. EnIn Proceedings of HUGO 2022, XV Workshop on Global Optimization, pp. 59-62, SeptiembreSeptember, Szeged, 2022.
J.A. Carballo, N.C. Cruz, J. Bonilla, J.D. Álvarez yand M. Berenguel. On the use of artificial neural networks for automatic heliostat aiming. EnIn Abstracts of the 17th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN2023), pp. 33-34, Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, JunioJune, 2023.
N.C. Cruz, J.F. Sanjuan-Estrada, M. Lupión, E.M. Garzón yand P.M. Ortigosa. Low-cost chip programming for teaching and learning digital skills. EnIn Proceedings of 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 2662-2671, 2023.
J.F. Sanjuan Estrada, N.C. Cruz, M. Lupión, E.M. Garzón yand P.M. Ortigosa. Artificial Intelligence applied to Teaching. EnIn Proceedings of 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 2692-2701, 2023.
J.F. Sanjuan-Estrada, N.C. Cruz, M. Lupión, E.M. Garzón yand P.M. Ortigosa. Teamwork using Colab Notebooks in the cloud. EnIn Proceedings of 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, pp. 2710-2718, 2023.
N.C. Cruz, S. Puertas-Martín, J.L. Redondo yand P.M. Ortigosa. Preliminary Results of Using the Tangram Meta-Heuristic for Virtual Screening in Drug Discovery. EnIn Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, Ref. 6563, Gran Canaria, España, JulioSpain, July, 2023.
N.C. Cruz, M. Lupión, F. Romero, E.M. Ortigosa, J.F. Sanjuan-Estrada yand P.M. Ortigosa. Expanding the vision of High-Performance Computing: A case study on IoT solutions. EnIn Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN 2024), Ref. 844, Palma de Mallorca, España, JulioSpain, July, 2024.
F. Romero, M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, L. Romero yand P.M. Ortigosa. On the Use of GPU Computing for Accelerating EEG Preprocessing. EnIn Proceedings of Euro-Par 2024: Parallel Processing. Euro-Par 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14803. Springer, Cham, 2024.

Congresos nacionales

National conferences

N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Paralelizando la evaluación del campo de helióstatos. EnIn Actas de las 26º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 93-96, 23-25 MarzoMarch, Córdoba, España, 2015.
G. Ortega, J.M.G. Salmerón, C. Medina-López, J.L. Redondo, J.F.R. Herrera, N.C. Cruz, G. Barrionuevo, P.M. Ortigosa, V. González-Ruiz yand E.M. Garzón. Procesadores de bajo coste y su aplicación en la docencia de Ingeniería de Computadores. EnIn Actas de las XXII JENUI, pp. 343-349, 6-8 JulioJuly, Almería, España, 2016.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Aplicando un procedimiento de optimización paralelo Teaching-Learning para el enfoque automático de helióstatos. EnIn Actas de las 27º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 135-139, 14-16 SeptiembreSeptember, Salamanca, 2016.
N.C. Cruz, S. Salhi, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez, M. Berenguel yand P.M. Ortigosa. Diseño de un método genético paralelo para la optimización continua del campo de helióstatos. EnIn Actas de las 28º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 123-128, 19-22 SeptiembreSeptember, Málaga, 2017.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez yand P.M. Ortigosa. Programación de un juego en ensamblador CHIP-8 como actividad complementaria en la asignatura Arquitectura de Computadores. EnIn Actas de las 29º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 183-192, 12-14 SeptiembreSeptember, Teruel, 2018.
N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, J.D. Álvarez yand P.M. Ortigosa. Aplicaciones de CHIP-8, una máquina virtual de finales de los 70, en los estudios actuales de Ingeniería Informática. EnIn Actas de las 30º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 226-234, 18-20 SeptiembreSeptember, Cáceres, 2019.
S. Puertas-Martín, J.J. Moreno, F.J. Orts, N.C. Cruz, J.L. Redondo, E.M. Garzón yand P.M. Ortigosa. Simulación de un procesador ARM para enseñanza de Estructura de Computadores. EnIn Actas de las 30º Jornadas de Paralelismo, pp. 235-239, 18-20 SeptiembreSeptember, Cáceres, 2019.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz yand P.M. Ortigosa. Análisis preliminar de un framework multi-GPU para la optimización de la arquitectura de redes neuronales. En Actas deIn Proceedings of Jornadas SARTECO 2022, pp. 69-75, Alicante, SeptiembreSeptember, 2022.
A.O. Topa, N.C. Cruz, J.D. Álvarez yand J.L. Torres. Uso de algoritmo genético para gestionar la demanda energética en microrredes mediante descomposición poligonal. En Actas deIn Proceedings of XLIV Jornadas de Automática, 495-500, SeptiembreSeptember, 2023.
N.C. Cruz, M. Lupión, F. Romero, E.M. Ortigosa, J. Sanjuan-Estrada yand P.M. Ortigosa. Ampliando la visión de la Computación de Altas Prestaciones: Caso de estudio en soluciones IoT. EnIn Actas de las Jornadas SARTECO 2024, pp. 381-389, 17-19 JunioJune, La Coruña, 2024.
F. Romero, M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, L.F. Romero yand P.M. Ortigosa. Optimización de la lectura de archivos EDF en C++: Avances para el procesamiento eficiente en GPU de grandes conjuntos de datos de EEG. EnIn Actas de las Jornadas SARTECO 2024, pp. 189-196, 17-19 JunioJune, La Coruña, 2024.
M. Lupión, N.C. Cruz, F. Romero, J. Sanjuan-Estrada yand P.M. Ortigosa. Herramienta de gestión de entrenamientos de TensorFlow en un clúster de HPC gestionado con SLURM. EnIn Actas de las Jornadas SARTECO 2024, pp. 469-474, 17-19 JunioJune, La Coruña, 2024.

Estancias

Stays

Kent Business School, University of Kent, Reino Unido. Supervisor anfitrión: Prof. Dr. Said Salhi. Periodo: 30 de Abril de 2017 hasta 31 de Julio de 2017 (3 meses). Kent Business School, University of Kent, United Kingdom. Host supervisor: Prof. Dr. Said Salhi. Period: 30th April, 2017 to 31st July, 2017 (3 months).
Plataforma Solar de Almería (PSA), Almería, España. Supervisor anfitrión: D. Jesús Fernández Reche. Periodo: 1 de Octubre de 2018 hasta 31 de Diciembre de 2018 (3 meses). Solar Platform of Almería (PSA), Almería, Spain. Host supervisor: D. Jesús Fernández Reche. Period: 1st October, 2018 to 31st December, 2018 (3 months).
Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, España. Anfitrión: Prof. Dr. Teodoro Álamo. Visita de 1 semana: 10/06/2019 a 14/06/2019. University of Seville, Seville, Spain. Host: Prof. Dr. Teodoro Álamo. 1 week visti: From 10/06/2019 to 14/06/2019.
Universidad de Granada, Granada, España. Supervisor anfitrión: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Ros Vidal. Periodo: 1 de Septiembre de 2020 hasta 30 de Noviembre de 2020 (3 meses). University of Granada, Granada, Spain. Host Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eduardo Ros Vidal. Period: 1st September, 2020 to 30th November, 2020 (3 months).

Divulgación

Outreach activities

Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2015. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2015. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.
Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2016. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2016. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.
Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2017. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2017. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.
Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2018. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2018. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.
Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2019. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2019. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.
Participación en: La Noche Europea de los Investigadores 2020. Proyecto europeo Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), aprobado por la Comisión Europea en la convocatoria Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Collaborator in: European Researcher's Night 2020. European project Researchers' Square (RESSQUA), approved by the European Commission at Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions announcement.

Trabajos dirigidos

Supervised dissertations

Diseño, implementación y estudio de un controlador de campos de helióstatos mejorado. Alumna: Ana Fernández Milán. Directores: José Domingo Álvarez Hervás & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Máster en Energía Solar (Universidad de Almería). Calificación: 10. Fecha de defensa: 14/07/2021. Design, implementation and study of an improved heliostat field controller. Student: Ana Fernández Milán. Supervisors: José Domingo Álvarez Hervás & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Master in Solar Energy (University of Almería). Mark: 10. Date of defense: 14/07/2021.
Desarrollo de un juego para la consola clásica GameBoy Advance. Alumno: Samuel Martín Vargas Giagnocavo. Directores: Juana López Redondo & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Grado en Ingeniería Informática (Universidad de Almería). Calificación: 9.9. Fecha de defensa: 26/07/2021. Development of a game for the classic videogame console GameBoy Advance. Student: Samuel Martín Vargas Giagnocavo. Supervisors: Juana López Redondo & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Bachelor in Computer Engineering (University of Almería). Qualification: 9.9. Date of defense: 26/07/2021.
Inclusión de Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization dentro de la metodología de diseño de campos de helióstatos Hector. Alumno: Ángel Salvador Criado. Directores: José Domingo Álvarez Hervás & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Grado en Ingeniería Electrónica Industrial (Universidad de Almería). Calificación: 8. Fecha de defensa: 16/11/2021. Inclusion of Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization in the Hector heliostat field design methodology. Student: Ángel Salvador Criado. Supervisors: José Domingo Álvarez Hervás & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Bachelor in Industrial Electronics Engineering (University of Almería). Mark: 8. Date of defense: 16/11/2021.
Malware: Historia, evolución y análisis forense de un virus ofuscado. Alumno: Ignacio del Águila Jiménez. Directores: Juana López Redondo & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Grado en Ingeniería Informática (Universidad de Almería). Calificación: 8. Fecha de defensa: 22/07/2022. Malware: History, evolution and forensic analysis of an obfuscated virus. Student: Ignacio del Águila Jiménez. Supervisors: Juana López Redondo & Nicolás Calvo Cruz. Bachelor in Computer Engineering (University of Almería). Mark: 8. Date of defense: 22/07/2022.

Cursos desarrollados

Developed courses

N.C. Cruz. Una introducción informal a C para programadores. Noviembre, 2019. N.C. Cruz. An informal introduction to C for programmers (Material in Spanish). November, 2019.

Nicolás Calvo Cruz

Investigador post-doctoral

Post-doctoral researcher