Un Simulador empresarial como herramienta práctica para la asignatura de Aprendizaje Automático

En este artículo se plantea el uso de un simulador empresarial (SIMBA) como dominio de aplicación de las prácticas de la asignatura de Aprendizaje Automático (AA). El objetivo principal es que los alumnos se enfrenten a un entorno realista en el que tengan que plantear y ofrecer soluciones basadas en AA. El contexto de la toma de decisiones empresarial ofrece un amplio abanico de aplicaciones, desde el análisis de datos (predicción de resultados empresariales, análisis de perfiles de decisión, etc.) hasta el aprendizaje de comportamientos (soporte a la toma de decisión). Esto permite configurar la parte práctica de la asignatura mediante prácticas solapadas con un matiz mucho más realista que el que se conseguía en años anteriores, a la vez que se cubren gran parte de los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura. La iniciativa se aplicó el curso 2008-2009 con resultados satisfactorios y forma parte de un proyecto de innovación docente que se está realizando en el curso 2009-2010.Peer Reviewe

A social and emotional model for obtaining believable emergent behaviors

Proceeding of: 13th International Conference, AIMSA 2008, Varna, Bulgaria, September 4-6, 2008This paper attempts to define an emotional model for virtual agents that behave autonomously in social worlds. We adopt shallow modeling based on the decomposition of the emotional state in two qualities: valence (pleasantness or hedonic value) and arousal (bodily activation) and, also, for the agent personality based on the five factors model (openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism). The proposed model aims to endow agents with a satisfactory emotional state achieved through the social actions, i.e. the development of social abilities. Psychology characterizes these social abilities for: using the language as a tool (verbal and nonverbal communication), being learned, producing reciprocal reward among the individuals involved in the communication and for depending on the individual features. We have implemented our model in the framework of a computer game, AI-live, to show its validity.Publicad

Un simulador empresarial como herramienta práctica para la asignatura de Aprendizaje Automático

En este artículo se plantea el uso de un simulador empresarial (SIMBA) como dominio de aplicación de las prácticas de la asignatura de Aprendizaje Automático (AA). El objetivo principal es que los alumnos se enfrenten a un entorno realista en el que tengan que plantear y ofrecer soluciones basadas en AA. El contexto de la toma de decisiones empresarial ofrece un amplio abanico de aplicaciones, desde el análisis de datos (predicción de resultados empresariales, análisis de perfiles de decisión, etc.) hasta el aprendizaje de comportamientos (soporte a la toma de decisión). Esto permite configurar la parte práctica de la asignatura mediante prácticas solapadas con un matiz mucho más realista que el que se conseguía en años anteriores, a la vez que se cubren gran parte de los contenidos teóricos de la asignatura. La iniciativa se aplicó el curso 2008-2009 con resultados satisfactorios y forma parte de un proyecto de innovación docente que se está realizando en el curso 2009-2010.Este trabajo ha sido parcialmente financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, subprograma de Proyectos de Investigación Fundamental orientada a la transmisión de conocimiento a la empresa (TRACE), TRA2009-0080

Evaluación de competencias transversales: exposición y debate a través de un foro educativo en la materia “fundamentos de radiología odontológica y protección radiológica”.

Memoria ID-321. Ayudas de la Universidad de Salamanca para la innovación docente, curso 2013-2014

Assessment-oriented Java development vs. Clickers' use in formal assessment of basic principles of dental radiology: The opinion of dentistry students

[EN]The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has generated a change in teaching methodologies au university level. The objective of this study is to check the effectiveness of interactive processes in summative assessment or learning-oriented assessment contexts using electronic self assessment processes (Java application) versus the use of audience response systems (ARS) or “clickers” in the classroom, from the point of view of students’ satisfaction measurement. The sample for this study is composed by the students of the first year of the Degree on Dentistry of the School of Medicine of the University of Salamanca, and which was carried out by means of a questionnaire, where 1 stood for total disagreement and 7 for absolute agreement; together with an statistical analysis (Conbach alpha) that allows us to value the reliability of the answers obtained. Results reflect the students’ answers to the questionnaire, as well as the relationship between the two systems. To conclude, there are certain coincidences when judging both assessment tools, but we also observe that there is a better predisposition towards Java system rather than to clickers. The job done by a coordinated interdisciplinary team formed by members of different areas has made it possible to build and validate interesting pedagogical materials, as well as to develop formative assessment strategies that could be generalized to other subjects in different degrees

SIMBA: a simulator for business education and research

Business simulators are used for decision-making since different scenarios can be evaluated without risk. They are also used in business management education. The main goal of this paper is to introduce SIMBA (SIMulator for Business Administration), a new simulator that serves as a web-based platform for business education, permitting both classroom and distance education. This paper also adds a research aspect in business intelligence because SIMBA can be used as a fieldwork tool for the development and evaluation of intelligent agents. The simulator creates a more complex competitive environment in which intelligent agents play the role of business decision makers.This work has been partially sponsored by a regional project CCG08-UC3M/TIC-4141 of the Comunidad de Madrid, a national project TIN2008-06701-C03-03 of the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain and a contract with Simuladores Empresariales S.L.Publicad

Evaluación formativa de estudiantes, a partir de nuevas metodologías docentes basadas en el uso de dispositivos interactivos de respuesta, en “fundamentos de radiología odontológica y protección radiológica”

Memoria ID12-0081. Ayudas de la Universidad de Salamanca para la innovación docente, curso 2012-2013

Improving Production in Small and Medium Enterprises

Knowledge management has gained relevance during the last years to improve business functioning. However, there is still a growing need of developing innovative tools that can help small to medium sized enterprises to detect and predict undesired situations. This article present a multi-agent system aimed at detecting risky situations. The multi-agent system incorporates models for reasoning and makes predictions using case-based reasoning. The models are used to detect risky situations and an providing decision support facilities. An initial prototype was developed and the results obtained related to small and medium enterprises in a real scenario are presented

AUV-2011-Underwater robotics experiment in the mar menor coastal lagoon

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