Entorno de integración continua para la docencia práctica de Java EE

El presente trabajo propone un entorno de trabajo ba-sado en integración continua y describe la experiencia docente de su implementación con herramientas Java EE en las asignaturas de un itinerario de desarrollo de software implantado en un Máster Universitario en Ingeniería Informática. Se propone un entorno lo más cercano posible a la práctica real en las empresas de desarrollo software que no sólo acerca al alumno a la industria, sino que facilita la implementación de la metodología de aprendizaje basado en proyectos software colaborativos, ya que trata de resolver los problemas típicos, como son una baja frecuencia en las integraciones, problemas en el mantenimiento de un código fuente común, reparto de tareas equitativas, interdependencias entre las tareas, etc.The present work proposes a continuous integration environment and the teaching experience implementing it with Java EE in the subjects of a software development speciality inside a Software Engineering Master's Degree. We propose a working environment similar to those found in software development companies that not only brings students closer to industry, but also eases the implementation project-based learning via collaborative software development, given that it tries to solve typical problems, such as low integration frequency, problems to maintain a common code base, equitable distribution of tasks, task interdependencies, etc

DSBOX: herramienta docente para el diseño y simulación de entornos de red virtualizados

En este trabajo se describe DSBOX, una herramienta gráfica para el diseño y simulación empleando virtualización de pequeñas redes de computadores. Se describe el contexto que ha dado origen a esta herramienta y se detalla su arquitectura y las optimizaciones que se han realizado con el fin de dotar a los alumnos de una herramienta operativa que les facilite la realización de prácticas relacionadas con la seguridad informática y la administración de sistemas. Se presenta también un repositorio de actividades prácticas que hacen uso de la herramienta desarrollada.This paper describes DSBOX, a graphical tool for the design and simulation of small computer networks, employing virtualization software. We describe the context where this tool was created and its architecture and the optimizations that have been made in order to provide our students with a tool giving support to teaching activities in computer security and systems management. Finally, a repository with practical exer-cises using this tool is also described

Information Retrieval and Machine Learning Methods for Academic Expert Finding

In the context of academic expert finding, this paper investigates and compares the performance of information retrieval (IR) and machine learning (ML) methods, including deep learning, to approach the problem of identifying academic figures who are experts in different domains when a potential user requests their expertise. IR-based methods construct multifaceted textual profiles for each expert by clustering information from their scientific publications. Several methods fully tailored for this problem are presented in this paper. In contrast, ML-based methods treat expert finding as a classification task, training automatic text classifiers using publications authored by experts. By comparing these approaches, we contribute to a deeper understanding of academic-expert-finding techniques and their applicability in knowledge discovery. These methods are tested with two large datasets from the biomedical field: PMSC-UGR and CORD-19. The results show how IR techniques were, in general, more robust with both datasets and more suitable than the ML-based ones, with some exceptions showing good performance.Spanish “Agencia Estatal de Investigación” under grants PID2019-106758GB-C31 and PID2020-113230RB-C22Spanish “FEDER/Junta de Andalucía-Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades” under grant A-TIC-146-UGR20European Regional Development Fund (ERDF-FEDER