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This is the Wiki of the Information Engineering Research Unit (IE). IE is a research group in the Computer Science Department, University of Alcalá (UAH) in Spain.



An informal record of some of the activities of IE members can be found in the blog of the research group.

Some of the members of IE work together also in a teaching innovation group recognized by the University of Alcalá. Information on teaching activities can be found at LTCE-ig pages. Data and resources related to LTCE-IG can be found in the LTCE-IG category in this Wiki, you can also access the main page.

Brief history
Elena García-Barriocanal joined the Computer Science Department, UAH in 2000. In 2003, Dr. Miguel-Angel Sicilia joined the same Department, continuing pre-existing collaborations with Elena. Dr. Salvador Sánchez-Alonso joined the group in 2005, and Dr. Daniel Rodríguez-García did the same in 2007. Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Solano joined the group in 2009.

Dr. Miguel Garre is a part-time lecturer and also member of IE. Sinuhe Arroyo is post-doc researcher The group was formally recognized by the University of Alcalá in 2005.

Expertise
IE has extensive expertise in the following areas:


 * learning technology: advanced knowledge on learning technology standards (IMS-LD, SCORM), implementation of learning technology interfaces (OKI)
 * Semantic Web technology: using ontology languages as OWL, WSML, using ontology management APIs (HP Jena, Sesame).
 * Data mining: using data mining tools as Weka.
 * Social network analysis: using social net tools as Pajek.

IE has developed applications in the fields of e-learning, emergency management, healthcare systems (including a translation to OWL of OpenEHR archetypes) and cultural heritage and Tourism.

Research outcomes and activities

 * Publications
 * International Projects
 * National Projects
 * Scientific and Technical events
 * Research Products

Location


IE Lab is in located at the O24 room in the Polytechnic Building of the University of Alcalá. The polytechnic building is located in the external campus of the University, concretely at km. 33.6 in the highway from Madrid to Barcelona, and about 20 km. from Barajas Airport.

Click here to get a Google map of IE location

Senior member

 * Miguel-Angel Sicilia
 * Elena García
 * Salvador Sanchez
 * Carlos Rodriguez
 * Leon Gonzalez
 * José Raúl Fernández
 * Miguel Garre

Current Members (in alphabetical order)

 * Fernando Luis Álvarez 
 * David Baños 
 * Jaakko Lappalainen 
 * Leonardo Lezcano Matías
 * Carlos-Miguel Lorenzo 
 * David Martín Moncunill 
 * Enayat Rajabi 
 * Eydel Rivero
 * Daniel Rodriguez
 * Juan Pablo Sicilia 
 * Abel Toledano 
 * Nick Zwart
 * Francisco Gallardo 

Past Members (in alphabetical order)

 * Alberto Abián
 * Ramiro Cano
 * Elena Mena
 * Sergio Padrino
 * Abel Puentes
 * Raquel Rebollo
 * Miguel Refusta
 * Luis Torrico

External colaborators (in alphabetical order)

 * Sinuhe Arroyo
 * Cristian Cechinel
 * Ricardo Rejas
 * Alejandra Segura
 * Maricruz Valiente

PhD candidates

 * Paulo A. Gaona gaonaalonso@gmail.com
 * Rutilio Lopez rutiliol@hotmail.com
 * Bernabé Hernandez bernabe_hernandez_hernandez@hotmail.com>
 * Karina Cela karina.cela@gmail.com