September 2020: Published in LNCS two contributions to  AVR 2020 Conference entitled: Considering User Experience Parameters in the Evaluation of VR Serious Games and A Framework for Educational and Training Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences.

August 2020: New research article in the Journal Measurement "High-accuracy classification of thread quality in tapping processes with ensembles of classifiers for imbalanced learning".

July 2020: I have coordinated 3 Final Bachelor Projects (more information in the Teaching Section) and 3 Master Thesis, congratulations to Judit, Myriam, Judith, David, Daniel and Inés!

June 2020: two contributions to the AVR Conference en Lecce (Italy) have been accepted.

May 2020: The article already published online "A Review of Immersive Virtual Reality Serious Games to enhance Learning and Training"  has been published on paper in the journal Multimedia Tools and Applications.

Abril 2020: reached h-index 16 in Scopus.

February 2020: The article already published online Advantages and limits of virtual reality in learning processes: Briviesca in the fifteenth century has been published on paper in the Journal Virtual Reality.

January 2020: 1000 citations reached in Google Scholar.

December 2019:  The article already published online "A regression-tree multilayer-perceptron hybrid strategy for the prediction of ore crushing-plate lifetimes" has been published on paper in the in the Journal of Advanced Research.

November 2019: New research article in the Journal Multimedia Tools and Applications "A Review of Immersive Virtual Reality Serious Games to enhance Learning and Training".

October 2019: New Erasmus + Agreement signed between the Universidad de Burgos and the Universitá del Salento (Italy) for Media Communication undergraduates and reached h-index 15 in Scopus.

September 2019: Published in LNCS a contribution to  AVR 2019 Conference entitled: "Virtual Reality travel training simulator for people with intellectual disabilities" and reached h-index 14 in Scopus.

August 2019: New research article in the Journal Virtual Reality Advantages and limits of virtual reality in learning processes: Briviesca in the fifteenth century.

July 2019: I have coordinated 3 Final Bachelor Projects (more information in the Teaching Section) and 3 Master Thesis, congratulations to Judit, Cristina, Judith, Eduardo, Alicia y Nadina!

June 2019: New research article in the Journal of Advanced Research "A regression-tree multilayer-perceptron hybrid strategy for the prediction of ore crushing-plate lifetimes".

May 2019: The article already published online "Smart optimization of a friction-drilling process based on boosting ensembles" has been published on paper in the Journal of Manufacturing Systems and reached h-index 13 in Scopus.

April 2019: New research article in the Journal Metals, Sensitivity Analysis of Tool Wear in Drilling of Titanium Aluminides.

March 2019: New research article in the Journal Applied Sciences: Effect of the Relative Position of the Face Milling Tool towards the Workpiece on Machined Surface Roughness and Milling Dynamics.

February 2019: The articles already published online: Semi-supervised roughness prediction with partly unlabeled vibration data streams has been published on paper in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.

January 2019: The articles already published online: "A machine-learning based solution for chatter prediction in heavy-duty milling machines" and "Using artificial intelligence models for the prediction of surface wear based on surface isotropy levels" have been published on paper in the journals Measurement and in Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing respectively.

December 2018: Working on the new R&d Project funded by the Junta de Castilla y León called GruaRV to develop a Virtual Reality simulator to prevent accidents when working with bridges cranes in manufacturing facilities and reached h-index 12 in Scopus.

November 2018: New research article in the Journal Dyna: "Machining optimization of large casting components by remote monitoring and 3D visualization techniques".

October 2018: New research article in the Journal of Manufacturing Systems. "Smart optimization of a friction-drilling process based on boosting ensembles".

September 2018: I have coordinated 4 Final Bachelor Projects (more information in the Teaching Section) with an average mark of 9.0 / 10 and 2 Master Thesis, congratulations to Sara, Juan, Isabel, Marta, Javier and Beatriz!

August 2018: New research article in the journal Measurement: "A machine-learning based solution for chatter prediction in heavy-duty milling machine" and reached h-index 11 in Scopus.

July 2018: Attending the 3D Animation Congress Mundos Digitales at La Coruña (Spain) and giving a conference in the Summer School of the University of Leon "Making Virtual Reality".

June 2018: New Coordinator of the Master at the University of Burgos in Media Development and Comunication and  Chairman at the  XXII Congreso Nacional de Historia del Arte CEHA 2018 that is taking place in Burgos this month.

May 2018: New research article in the journal Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing: "Using artificial intelligence models for the prediction of surface wear based on surface isotropy levels" and the article "Artificial intelligence for automatic prediction of required surface roughness by monitoring wear on face mill teeth" published online in January 2018 has been published on paper in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.

April 2018: New research article in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Semi-supervised roughness prediction with partly unlabeled vibration data streams".

March 2018: Presenting at CAA2018, the 46th "Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology", in Tübingen (Germany) the contribution entitled "Using Data Mining techniques to evaluate Bronze Age metallic components".

February 2018:  The paper in Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Identifying maximum imbalance in datasets for fault diagnosis of Gearboxes" published online in 2016 has been published on paper and reached h-index 10 in Scopus.

January 2018: New research article in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Artificial intelligence for automatic prediction of required surface roughness by monitoring wear on face mill teeth".

December 2017: Three communications of 3DUBU have being accepted for presentation in the XXII Congreso Nacional de Historia del Arte CEHA 2018 that will take place in Burgos (Spain) between the 19th and the 22nd of June 2018.

November 2017: Four communications of 3DUBU have being accepted for presentation in the CAA2018, the 46th Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, see you in Tübingen (Germany) in March 2018!

October 2017: New research article in the Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing: "Predicting tool life in turning operations using neural networks and image processing".

September 2017: During September we have enjoyed the visit of Ivan Erdakov and Danil Pimenov from the South Ural State University (Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation) and Maciej Grzenda from the Warsaw University of Technology (Poland). We are sure that we will see published soon the results of these collaborations!

August 2017: The paper in International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: "A decision-making tool based on decision trees for roughness prediction in face milling" published online in 2016 has been published on paper and h-index 9 reached in Scopus.

July 2016: Attending the 3D Animation Festival Mundos Digitales at La Coruña (Spain). I have coordinated 5 Final Bachelor Projects (more information in the Teaching Section) with an average mark of 9.1 / 10, ¡congratulations to Alberto, Álvaro, Beatriz, Lydia y Venancio! Within these works, it is web-accessible the animation's video done by Alvaro Aliste for Hyperbaric Inc..

June 2017: Taking part of the congresses Third International Conference in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics (AVR-Salento 2017) y en JUTE-2017 (XXV University Congress of TICs devoted to Education) and the article in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology:"Random Forest ensemble prediction of stent dimensions in microfabrication processes" published online in 2016 has been published on paper.

May 2017: Receving the visit o Profesor Rene Romerp-Troncoso from the University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and granted new project on "Virtual Reality system for fungi classification using artificial intelligence".

April 2017: Taking part of the 2017 International Week at the University of Applied Science of Oulu (Finland) to teach Introduction to Character Design.

March 2017: Two contributions to the Third International Conference in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics (AVR-Salento 2017) have been accepted for their presentation in Ugento (Italy) in June.

January 2017: The paper in Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering: "Interpreting tree-based prediction models and their data in machining processes" published online in 2016 has been published on paper and h-index 8 reached in Scopus.

December 2016: New research article in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: "Random Forest ensemble prediction of stent dimensions in microfabrication processes".

November 2016: New research article in the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: A decision-making tool based on decision trees for roughness prediction in face milling.

October 2016: New research article in the Journal of Cleaner Production: "A new approach for machine´s management: from machine´s signal acquisition to energy indexes" and achieved new h-index (7) in Scopus.

September 2016: New contribution at the 1st International Congress on History of ICTs that I have helped to organized: "Creación de un video explicativo sobre la maquina Enigma utilizando animación 3D por ordenador".

August 2016: New research article in the Journal of Computational Design and Engineering: "Data-mining modeling for the prediction of wear on forming-taps in the threading of steel components".

July 2016: Attending the 3D Animation Festival Mundos Digitales at La Coruña (Spain). I have coordinated 5 Final Bachelor Projects (more information in the Teaching Section) with an average mark of 9.2 / 10, ¡congratulations to Sara, Héctor, Christian, Diego and Susana! Within these works, it is web-accessible the animation's video done by Hector Lopez for Hyperbaric Inc..

June 2016: New contribution at Salento AVR 2016 Congress: "Using a Short Video Animation to Assist with the Diagnosis of Sleep Disorders in Young Children" with David Checa who has presented his contribution "Briviesca in the 15th c.: a virtual reality environment for teaching purposes". Both contributions can be found published in LNCS series.

May 2016: Deadline of the 1st International Congress on History of ICTs with 30 accepted communications and achieved new h-index (6) in Scopus.

April 2016: New research article in the Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering: "Interpreting tree-based prediction models and their data in machining processes".

March 2016: The paper in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: "Using artificial neural networks for the prediction of dimensional error on inclined surfaces manufactured by ball-end milling" published online in 2015 has been published on paper.

February 2016: Organizing the 1st International Congress on History of ICTs to take place in Burgos (Spain) in September 2016. You are invited to submit a contribution to this Congress!

January 2016: Organizing Special Session "New trends in virtual reconstructions of cultural heritage" in the 3rd International Conference on Augmented and Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics to take place in Otranto (Italy) in June 2016. You are invited to submit a contribution to this Special Session!

December 2015: Mr. Pedro Santos has defended his PhD thesis at the University of Burgos, entitled "Optimization of industrial processes using Data Mining Techniques" developed under the supervision of Dr. Jesus Maudes and myself.

November 2015: Signed a new Erasmus+ agreement between the University of Burgos and the Oulu University of Applied Science (Finland).

October 2015: New research article in Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage: "A flexible platform for the creation of 3D semi-immersive environments to teach Cultural Heritage".

September 2015: I have coordinated 4 Final Bachelor Projects and 2 Final Master Thesis (more information in the Teaching Section) with an average mark of 9.3 / 10, ¡congratulations to Alberto, Alfredo, Andrea, David C., David S. y Jose! Within these works, it is web-accessible the animation's video done by Alberto Gonzalez for Hyperbaric Inc.. 

August 2015: The paper in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Modeling pulsed laser micromachining of micro geometries using machine-learning techniques" published online in 2013 has been published on paper.

July 2015: New research article in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: "Using artificial neural networks for the prediction of dimensional error on inclined surfaces manufactured by ball-end milling".

June 2015: New research article in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Identifying maximum imbalance in datasets for fault diagnosis of Gearboxes".

May 2015: Taking part of the 2015 International Week at the University of the West of Scotland and presentation of the final video about the 3D Reconstruction of Briviesca (Spain) in the XIV Century made with Blender.

April 2015: New book´s chapter in "CAA2014 21st Century Archaeology, Concepts, Methods and Tools. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology" entitled "The virtual reconstruction of a small medieval town: the case of Briviesca (Spain)".

March 2015: The paper in the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing: "New methodology for the design of ultra-light structural components for machine-tools", published online in 2014, has been published on paper.

February 2015: New research article in the journal Sensors "An SVM-based solution for fault detection in wind turbines".

September 2014: Published on-line the book "Archaeology in the Digital Era Volume II, e-Papers from the 40th Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology, Southampton, 26-30 March 2012" incluing the chapter "Teaching Cultural Heritage and 3D Modeling through a Virtual Reconstruction of a medieval charterhouse".

August 2014: The paper in the International Journal of Systems Science: "Online breakage detection of multitooth tools using classifier ensembles for imbalanced data" published online in 2013 has been published on paper.

July 2014: New h-index (4) in Scopus. Best wishes for summer holidays!

June 2014: Blanca Guinea presents her Final Project in the Master in Cultural Heritage and Media at the University of Burgos entitled "Creación de un producto audiovisual divulgativo basado en animación por ordenador" that I had the pleasure of directing.

May 2014: Taking part of the First International Week at the University of Offenburg (Germany) teaching "Using shapekeys to animate faces with Blender".

April 2014:  In Paris as Chairman of an special Session in CAA 2014 Computers Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology.

March 2014:  New research article in the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing "New methodology for the design of ultra-light structural components for machine-tools" and article in press (El Diario de Burgos) about the 3D modeling of the city of Briviesca in the XV Century.

February 2014: Published in Spain the Patent  "Dispositivo inteligente y procedimiento para la compensación de caídas de carnero en máquinas herramienta" Number 201290001 in the Boletín del 29/01/2014 de la OEPM.

January 2014: The Special Session "New trends in virtual reconstructions of cultural heritage" in CAA 2014 Computers Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Congress (Paris, April 2014) has already a proposed timetable. This Special Session received more than 20 proposals, and 8 has been accepted, see you in Paris!.

December 2013: New book´s chapter in "Archaeology in the Digital Era. Papers from the 40th Annual Conference of Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA), Southampton, 26-29 March 2012"  entitled "Teaching Cultural Heritage and 3D Modeling through a Virtual Reconstruction of a medieval charterhouse". Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

November 2013: New contribution in the IECON 2013 Congress: "Towards higher machine-tool eco-efficiency with an Information Sharing Platform" and teaching Sketch-Up to High-School teachers.

Octuber 2013: New research article in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing: "Modeling pulsed laser micromachining of micro geometries using machine-learning techniques".

September 2013: Organizing Special Session "New trends in virtual reconstructions of cultural heritage" in CAA 2014 Computers Applications & Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Congress (Paris, April 2014). You are invited to submit a contribution to this Special Session!

August 2013: New contribution in the IEA-AIE 2013 Congress: "Improvements in Modelling of Complex Manufacturing Processes Using Classification Techniques"

July 2013: Chapter of the book Fusion of Cultures "The Church of the Charterhouse of Miraflores in Burgos: Virtual Reconstruction of Artistic Imagery".

June 2013: New research article in Applied Soft Computing: "The Evolutionary Development of Roughness Prediction Models"

May 2013: Taking part in the Creando Short Film Awards as member of the Animated Short Film Jury.

March 2013: New research article online in the International Journal of Systems Science: "Online breakage detection of multitooth tools using classifier ensembles for imbalanced data"

February 2013: Taking part of the First International Week at the Instituto Politecnico do Cavado e do Ave (Portugal) to teach "Introduction to 3D Animation with Blender".

January 2013: Visiting the University of Offenburg to boost the Erasmus Agreement with the University of Burgos in the Bachelor in Communication Media and the Research Group of Joaquim Ciurana at the University of Girona.

December 2012: New research article "Prediction, monitoring and control of surface roughness in high-torque milling machine operations" in the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

November 2012: New research article "Transductive neurofuzzy-based torque control of a milling process: results of a case study" in the International Journal of Innovative, Computing, Information and Control.

Octuber 2012: New research article "A soft computing system using intelligent imputation strategies for roughness prediction in deep drilling" in the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing.

September 2012: Ana I. Royo has finished the first map of the Digital Ecosystem of the D.O. Ribera de Duero within the Master in Wine Culture: wine tourism in the River Douro, you are invited to visit her blog!.

July 2012: New research article "Boosting Projections to improve surface roughness prediction in high-torque milling operations" in Soft Computing.

June 2012: New research article "Improvement of surface roughness models for face milling operations through dimensionality reduction" in the Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering.