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Dr. Manuel Alvar Miró
FORMER IIT MEMBER
Current position:
Research Area:
Intelligent Systems
;
Distributed Resources, Networks and Flexibility
Membership dates:
24/sep/2007 - 24/sep/2013
IEEE:
37076048600
Highlighted Publications
M. Alvar, A. Sánchez, A. Arranz,
"Fast background subtraction using static and dynamic gates"
,
Artificial Intelligence Review
, Vol. 41, nº. 1, pp. 113 - 128, January
2014
. [Online: January 2012] doi: 10.1007/s10462-011-9301-3
JCR-JIF: 2,111 Q1 (2014); 18,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 3,638 Q1 (2025)
L. González, C. Mateo, A. Sánchez, M. Alvar,
"Large-scale MV/LV transformer substation planning considering network costs and flexible area decomposition"
,
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
, Vol. 28, nº. 4, pp. 2245 - 2253, October
2013
. [Online: July 2013] doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2013.2258944
JCR-JIF: 1,657 Q1 (2013); 4,700 Q2 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 1,720 Q1 (2025)
M. Alvar, A. Rodriguez, A. Sánchez, A. Arranz,
"Mixture of merged gaussian algorithm using RTDENN"
,
Machine Vision and Applications
, Vol. 25, nº. 5, pp. 1133 - 1144, July
2014
. [Online: October 2013] doi: 10.1007/s00138-013-0550-9
JCR-JIF: 1,351 Q2 (2014); 2,000 Q3 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,496 Q2 (2025)
M. Alvar, A. Torsello, A. Sánchez, J.M. Armingol Moreno,
"Abnormal behavior detection using dominant sets"
,
Machine Vision and Applications
, Vol. 25, nº. 5, pp. 1351 - 1368, July
2014
. [Online: May 2014] doi: 10.1007/s00138-014-0615-4
JCR-JIF: 1,351 Q2 (2014); 2,000 Q3 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,496 Q2 (2025)
A. Arranz, A. Sánchez, M. Alvar,
"Multiresolution energy minimization framework for stereo matching"
,
IET Computer Vision
, Vol. 6, nº. 5, pp. 425 - 434, September
2012
. doi: 10.1049/iet-cvi.2010.0212
JCR-JIF: 0,636 Q3 (2012); 1,400 Q4 (2025) - SJR: Q3 (2012); 0,358 Q2 (2025)
show 5 highlighted publications
Journal Publications
J. Boal, A. Sánchez, M. Alvar,
"Matching monocular lightweight features using n-gram techniques for topological location identification"
,
Robótica
, Vol. 33, nº. 9, pp. 1835 - 1849, November
2015
. [Online: May 2014] doi: 10.1017/S0263574714001076
JCR-JIF: 0,824 Q4 (2015); 2,900 Q3 (2025) - SJR: 0,656 Q1 (2025)
M. Alvar, A. Rodriguez, A. Sánchez, A. Arranz,
"Mixture of merged gaussian algorithm using RTDENN"
,
Machine Vision and Applications
, Vol. 25, nº. 5, pp. 1133 - 1144, July
2014
. [Online: October 2013] doi: 10.1007/s00138-013-0550-9
JCR-JIF: 1,351 Q2 (2014); 2,000 Q3 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,496 Q2 (2025)
M. Alvar, A. Torsello, A. Sánchez, J.M. Armingol Moreno,
"Abnormal behavior detection using dominant sets"
,
Machine Vision and Applications
, Vol. 25, nº. 5, pp. 1351 - 1368, July
2014
. [Online: May 2014] doi: 10.1007/s00138-014-0615-4
JCR-JIF: 1,351 Q2 (2014); 2,000 Q3 (2025) - SJR: Q2 (2014); 0,496 Q2 (2025)
M. Alvar, A. Sánchez, A. Arranz,
"Fast background subtraction using static and dynamic gates"
,
Artificial Intelligence Review
, Vol. 41, nº. 1, pp. 113 - 128, January
2014
. [Online: January 2012] doi: 10.1007/s10462-011-9301-3
JCR-JIF: 2,111 Q1 (2014); 18,800 Q1 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 3,638 Q1 (2025)
L. González, C. Mateo, A. Sánchez, M. Alvar,
"Large-scale MV/LV transformer substation planning considering network costs and flexible area decomposition"
,
IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
, Vol. 28, nº. 4, pp. 2245 - 2253, October
2013
. [Online: July 2013] doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2013.2258944
JCR-JIF: 1,657 Q1 (2013); 4,700 Q2 (2025) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 1,720 Q1 (2025)
M. Alvar,
"Binomio agua y energía"
,
Anales de Mecánica y Electricidad
, Vol. XC, nº. II, pp. 18 - 23, March
2013
.
A. Arranz, A. Sánchez, M. Alvar,
"Multiresolution energy minimization framework for stereo matching"
,
IET Computer Vision
, Vol. 6, nº. 5, pp. 425 - 434, September
2012
. doi: 10.1049/iet-cvi.2010.0212
JCR-JIF: 0,636 Q3 (2012); 1,400 Q4 (2025) - SJR: Q3 (2012); 0,358 Q2 (2025)
show 7 journal publications
Projects
Development of SCIA and SCA systems
. Carried out for
Gamesa
. Jan/2012-Sep/2012
Support, maintenance and new developments of the Reference Network Models of the Spanish Electricty System
. Carried out for
Comisión Nacional de la Energía
. Jan/2011-Dec/2011
Improvements, maintenance and support on the use of the Distribution Network Reference Models of the Spanish National Electricity System
. Carried out for
Comisión Nacional de la Energía
. Jan/2010-Dec/2010
System based in a small helicopter and mobile robots for efficient generation of resources maps. Application to the precise spreading and minimization of pesticides
. Carried out for
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (anteriormente Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia)
. Oct/2007-Jun/2011
Development of models for estimating the quality of an intelligent distribution network
. Carried out for
Eliop
. Sep/2007-Dec/2009
Simulation models for intelligent electricity distribution networks
. Carried out for
Everis
. Jun/2007-Sep/2009
Platform for integral intelligent management of offers and demands of parking places
. Carried out for
Tuplaza Movilida y Desarrollo S.L
. May/2007-Mar/2008
show 7 projects
Ph.D. Thesis
Developed:
M. Alvar,
"Behavior detection models using computer vision applied to security systems"
, PhD. dissertation, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain, 2015.
show 1 Ph.D. Thesis
Conference Papers
A. Arranz, M. Alvar, J. Boal, A. Sánchez, A. de la Escalera,
"Genetic algorithm for stereo correspondence with a novel fitness function and occlusion handling"
, presented at
8th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - VISAPP 2013
, Barcelona, Spain, 21-24 February 2013. In:
VISAPP 2013: Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications, vol. Vol. 2
, pp. 294-299, doi: 10.5220/0004291202940299
M. Alvar, A. Arteaga, G. Rodríguez, A. de la Villa,
"WASTE-TRAIN: Un programa europeo de tratamiento de residuos"
, presented at
III Congreso Ibérico sobre Residuos Industriales
, Madrid, Spain, 09-10 May 2007
show 2 conference papers
Books and Book Chapters
A. Sánchez, M. Alvar, A. Arranz,
"La robótica y el desarrollo sostenible"
, in
El Ingeniero del ICAI y el desarrollo sostenible
, J.L. Sancha Gonzalo, et al. Ed(s). Madrid, Spain: Ed. Asociación Nacional de Ingenieros del ICAI, 2009, pp. 381-388
show 1 books and book chapters
International Exchanges
Jul - Oct 2012,
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics
, Università Ca'Foscari Venezia. Venice (Italy).
show 1 international exchanges
Working Papers
M. Alvar, A. Arranz, A. Ramos, A. Sánchez, J. Villar,
"Parking place demand and offer assignment"
, April 2009. IIT-09-019A.
show 1 working papers