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Papers by María Hurtado

This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupw... more This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This proposal includes important design and implementation issues of special relevance for this kind of interfaces. In particular, group awareness requirements in the development of groupware applications are addressed, both in the sense of the basic manipulation actions of the interface widgets, as well as in the sense of other kinds of group awareness in relation to the presence of actors, the roles they play in a concrete moment, etc. The design proposal we present is part of a complete development process (called TOUCHE) which defines a set of facets to describe Abstract Interaction Objects. These objects, at design level, provide the basis for the definition of Concrete Interaction Objects at implementation level within a software platform intended to facilitate the development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This way, we get an integral approach to tackle the development of this kind of user interfaces, taking into account in an explicit way the perception of the joint activity of a group of users involved in a common task and thus achieving a more effective collaboration.

Computers in Industry, 2015

Patent data provide technological information essential to define strategies and decisions in the... more Patent data provide technological information essential to define strategies and decisions in the context of firm innovative processes. At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. Information from these databases is commonly retrieved in the form of files with a CSV-or XML-based codification but with little semantics that enable the inference of further relationships among patents. In these databases, each patent is associated with a technological field by a code. Although the codes assume a hierarchical classification approach, inclusion/subsumption relationships are not explicitly specified such that computers can process them automatically. In recent years, ontologies have been proven to facilitate the exchange of information between people and systems. In this context, the Web Ontology Language (OWL), whose formal semantics are based on description logics, has become the most widely used language for the representation of ontologies. Certain patent ontologies have already been developed in OWL to benefit from the semantics of patent information. However, none have fully exploited the information that can be derived from the formal representation of patent code classification hierarchies through description-logics-based reasoning. This paper presents an approach to automatically translate the hierarchies found in the patent classification codes into concept hierarchies. This proposal also enables the automatic inference of implicit knowledge based on reclassification techniques and relationships between different application domains without changing the applications that make use of patent information. Several examples are presented to illustrate the applicability of the proposal and how it can assist firms in patent information management.

Innovation and Creativity in Education, 2010

Virtual debate concerns teaching/learning methods and systems intended to foster participative di... more Virtual debate concerns teaching/learning methods and systems intended to foster participative discussion and collaboration between partners. Success in this kind of environments highly depends on the usability of the tools employed. However, such tools usually consist of monolithic software applications with predefined functionalities, thus obstructing their customization to the actual needs of their users. The development of toolkits with reallocable widgets that allow platforms for virtual debate to be reconfigured and rendered according to teacher preferences enable tutors to adapt this sort of platforms to the specificities of different groups of students on the basis of their experience in the field.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2012

ABSTRACT Software reuse in the early stages is a key issue in rapid development of applications. ... more ABSTRACT Software reuse in the early stages is a key issue in rapid development of applications. Recently, several methodologies have been proposed for the reuse of components and software assets, but mainly in code generation as artifacts. However, these methodologies partially consider the domain analysis, business process modeling, and reuse software in the software development environment in order to promote productivity and quality in application development. This paper introduces a metaprocess-oriented methodology for the reuse of metaprocesses as software assets starting from specifications and analysis of the domain. The proposed methodology includes the definition of a conceptual level to adequately represent the domain, a structural level to specify the metaprocess as software assets, and an implementation level which defines the rules for instantiation and reuse of metaprocess as software assets. The methodology has been applied successfully to the first phase, i.e. at the specification of the conceptual level and design of applications in the field of e-health, in particular in monitoring systems of patients with cardiovascular risk.

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2013

Patent information is mainly represented and stored in databases containing large amounts of info... more Patent information is mainly represented and stored in databases containing large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of patents such as the technological field to which they belong, which can be retrieved in standard formats such as CSV or XML. These, however, provide few semantics to enable further relationships among patents to be inferred for analysis purposes. Ontologies, mostly represented in the Web Ontology Language (OWL), are increasingly being developed to represent, manage and reason about data in information systems. Unfortunately, the current patent ontologies do not seem to fully capture the implicit hierarchies present in patent technology codes to exploit the information that can be derived from the formal representation of patent code classification hierarchies through logic reasoning. This paper presents an approach to automatically index hierarchical codes with ontological categories and enrich the information retrieved and knowledge management from different patent repositories with new relationships, properties and inferred information.

New Trends on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

For collaborative applications to be usable, their user interfaces should facilitate the process ... more For collaborative applications to be usable, their user interfaces should facilitate the process of sharing information within a group while carrying out common tasks. Currently, the design based on models is one of the most used techniques that seeks to assure high usability. In ...

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2013

At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. I... more At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. Information from these databases is commonly retrieved in the form of files with a CSV- or XML-based codification but with little semantics that enable the inference of further relationships among patents. In these databases, each patent is associated with a technological field by a code for a hierarchical classification. Although the codes assume a hierarchical classification approach, inclusion/subsumption relationships are not explicitly specified such that computers can process them automatically. This paper presents an approach to automatically translate the hierarchies found in the patent classification codes into ontologies of concept hi-erarchies. This proposal also enables the automatic inference of implicit knowledge of patent information. A case study is presented to illustrate the applicability of the proposal.

Exposure and discussion of topics through Internet platforms is becoming a common and best practi... more Exposure and discussion of topics through Internet platforms is becoming a common and best practice that can be observed in blogs, chats, social networks and e-learning environments, thereby promoting collaboration between their users. In this context, virtual debate is proving an effective means so as to perform task groups that enhances students' cooperative interaction. In this work it is presented an on-line virtual debate platform, fully working at present, and especially devised to make it easier its adaptation to the specific needs of groups of users and each training goal, as well as the improvement of evaluation activities by means of debate monitoring functionalities and use statistics that enable the visualization of several interaction parameters.

... es_un y es_parte_de). La relación descrita_en enlaza las nuevas clases con el marco conceptua... more ... es_un y es_parte_de). La relación descrita_en enlaza las nuevas clases con el marco conceptual conectando una tarea o una subactividad con la secuencia de pasos necesarios para llevarla a cabo. De hecho, ambos conjuntos ...

Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2013

Patent databases contain large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of corpor... more Patent databases contain large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of corporate patents (such as the technological domain they belong to, their applicants, and inventors). These databases are available online but since they do not provide explicit information about the relationships between different patent metadata, it is not possible for computers to automatically process such relationships. Several patent ontologies have been proposed so far in order to provide patent knowledge bases with semantics by merging information from different databases and establishing a common vocabulary. However, previous ontology literature has paid limited attention to the representation of specific relationships among metadata and the design of reasoning procedures that would allow some information not explicitly specified in the databases or ontologies to be inferred. This article proposes a methodological approach for the definition of relationships and reasoning tasks for patent analysis by using patent ontologies, and provides a real illustration of its potential in the context of international flows of research knowledge. This declarative method is based on the formal definition of key patent analysis indicators (KPAIs). The case study analysis is relevant because global competition and the importance of multinational firms in the patent process have resulted in firms not only patenting on their domestic markets but also transferring their patents to other markets and developing patents in different countries. In this context, it is important to analyze the connections between the patenting processes and the international knowledge flows of research and development. More specifically, the paper illustrates the applicability of the proposed methodology by classifying patents into the five patterns of internationalization identified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Interacción Persona-Ordenador - INTERACCION '12, 2012

ABSTRACT This paper describes a web-accessible platform that is being developed right now for con... more ABSTRACT This paper describes a web-accessible platform that is being developed right now for contributing to active healthy aging. The so called platform VIRTRA-EL (Virtual Training in Elderly people) has the main aim of support performing exercises for cognitive and functional stimulation. All designed tasks will be planned and supervised by a therapist. VIRTRA-EL also allows for previous and continous assessment of users. Platform uses either virtual or augmented reality for some exercises.

Journal of Universal Computer Science, Nov 1, 2008

Abstract: This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces ... more Abstract: This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This proposal includes important design and implementation issues of special relevance for this kind of interfaces. In particular, group awareness requirements in the development of groupware applications are addressed, both in the sense of the basic manipulation actions of the interface widgets, as well as in the sense of other kinds of group awareness in relation to the presence of actors, the roles ...

Abstract— Groupware systems allow users to be part of a shared environment in order to carry out ... more Abstract— Groupware systems allow users to be part of a shared environment in order to carry out groupwork. Members of a group belong to organizations in which each fulfills general and specific enterprise objectives. This paper presents a modeling proposal specially devised ...

Las técnicas aplicadas al diseño y modelado de sistemas cooperativos, contribuyen a que los stake... more Las técnicas aplicadas al diseño y modelado de sistemas cooperativos, contribuyen a que los stakeholders (directivos, usuarios finales y desarrolladores) utilicen un lenguaje común para la especificación a alto nivel estos sistemas. Las ontologías están convirtiéndose en una herramienta habitual para formalizar tales especificaciones y también, para que puedan ser procesables por las computadoras. Este artículo propone un esquema de diseño de ontologías aplicadas a la descripción de sistemas CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work). El punto de partida para estas ontologías es el marco conceptual definido por AMENITIES, una metodología para el estudio y desarrollo de sistemas cooperativos. También se estudian las ventajas que reporta dicha propuesta. M., Garrido, J.L., Hurtado, M.V.

New Trends on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

... los participantes practicar la argumentación a través del uso simultáneo de esos canales [2].... more ... los participantes practicar la argumentación a través del uso simultáneo de esos canales [2]. El ... Carlos Rodríguez Domínguez es ingeniero en Informática, con Máster en Desarrollo de Software. ... André Luís Alice Raabe, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brasil Angel García Beltrán ...

This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupw... more This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This proposal includes important design and implementation issues of special relevance for this kind of interfaces. In particular, group awareness requirements in the development of groupware applications are addressed, both in the sense of the basic manipulation actions of the interface widgets, as well as in the sense of other kinds of group awareness in relation to the presence of actors, the roles they play in a concrete moment, etc. The design proposal we present is part of a complete development process (called TOUCHE) which defines a set of facets to describe Abstract Interaction Objects. These objects, at design level, provide the basis for the definition of Concrete Interaction Objects at implementation level within a software platform intended to facilitate the development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This way, we get an integral approach to tackle the development of this kind of user interfaces, taking into account in an explicit way the perception of the joint activity of a group of users involved in a common task and thus achieving a more effective collaboration.

Computers in Industry, 2015

Patent data provide technological information essential to define strategies and decisions in the... more Patent data provide technological information essential to define strategies and decisions in the context of firm innovative processes. At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. Information from these databases is commonly retrieved in the form of files with a CSV-or XML-based codification but with little semantics that enable the inference of further relationships among patents. In these databases, each patent is associated with a technological field by a code. Although the codes assume a hierarchical classification approach, inclusion/subsumption relationships are not explicitly specified such that computers can process them automatically. In recent years, ontologies have been proven to facilitate the exchange of information between people and systems. In this context, the Web Ontology Language (OWL), whose formal semantics are based on description logics, has become the most widely used language for the representation of ontologies. Certain patent ontologies have already been developed in OWL to benefit from the semantics of patent information. However, none have fully exploited the information that can be derived from the formal representation of patent code classification hierarchies through description-logics-based reasoning. This paper presents an approach to automatically translate the hierarchies found in the patent classification codes into concept hierarchies. This proposal also enables the automatic inference of implicit knowledge based on reclassification techniques and relationships between different application domains without changing the applications that make use of patent information. Several examples are presented to illustrate the applicability of the proposal and how it can assist firms in patent information management.

Innovation and Creativity in Education, 2010

Virtual debate concerns teaching/learning methods and systems intended to foster participative di... more Virtual debate concerns teaching/learning methods and systems intended to foster participative discussion and collaboration between partners. Success in this kind of environments highly depends on the usability of the tools employed. However, such tools usually consist of monolithic software applications with predefined functionalities, thus obstructing their customization to the actual needs of their users. The development of toolkits with reallocable widgets that allow platforms for virtual debate to be reconfigured and rendered according to teacher preferences enable tutors to adapt this sort of platforms to the specificities of different groups of students on the basis of their experience in the field.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2012

ABSTRACT Software reuse in the early stages is a key issue in rapid development of applications. ... more ABSTRACT Software reuse in the early stages is a key issue in rapid development of applications. Recently, several methodologies have been proposed for the reuse of components and software assets, but mainly in code generation as artifacts. However, these methodologies partially consider the domain analysis, business process modeling, and reuse software in the software development environment in order to promote productivity and quality in application development. This paper introduces a metaprocess-oriented methodology for the reuse of metaprocesses as software assets starting from specifications and analysis of the domain. The proposed methodology includes the definition of a conceptual level to adequately represent the domain, a structural level to specify the metaprocess as software assets, and an implementation level which defines the rules for instantiation and reuse of metaprocess as software assets. The methodology has been applied successfully to the first phase, i.e. at the specification of the conceptual level and design of applications in the field of e-health, in particular in monitoring systems of patients with cardiovascular risk.

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2013

Patent information is mainly represented and stored in databases containing large amounts of info... more Patent information is mainly represented and stored in databases containing large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of patents such as the technological field to which they belong, which can be retrieved in standard formats such as CSV or XML. These, however, provide few semantics to enable further relationships among patents to be inferred for analysis purposes. Ontologies, mostly represented in the Web Ontology Language (OWL), are increasingly being developed to represent, manage and reason about data in information systems. Unfortunately, the current patent ontologies do not seem to fully capture the implicit hierarchies present in patent technology codes to exploit the information that can be derived from the formal representation of patent code classification hierarchies through logic reasoning. This paper presents an approach to automatically index hierarchical codes with ontological categories and enrich the information retrieved and knowledge management from different patent repositories with new relationships, properties and inferred information.

New Trends on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

For collaborative applications to be usable, their user interfaces should facilitate the process ... more For collaborative applications to be usable, their user interfaces should facilitate the process of sharing information within a group while carrying out common tasks. Currently, the design based on models is one of the most used techniques that seeks to assure high usability. In ...

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2013

At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. I... more At present, information regarding patents is usually represented and stored in large databases. Information from these databases is commonly retrieved in the form of files with a CSV- or XML-based codification but with little semantics that enable the inference of further relationships among patents. In these databases, each patent is associated with a technological field by a code for a hierarchical classification. Although the codes assume a hierarchical classification approach, inclusion/subsumption relationships are not explicitly specified such that computers can process them automatically. This paper presents an approach to automatically translate the hierarchies found in the patent classification codes into ontologies of concept hi-erarchies. This proposal also enables the automatic inference of implicit knowledge of patent information. A case study is presented to illustrate the applicability of the proposal.

Exposure and discussion of topics through Internet platforms is becoming a common and best practi... more Exposure and discussion of topics through Internet platforms is becoming a common and best practice that can be observed in blogs, chats, social networks and e-learning environments, thereby promoting collaboration between their users. In this context, virtual debate is proving an effective means so as to perform task groups that enhances students' cooperative interaction. In this work it is presented an on-line virtual debate platform, fully working at present, and especially devised to make it easier its adaptation to the specific needs of groups of users and each training goal, as well as the improvement of evaluation activities by means of debate monitoring functionalities and use statistics that enable the visualization of several interaction parameters.

... es_un y es_parte_de). La relación descrita_en enlaza las nuevas clases con el marco conceptua... more ... es_un y es_parte_de). La relación descrita_en enlaza las nuevas clases con el marco conceptual conectando una tarea o una subactividad con la secuencia de pasos necesarios para llevarla a cabo. De hecho, ambos conjuntos ...

Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2013

Patent databases contain large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of corpor... more Patent databases contain large amounts of information about the inventions and metadata of corporate patents (such as the technological domain they belong to, their applicants, and inventors). These databases are available online but since they do not provide explicit information about the relationships between different patent metadata, it is not possible for computers to automatically process such relationships. Several patent ontologies have been proposed so far in order to provide patent knowledge bases with semantics by merging information from different databases and establishing a common vocabulary. However, previous ontology literature has paid limited attention to the representation of specific relationships among metadata and the design of reasoning procedures that would allow some information not explicitly specified in the databases or ontologies to be inferred. This article proposes a methodological approach for the definition of relationships and reasoning tasks for patent analysis by using patent ontologies, and provides a real illustration of its potential in the context of international flows of research knowledge. This declarative method is based on the formal definition of key patent analysis indicators (KPAIs). The case study analysis is relevant because global competition and the importance of multinational firms in the patent process have resulted in firms not only patenting on their domestic markets but also transferring their patents to other markets and developing patents in different countries. In this context, it is important to analyze the connections between the patenting processes and the international knowledge flows of research and development. More specifically, the paper illustrates the applicability of the proposed methodology by classifying patents into the five patterns of internationalization identified by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Interacción Persona-Ordenador - INTERACCION '12, 2012

ABSTRACT This paper describes a web-accessible platform that is being developed right now for con... more ABSTRACT This paper describes a web-accessible platform that is being developed right now for contributing to active healthy aging. The so called platform VIRTRA-EL (Virtual Training in Elderly people) has the main aim of support performing exercises for cognitive and functional stimulation. All designed tasks will be planned and supervised by a therapist. VIRTRA-EL also allows for previous and continous assessment of users. Platform uses either virtual or augmented reality for some exercises.

Journal of Universal Computer Science, Nov 1, 2008

Abstract: This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces ... more Abstract: This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This proposal includes important design and implementation issues of special relevance for this kind of interfaces. In particular, group awareness requirements in the development of groupware applications are addressed, both in the sense of the basic manipulation actions of the interface widgets, as well as in the sense of other kinds of group awareness in relation to the presence of actors, the roles ...

Abstract— Groupware systems allow users to be part of a shared environment in order to carry out ... more Abstract— Groupware systems allow users to be part of a shared environment in order to carry out groupwork. Members of a group belong to organizations in which each fulfills general and specific enterprise objectives. This paper presents a modeling proposal specially devised ...

Las técnicas aplicadas al diseño y modelado de sistemas cooperativos, contribuyen a que los stake... more Las técnicas aplicadas al diseño y modelado de sistemas cooperativos, contribuyen a que los stakeholders (directivos, usuarios finales y desarrolladores) utilicen un lenguaje común para la especificación a alto nivel estos sistemas. Las ontologías están convirtiéndose en una herramienta habitual para formalizar tales especificaciones y también, para que puedan ser procesables por las computadoras. Este artículo propone un esquema de diseño de ontologías aplicadas a la descripción de sistemas CSCW (Computer Supported Cooperative Work). El punto de partida para estas ontologías es el marco conceptual definido por AMENITIES, una metodología para el estudio y desarrollo de sistemas cooperativos. También se estudian las ventajas que reporta dicha propuesta. M., Garrido, J.L., Hurtado, M.V.

New Trends on Human-Computer Interaction, 2009

... los participantes practicar la argumentación a través del uso simultáneo de esos canales [2].... more ... los participantes practicar la argumentación a través del uso simultáneo de esos canales [2]. El ... Carlos Rodríguez Domínguez es ingeniero en Informática, con Máster en Desarrollo de Software. ... André Luís Alice Raabe, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brasil Angel García Beltrán ...