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CDTI approves the QSalud project: "Quantum pharmacogenomics applied to ageing" in which the Alarcos Group participates
28 December 2020

CDTI has approved the project QSalud: "Quantum pharmacogenomics applied to aging" within the program MISSIONS of the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. The project is coordinated by ...

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Using web‐based gamified software to learn Boolean algebra simplification in a blended learning setting
23 December 2020

Our colleague Mario Piattini together with professors Hanna Oktaba from the Faculty of Sciences and Frida Díaz-Barriga from the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico are directing the doctoral thesis of Eréndira M. Jiménez-Hernández, from which the article "Using web-based gamified software to learn Boolean algebra simplification in a blended learning setting" in the journal Computer Applications in Engineering Education.

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Software modernization to embrace quantum technology
21 December 2020

Our colleagues Ricardo Pérez-Castillo, Manuel A. Serrano and Mario Piattini from the Research Group Alarcos/aQuantum have published the article entitled "Software modernization to embrace quantum technology"...

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Ismael Caballero sponsors the finalists of the CDQ Award 2020
18 December 2020

Todos los años se celebra la edición de los premios CDQ Award 2020 que reconoce la innovación en las mejores prácticas de gestión de datos, gestión de calidad de datos y de gobierno de datos de distintas empresas europeas...

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Talk at the IEEE ARGENCON 2020 Congress
15 December 2020

Our colleague Moisés Rodríguez participated as a distinguished speaker last Friday December 4th at the international congress of the IEEE ARGENCON 2020, with the talk entitled "Software Quality Assessment and Certification" within the Software Quality track...

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FENCE: a Fuzzy Socio-technical Congruence Measurer
11 December 2020

Our colleague Antonio Manjavacas has won the first prize in the category Computer Engineering and Telecommunications within the I Call for Awards to End of Degree Works (2019-2020) of Aula Fk2 Innova, with his work entitled FENCE: a Fuzzy Socio-technical Congruence Measurer...

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MERN - Practical Guide to Web Applications
09 December 2020

Jesús Fontecha, Iván Gónzalez, Ramón Hervás and our colleague Manuel Ángel Serrano are the authors of the book MERN - Guía Práctica de Aplicaciones Web, published by Ra-Ma...

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IT Governance
04 December 2020

Our colleagues Aurora Vizcaino and Antonio Manjavacas together with Christof Ebert (VECTOR Consulting Services) have published the article "IT Governance", in the IEEE Software magazine.

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Talk at the Master's Degree in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Malaga.
30 November 2020

Our colleague Ismael Caballero has given last Monday 23rd of November the talk entitled "Introduction to Data Quality Management" in the context of the subject "Data Management in the Web and Semantic Web" of the University Masters in Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence.

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Guillermo Fuentes, Chilean researcher joins the group
27 November 2020

Researcher Guillermo Fuentes, from the University of Bío Bío (Chile), has joined the group for a period of 4 years. His stay is financed by a pre-doctoral contract scholarship from the Ministry of Science for the Training of Research Personnel (FPI) assigned to the BizDevOps project...

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DMN4DQ: When data Quality meets DMN
24 November 2020

Our colleague Ismael Caballero together with the researchers Álvaro Valencia, Ángel Varela-Vaca and María Teresa Gómez-López from the IDEA group from the University of Seville and María Luisa Parody from the University of Loyola Andalucía have published the paper“ DMN4DQ: When data Quality meets DMN ” ...

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Quantum Computing Concepts: Towards a new Programming Paradigm
19 November 2020

On November 18th our colleague Manuel Serrano gave a seminar at Brunel University (UK) about quantum computing concepts...

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Participation of the Alarcos Group in the meeting of the Prenormative Quantum Technologies Group of UNE
16 November 2020

Ignacio García Rodríguez de Guzmán and Mario Piattini attend the meeting of the Quantum Technologies Pre-Normative Group of UNE (Spanish Association for Standardization). In this group we follow up on the state of the art of standardization in quantum technologies...

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Computerworld University interviews our colleague Ismael Caballero
13 November 2020

Marlon Molina of Computerworld University interviews our colleague Ismael Caballero about UCLM's spinoff (https://www.dqteam.es) target="_blank">DQTeam (http://mamd). dqteam.es" target="_blank">MAMD) for Government and Data Quality Management based on family standards < href="http://iso8000.es/normas-iso-8000" target="_blank">ISO 8000.

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DQIoT project successfully concluded
10 November 2020

After the work carried out over the last three years, the Alarcos Research Group , together with an international consortium of universities and companies, is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the international project...

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Mario Piattini has been Keynote Speaker de 8th International Conference in Software Engineering Research and Innovation
06 November 2020

Our colleague Mario Piattini has been Keynote Speaker of the 8th International Conference in Software Engineering Research and Innovation ( CONISOFT 2020 ) held on November 4-6, 2020 ...

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Inside Quantum Technology, Europe
04 November 2020

On october 30, 2020, our colleague Ricardo Pérez presented a certification scheme for quantum computing professionals at the international conference Inside Quantum Technology, Europe , in the session...

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ACTAS DEL (Q-SET 2020)
30 October 2020

Our colleagues Ricardo Pérez del Castillo and Mario Piattini, along with Guido Peterssen and Jose Luis Hevia from aQuantum, have published in CEUR-WS. org the proceedings of the 1st Quantum Software Engineering and Technology Workshop (Q-SET 2020) held within the IEEE Quantum Week on October 13...

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59th meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/WG6
27 October 2020

The Alarcos group , AQCLab and DQTeam participate in the 59th meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC7/WG6 that organized in Ciudad Real this week, but that in the end due to COVID19 has been celebrated virtually...

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First results of the D2CR project
23 October 2020

Our colleagues Professors Francisco Ruiz and Manuel Serrano from the Escuela Superior de Informática de Ciudad Real, together with Professor Ángel Raul Ruiz from the Facultad de Letras de Ciudad Real, have presented to the media the first results of the project D2CR...

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1st Quantum Software Engineering and Technology Workshop
14 October 2020

On October 13th, the 1st Quantum Software Engineering and Technology Workshop was held, organized by our colleagues Ricardo Pérez del Castillo and Mario Piattini together with Guido Peterssen and José Luis Hevia from aQuantum...

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Leonardo Scholarships for Cultural Researchers and Creators of the BBVA Foundation
13 October 2020

Our colleague Mario Piattini has been part of the Evaluation Commission of Information and Communication Technologies of the ...

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Félix García has been co-chair of the Doctoral Consortium at the (BPM 2020)
09 October 2020

Our colleague Félix García has been co-chair of the Doctoral Consortium at the 18th International Conference on Business Process Management ...

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First course of quantum programming at the Escuela Superior de Informática (UCLM)
05 October 2020

During the month of October 2020, the first course of Quantum Programming is taught at the Higher School of Informatics of the University of Castilla - La Mancha...

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Quantum Software Engineering and its implications
02 October 2020

Our colleague Mario Piattini has been interviewed by Sourajit Aiyer from Fair AIFair AI about Quantum Software Engineering and its implications ...

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Ricardo Pérez del Castillo is co-editor of the QUATIC 2020 Proceedings
30 September 2020

Our colleague Ricardo Pérez del Castillo is co-editor of the Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2020, held from 9 to 11 September 2020...

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Reverse engineering of quantum programs
21 September 2020

Our colleagues Luis Jiménez Navajas, Ricardo Pérez-Castillo and Mario Piattini present in an international workshop of the NQN series (Northwest Quantum Nexus) the research results on reverse engineering of quantum programs towards abstract models based on KDM (ISO/IEC 19506 standard)...

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Measuring the maturity of BizDevOps
14 September 2020

Last Friday, September 11th, our collaborator Eduardo Sanjurjo from the University of La Coruña presented the article entitled "Measuring the maturity of BizDevOps" at QUATIC 2020 (13th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology).

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Reverse Engineering of Quantum Programs Toward KDM Models
11 September 2020

Our colleagues Luis Jiménez-Navajas, Ricardo Pérez-Castillo and Mario Piattini have published the article Reverse Engineering of Quantum Programs Toward KDM Models at the QUATIC 2020 international conference, published in the book Quality of Information and Communications Technology by the publisher SPRINGER... .

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Adapting COBIT for Quantum Computing Governance
08 September 2020

Our colleagues Miguel Ángel Blanco and Mario Piattini have published the article Adapting COBIT for Quantum Computing Governance in the book Software Quality Journal from the publisher SPRINGER.

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ALARCOS COVID-19
04 September 2020

The Alarcos Group presents Alarcos COVID-19, an application that allows the consultation in an interactive and graphic way of the official data about the evolution of the pandemic...

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Mario Piattini among the top 500 researchers in Spain
11 August 2020

Our colleague and director Mario Piattini is among the top 500 researchers in Spain or Spanish abroad. According to the study "2020 Computer Science and Electronics Ranking"/em> elaborated by the Guide2Research, based on the Google Scholar H index and the researches indexed in the DBLP...

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Webinar "Quantum Software Engineering" - Uruguayan Software Engineering
05 August 2020

Our colleague Ignacio García has given the Webinar entitled "Ingeniería del Software Cuántica", within the conference cycle #QuedateEnCasa, as part of the initiative undertaken by the Software Engineering of Uruguay...

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Javier Mancebo defends his doctoral thesis
31 July 2020

Our colleague Javier Mancebo Pavón has defended his doctoral thesis on July 31 at the Escuela Superior de Informática of the UCLM (Ciudad Real). The thesis, entitled "FEETINGS: A Framework for Energy Efficiency Testing...

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The impact of technology on the environment
29 July 2020

Our colleague Coral Calero has been interviewed on Radio 3's Siglo 21 program about the importance of technology in our lives, its impact on the environment and the importance of software development ...

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The Talavera Manifiesto for Quantum Software Engineering and Programming - Webinar en organizado por el Departamento de Computação - UFSCar
22 July 2020

On July 22nd, a colleague from the Alarcos Group will present the Talavera Manifesto for Quantum Software Engineering and Programming at a Webinar organized by the Department of Computing, Federal University of São Carlo...

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Quantum Computing: A New Software Engineering Golden Age
20 July 2020

Our colleagues Mario Piattini and Ricardo Pérez del Castillo from the Grupo Alarcos , together with Guido Peterssen from Alhambra IT , members of

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Summer Course: Fundamentals of Quantum Programming
16 July 2020

The Grupo Alarcos in collaboration with Alhambra-Eidos within the activities of the unit aQuantum and of the "Manifiesto de Talavera", organized the summer course at the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales of Talavera de la Reina, the Summer Course: Fundamentals of Quantum Programming, on July 15 and 16, 2020...

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How much does it pollute to send a tweet, do an internet search or watch a Youtube video?
14 July 2020

This weekend, the newspaper El País in its Technology section has published a report on energy consumption and environmental impact related to software, for which they have spoken with several members of the group Alarcos...

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Proposals on the teaching of quantum computing
09 July 2020

Our colleagues Ricardo Pérez del Castillo, Manuel A. Serrano and Mario Piattini have presented a series of "Proposals on the teaching of quantum computing" at the XXVI Conference on University Teaching of Computer Science (JENUI 2020), promoted by the...

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Video call applications
06 July 2020

Coral Calero has been interviewed within the Science on Demand cycle in CMM television to talk about the comparative study of 15 videoconferencing applications they have made. In the interview she talks about how they have worked and which are the most suitable ones according to..

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How to promote University-Industry collaboration in the field of research in Software Engineering?
02 July 2020

Our colleague Marcela Genero Bocco participates in the cycle #Stay at Home with Software Engineering, organized by "Ingeniería del Software de Uruguay" giving a talk on...

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Competencies required for quantum software development
30 June 2020

Mario makes a review of the history of Quantum Computing and Software Engineering and Development, somehow the same patterns of other previous technologies are being repeated, it is very important not to make the same mistakes and take maximum advantage, the advantages and some interesting applications for this the use of technology are explained...

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The UCLM, through the Alarcos Group, becomes the first Curriculum Partner in Spain of the Microsoft Quantum Network
25 June 2020

The Microsoft Quantum Network is a community that collaborates with Microsoft in the development of an integral quantum ecosystem, developing practical solutions and building a robust quantum workforce...

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Summer Course on Fundamentals of Quantum Programming
23 June 2020

From the research group Alarcos and aQuantum we continue betting on software engineering and quantum programming, sign up for the summer course on Fundamentals of Quantum Programming to be held on 15 and 16 July...

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COVID-19 "excess deaths"
18 June 2020

Our colleague Francisco Ruiz has carried out an analysis to find out the excess of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic in each province of Spain based on the data from the civil registries, recently published by the INE. The excess of deaths...

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Is your organization ready to develop quantum software?
17 June 2020

Our colleagues Macario Polo and Ignacio García together with Oscar Pedreira and Ángeles S. Places have published the article "Automated generation of oracled test cases with regular expressions and combinatorial techniques" in Journal of Software: Evolution and Process ....

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Automated generation of oracled test cases with regular expressions and combinatorial techniques
12 June 2020

Our colleagues Macario Polo and Ignacio García together with Oscar Pedreira and Ángeles S. Places have published the article "Automated generation of oracled test cases with regular expressions and combinatorial techniques" in Journal of Software: Evolution and Process ....

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New webinar on the Alarcos Model of Data Improvement: MAMD v3.0 in collaboration with DGO Latam
09 June 2020

Tomorrow, June 10, our colleague Ismael Caballero will be with Boris Delgado Riss from AENOR and Jose Luis Sanzana Riffo at the webinar organized by the Club Data Governance Office Latam talking about what an organization needs to do -regardless of size , your commercial activity...

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The importance of data management to combat the epidemic of COVID19
08 June 2020

Our colleague Francisco Ruiz has participated in the "International Business School" of the UCLM with a video chat where he analyzes the importance of data management to combat the epidemic of COVID19 and presents the results of its "analyzes" from official sources ...

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Participation in "Investiga that is not little" of UCLMDivulga
04 June 2020

Our comrades Coral Calero, Marian Moraga and Felix Garcia have participated in the radio program "Investiga que no es poco" of the UCLM's outreach unit, UCLMDivulga...

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Quantum Concepts
01 June 2020

Our colleague Manuel Serrano participates in "Quantum Concepts", Webinar given by aQuantum where the fundamental quantum concepts are exposed, with special emphasis on those that should be known by those who wish to begin the approach to the world of Software Engineering and Quantum Programming.

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We're proud of you.
27 May 2020

From the Grupo Alarcos we want to express our deep respect and gratitude to the colleagues of the Escuela Superior de Informática of Ciudad Real who have carried out initiatives to help in the fight against the COVID pandemic19...

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aQuantum Channel
26 May 2020

aQuantum presents aQuamtun Channel, here you can see webinars that respond to the Talavera Manifesto for engineering and ...

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Mario Piattini among the first 7 researchers in Computer Science and Electronics in Spain
25 May 2020

According to the study "2020 Computer Science and Electronics Ranking" prepared by

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MAMD v3.0 released for free download
21 May 2020

The Grupo Alarcos, in collaboration with DQTeam, spinoff of the UCLM and with the AQCLab, the first Spanish laboratory accredited by ENAC for the evaluation of software and data quality, has developed the "Modelo Alarcos de Mejora de Datos (MAMD)"...

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UCLM y aQuantum organizan un taller en IEEE Quantum Week
19 May 2020

Continuing with the effort to spread the principles of the Talavera Manifesto and to be relevant in this international conference of the quantum world, The University of Castilla-La Mancha and aQuantum organize a workshop on Engineering and Software Technology Quantum...

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A New Approach for Information System Audit Teaching
14 May 2020

Alarcos Group researchers publish an article presenting a novel way of teaching information systems auditing ...

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Data Governance: The key to the success of a data-driven organization
12 May 2020

Our colleague Ismael Caballero has participated in a webinar promoted by the Club Data Governance Office Latam (DGO) with the talk Data Governance: The key to the success of a data-driven organization...

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Coral Calero in <em> You in your house and me in mine</em>
07 May 2020

Last May 1st, our colleague @CoralCalero was chatting with the publicist Marián García, better known as @BoticariaGarcía, as part of the live shows entitled "Tú en tu casa y yo en la mía", a series of informative programs that the well-known discloser has been carrying out since the beginning of the confinement.

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Assessing data cybersecurity using ISO/IEC 25012
05 May 2020

Our colleagues Javier Verdugo and Moíses Rodríguez have published the article Assessing data cybersecurity using ISO/IEC 25012 in the magazine Software Quality Journal from the publisher SPRINGER.

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Global software development governance: Challenges and solutions
28 April 2020

Our colleagues Antonio Manjavacas, Aurora Vizcaíno, Francisco Ruiz and Mario Piattini have published the article Global software development governance: Challenges and solutions in the magazine Journal of Software: Evolution and Process...

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Special issue on quality management for information systems
23 April 2020

Our colleagues Mario Piattini, Ignacio García-Rodríguez de Guzmán and Ricardo Pérez-Castillo have edited a special issue on Quality in Information Systems, Special issue on quality management for information systems in the magazine Software Quality Journal from the publisher SPRINGER..

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AENOR Book Day
23 April 2020

The Alarcos Group participates in the day of the AENOR book...

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The Alarcos group recognized as a research group in quantum computing in the <a href="https://quantumcomputingreport.com/" target="_blank">Quantum Computing Report</a>
17 April 2020

The Alarcos group has been recognized as a research group in quantum computing in the Quantum Computing Report, in the link below you can access the universities ...

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Risk management in the software life cycle: A systematic literature review Author links open overlay panel
24 March 2020

Our colleagues Jhon Masso, Francisco J.Pino, César Pardo, Félix García and Mario Piattini, have published the article entitled: Risk management in the software life cycle: A systematic literature review ...

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Using empirical methods to conduct rigorous research in computer science
20 March 2020

On March 12, our colleague Marcela Genero Bocco gave a seminar on "Using empirical methods to conduct rigorous research in computer science" at the School of ...

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Measuring the right thing and doing the right thing
17 March 2020

"If we measure the wrong, we will do the wrong". The Joseph Stiglitz Nobel Prize phase is key to understanding the reasons for using tools and multiple data to address depopulation...

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Towards a software quality certification of master data-based applications
12 March 2020

New article published by our colleagues Fernando Gualo, Ismael Caballero and Moises Rodriguez

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VIII Meeting of the Andalusia Committee of itSMF Spain "Standardizing Governance and Management in Digital Disruption"
11 March 2020

Our colleagues Francisco Ruiz and Mario Piattini present the book "Government and Management of Information Technologies and Systems" at the ...

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The Alarcos group starts a collaboration with Proceso Social on the impact of the SEVEN WEEKS methodology.
10 March 2020

Collaboration with the aim of analyzing the effectiveness of SEVEN WEEKS after being applied in more than 50 companies in the last 5 years. The SEVEN WEEKS method achieves the implementation of management systems based on ISO 9001, ISO 27001...

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Talavera Manifest for Quantum Software Engineering and Programming
09 March 2020

The Alarcos Group of UCLM promotes the "Talavera Manifesto for Quantum Software Engineering and Programming".

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A decision-making support system for Enterprise Architecture Modelling
04 March 2020

Our colleagues Francico Ruiz, Ricardo Perez and Mario Piattini, have published the article entitled A decision-making support system for Enterprise Architecture Modelling ...

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BORDER OF KNOWLEDGE AWARDS 12th edition (2019)
20 February 2020

Our director Mario Piattini is part of the jury of Information and Communication Technologies of the KNOWLEDGE FRONTIER AWARDS XII edition (2019)...

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Governance and Management of Information Technologies and Systems
18 February 2020

Mario Piattini and Francisco Ruiz are the authors of a new book: Governance and Management of Information Technologies and Systems published by RA-MA.

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Explaining to MEPs how to 'look at' the problem of depopulation in Castilla-La Mancha
13 February 2020

Professor Francisco Ruiz has appeared before the parliamentary commission that studies the problem of depopulation and depopulation in the region. As an expert, thanks to his work ...

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1st QAnswer 2020 Conference at UCLM
12 February 2020

QANSWER serves as a forum for communication and discussion among professionals and researchers in the area, being the ideal context for the exchange of ideas, methods, techniques and practices of software engineering programming, either existing or new, that are applicable to quantum computing.

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D2CR-Development of a Scorecard for Consultation and Analysis of Depopulation and Depopulation in the Municipalities of Ciudad Real Province
11 February 2020

Professor Francisco Ruiz, with the support of Professor Manuel Serrano de Alarcos and Professor Angel Raul Ruiz of the Department of Geography at the UCLM ...

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Committed Scientists - <a href="http://cienciacreactiva.bio3project.es" target="_blank">CienciaCreActiva</a>
27 January 2020

This week we received three Mexican researchers, Andric Valdez, Camilo Mojica and Iván Saavedra, in the Alarcos Research Group ...

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Welcome to Andric, Ivan and Camilo: sharing knowledge with Mexican researchers
24 January 2020

This week we received three Mexican researchers, Andric Valdez, Camilo Mojica and Iván Saavedra, in the Alarcos Research Group ...

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Quality of Information Systems 5th edition
15 January 2020

Mario Piattini, Félix García, Francisco Pino and Ignacio García are the authors of a new book: Information Systems Quality 5th edition expanded and updated, published by Editorial Ra-Ma ...

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III Software Quality Conference
07 January 2020

Today we remember that two months ago María Ángeles Moraga de la Rubia gave a talk at the III Quality Conference of Software on the ...

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