Ernest Lopez

Ernest Lopez is a full professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) and the Departament d'Enginyeria de Serveis i Sistemes d'Informació. His research focuses on Internet of Things (IoT), business process modeling, information modeling using ontologies, and automated reasoning. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Software) and has extensive experience in database systems and semantic integration.

He leads the IMP (Information Modeling and Processing) research group and collaborates with inLab FIB and AGROTECH-UPC. His work spans over 300 academic activities including articles, projects, and presentations. Notable contributions include frameworks for database updates, IoT semantic integration, and automated reasoning systems.

Research interests emphasize IoT infrastructure monitoring, semantic data integration, and business process modeling with a focus on artifact-centric systems. Recent projects involve smart transportation systems, ciberseguretat (cybersecurity), and AI-based incident response systems. He has received the Rafael de Campalans award and contributed to over 50 indexed journal articles and 90 conference presentations.

Grants and collaborations include projects on mobility analysis, demand forecasting, and intelligent transportation systems. His work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in areas like data integrity, test data generation, and edge-cloud computing.