Ignasi Gomez Sebastia

Ignasi Gomez Sebastia is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB). He holds a PhD and specializes in Artificial Intelligence applied to healthcare, multi-agent systems, and social network analysis. His work focuses on developing intelligent systems for healthcare support (e.g., LactApp for breastfeeding), agent-based models for elderly care, and smart city technologies for mobility optimization. Key contributions include frameworks like NoMoDEI for norm monitoring in electronic institutions and research on spatio-temporal patterns in location-based social networks. He actively collaborates with groups such as KEMLG and IDEAI-UPC, contributing to projects like SUstainable and PERsuasive Human Users mobility (SUPErHUB) and the AVICENA elderly healthcare initiative.

His research spans over 30 publications since 2008, covering topics from mHealth applications to agent-oriented organizational modeling. He has led or participated in competitive R+D+i projects focusing on healthcare technology, smart cities, and AI-driven solutions for SMEs. His work bridges theoretical AI advancements with practical implementations in health, urban systems, and collaborative environments.