Teaching | Roberto Santana

Teaching activities include graduate and master-level courses at UPV/EHU, supervision of bachelor and master theses, international seminars, and participation in evaluation committees. Main focus is on machine learning, optimization, and artificial intelligence.

Courses at UPV/EHU

Level	Course	Program	Institution
Master	Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition	Master in Computer Science and Intelligent Systems	UPV/EHU – Faculty of Informatics
Master	Optimization Methods in AI	Master in Computer Science and Intelligent Systems	UPV/EHU – Faculty of Informatics
Graduate	Artificial Intelligence	Bachelor in Computer Science	UPV/EHU – Faculty of Informatics
Graduate	Intelligent Systems	Bachelor in Computer Science	UPV/EHU – Faculty of Informatics

For up-to-date information on courses and semester schedules, please visit the Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence website.

Bachelor Thesis (TFG) Supervision

Bachelor theses (Trabajos de Fin de Grado) supervised at UPV/EHU Faculty of Informatics, 2015–2022:

Year	Student	Title	Note
2022	Iván Hidalgo	Integration and extension of neuro-evolutionary libraries in Python with application to machine learning tasks
2022	Alex Beltrán	Methods for the RNA secondary structure prediction problem
2021	Manuel Torralbo	Implementation of the "Snakes and Ladders" Heuristic for solving the Hamiltonian Cycle Problem
2021	Ainhoa Serrano	Easy-to-use deep learning based super-resolution in microscopy images	Co-supervised with I. Argandas
2020	David Sandstrom	Deep neural networks and data augmentation for semantic labelling in a dialogue corpus
2020	Julen Azpiroz	Analysis and improvement of human pose detection for jai alai and Basque pelota sports
2020	Andrea López	Painting Style Classification using Convolutional Neural Networks
2020	Rubén Naranjo de las Heras	Music composition and interpretation using transformer networks
2020	Iker Foronda	Detection of network security attacks in real time	Co-supervised with J. A. Pascual
2020	Imanol Martínez	Digitalization of manuscript texts	Co-supervised with O. López de Lacalle
2020	Ignacio Belzunegui	Design and implementation of a neuroevolution library for deep-learning with Pytorch
2019	Ander Munarriz	Topic oriented dialogue generation with deep neural networks in Python
2015	Ibai Diez	Design of classification methods for Brain Computer Interfaces: An application using the OpenViBE software
2015	Guillermo Lapuente	Multi-objective algorithms for the optimization of a sequence of generator matrices in topological quantum computing

Master Thesis Supervision

Master theses supervised at UPV/EHU, 2013–2025 (20 theses):

Year	Student	Title	Note
2025	Faiber Arnulfo Alonso	Early Classification of Multivariate Time Series	Co-sup. M. Murua
2025	Nagore Bravo	Enfoque basado en Aprendizaje por Refuerzo para la Optimización de Rutas de Vehículos en Pelotón en la Última Milla	Co-sup. I. Echeverría & A. Andrés
2024	Ander Gil	Approximation of Potential Energy Surfaces and exploration of their energy minimization using Machine Learning algorithms	Co-sup. F. Aguilar-Galindo
2024	Maider Calzada	Herramienta de web testing automatizado e inteligente mediante técnicas de aprendizaje automático	Co-sup. U. Bilbao
2023	Irati Aranguren	Una Metodología basada en Aprendizaje con Refuerzo profundo para la solución del problema de Job Shop Scheduling flexible	Co-sup. M. Murua & I. Echeverria
2022	David Revillas	Evolutionary Computation in Hierarchical Model Discovery
2021	Aitor Domec	Semisupervised Operations and Maintenance	Co-sup. A. Diez
2021	David Max	Machine Learning for Imbalanced Data	Co-sup. M. Murua
2020	Uxue Elorriaga	Classification of bank transactions based on TxC concepts and description assignments using NLP
2020	Xanti Leonet	Machine learning methods for the analysis of surveys of urban mobility
2020	Deyvis Jesús Oroya	Sistema de recomendación mediante aprendizaje por refuerzo
2019	Jon Vadillo	Universal Adversarial Examples in Speech Command Classification
2019	Pedro Novas Otero	Anomaly detection in Wire-arc Additive Manufacturing process	Co-sup. M. Murua
2019	Ion Rodríguez Herrero	Automated Trading Systems Portfolio Optimization	Co-sup. J. D. Rodríguez
2018	Vanesa López Vázquez	Deep learning approaches to the analysis of brain recordings for Alzheimer's disease prediction
2018	Maialen Murua	Application of advanced regression methods for wear prediction of superalloys
2017	Andrei Strickler	Análise do impacto das estratégias de seleção de tradicionais MOEAs em MOEDAs: CMA-ES e UMDA	Co-sup. A. Pozo (UFPR)
2016	Unai Garciarena	An investigation of imputation methods for discrete databases and multi-variate time series
2014	Josian Santamaría	Estimation of Distribution Algorithms based on Mixtures of Mallows and Generalized Mallows models. Implementation for MATEDA Matlab toolbox	Co-sup. A. Mendiburu
2013	Hector O. Calderón	Una aproximación integral desde la metodología del descubrimiento del conocimiento al problema de la predicción de supervivencia en el desastre del Titanic

International Teaching & Seminars

Escuela de Verano – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)

2010 Madrid, Spain

Invited lecturer at the Summer School on Intelligent Systems at UPM.

Seminários – Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR)

2015 Brazil

Invited seminars on machine learning and evolutionary computation at UTFPR.

Seminário de Pós-Graduação – UFPR

2015 Curitiba, Brazil

Invited talk in the postgraduate seminar series at the Universidade Federal do Paraná.

Seminário – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

2015 Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Invited seminar on machine learning at UFMG.

Conferencista – Curso de Inteligencia Artificial

2001 Cuba

Invited lecturer in an AI course.

Taller de Formación – Redes Neuronales

2000

Training workshop on neural networks.

Jury & Evaluation Committee Participation

Year	Role	Activity	Institution
2012–2015	Jury member	Master thesis evaluation committees	UPV/EHU
2010	External examiner (sinodal externo)	Doctoral thesis evaluation	INAOE – Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Mexico
2010	External examiner (sinodal externo)	Doctoral thesis evaluation	Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
2002	Opponent	Bachelor thesis evaluation	Cuba
1997–1999	Tutor / Advisor	Bachelor thesis supervision	Cuba

Co-Supervision of Doctoral Theses in Brazil

Co-advisor Certificate – Doctoral thesis in Brazil