CARRER DE ROC BORONAT, BARCELONA, ESPANYA

We are delighted to welcome you to the second year of the Valence Asymmetries Seminar Series. We invite both local and international academics to speak on matters relating to emotion and how it impacts all facets of language, cognition and moral decision-making. The sessions discuss themes which are central to the Valence Asymmetries project, including the role of valence asymmetries in perception, emotion, morality, language, and communication. Discussion will draw upon insights from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. 

If you are interested in presenting your work, please send your abstracts and information to valence.asymmetries@upf.edu 

The Valence Asymmetries Seminar Series will be held within the framework of the ERC Advanced Grant "VALENCE ASYMMETRIES: The positive, the negative, the good and the bad in language, mind and morality" (GA n° 101142133).

La jornada HEALTHCOM’26: Comunicació, terminologia i salut (invisible) de les dones dona continuïtat a les edicions anteriors (2017, 2019, 2022 i 2024), consolidant-se com un espai de trobada interdisciplinari per a investigadors i professionals dels àmbits de la salut, la lingüística aplicada, la terminologia i la comunicació.

En aquesta edició, la comunicació i la informació en la salut de les dones constitueixen l’eix central de la jornada. S’hi analitzarà com el llenguatge, la terminologia i el discurs influeixen en la comprensió, la visibilitat i la qualitat de l’atenció sanitària, amb la participació de professionals i investigadors de la medicina, la infermeria, la psicologia, la lingüística i la comunicació.

La jornada s’adreça a professorat, estudiants, professionals sanitaris i especialistes que treballen en els àmbits del llenguatge, la comunicació i les ciències de la salut.

HEALTHCOM’26 s’emmarca en les activitats del projecte COMCALMA (2025–2027), centrat en l’estudi lingüístic de la comunicació entre els professionals sanitaris i els pacients grans. A més, la jornada ofereix la possibilitat de difondre projectes de recerca mitjançant pòsters o altres formats. Les propostes es poden comunicar a través del correu electrònic: aina.mcfarland@upf.edu.

List of invited speakers:

VALENCE ASYMMETRIES CONFERENCE: 19/03/2026 TO 20/03/2026

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP: 18/03/2026

SALA NAU | UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA | ROC BORONAT, POBLENOU, BARCELONA

The first Valence Asymmetries conference is nearly here. The conference will will take place on March 19th-20th 2026 with a pre-conference workshop on the 18th of March. The conference will take place in Sala Nau at the Poblenou Campus of Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

This interdisciplinary event will discuss themes surrounding the role of valence asymmetries - the systematic ways in which "the bad" and "the good" differ -  in language and cognition. These include the role of affect in perception, language processing, social cognition, communication, judgement and morality. The program brings together philosophical analysis and argumentation with experimental and corpus-based work in linguistics and psychology, including cross-linguistic work, formal semantics, experimental pragmatics, and computational approaches to affect and emotion in language.

This event brings together researchers at all career levels, with participants joining from around the world. We hope you can join us and contribute your perspective to the discussion.

Our keynote speakers are: 
Hans Alves (Ruhr Universität Bochum),
Frédérique de Vignemont (Institut Jean Nicod),
Saif M. Mohammad (National Research Council Canada),
Pascale Willemsen (Universität Zürich)

In addition to our invited speakers, we will also have talks by Filippo Domaneschi & Federico Bina, Ida Miczke, Alexey Tymbay, Lelia Glass and Valentina Apresyan. Our pre-conference workshop includes talks from Saif M. Mohammad, Eirini Sossidi, Anouch Bourmayan, as well as talks from the Valence Asymmetries Team (Morgan Moyer, Michelle Stankovic and Isidora Stojanovic).

We hope to see you there!

The registration period has ended, however, if you would like to attend, please email the Valence Asymmetries Team below to check for places.

Our website: https://www.upf.edu/web/valence-asymmetries 
Contact us: valence.asymmetries@upf.edu  

This event is funded by Isidora Stojanovic’s ERC Advanced Grant “Valence Asymmetries: the positive, the negative, the good and the bad in language, mind and morality” (GA n° 101142133).

NOTE: This page is for registering to DCASE2025 Workshop only. Registration for BioDCASE should be done separately at this URL.

As in previous years, the workshop is organized in conjunction with the DCASE challenge. We aim to bring together researchers from many different universities, research organizations and companies with an interest in the topic, and provide the opportunity for scientific exchange of ideas and opinions.

The technical program of DCASE will include invited speakers on the topic of computational everyday sound analysis and recognition, and oral and poster presentations of accepted papers. The technical program of BioDCASE will include an invited speaker on the topic of bioacoustics as well as oral and poster presentations of technical reports. 

The BioDCASE event will be free to attend, but registration is required through the same platform used for DCASE. A BioDCASE/DCASE welcome reception and concert will take place on the 29th of October after the BioDCASE program finishes, so you are welcome to take that into consideration when planning your flights.

In addition to the BioDCASE and DCASE events, on the 28th of October (the day before BioDCASE) we will host a Freesound 20th anniversary celebration day which will include talks from Freesound users and a live concert (yes, another concert!). This event will happen at the same venue as BioDCASE/DCASE. This is not part of the BioDCASE/DCASE program, but the event can be accessed for free, and the DCASE community is more than welcome to attend.

The workshop will be held at the Campus del Poblenou of Universitat Pompeu Fabra. The BioDCASE workshop will be hosted on the 29th of October, the day before the DCASE workshop (30-31st of October), at the same venue. The program will include an invited speakers on the topic of bioacoustics as well as oral and poster presentations of technical reports. See full workshop schedule here.

CARRER DE ROC BORONAT, BARCELONA, ESPANYA

We are delighted to welcome you to the Valence Asymmetries Seminar Series. We invite both local and international academics to speak on matters relating to valence and how it impacts all facets of language, cognition and moral decision-making. The sessions discuss themes which are central to the Valence Asymmetries project, including the role of valence asymmetries in perception, emotion, morality, language, and communication. Discussion will draw upon insights from philosophy, psychology, and linguistics. 

If you are interested in presenting your work, please send your abstracts and information to valence.asymmetries@upf.edu 

The Valence Asymmetries Seminar Series will be held within the framework of the ERC Advanced Grant "VALENCE ASYMMETRIES: The positive, the negative, the good and the bad in language, mind and morality" (GA n° 101142133).

18 and 19 September 2025 

Thinking about the fundamentals of animal development, Alan Turing famously stated that the description of a biological system consists of two parts: a mechanical and a chemical. He added that their interdependence creates a challenge for understanding and that, for practical reasons, one might want to treat them as separate objects of studies. Over the last forty years developmental biology has focused on the role that genes (the chemical) play in development. However, a complete understanding requires to include the mechanical element, a component that is #NotInTheGenes. Over the last few years, a number of studies with a focus on cells, rather than genes, have begun to delve into this aspect of development. 

This symposium will explore animal development from the perspective of the contribution of cellular ensembles to the emergence and shaping of the animal body plan.

Organized by the Stembryo lab and sponsored by the ERC-2018-ADG-834580-MiniEmbryoBlueprint project and the UPF.

Nevertheless, critical analyses have drawn attention to the colonial dimensions of green transitions. They have pointed out how the large-scale extraction of ‘transition minerals’ (Lang et al, 2024) and the installation of industrial-scale renewable energy production facilities (Hamouchene, 2023) in the global South for the benefit of decarbonising global North economies are a manifestation of green colonialism. And they have also highlighted links between green colonialism and the capitalist dimensions of the decarbonisation consensus that drives green transition (Bringel and Svampa, 2023), as well as violent dimensions of renewable energy development that reveal troubling continuities with historical colonial projects (Dunlap, 2017). 

Parallel to that, a literature that can be related to the idea of green sacrifice (Zografos and Robbins, 2020) has analysed adverse effects of the green energy transition by studying sacrifices as foregone assets (e.g. farmland), as sacrifice zones (Brock et al., 2021), and to a lesser extend by looking at sacrifice as a political practice (van Meer and Zografos, 2024). 

As new experiences of green sacrifice emerge with communities from the Lithium Triangle in South America, to central Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa, and Sapmi in Northern Europe encountering the green transition in their territories, we want to advance conversation between those two themes. Building on recent contributions that engage sacrifice zone-making and colonialism in the context of energy transitions (Sánchez and Mataran, 2023) and political ecologies of the Green New Deal (Andreucci et al, in press), we invite contributions that critically explore links between green colonialism and green sacrifice in the context of the green transition. 

Our aim is to advance those conversations through a mini-conference that will bring together a small number of participants in a format that will combine parallel sessions with roundtables and workshop-type of activities to allow for intense interaction, and so help discuss and advance current thinking, networks and collaborations. 

We are delighted to announce that the keynote for the conference will be given by Prof Miriam Lang of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador. 

We invite long abstracts of maximum 800 words on the following topics (this list is not exclusive, we accept proposals also on other topics related to green colonialism and green sacrifice): 

• Green colonialism, extractivism and unequal exchange
• The political economy of green transition and green sacrifice
• Geopolitics of the green transition 
• Green colonialism as coloniality, imperiality and epistemological violence
• Green sacrifice zones, and the politics of green sacrifice
• Geographies of green colonialism; geographies of green sacrifice
• Empirical cases of green colonialism and green sacrifice: transition mineral mining, wind and solar farms, green finance, transport networks and green fuels, hydrogen, etc.
   

The deadline for abstract submission was the 7th of February 2025. 

Find the book of abstracts here. 


The conference is funded by the Spanish Research Agency (Agencia Española de Investigación - AEI) and EU Next Generation funds through the GRES research project. It is free of charge, but unfortunately we cannot cover participants' travel and accomodation costs. 

References:

Andreucci, Diego, Gustavo García-López, Christos Zografos, and Marta Conde. ‘Political ecologies of the Green New Deal: Critiques, contentions, and radical appropriations’. Political Geography (In Press)

Bringel, Breno, and Maristella Svampa. ‘Energy Transition and the New Shape of Green Colonialism: The Emergence of the Decarbonisation Consensus’. In Dependency Theories in Latin America. Routledge, 2024.

Brock, Andrea, Benjamin K. Sovacool, and Andrew Hook. ‘Volatile Photovoltaics: Green Industrialization, Sacrifice Zones, and the Political Ecology of Solar Energy in Germany’. Annals of the American Association of Geographers 0, no. 0 (22 February 2021): 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2020.1856638.

Dunlap, Alexander. ‘Wind Energy: Toward a “Sustainable Violence” in Oaxaca: In Mexico’s Wind Farms, a Tense Relationship between Extractivism, Counterinsurgency, and the Green Economy Takes Root.’ NACLA Report on the Americas 49, no. 4 (2 October 2017): 483–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/10714839.2017.1409378.

Hamouchene, Hamza. Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Regio. Pluto Press, 2023. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/77035.

Lang, Miriam, Mary Ann Manahan, and Breno Bringel. ‘The Geopolitics of Green Colonialism’. Pluto Press, 2024. https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349343/the-geopolitics-of-green-colonialism.

Sánchez Contreras, Josefa, Alberto Matarán Ruiz, Alvaro Campos-Celador, and Eva Maria Fjellheim. ‘Energy Colonialism: A Category to Analyse the Corporate Energy Transition in the Global South and North’. Land 12, no. 6 (2023): 1241.

van Meer, Dominique, and Christos Zografos. "“Take your responsibility”: the politics of green sacrifice for just low-carbon transitions in rural Portugal." Sustainability Science 19, no. 4 (2024): 1313-1326.

Zografos, Christos, and Paul Robbins. ‘Green Sacrifice Zones, or Why a Green New Deal Cannot Ignore the Cost Shifts of Just Transitions’. One Earth 3, no. 5 (2020): 543–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.10.012.

Convocamos al II Congreso Internacional de Humanidades Ecológicas que tendrá lugar en Barcelona entre el 30 de junio y el 1 de julio de 2025, con la Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) como anfitriona. 

Convocan

Desde la UPF, lanza la convocatoria el Johns Hopkins University-Universitat Pompeu Fabra Public Policy Center (JHU-UPF PPC), junto al Centro de Estudios en Bienestar Planetario, y los Departamentos y Facultades en Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Humanidades, y Medicina y Ciencias de la Vida. 

Se unen a la convocatoria otras instituciones y grupos de investigación: el Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), el Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia (IHC-UAB) y, articulados con la RHECO, el Grupo de Investigación en Humanidades Ecológicas (GHECO) y el Grupo de Investigación en Técnica y Humanidades Ecológicas (THECO-UC3M) - ambos a través del proyecto Speak4Nature -, así como el grupo de investigación Ekopol. Desde el Instituto de Historia del CSIC, se suma el proyecto de investigación ”Cultura (post)fósil: imaginarios socio-culturales, calentamiento global y transición energética (KULTUR(P)FOSSIL)”.

¿Qué nos mueve institucionalmente?

Nuestra motivación es enlazar ideas entre los diferentes grupos interesados en las Humanidades Ecológicas. Cientos de personas participaron en encuentros sobre el rol de las humanidades en la crisis socioecológica organizados por los lxs convocantes en los últimos años (p.e., el I Congreso, la conferencia digital STREAMS, y diversas Jornadas promovidas por integrantes de la RHECO). Aspiramos a que esta edición del Congreso promueva nuevos encuentros y traiga más grupos internacionales a la conversación, fortaleciendo también la RHECO.

El idioma del Congreso será mixto (inglés/castellano). Además de las notables conexiones internacionales ya establecidas, la UPF promoverá el Congreso entre comunidades interesadas dentro de la alianza de universidades EUTOPIA. En este mismo espíritu, la incorporación de talento joven - estudiantes de grado y posgrado- al campo de las Humanidades Ecológicas y el bienestar planetario es una motivación para la organización de esta edición.

¿Qué nos motiva intelectualmente?

El II Congreso se convoca desde la UPF, una universidad que ha hecho del bienestar planetario un desafío intelectual y formativo central. De ahí que el anclaje conceptual principal de esta edición del Congreso sea la exploración de las conexiones entre las Humanidades Ecológicas y el paradigma del bienestar planetario. Las Humanidades Ecológicas aspiran a tender puentes  necesarios entre disciplinas para que se enfrenten las crisis ecosociales desde la transformación de sistemas y cosmovisiones. De igual manera, el paradigma del bienestar planetario trasciende lo técnico en la búsqueda de soluciones a estas crisis. Desde esta perspectiva, una reflexión colectiva sobre los límites planetarios se concibe indisolublemente ligada a la equidad, la justicia, la diversidad y la relacionalidad en las sociedades del presente y del pasado. Así pues, esta edición abraza la naturaleza política y moral de las conversaciones sobre el metabolismo social, como vía hacia un humanismo no antropocéntrico.

Seis senderos al bienestar planetario

Las Humanidades Ecológicas constituyen un espacio de encuentro inter y transdisciplinario entre los campos científicos, la política y la ética. En este espíritu, el II Congreso conecta orgánicamente instancias concretas de trabajo en las organizaciones convocantes, para abrirlas a investigadorxs interesadxs, y dejarlas prosperar en su interacción.

Los senderos del II Congreso invitan a fortalecer las conexiones en torno a temas centrales que están capturando la atención política e intelectual. Pensamos que son temas ineludibles y necesarios en estos tiempos. A la vez, abrazamos la sorpresa y la exploración de lo extravagante como motor creativo de transformación. Puedes ver la descripción de los senderos en la pestaña "Ejes temáticos".

Modalidades de participación

Presentaciones orales

• Comunicaciones presenciales en sesiones organizadas por el comité organizador.
• Se aceptan propuestas de paneles que se enmarquen dentro de los senderos descritos. De manera excepcional, el comité organizador considerará paneles fuera de estas áreas, cuando el grupo proponente justifique adecuadamente su relevancia en relación con la temática general del Congreso.

Expresiones artísticas

• La conferencia acepta propuestas para sesiones/intervenciones artísticas y experimentales. Esto incluye, pero no se limita a: exposiciones de fotografía y arte, proyecciones de video, performances y representaciones teatrales. Por sesiones experimentales nos referimos a cualquier tipo de propuesta que vaya más allá del formato de mesa redonda/panel. Si envías tu propuesta en esta categoría, por favor: describe detalladamente tu propuesta y especifica las necesidades técnicas para realizarla (incluyendo el tipo de sala y el tiempo necesario).
• Se abrirá un espacio en el Congreso para la inclusión de expresiones artísticas producidas por lxs investigadores, fomentando así un enfoque interdisciplinario que integre la investigación académica con la creación artística.

¿Habrá sesiones virtuales?

• No se organizan sesiones en formato híbrido. Con el ánimo de ampliar el alcance del Congreso, se trabajará en la línea de ofrecer streaming y organizar exclusivamente sesiones virtuales. Revisa esta página para actualizaciones al respecto. 

Un congreso para todxs

Con el fin de alentar la participación, las cuotas de incripción se han reducido lo máximo posible. El pago de las cuotas no es un requisito para enviar una propuesta de participación, pero sí para la participación misma en el Congreso. Se ofrece una cuota de solidaridad a estudiantes (incluido doctorado) y a participantes de países de ingreso bajo y medio-bajo. La cuota reducida por pronto pago aplica hasta el 1 de abril de 2025.

Streaming

Las sesiones plenarias (inauguración y clausura) se podrán seguir virtualmente vía streaming a través de este enlace.

List of invited speakers:

Attendance is free, and registration is required. If you have not registered in time, please email Regina López (regina.lopez@upf.edu).

We hope to see you there!

This webpage will be updated continuously!

The 8th Barcelona VPH Summer School is co-organized by BCN MedTech at the Department of Engeneering, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi), with the collaboration of the UPF department of Medicine and Life Science and the QUAES-UPF Chair.

It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with an integrative view of state-of-the-art research for in silico medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the European Society of Biomechanics, of the Spanish Network of Excellence in Biomechanics and CompBioMed.

The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched by afternoon hands-on sessions that stand for 15,5 hours of transversal training in in silico medicine technologies during the whole week, under the supervision of expert researchers. A Best Hands-On Award will be given!

BEST VPHi THESIS AWARD IN IN SILICO MEDICINE

The goal of the Best VPHi Thesis Award in In Silico Medicine is to reward individuals for outstanding achievements during their PhD thesis.  The winner will be awarded 1000€ and will be invited to give a presentation during the event!
Apply here! Deadline: 28 February 2025
VPHi members who have defended their thesis between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024 can apply.

VPHi Travel Award for VPHi Summer School

The VPHi Institute will give 2 Travel Vouchers (500€) to student members that are registering to participate at the VPHi Summer School in Barcelona. Apply here! Deadline: 30 April 2025

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Please include poster presentation in the registration form. The poster is open format in terms of content. The size is the typical A0 portrait format. No need to submit anything in forehand. You should bring your poster with you and on the first day, you will be able to hang in the exposition hall.

LOCATION: Event hosted by UPF Poblenou Campus, Sala Nau (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona) - See Venue.

REGISTRATION FEES:

On-site fees include: participation in all activities, coffee breaks, lunch, Farewell Social Event. 

Tickets: 

- VPHi Members (on site): 149 €; 

Applies to students (BSc, MSc, PhD) VPHi Members with proof of membership. Please, send proof of your afficliation with the registration.  

- Are you a VPHi student member? Enter your personal membership code  to register with the discounted fee. Your personal membership code can be found by logging in to your personal area here: https://www.vph-institute.org/login.html 

- Not a member yet? Register here to claim your VPHi discount, link: https://www.vph-institute.org/register.html

- Dissemination Partners (on site): 159 €;

Applies to Dissemination Partners with proof of membership/affiliations. Please, send proof of your afficliation with the registration.  

- Regular  (on site): 199 €;

Applies to individuals without proof of membership/affiliations.

- Online **: 80 €; 

All activities without hands-ons afternoon sessions and social events. 

- Free (on site)

Applies to UPF Biomedical Engineering Students enrolled in the Advanced Biomechanics & Systems Mechanobiology programme and Disc4All Partners. The registration is mandatory. Please, UPF Students mention your institution/course during the registration. We may contact you back for verification. 

Deadline: 19/05/2025

If you want to receive updates about the programme, please leave your e-mail here or follow us on Twitter (@bcnvph)

The JHU-UPF Public Policy Center presents the European Conference ‘Rethinking the Eco-Social Determinants of Health Inequities Through the Transdisciplinary and Intersectoral Lens,’ addressing the urgent need to understand and tackle these inequities from a transdisciplinary, intersectoral, and transnational approach. This conference, funded by the European Union, aims to establish a regional network and community of practice on these issues across Europe, contributing to the implementation of the EU ProHealth Program. By fostering cooperation among Member States and promoting collaboration among diverse actors, disciplines, and countries, the conference will enhance the coordination needed to address unjust health inequities and improve the well-being of European populations.

Context

In a world marked by complexity, inequality, and interconnection, it is vital to create spaces for plural knowledge exchange in order to rethink existing theoretical and policy paradigms, and to co-create new approaches that are capable of responding to today's major challenges. These challenges are reflected in the United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Social and ecological systems are inextricably interrelated, shaping the health and well-being of populations in complex ways. The social and environmental factors that shape and reproduce social inequities, impacting the health of individuals and communities – such as wealth, education, work conditions, the climate crisis, structural racism, access to healthcare and environmental injustices – are known as the Eco-Social Determinants of Health Inequities. 

In the European Union (EU), health inequities rooted in cultural, ethnic, racial, economic, gender, and social class inequalities have persisted for decades. Despite efforts to address these issues, health inequities persist or are even worsening, underscoring the need for more integrated, coordinated action across multiple disciplines, sectors, and regions to promote both social justice and ecological sustainability. In order to successfully rise to this challenge, it is necessary to analyse and understand the Eco-Social Determinants of Health Inequities.

Further information

For more information and details about this event, please visit the main event website here.

Auditorium - Campus del Poblenou

The UPF Biomedical Engineering Congressseries is a three-days open event that showcases the 2023-24 research, innovation & development projects performed by the Biomedical Engineering Bachelor Students from the UPF School of Engineering, in the final year of study. Topics are multidisciplinary, covering multiple methodological and application fields in engineering, medicine, biomedicine, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Attendance is free, yet registration is mandatory.

The Human Digital Twin Summer School Barcelona will be held on June 3-7, 2024, and will focus on Models and Simulation in Translational Research. 

This webpage will be updated continuously!

The Human Digital Twin Barcelona Summer School series is co-organized by BCN MedTech at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and by the Barcelona International Summer School (BISS), with the collaboration of the UPF department of Medicine and Life Science.

It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with an integrative view of state-of-the-art research for in silico medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the European Society of Biomechanics, of the Spanish Network of Excellence in Biomechanics and CompBioMed.

The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched by afternoon hands-on sessions that stand for 15,5 hours of transversal training in in silico medicine technologies during the whole week, under the supervision of expert researchers.

LOCATION: Event hosted by UPF Poblenou Campus (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona) - See Venue.

REGISTRATION FEES:

On-site fees include: participation in all activities, coffee breaks, lunch, Farewell Social Event. 

Tickets: 

- Reduced* (on site): 150 €;

- Regular  (on site): 180 €; 

- Online **: 80 €; 

- Disc4All Consortium Members (on site): 60€;

- Free** (on site)

Deadline: 22/05/2024

* Applies to students (BSc, MSc, PhD) and Dissemination Partners with proof of membership/affiliations.We may contact you back for verification.

**All activities without hands-ons afternoon sessions and social events. 

***Speakers, Organisers, UPF Biomedical Engineering Students enrolled in the Advanced Biomechanics & Systems Mechanobiology programme. The registration is mandatory. Please, UPF Students mention your institution/course during the registration. We may contact you back for verification. 

If you want to receive updates about the programme, please leave your e-mail here or follow us on Twitter (@bcnvph)

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List of invited speakers:

Sa Kan Yoo (RIKEN)

Ana Janic (UPF)

Hironobu Fujiwara (RIKEN)

Cristina Pujades (UPF)

Ichiro Hiratani (RIKEN)

Roderic Guigó (CRG)

Yumi Konagaya (RIKEN)

Kristina Haase (EMBL)

Manuel Irimia (UPF)

Katsuyuki Shiroguchi (RIKEN)

Tomoya Kitajima (RIKEN)

Elvan Böke (CRG)

Yasushi Okada (RIKEN)

Oriol Gallego (UPF)

Tatsuo Shibata (RIKEN)

Alejandro Torres- Sanchez (EMBL)

Makito Miyazaki (RIKEN)

Berta Alsina (UPF)

Attendance is free, but registration is required. We hope to see you there!

Auditorium of the PRBB

Organizers:

Denis Duboule (EPFL, Lausanne; Switzerland)

Alfonso Martinez Arias (UPF, Barcelona; Spain)

James Sharpe (EMBL-Barcelona, Barcelona; Spain)

The 2023 MELIS-UPF Biomedical Research Symposium will take place

on October 19 and 20 in the PRBB Auditorium.

Invited speakers

David Baker, Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington

Fernando Burdío, Hospital del Mar Research Institute Barcelona

Arnau Busquets, Hospital del Mar Research Institute Barcelona

Cristina Pina, Brunel University London

Christian Schröter, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology

Virginie Uhlmann, EMBL-EBI Cambridge

Mireia Vallès-Colomer, MELIS-UPF

Attendance is free but registration is required. 

We hope to see you there!

TEDxUPF
Ariadna Quingles,
Ariadna Plans & Laura Triay
Engineering the Planetary Wellbeing
TEDx talk at UPFPoblenou
1. Description of the project & Goal
Planetary Wellbeing. With all the technological advancements and cultural changes, global society is
facing major challenges affecting the wellbeing of humans, animals and the planet itself.
The aim of this project is to organize a TED talk at UPF's campus to expose some of the main
challenges and solutions the planet is, or will be, facing in the near future and that can be related to
the biomedical engineering field. The talks will be centered around: the future of the planet, the
alimentation, the medicine, the housing and the need to grow a new mentality.
We want to create a space where different professionals can share their recent and most interesting
thoughts and discoveries.
The health of the planet is a recent growing topic that has lots of potential, and biomedical
engineering tools have a great power to contribute to the good path.
2. Event information &
contact
Date: 5 Octubre 2023
Schedule: 16pm - 20pm
16:30 pm Ricard Solé
16:50 pm Manuel Portela
17:10 pm Laura Batlle
17:30 pm - - - - - - - - - - - -
18:00 pm Roser Sanchez
18:20 pm Vicente Guallard
18:40 pm Lela Melón
19: 00 pm Appetizer
Localization: Auditori Campus de Poblenou UPF
(Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona).
Email: tedxupf2022@gmail.com
Instagram: @tedxupf2022
YouTube Channel: TEDxUPF

¿Por qué es tan importante el microbioma de nuestro intestino? ¿Qué relación tienen estos microorganismos con el cáncer, el envejecimiento o la resistencia a fármacos? ¿Qué aplicaciones terapéuticas y preventivas vislumbramos en el futuro? 

Fernando Peláez, Director del Programa de Biotecnología del Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), nos guiará en este recorrido por nuestro ecosistema invisible, mostrándonos la importancia de esta orquesta interna de microorganismos, sus funciones, y todo lo que aún está por descifrar.

Este seminario está dirigido hacia toda persona interesada en conocer más acerca de este “tapiz” de seres que conforman nuestro día a día y por qué su investigación es crucial. El acto será impartido de forma online y es gratuito.

Os esperamos el día 15 para descubrir este universo microscópico.

*El enlace de conexión será enviado unos días antes del evento.

*Para realizar la inscripción, asegurarse de marcar la casilla de seleccion que hay a mano derecha.

The 7th VPH Summer School will be held on June 5-9, 2023, and will focus on 

Models interoperability and reuse. 

This webpage will be updated continuously!

The VPH Summer School series is co-organized by BCN MedTech at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi), with the collaboration of the UPF department of Medicine and Life Science and the QUAES Foundation.

It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with an integrative view of state-of-the-art research for in silico medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the European Society of Biomechanics, of the Spanish Network of Excellence in Biomechanics, CompBioMed and the QUAES-UPF Chair.

This summer school includes 15 morning lectures plus one honorary VPH lecture, given by leading international researchers. 

The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched by afternoon hands-on sessions that stand for 15,5 hours of transversal training in in silico medicine technologies during the whole week, under the supervision of expert researchers. A best hands-on award sponsored by the QUAES-UPF Chair.

The Summer School also includes poster sessions with the best VPHi poster award and VPHi Best PhD Thesis Award in In Silico Medicine.

BEST VPHi THESIS AWARD IN IN SILICO MEDICINE

The goal of the Best VPHi Thesis Award in In Silico Medicine is to reward individuals for outstanding achievements during their PhD thesis. The winner of the award will be presented on June, 5th.   

ABOUT POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Please include poster presentation in the registration form. The poster is open format in terms of content. The size is the typical A0 portrait format. No need to submit anything in forehand. You should bring your poster with you and on the first day, you will be able to hang in the exposition hall.

LOCATION: Event hosted by UPF Poblenou Campus (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona) - See Venue.

REGISTRATION FEES:

On-site fees include: participation in all activities, coffee breaks, lunch, Catalan beer tasting and farewell drinks. 

Early Bird ticket only until 28th of February 2023:

- Reduced* (on site): 90 €;

- Affiliated** (on site): 110 €; 

- Regular*** (on site): 150 €; 

- Online (lectures only): 55 €; 

- Free**** (on site)

After 28th of February, standard fees: 

- Reduced* (on site): 120 €;

- Affilated** (on site): 140 €; 

- Regular*** (on site): 180 €; 

- Online (lectures only): 70 €; 

- Free****  (on site)

Deadline: 21/05/2023

* Applies to students (BSc, MSc) and VPHi members with proof of membership at the time of registration.

** Applies to ESB, SimCardioTest, CompBioMed members with proof of membership, who are non VPHi members at the time of registration. For students, a one-year individual free VPHi Membership is included in the registration. 

*** Applies to non affiliated and non VPHi members at the time of registration. For students, one-year individual free VPHi Membership is included in the registration. 

**** For Disc4All Consortium Members, Speakers, Organisers, UPF Biomedical Engineering Students enrolled in the Advanced Biomechanics & Systems Mechanobiology programme. The registration is mandatory. Disc4All Consortium members, speakers, instructors, organisers, UPF Students mention your institution /course (for UPF student) during the registration. We may contact you back for verification. 

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El café tendrá lugar el martes 30 de mayo a las 18:00 en la Sala Marie Curie del PRBB (Parque de Recerca Biomédica de Barcelona)

¿Cuáles son los factores de riesgo más comunes asociados con el cáncer de mama? ¿Cuáles son los desafíos actuales en investigación? ¿Cuáles son las terapias emergentes más prometedoras en el campo del cáncer de mama? Expertos en la materia responderán estas y otras muchas preguntas en el Café Científico.

Se trata de una actividad dirigida a pacientes, familiares de pacientes, clínicos, investigadores, estudiantes, y a un público general interesado en aprender más sobre esta enfermedad en un ambiente informal. Este evento se organizará de forma presencial y gratuita y tiene aforo limitado.

Las charlas serán impartidas por ponentes expertos como:

• Sònia Servitjà Tormo,  del Servei d'Oncologia Mèdica de l'Hospital del Mar
• Dr. José Ramón García Garzón, Jefe de servicio del grupo biomédico Cetir Ascires

Con la moderación de:

• Ana Janic, investigadora principal en el grupo de Biología del Cáncer del Departamento de Medicina y Ciencias de la Vida.

¡Os esperamos el día 30!

La història del poble gitano es pot explicar des de diferents perspectives. 

Xerrades sobre Genòmica, Llengua i Història del poble gitano i actuació musical. 

Amb: David Comas, Catedràtic de Biologia del MELIS - UPF i investigador de l'IBE, Toni Díaz i Carlos Muñoz del grup Amaro Aviben, Annabel Carballo, estudiant de doctorat de la UB i actuació muscial d'Enrique and Band. 

Acte conduït pel sociòleg Aaron Giménez Cortés. 

Amb el suport de la FAGiC i el Vicerectorat de Compromís social i Sostenibilitat de la UPF. 

Global developments of the last decades, such as the reported drop in life expectancy before and after COVID in many rich countries; the multiple ravages generated by the climate and environmental crises and wars, mostly in low-income countries; or “new pandemics'' such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, have increased health inequities at the local, national, and global levels. There is an urgent need to tackle the injustices and inequalities caused by these phenomena. The International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services (IJSDOHS) publishes pioneering research from across the globe that aims to understand this reality and how we can work towards greater health equity for all.

The 2023 Presentation of the IJSDOHS will bring together experts in the social determinants of health (SDOH) from across the world to explore and discuss the major questions and future pathways for research, policy and action regarding the SDOH and health services. It will be a celebration of the journal’s 53-year heritage under its former title, the International Journal of Health Services, and will inaugurate a new phase of the journal, which aims to push boundaries in scholarship on how inequalities, power dynamics and structural injustices impact and shape the health of populations worldwide.

The presentation will include four roundtable discussions, a poster exhibition, speeches from key figures in the field of SDOH and networking opportunities. It is an opportunity to reflect on the 21st Century challenges and opportunities for research and action in the fields of SDOH and health equity, and future pathways for a more equitable and healthy world.

This is an English language event. Attendance certificates will be provided to all attendees.

If you missed the deadline for registering, don't worry!
We will be re-opening registrations on Monday 8th May until Friday 12th May.

TICKETS:
Standard Admission: 100€
Accessible admission: donation (please click the "donate" button to register)
UPF members admission: free
Student admission: free

Tickets include access to all activities, 1 catered coffee break, buffet lunch, and drinks reception.

For more information on the IJSDOHS, visit our website or follow us on Twitter: @intj_sdohs.

Conectarse al Foro:  https://upf-edu.zoom.us/j/91632872721

La discapacidad intelectual es una condición del neurodesarrollo que surge en los inicios de la infancia y se proyecta a lo largo de la vida. Puede estar producida por diferentes causas, pero generalmente son genéticas. Los problemas genéticos producirán el llamado síndrome X frágil, que es la forma más común de discapacidad intelectual hereditaria, o la trisomía 21 que produce el síndrome de Down. La discapacidad intelectual puede acompañarse de alteraciones del lenguaje, comportamentales o incluso afectar a otras regiones del cuerpo fuera del cerebro. La intervención temprana puede producir buenos resultados particularmente en relación con los retrasos en la función cognitiva y adaptativa. Por esta razón la Cátedra QUAES-UPF de Biomedicina e Ingeniería Biomédica organizará, el próximo 13 de marzo a las 18h, el “Foro sobre Discapacidad Intelectual: presente y futuro de la investigación”.

En este foro contaremos con Dña. María Teresa Navarro, Defensora de las Personas con Discapacidad del Ayuntamiento de Valencia, Dr. Andrés Ozaita, neurocientífico experto en neurotransmisión de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona, Dr. Jorge Busciglio, neurocientífico experto en Síndrome de Down de la Universidad de California en Irvine, y el Dr. Rafael de la Torre, farmacólogo investigador en el tratamiento de discapacidades intelectuales del IMIM-Parc de Salut Mar de Barcelona.

Será una actividad dirigida a familiares de pacientes, clínicos, científicos, estudiantes de Ciencias de la Salud, y a un público general interesado en aprender más sobre esta enfermedad. La inscripción es gratuita, pero es necesario inscribirse.

The courses are open to academics (students, professors, individuals employed by colleges and universities, and other institutions of higher education) and non-academics (consultants and other practitioners from the private sector or national and international organizations) and will be held online and on-site.

The courses are:

• Survey data harmonization across time and space. Instructor: Marta Kołczyńska. March 6th-7th. 8-hour course. 

• Questionnaire design for cross-cultural survey research. Instructor: Diana Zavala-Rojas. March 8th-10th. 12-hour course.

• Social network analysis. Instructor: Luca De Benedictis. March 9th-10th. 8-hour course. 

Fees:

8-hour course:

• Students: 250€

• Researchers: 400€

• Professionals: 500€

12-hour course:

• Students: 300€

• Researchers: 500€

• Professionals: 600€

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) students will have a 15% discount on the student fee. If you are a UPF student, please contact us (recsm@upf.edu) before enrolling in the courses and we will provide you with a discount code.

You can pay via credit/debit card or with a bank transfer.

​Cancellation Policy: All refund/cancellation requests must be provided via email to recsm@upf.edu and received prior to February 17th, 2023. From February 18th cancellation will not be refunded.

Invoices are sent upon demand.

26/10/2022 18.00 h ONLINE 

Ponentes:

D. Jordi Pruñonosa Sala, participante social

Dr. Alejandro García Larrosa, urólogo experto en hipertrofia prostática del Hospital del Mar de Barcelona

Dr. José Pablo Maroto Rey, oncólogo experto en cáncer de próstata del Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona

Dr. José Ramón García Garzón, médico nuclear experto en Diagnóstico por Imagen en cáncer de próstata de Cetir Ascires.

La hipertrofia benigna prostática es una enfermedad que afecta a la calidad de vida de los pacientes y les condiciona dramáticamente su día a día. Pese a tener una prevalencia superior al 50%, una vez pasados los 50 años es muy poco el conocimiento que tenemos sobre sus causas. Por otra parte, la hiperplasia tumoral de la próstata es una enfermedad cuya incidencia crece con la edad y que no suele presentar síntomas, por lo que las revisiones resultan fundamentales pues los efectos secundarios de la extirpación de la próstata pueden suponer una importante merma de la calidad de vida: entre el 50% y el 70% de los pacientes padecerán disfunción eréctil o impotencia y, el 10%, incontinencia. Por tanto el diagnóstico precoz y los avances en su abordaje y tratamiento adquieren un papel principal. Por esta razón la Cátedra QUAES-UPF de Biomedicina e Ingeniería Biomédica  organizará, el próximo 26 de octubre a las 18h, el Foro Próstata: “De la hipertrofia benigna al cáncer”.

En este foro contaremos con D. Jordi Pruñonosa Sala, participante social, Dr. Alejandro García Larrosa, urólogo experto en hipertrofia prostática del Hospital del Mar de Barcelona, Dr. José Pablo Maroto Rey, oncólogo experto en cáncer de próstata del Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, y Dr. José Ramón García Garzón, médico nuclear experto en Diagnóstico por Imagen en cáncer de próstata de Cetir Ascires.

Será una actividad dirigida a pacientes, familiares de pacientes, estudiantes, científicos y a un público general interesado en aprender más sobre esta enfermedad.

The 2022 MELIS-UPF Biomedical Research Symposium will take place on October 21 in the

PRBB Auditorium.

The invited speakers are:

Sir Paul Nurse, the Francis Crick Institute

Joshua Akey, Princeton University

Direna Alonso, IRB Barcelona

Maria Bernabeu, EMBL Barcelona

Caroline Brennan, Queen Mary University of London

Jeremy Gunawardena, Harvard Medical School

Thomas Steger-Hartmann, Investigational Toxicology, Bayer

We hope to see you there!

The aim of this one-day school is to introduce the bases of Irreversible Electroporation  to cardiologists and other biomedical professionals doing (or aiming at doing) research on cardiac Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA).
 

The main distinctive aspect of this PFA school is that most lecturers, and also the organizers, are recognized researchers in the field of electroporation with expertise that predates its use for cardiac ablation. Through the lectures, we will review the basic aspects and mechanisms of action of irreversible electroporation and how they are relevant in the field of cardiac ablation. We will also provide a complete update on the PFA technology development status. At the end of day, attendees will have a better understanding of the electroporation phenomenon, its limitations and current challenges. The goal is to provide a basic suite of tools to generate quality research in the field of PFA.
 

Join us in Barcelona for this educational event just the day before de ESC2022 Congress begins. This is an on-site only event.

Video-recorded sessions will be available after the school for a limited period of time only for registered people.

Need assistance with accomodation? Contact us!

This is a CME accredited activity (7 credits) - ECMECs (European CME Credits)

Registration fees*:

• Regular:                       150 €  
• ISEBTT members :      120 € 

*Registration fees include a social event and a group dinner at the end of the day.

Organized by:

Tomás García-Sanchez, Quim Castellví and Antoni Ivorra.

Sponsored by:

This webpage is continuously updated!

Organiza el concurso la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF) y la Asociación Teatronika, con la colaboración del Colectivo Estampa y Radio 3,  y el apoyo del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.

La convocatoria está ABIERTA y se cerrará el domingo 02 de octubre de 2022.   CERRADA

Los guiones seleccionados se harán públicos a finales de octubre de 2022: ¡Gracias por vuestra paciencia!

Sigue Teatronika en Facebook  (link)

Videos / información de ediciones pasadas.

Instrucciones: Para enviar tu guion, haz click en el botón "inscribirse", rellena los datos, adjunta tu documento pdf y haz click en el botón "aceptar alta y continuar". Recibirás un correo electrónico de confirmación.  No olvides consultar las bases de participación en la pestaña "Más.../Bases".

Premios

En esta edición el concurso contará con dos categorías:

1. 100% biológicos.
2. Cyborguiones.

En la categoría a) participarán los guiones escritos por autoras y autores humanos, de su propio puño, letra e imaginación, como en las anteriores ediciones del concurso Teatronika.

En la categoría b) participarán los guiones que hayan sido escritos utilizando, en su total extensión o en algunos fragmentos, algún generador de texto (IA), como por ejemplo, GPT3 o alguno de estos otros agrupados en esta web por las amigas y amigos de huggingface. En el caso de participar en esta categoría, además de enviar el guion original, será necesario adjuntar al final del documento pdf la información relativa al uso del generador: modelo del generador utilizado, las instrucciones a partir de las que se ha generado cada fragmento de texto  y el extracto de texto generado (el mismo que ha quedado incrustado en el guion presentado). Los guiones que no incluyan esta información quedarán descartados de esta categoría.

Se premiarán un total de 10 guiones seleccionados por un jurado multidisciplinar. Fragmentos o la totalidad de los guiones ganadores se llevarán a escena con cuatro robots NAO de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Los premios se repartirán de la siguiente manera:

•    1^er premio categoría a):  1.000 euros
•    1^er premio categoría b):  1.000 euros
•    3^o - 7^o premios (indistintamente de la categoría): 100 euros
•    3 guiones destacados (que también serán publicados en el libro)

Teatronika Web

teatronika@gmail.com

Consulteu informació detallada a:

https://www.upf.edu/web/econ/cim

CALENDAR

Week 1- Introductory courses

June 27 to July 1
Format: online & on-site

• STATA - Jordi Gumà
• R -Toni Rodon
• Python - Tom Paskhalis
• Quantitative methods in social research - Burak Sonmez
• Regression analysis - Daniele Toninelli  (*Preferred prerequisites: basic knowledge of statistics and a basic knowledge of Stata)

Week 2

July 4 to 8
Format: online & on-site

• Multilevel 1 (Introduction to multilevel models) - Carla Rampichini and Leonardo Grilli (*Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of statistical inference and linear regression. Knowledge of Stata is helpful but not necessary)
• Causal inference - Bruno Arpino (*Prerequisites: Familiarity with regression analysis and basic statistical concepts).
• Structural Equation Modeling - Terrence D. Jorgensen (*Prerequisites: R, fundamental statistical concepts, linear mode, basic psychometrics (classical test theory, reliability, and validity)
• Longitudinal Panel Models with Structural Equations - Terrence D. Jorgensen (*Prerequisites: R, fundamental statistical concepts, linear model (GLM) and its special cases: regression, t tests, ANOVA, and correlation. Familiarity with SEM).

Week 3

July 11 to 15
Format: online & on-site

• Big Data: Computational Analysis of Text - Carlos Arcila (*Prerequisites: Some bases in statistics is desirable).
• Machine Learning for Social Sciences - Christoph Kern (*Prerequisites: Solid knowledge of basic statistics, including linear and logistic regression. Familiarity with R is recommended)
• Experiments in Social Science: Survey experiments - Jordi Muñoz
• Probability sampling methods - Tarek Al-Baghal
• Questionnaire design - Diana Zavala-Rojas
• Multilevel 2 (Analyzing Comparative Longitudinal Survey Data Using Multilevel Models) - Malcolm Fairbrother (*Prerequisites: Basic understanding of multilevel models, and some experience of designing and fitting them).
• Social Networks - Luca De Benedictis (*Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of statistics. Previous use of R and R-Studio is strongly recommended).

Fees 

Introductory course

Duration: 8 hours/2 days

Students: 125€
Researchers: 230€
Professionals: 300€

Regular course

Duration: 12 hours/3 days

Students: 275€
Researchers: 450€
Professionals: 550€

Regular course

Duration: 8 hours/2 days

Students: 200€
Researchers: 300€
Professionals: 450€

*Registration opens March 14th, 2022

Discount

• 5% early bird discount to those who pay before May 16th, 2022
• 10% registering for at least 3 regular courses
• 20% registering for at least 5 regular courses 
• 25% UPF Members

Payment details

You can pay by bank transfer or with online payment.

The payment request with the payment details would be sent to the e-mail address you used in the online registration form.

​Cancellation Policy: All refund/cancellation requests must be provided via email to recsm@upf.edu and received prior to May 23, 2022. From May 24 cancellation will not be refunded.

Organized by: RECSM

This webpage will be updated continuously!

The VPH Summer School series is co-organized by BCN MedTech at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi), with the collaboration of the UPF department of Experimental and Health Science and the QUAES Foundation.

It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with an integrative view of state-of-the-art research for in silico medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the European Society of Biomechanics, of the Spanish Network of Excellence in Biomechanics, CompBioMed and the QUAES-UPF Chair.

This summer school includes 15 morning lectures plus one honorary VPH lecture, given by leading international researchers. 

The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched by afternoon hands-on sessions that stand for 15,5 hours of transversal training in in silico medicine technologies during the whole week, under the supervision of expert researchers. A best hands-on award sponsored by the QUAES-UPF Chair.

The last afternernoon of the VPH Summer School will host a round table, gathering patients, physicians, researchers and public authority representatives to discuss on "Good practices and Ethics in In Silico Medicine & e-Health" (Auditorium).

The Summer School also includes poster sessions with the best VPHi poster award. 

ABOUT THE POSTER FORMAT: The poster is open format in terms of content. The size is the typical A0 portrait format. You should bring your poster with you and on the first day, you will be able to hang in the exposition hall. 

Location: Event hosted by UPF Poblenou Campus (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona)

Registration fees: Reduced* (on site): 113 €; Regular (on site): 150 €; Online (lectures only): 60 €; Free***  for Disc4All Consortium Members, Speakers, Organisers: (on site), Free for All participants****Round Table (on site only)

Deadline: 08/05/2022

* Applies to students** (BSc, MSc, PhD) and to VPHi, ESB, BiB, SimCardioTest, CompBioMed members

**A one-year individual VPHi Student Membership is included in the registration fees for students, upon request

*** Disc4All Consortium members, spekers, organisers mention your institution during the registration. We may turn back to you for verification. 

****Round Table (on-site and online), 27th of May 2022. If you have reduced or regular ticket, you don´t need to register again. 

- Concerned about Coronavirus? Check the dedicated UPF webpage and updated contamination data worlwide and per region -

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IX Col·loqui Internacional sobre la Història dels Llenguatges Iberoromànics d’Especialitat (CIHLIE)

Barcelona, 12-14 de maig de 2022

La creació i l'emergència de nous gèneres textuals

Campus del Poblenou – UPF

Congrés científic internacional que porta 8 edicions celebrades a la UPF, Salzburg, Leipzig, Alcalá de Henares i Pisa.

Descripció

Al llarg de les dues últimes dècades, el CIHLIE ha representat una cita obligada per a la recerca en els llenguatges d’especialitat a l’àmbit iberoromànic. En les vuit edicions que es van celebrar des de la primera en 1996 s’han adoptat enfocaments molt variats, des de la terminologia i la divulgació de la ciència, la traducció de textos científics, la estandardització dels llenguatges especialitzats, passant per la comparació textual, les tradicions culturals i discursives fins a la perspectiva dialògica intertextual i social i, per últim, la lexicografia especialitzada.

En aquesta novena edició, ens proposem a indagar en la creació i el desenvolupament de nous gèneres textuals d’especialitat, i en el naixement de nous recursos discursius que sorgeixen al llarg dels segles, fins a finals del segle xx.

Objectius i línies de treball

Com en les edicions anteriors del Col·loqui, els objectius generals seran:

• examinar la situació actual de la recerca en els llenguatges d’especialitat en general, i en les llengües iberoromàniques en particular.
• identificar aquelles solucions i camins històrics que puguin servir per a harmonitzar els problemes actuals en l’àmbit de la comunicació especialitzada.

Els objectius específics del Col·loqui seran:

• descriure el desenvolupament de nous gèneres textuals des del començament de la documentació sobre els llenguatges iberoromànics fins a finals del segle xx;
• fomentar la recerca diacrònica com a instrument per descobrir i descriure la creació i l’adaptació de nous gèneres textuals;
• estudiar la incorporació de nous gèneres textuals en una comunitat científica mitjançant la traducció i promoure l’interès per a la traducció especialitzada i els problemes que els traductors han encarat al llarg de la història d’aquesta activitat;
• investigar la història de la recepció de determinats gèneres textuals i la seva transformació en les cultures d’especialitat d’arribada;
• identificar la constitució de noves tradicions discursives que s’estableixen gràcies al desenvolupament o la incorporació de nous gèneres textuals en una comunitat científica d’una llengua o de diverses llengües;
• identificar els recursos específics i els canvis operats en les llengües a través de la incorporació o la creació de nous gèneres textuals;
• descriure el comportament sintàctic-discursiu i les línies argumentals dels nous gèneres constituïts.
• estudiar i determinar els conceptes, termes i lèxic creats o modificats amb el sorgiment d’un nou gènere textual;

Comunicacions

Les persones interessades en presentar una comunicació hauran d’enviar les seves propostes en un arxiu adjunt (.doc, .docx o .rtf) a l’adreça cihlieIX@upf.edu. Els arxius tindran una extensió de 250 a 300 paraules (Times New Roman, 12 punts, interlineat senzill, títol centrat e en negreta) –bibliografia inclosa– especificant clarament l’objectiu i el marc teòric considerat.

En el document adjunt només han de figurar el títol i el resum de la proposta, sense cap dada que identifiqui el seu autor o autores.

En el cos del correu electrònic s’inclouran el nom i la filiació institucional del autor o autors, i el títol de la proposta.

El Col·loqui manté la forma tradicional de comunicacions de 20 minuts, seguits de 10 minuts de discussió per donar la possibilitat d’exposició a qualsevol dels participants.

Terminis

La data límit per enviar propostes és el 30 de novembre de 2021. Els resums se sotmetran a un procés d’avaluació doble i cega por part del Comitè Científic, les decisions del qual es comunicaran abans del 21 de gener de 2022.

Les inscripcions romandran obertes des del 31 de gener del 2021 fins al dia 11 de maig de 2022.

Llengües

Les llengües del Col·loqui seran totes les llengües iberoromàniques, més el francès.

Inscripció

Quota d'inscripció: 120 €.

Quota reduïda (estudiants i llicenciats en atur): 35 €.

Els professors i estudiants de la UPF no pagaran quota d’inscripció.

Els inscrits tindran dret a un certificat oficial de participació en el Col·loqui.

Organització

Este curso quiere proponer alternativas para enriquecer el currículum en ciencias sociales y humanidades desde la perspectiva de las teorías poscoloniales y los estudios negroafricanos. La finalidad es dotar a los alumnos de nuevos instrumentos para abordar con una mirada crítica las políticas en torno a la representación de las personas, la ocupación de los espacios y la producción de las subjetividades, esencialismo y vulnerabilidad del otro. Apostamos por las teorías poscoloniales porque nos proporcionan herramientas para explorar los sistemas epistémicos ancestrales de los pueblos catalogados como tradicionales, ahistóricos y atrasados para extraer los conocimientos inscritos en sus textos orales y sus discursos sociales y ontológicos. 

Al acabar el curso los alumnos podrán responder a preguntas como: ¿Qué entendemos por teorías poscoloniales? ¿Cuáles son las principales corrientes y en qué se diferencian? ¿Cómo repensar el mundo, en concreto África, desde el poscolonialismo? ¿Cuál es el papel de la espiritualidad y la religión en la construcción de las nuevas identidades africanas? ¿Cuál es el papel del género en la construcción de las nuevas subjetividades y las prácticas ciudadanas? ¿Cómo analizar las relaciones entre Africa y el resto del mundo (Europa, Estados Unidos y China)? 

Es necesaria una nueva comprensión de las múltiples formas de ver el mundo lejos del universalismo dominante de la racionalidad eurocéntrica para encarar nuestras ambigüedades ontológicas (fruto de la ansiedad poscolonial) con el fin de adaptarnos a los cambios impulsados desde la posmodernidad. 

Formato y metodología docente

El curso es coordinado e impartido por Saiba Bayo (UFF) y contará con invitados  para cada módulo. Consta de cinco módulos y un seminario. Cada módulo comprende dos clases (online o presencial, o ambas modalidades según sea más conveniente) apoyadas en lecturas recomendadas sobre los grandes ejes del poscolonialismo y los estudios negroafricanos. 

Sin embargo, el curso rompe con el formato clásico de clases magistrales y apuesta por interacciones entre docentes y alumnos. La colaboración de profesionales (docentes, investigadores, actores culturales y activistas) procedentes de diferentes ámbitos refuerza la diversidad de puntos de vista y eleva el nivel del debate. 

Las clases tienen una duración de dos horas con una pausa de 10 minutos. Al final del curso se organizará un seminario de manera intensiva durante dos días, en sesiones de diez horas al día con dos pausas de un total de 1hora y 30 minutos. La duración total es de 36 a 40 horas incluido el seminario. 

Los alumnos podrán solicitar un certificado si asisten, al menos, al 80% de las clases

Idioma del curso: 

Español e inglés. 

Inicio del curso: 

21 de enero 2022 

Coste del curso (subvencionado)  

 30 euros para los miembros de la comunidad UPF (se requerirá justificación) 

 75 euros para el resto de participantes. 

Aquest curs introdueix l’alumnat en l’economia feminista. Des de la perspectiva feminista s’analitza el diferent posicionament de dones i homes en l’economia i les vinculacions entre el capitalisme i el patriarcat, i es critica que l’economia tradicional hagi confinat el seu estudi als límits del mercat. El curs inicia amb l’origen d’aquest camp de pensament, amb especial èmfasi en l’androcentrisme de les principals escoles econòmiques. La segona part del curs tracta sobre els temps i els treballs i se centra especialment en el treball de cures, comunament invisibilitat tant a l’acadèmia, com a la política i a la societat en general. Es mostren les desigualtats resultants del menyspreu i la manca de reconeixement d’aquest treball, així com el concepte de divisió sexual del treball. La tercera part està relacionada amb el capitalisme patriarcal, tot proporcionant una visió crítica de les polítiques econòmiques en el marc de la globalització neoliberal des d’una perspectiva feminista. Per últim, a la quarta part, s’analitzaran la crisi financera i la seva relació amb la crisi de cures, i es discutirà l’aposta política de l’economia feminista entorn el concepte de sostenibilitat de la vida.

El curs s’adreça a l’alumnat de la UPF, però està obert a tota la comunitat universitària interessada en l’economia feminista i al públic extern a la UPF.

La inscripció es fa en línia per mitjà d'aquest formulari. S’estableix una única modalitat de pagament, en forma de pagament per TPV (targeta de crèdit) i transferència. Cal fer el pagament el dia 17 de gener del 2022 com a molt tard. Cal fer arribar el comprovant de la transferència a l’adreça secretaria.cpis@upf.edu amb el títol del missatge “Comprovant de pagament: pagament únic Curs Economia Feminista.

Avaluació

Es combinarà la classe magistral amb el debat, així com el visionat de textos audiovisuals i el comentari de lectures.

L’avaluació consistirà en un assaig breu de 3-4 pàgines en què s’analitzin textos o material audiovisual tot posant-los en relació amb els conceptes treballats a les sessions presencials.

Durant el curs es realitzaran debats sobre conceptes centrals del curs que es tindran en compte per a l’avaluació.

Reconeixement de crèdits

Aquest curs estarà reconegut amb 1 ECTS (RAC) i integra l’oferta formativa del mínor en Estudis de Gènere.  

Es reconeixerà sempre i quan se superi l’avaluació i s’hagi assistit a un mínim del 80% de les sessions. Si no se supera l’avaluació però es compleix amb el mínim d’assistència, s’emetrà un certificat d’aprofitament.

Per sol·licitar el reconeixement de crèdits, caldrà estar matriculat/da a la UPF durant el curs acadèmic 2021-2022.

on the 14th of October

Invited speakers:

Joshua Akey, Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University

Lucia Prieto-Godino, The Francis Crick Institute

Sophie Martin, University of Lausanne

Juan Martín-Serrano, King’s College London

Alfonso Martínez Arias, DCEXS-UPF

Vicent Pelechano, Karolinska Institutet

Sara Sdelci, Centre for Genomic Regulation

Caroline Uhler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The PhD students of the department will have a poster session.

We hope to see you there!

• Target group: Professionals, Researchers, and Students, who wish to develop high-quality surveys and employ up-to-date statistical methods for survey data analyses. Potential attendees include survey practitioners, marketing professionals, social science students, and researchers.
• Objective: To provide participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design surveys, implement statistical analyses and carry out quantitative research.

Courses

Week 1- Introductory courses

June 28 to July 1 - Format: online

• R -Toni Rodon
• STATA - Jordi Gumà
• Python - Tom Paskhalis
• Regression analysis - Danielle Toninelli
• The quantitative methods of empirical social research - Burak Sonmez

Week 2

July 5 to 9 - Format: online

• Multilevel 1 (Introduction to multilevel models) - Carla Rampichini and Leonardo Grilli
• Causal inference - Bruno Arpino
• Structural Equation Modeling - Terrence D. Jorgensen
• Probability sampling methods - Tarek Al-Baghal
• Multilevel 2 (Analyzing Comparative Longitudinal Survey Data Using Multilevel Models) - Malcolm Fairbrother

Week 3

July 12 to 16 - Format: online

• Big data 1 - Carlos Arcila
• Machine Learning for Social Sciences  Christoph Kern
• Social Networks - Luca De Benedictis
• Experiments in Social Science: Survey experiments - Jordi Muñoz
• Questionnaire design - Wiebke Weber
• Big data 2 (Predictive analytics) - Carlos Arcila

Fees

Introductory course

Duration: 8 hours/2 days

• Students: 115€
• Researchers: 200€
• Professionals: 295€

Regular course

Duration: 12 hours/3 days

• ​Students: 250€
• Researchers: 450€
• Professionals: 550€​

Regular course

Duration: 8 hours/2 days

• Students: 170€
• Researchers: 300€
• Professionals: 440€​

Discount

• 5% early bird discount to those who pay before May 10th, 2021
• 10% registering for at least 3 regular courses
• 20% registering for at least 5 regular courses 

Introductory courses are not included in the discount.

Payment details

You can pay by bank transfer or with online payment.

The payment request with the payment details would be sent to the e-mail address you used in the online registration form.

​Cancellation Policy: All refund/cancellation requests must be provided via email to recsm@upf.edu and received prior to May 18, 2021. From May 19 cancellation will not be refunded.

Organized by: RECSM

This webpage will be updated continuously!

The VPH Summer School series is co-organized by BCN MedTech at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi), with the collaboration of the UPF department of Experimental and Health Science and the QUAES Foundation.

It provides junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with an integrative view of state-of-the-art research for in silico medicine, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the European Society of Biomechanics, of the Spanish Network of Excellence in Biomechanics, CompBioMed and the QUAES-UPF Chair.

This summer school includes 15 morning lectures plus one honorary VPH lecture, given by leading international researchers. 

The key methodological and technological concepts are enriched by afternoon hands-on sessions that stand for 15,5 hours of transversal training in in silico medicine technologies during the whole week, under the supervision of expert researchers. A best hands-on award sponsored by the QUAES-UPF Chair.

The last afternernoon of the VPH Summer School will host a round table, gathering patients, physicians, researchers and public authority representatives to discuss on In silico Medicine and new medical technologies for the society: Awareness, expectations and effective capacity. 

The Summer School also includes poster sessions with the best VPHi poster award.

Location: Online Event hosted by UPF Poblenou Campus (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona)

Registration fees: Reduced*: 30 € - Regular: 50 €  Deadline: 31/05/2021

* Applies to students** (BSc, MSc, PhD) and to VPHi, ESB and BiB members

**A one-year individual VPHi Student Membership is included in the registration fees for students, upon request

- Concerned about Coronavirus? Check the dedicated UPF webpage and updated contamination data worlwide and per region -

If you want to receive updates about the programme, please leave your e-mail here or follow us on Twitter (@bcnvph)

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May 13, 2021 - 4.00 pm

The second special edition of the MEDIUM’s Book Club will be a roundtable to discuss the book “Mediatization(s). Theoretical Conversations between Europe and Latin America” of Carlos A. Scolari, Jose L. Fernandez, and Joan R. Rodriguez-Amat.

Júlia Vilasís-Pamos (UPF) will moderate the session, where will account with Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz (Universität Bremen), Cornelia Brantner (Karlstads Universitet), José L. Fernández (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Joan R. Rodriguez-Amat (Sheffield Hallam University), and Carlos A. Scolari (UPF). 

Center for Brain and Cognition  -  Universitat Pompeu Fabra 

November 5th, 2020, 14.30 h

This course aims at introducing students to advanced analysis of the electrophysiological (EEG and MEG) signals for neurocognitive research. The topics will include electrode-based methods of coherence measurement, as well as cross-frequency coupling measures and, last, an introduction to inverse methods for localization of cortical sources of behavioural relevant activity. The lectures are addressed to master, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with some experience in EEG/MEG analysis. The course will be accessible exclusively online.

online on the 20th of October

There will be talks by ten invited speakers:

Greg Gibson (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Veronica Grieneisen (Cardiff University)

Susan Holmes (Stanford University)

Oscar Marín (King’s College London)

Tomàs Marquès Bonet (DCEXS-UPF)

Snezhana Oliferenko (The Francis Crick Institute)

Lorenzo Pasquali (DCEXS-UPF)

Elena Rivas (Harvard University)

Jody Rosenblatt (King’s College London)

Xavier Trepat (IBEC)

The PhD students of the department will have a poster session on Twitter.

We hope to see you there!

Organiza el concurso la Universidad Pompeu Fabra (UPF) y la asociación Teatronika, con la colaboración de Radio 3,  y el soporte del ICUB y la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (FECYT).

La convocatoria está ABIERTA y se cerrará el 23 de Diciembre 2020  3 de Enero    CERRADA

Los guiones seleccionados se harán públicos en Enero 2021: ¡Gracias por vuestra paciencia!

Sigue Teatronika en Facebook  (link)

Videos / información de ediciones pasadas.

Instrucciones: Inscríbete para recibir información sobre el proyecto usando el botón (Inscribirse). Puedes subir tu guión en formato pdf en el momento de la inscripción o más tarde. Una vez inscrito recibirás un email con la información (login y password) para volver a acceder al sistema (clicando aquí) o en el botón Acceder arriba a la izquierda).

Premios

Se premiarán un total de 10 guiones seleccionados por un jurado multidisciplinar. Fragmentos o la totalidad de los guiones ganadores se realizarán físicamente con cuatro robots NAO de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra. Los premios se repartirán de la siguiente manera:

•    1^er premio:  1000 euros
•    2^o premio: 500 euros
•    3^o - 7^o premios: 100 euros
•    3 guiones destacados (que también serán publicados en el libro)

Teatronika Web

teatronika@gmail.com

The program included recent research in the sub-themes of consensus protocols, zero-knowledge proofs, privacy, and anonymity-preserving techniques, language design and semantics for smart contracts, formal verification of cryptographic protocols, and implementations, among other relevant topics. The workshop aimed to enable interdisciplinary research and foster collaboration among theoreticians and practitioners in blockchain protocols, distributed systems, and cryptography.

The event is free but requires registration.

Center for Brain and Cognition  -  Universitat Pompeu Fabra 

26th March, 2020, 14.30 h

Room 24.009, Campus de la Ciutadella

This course aims at introducing students to advanced analysis of the electrophysiological (EEG and MEG) signals for neurocognitive research. The topics will include electrode-based methods of coherence measurement, as well as cross-frequency coupling measures and, last, an introduction to inverse methods for localization of cortical sources of behavioural relevant activity. The lectures are addressed to master, PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with some experience in EEG/MEG analysis. No equipment (laptop) is required.

PhD students will have a collaborative poster session and scientific talks, with a prize for the winner.

Postdocs will give short scientific talks, and there will be an interactive session on Career Development. 

Two international scientists, Ana M. Cuervo (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY, USA) and Daniel Speiser (Department of Oncology, UNIL- CHUV) will be the keynote speakers. 

We hope to see you there!

Regular Early Bird (15-05-2019, 23:59h): 200 €

Regular Late Registration: 250 €

VPHi members, ESB* members, Students and Technicians Early Bird (15-05-2019, 23:59h): 100 €

VPHi members, ESB* members, Students and Technicians Late Registration: 150 €

*European Society of Biomechanics

June 10th - 14th, 2018

The 4th VPH Summer School will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on June 10-14, 2019. This 4th edition will focus on Machine Learning and Mechanistic Modelling. Leave your e-mail here to receive the updates  about the program.

The VPH Summer School series is co-organized by BCN MedTech - Universitat Pompeu Fabra and by the Virtual Physiological Human Institute (VPHi). It aims to provide junior engineers, early researchers and medical doctors with a complete overview of state-of-the-art Virtual Physiological Human (VPH) research, following a complete pipeline from basic science and clinical needs, to model application. The Summer School has the support of the Marie Curie ITN CardioFunXion and PIC.

This summer school includes 15 morning lectures plus one honorary VPH lecture, given by international experts. The key concepts of the methodological and technological frameworks presented will be enriched with afternoon hands-on sessions under the supervision of expert researchers. The focus on this 4th edition will be Machine Learning and Mechanistic Modelling. The Summer School also includes poster sessions with a best poster award sponsored by the VPHi and a best hands-on award sponsored by the QUAES-UPF Chair.

Location: UPF Poblenou Campus (Roc Boronat 138, Barcelona)

If you want to receive updates about the programme, please leave your e-mail here

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Aim of this course is to prepare RNA-Seq libraries for lllumina sequencing by using the novel NEBilext Ultra ll Directional RNA kit for low input applications, not including single cells transcriptomics.

Throughout the course, we will be generating libraries from ultra-low as well as from normal amounts of RNA (1 ng to 50 ng) ¡nput to better understand the impact of input amounts and PCR cycles on the bioinformatics dealing with complexity, coverage  duplication rates and unìformity of libraries. The course participants will be guided with tips and tricks through the work flow. Finally, the bioinformatics analysis of lhe data will be discussed.