UCAM SHORT COURSES MURCIA, SPAIN • 2019/20 • international.ucam.edu Lead your future. Welcome to UCAM, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Our campus is strategically located in Murcia, south-east Spain. With more than 16,000 students and over 1,000 professors we are continually expanding worldwide to make one of our main objectives a reality: to promote a human and high quality university education, with representative presence in all continents. UCAM has a friendly and international environment in a wonderful Mediterranean framework, and is proud of having representatives in all five continents. The University`s international vocation propels us to collaborate with universities from all across the world and at every educational level: research, exchange of students and professors, and the creation international bachelor’s and master’s degrees in all specialities. At UCAM you will experience the dynamism and enthusiasm of the university José Luis Mendoza Pérez community, the first-class teaching facilities, the picturesque surroundings of the President of UCAM Jerónimos Monastery, and a sports structure including 21 elite teams competing at top international level. The Catholic and universal ethos of our campus provides a great opportunity for self-development and practice of personal responsibility. Welcome to Spain, welcome to UCAM. UCAM Short Courses • 03 Venue: UCAM Campus (Murcia) UCAM Short Course Program Duration: 2, 3, or 4 weeks (selected programs) Course Fee Short courses have gained prestige in education, How to Apply Credits: 2 Weeks (40 Teaching hours) - 4 ECTS Includes as they provide exceptional opportunities to learn 3 Weeks (60 Teaching hours) - 6 ECTS For groups or partner universities please contact: 4 Weeks (80 Teaching hours) - 8 ECTS 1 Professor/tutor for free about a specific subject in a short period of time. [email protected] - (+34) 968 278 884 UCAM short courses program includes a wide range Timetable: Usually 09.30-13.30 (with 30 minutes for Accommodation: hotel (triple or double room upon of courses in several fields and help students to For individuals: coffee break), Monday to Friday. Lunch after classes. availability) acquire new competencies and skills or to enhance Breakfast and lunch (excluding weekends) 1. Online Application Dates: 4 WEEKS (July 1st - 26th, 2019) the existing skills. Submit your personal data and attach the required documents at Transport Card (Murcia city) 3 WEEKS (January 21st- February 9th / July 1st - campus.ucam.edu/2018/preinscripcion/?v=uk 19th, 2019 / September 9th- 27th, 2019) Teaching materials UCAM short courses are focused on “just in time” and “just – University access - transcript of records. Attested copy st nd UCAM welcome pack enough” teaching in order to meet student needs and to match – Proof of health insurance that covers Spain/Europe 2 WEEKS (January 21 - February 2 / June the requirements of the labour market in terms of knowledge – Passport copy 17th - 28th, 2019 / July 1st - 12th, 2019 / July 15th Murcia city guided tour and skills. – ID Photo - 26th, 2019 / September 9th- 27th, 2019 (upon UCAM Course Completion Certificate 2. Fees Payment and Visa Application (if required) availability)) 1 company visit per week Reasons to Enroll in a Short Course A formal “Letter of Acceptance” will be issued once the placement Airport transfer to Murcia or Pick Up services are not • To learn about other fields of study. has been confirmed with the payment made to UCAM and the Please note that Non-EU students in Spain are not entitled to medical coverage. A private medical insurance is obligatory for entire length of stay. included (Please follow instructions from our International • To pursue further studies in those fields. documents legalized (where applicable). Admissions Office to proceed) • To enhance existing skills and abilities. 3. Enrollment at UCAM The courses schedule and professors may be subject to change. • To expand career paths. You will receive instructions to complete the online preinscription and to be officially registered in the Study Abroad Program. International Admissions Minimum Enrollment (+34) 968 27 88 01 • [email protected] The minimum number of students is 10 (15 for UCAM CF If you need further details about our Short Course programs you Experience), in order to be able to offer a course. UCAM reserves can contact our international offices or contact our International the right to cancel the course when the minimum number of EduProject Office: [email protected] students is not reached. 04 • UCAM Short Courses UCAM Short Courses • 05 Big Data Fundamentals and 2 Weeks Schedule Applications in Bioinformatics 1st WEEK 2 ND WEEK SESSION 1 SESSION 1 9:00 Tour in UCAM + Course Introduction 9:00 The Landscape of HPC Plataforms for the Big Data challenge (Dr. José Luis 11:30 BREAK Abellán) 12:00 Introduction to Big Data (Dr. Andrés Muñoz) 11:30 BREAK 14:00 LUNCH 12:00 Future Trends in developing computer AR 17:00- 14:00 LUNCH 20:00 Murcia: Cultural tour SESSION 2 SESSION 2 9:00 Graphics supercomputer for Big Data era (Dr. José María Cecilia) 9:00 Big Data Technologies (Dr. Andrés Muñoz) 11:30 BREAK 11:00 BREAK 12:00 Application Examples 12:00 Hadoop, Spark, Latest technologies 14:00 LUNCH 13:30 LUNCH SESSION 3 SESSION 3 9:00 Lexical analysis and sentiment analysis I 9:00 Hands-on session on Big Data Tech (Dr. Andrés Muñoz) (Dr. Francisco Arcas) 11:30 BREAK 11:30 BREAK 12:00 Lab session 12:00 Lexical analysis and sentiment analysis II 14:00 LUNCH (Dr. Francisco Arcas) 14:00 LUNCH SESSION 4 9:00 Addressing the Challenge of Securing Big Data (Dr. Fernando Terroso) SESSION 4 11:30 BREAK 9:00 Introduction to Big Data in Structural Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery 12:00 Interface and Costs of Big Data (Dr. Horacio Pérez Sánchez) 14:00 LUNCH 11:30 BREAK 12:00 Introduction to Big Data in Structural Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery SESSION 5 (Dr. José Pedro Cerón Carrasco) 9:00 Towards data processing in Big Data 14:00 LUNCH 11:30 BREAK 12:00 Introduction to Inteligent Data Analysis SESSION 5 José M. Cecilia 14:00 LUNCH 9:00 - Individual Fees: He received his B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Murcia, Spain, 14:00 Company Visit: Answare & Visualitis (Dr. Andrés Muñoz / Dr. Joaquín Lasheras) his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Cranfield, United Kingdom (2007), and his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Murcia, Spain €2,200 (2011). Raquel Martinez España Objectives Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department, Catholic University of Murcia, Spain. She received her B.S M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering − To explore techniques and tools for interpreting and analysing from the University of Murcia, Spain, in 2009, 2010 and 2014, respectively. large volumes of data. José Pedro Cerón-Carrasco − To study and analyse different hardware architectures in Big He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Murcia, Spain (2009). He joined the University of Namur, Belgium (2009), the University of Nantes, France (2011), and the University of Data environments. Murcia, Spain (2013) during his postdoctoral training supported by Fundación Séneca − To analyse and understand different strategies for cleaning, and the European FP7 Marie Curie program. modeling and analysing data from the Big Data perspective. Joaquín Lasheras − To learn security and privacy techniques applied to Big Data. Associate Professor in the Technical School at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), − To learn about real problems, where the problem of large Spain. He had previously obtained his BSc and MSc degrees (computer science) in 2003 and 2005 respectively at the University of Murcia. He obtained his PhD in 2011 at the volumes of data is present, especially in Bioinformatics. same university. Francisco Arcas Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department, Catholic University of Murcia Teaching Staff (UCAM), Spain. He received his B.S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Murcia, Spain, in 1991, 1993 and 2008, respectively. Andrés Muñoz Senior lecturer in the Technical School at the Catholic University of Murcia Horacio Pérez Sánchez (UCAM), Spain. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science in 2011 at the He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Murcia, Spain (2006). He joined the University of Murcia, Spain. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany (2007), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, He has worked on several research projects in artificial intelligence and Germany (2009), during his postdoctoral training supported by German Ministry of education. His main research interests include argumentation in intelligent Science and FP7 Marie Curie programme. systems, Semantic Web technologies and Ambient Intelligence. José L. Abellán Business Partners He received the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Murcia, Spain, in 2007, 2008 and 2012, respectively. From 2012 to 2014, he was a post-doctoral researcher at Boston University, USA. He is currently an Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department, Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Spain. His research interests include GPU architectures, networks-on- chips, high performance computing and emerging silicon photonics and wireless-on-chip technology. 06 • UCAM Short Courses UCAM Short Courses • 07 Enterpreneurship: Leadeship and 3 Weeks Schedule Management in International Contexts 1st WEEK 2 nd WEEK 3 rd WEEK Module 1. Enterpreneurship