Current research projects

• Human-Aware Planning and Execution (HAPE): This project is granted by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/) and FEDER A way of making Europe. It started in 2022 to analyze, develop and evaluate new methods algorithms and tools using Automated Planning and Machine Learning. Contributors are PLG and GPRS AI Group Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. More info here
• Adversarial Reinforcement Learning: Avoiding Malicious Behaviours: This project is granted by JP Morgan as part of the 2021 Faculty Research Award kick-off. The contributors of the project are PLG and JP Morgan
• Resolución de Casos de Uso de Aprendizaje por Refuerzo: This project is granted by Repsol. It started in 2019 to solve different use cases using Reinforcement Learning. The contributors are PLG and Repsol
• Arquitecturas para la Capacitación Social Basadas en Planificación Automática: This project is granted by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades/RTI2018-099522-B-C43). It started in 2019 for the development of architectures for social capacitation. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Málaga and Universidad de Extremadura
• Automated Planning for a socially AWare robot (APAW): This project is granted by Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and European Union Next Generation. It started in 2022 to deploy a prototype of an assistive social robot in a daily life environment. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Málaga and Universidad de Extremadura. More info here

Previous research projects

• ARPIA: This project is granted by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economia y Empresa) and FEDER under project TIN2017-88476-C2-2-R. It started in 2018 and was used to provide agents with recomendations on future behavior based on learned models of past behaviors. The contributors are PLG and GPRS AI Group Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. More info here
• GoalPLAN: This project is granted by FEDER. It started in 2019 and consisted of creating software that ensures strategic planning for multimodal and urban public transportation. The contributors are PLG and GOAL Systems. More info here
• Learning Similarity Metrics Between Simulation and the Real World: This project is granted by JP Morgan. It started in 2020 and consisted on working on methodologies to solve the sim-to-real gap in Reinforcement Learning. The contrbutors are PLG and JP Morgan. More info here
• Planificación de trabajos: This project is granted by Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U. It is the continuation of the project on Scheduling de trabajos. The contributors are PLG and Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U.
• Autonomous Social Robotics for Pediatric Assistance and Active Aging: This project is granted by La Caixa Foundation. It started in 2019 to create autonomous social robots. The contributors are PLG and Caixa Impulse
• Scheduling de trabajos: This project is granted by Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U. It started in 2019 to solve different planning problems in the working area. The contributors are PLG and Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U.
• Optimización de Redes de Rotaciones: This project is granted by Vueling Airlines, S.A. It started in 2019 to optimize network rotations. The contributors are PLG and Vueling Airlines, S.A.
• OPTIMA: This project is granted by Indra Sistemas, S.A. It started in 2017 for the optimization of working shifts. The contributors are PLG and Indra Sistemas, S.A.
• GoalHUB: This project is granted by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa RTC-2017-6753-4). It started in 2017 and was used to create automated and optimized planning software for train infraestructures. The contributors are PLG and GOAL Systems. More info here
• PLIGOCOR: This project is granted by (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa RTC-2016-5407-4). It started in 2016 and was used to create optimal planning software tools to solve problems related to route generation. The contributors are PLG and GOAL Systems. More info here
• GOTCHA: This project is granted by European Space Agency 4000117648/16/NL/GLC/fk and GMV. It started in 2016 and combined classical temporal and time-based planning for the autonomous control of a space rover. The contributors are PLG and GMV. More info here
• LifeBots: This project is granted by Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa) and FEDER. It started in 2016 and focused on studying the use of lifeling technologies as a key resource to adapt to new goals. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Universidad de Málaga and Universidad de Extremadura. More info here
• CLARC-ECHORD++: This project is granted European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (no 601116). It started in 2016 and focuses on robotized Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Málaga, Metralabs Mobile Robots, Université de technologie de Troyes and Servicio Andaluz de Salud. More info here
• GLASS: This project is granted by Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía, Comercio y Empresa). It started in 2016 and the focus is to analyze the problem of goal management for long-term autonomous systems, design and develop software tools that help on the application of this technology to Smart Cities tasks. The contributors are PLG and GPRS AI Group Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. More info here
• Therapist: This project is granted by Spanish Government (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación - Agencia Estatal de Investigación/TIN2012-38079). It started in 2013 and the objective of this proposal is the development of THERAPIST, a socially interactive robot for neuro-rehabilitation assistance. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Jaén, Universidad de Málaga, Universidad de Extremadura and Hospital Universitario Virgen de Rocío
• Adapta: This project is granted by Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U. It started in 2013 and The main objective of this project is to develop and integrate technological solutions in order to implement new forms of customization and interaction in the field of digital content. It aims to develop innovative mechanisms for user-advertisement interaction. The contributors are PLG, Indra Soluciones Tecnológicas de la Información, S.L.U., Universidad de Málaga and Universidad de Extremadura
• Planinteraction: This project is granted by MICINN (Spanish Department for Science). Project number: TIN2011-27652-C03-02. The project started in 2012 and focuses on Multi-agent interaction for planning. The contributors are PLG, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and Universidad de Granada
• Space Simulation Awareness: This project is granted by ESA. It started in 2011 and the research focuses on DC-II Prototype Tasking & Data Centers WP 2. Sensor Planning Services. On the development of a tool for planning sensors observations. The contributors are PLG and GMV
• LinkEbook: This project is granted by Spanish Government (Departamento de Transferencia Tecnológica TSI-090100-2011-33). It started in 2011 and consisted of a platform to promote reading and literary creation in castilian through social networks. The contributors are PLG, Digimate Computer S.L. and Lakotel Soluciones S.L.L.
• Ondroad: This project is granted by Spanish Government (Departamento de Transferencia Tecnológica TSI-090302-2011-6). It started in 2011 and created a platform for digital content management and tourism services for travellers. The contributors are PLG, Ilitia Technologies Alsa Grupo and PRS Marketing Services and Mobail Apps
• AIRPP: This project is granted by CAM (regional government of Madrid). It started in 2011 and focuses on Robotics Instruction Learning by Policy and Planning. The only contributor is PLG
• Joint resource re-planning software for airlines: This project is granted by MICINN (Spanish Department for Science). Project number: IPT-370000-2010-008. It started in 2010 and focuses on the development of a crew and airplanes re-planning tool. The contributors are PLG and GOAL Systems
• Business Simulators: This project is granted by MICINN (Spanish Department for Science). It started in 2010 and consists on data analysis and learning autonomous behaviors for systems generation decision support in business simulator. The only contributor is PLG
• Math-Bridge: This project is granted by Spanish Government (ECP-2008-EDU-428046). It started in 2009 and focuses on briding courses for mathematics. The contributors are PLG, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, University of Vienna, University of Saarland, Tampere University of Technology and Open Universiteit Nederlands
• PELEA: This project is granted by MICINN (Spanish Department for Science TIN2008-06701-C03-03). It started in 2009 and focuses on building a domain-independent architecture for planning, execution and learning in domains as robotics, or video games. The cintributors are PLG, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and Universidad de Granada
• CCI: This project is granted by ESA. The project started in 2009 and focuses on the use of Bayesian belief networks for cost estimation. The contributors are PLG, GMV and Skysoft
• Ericsson: MOLE and AUKB: These projects are granted by Ericsson. They started in 2009 and focuses on the application of planning to data mining
• RAPLAN: This project is granted by CAM (regional government of Madrid) and UC3M. It started in 2009 and the research focus is on recognition based on Planning Activities. Research project on planning for activity recognition
• TIMI: This project is granted by CDTI. It started in 2008 and focuses on the development of planning technology for logistics applications. The contributors are PLG, ATOS Origin and Acciona Transmediterránea
• IPLA: This project is granted by CAM (regional government of Madrid) and UC3M. It started in 2007 and the research focus is on integration of planning and machine learning
• MiPlan: This project is granted by CAM (regional government of Madrid) and UC3M. It started in 2006 and the research is a joint Initiative for automatic task planning. Research project on mixed-initiative planning and machine learning
• Adaptaplan: This project is granted by MEC (Spanish Department for Education). It started in 2005 and the research focus is on user-oriented adaptive planning systems applied to education. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Valencia, Univerisdad de Educación a Distancia, Universidad de Girona, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
• SAMAP: This project is granted by MCyT (Spanish Department for Science and Technology). It started on 2002 and the research focuses on adaptive multi-agent planning systems context dependent. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Valencia, Univerisdad de Educación a Distancia and the IIIA Institute of Spanish Research Control (IIIA-CSIC)
• Planet II: This project started on 2001. The research is based on ESPRIT research Network of Excellence on Planning
• Automatic Design of sequential control programs: This project is granted by CICYT (Spanish Department for Research). It started in 1999 and focuses on Automatic design of control programs for dairy industry. The contributors are PLG, Universidad de Granada, PULEVA and ABB
• SHAMASH: This project that applies AI techniques to process modelling, simulation and optimization. It started in 1999
• Cost-282: The primary objective of the Action is to develop and implement computerized systems for extracting previously unknown, non-trivial, and potentially useful knowledge from structurally complex, high-volume, distributed, and fast-changing scientific and R & D; databases within the context of current and newly developing global computing and data infrastructures such as the GRID
• RNPST: This project is granted by National Network Planning, Sequencing and Temporal Reasoning
• Red Nacional de AgenCities.ES: This project is granted by AgenCities. The goal is creating an innovative environment for communication of intelligent agents. National network of kind place in Agent Cities. The contributors are PLG and AgenCities

General research topics

Within our lab, we are a specialized group on automated planning, scheduling and machine learning technologies. We have experience in different techniques to automate business services and complex tasks, and we contribute a complete and integrating viewpoint in all our proposals. Our primary research areas are Automated Planning, Reinforcement Learning and Heuristics. Our main topics of interest include:

• Automating dynamic processes of planning and decision making
• Optimizing processes from intelligent data analysis (including data mining) to predict patterns or risks
• Designing of intelligent information retrieval systems - data mining based on last generation techniques
• Improving of on-line systems through the use of intelligent agents in Internet
• Applying artificial intelligence techniques to companies problem solving (business intelligence)

In summary, we work to create AI systems that can solve complex problems in many areas using decision-making techniques.