Research Portfolio
Structural Health Monitoring, Low-Cost Sensors and AI
Research outputs across bridge monitoring, low-cost instrumentation, operational modal analysis, BIM/IoT workflows, digital twins, AI and infrastructure reliability.
Research Focus
Main Lines of Work
Low-Cost Structural Health Monitoring
Design and validation of reliable, affordable sensing systems for bridge and building monitoring.
AI for Civil Infrastructure
Deep learning, computer vision and generative AI workflows for inspection, calibration and decision support.
BIM, IoT and Digital Twins
Self-correcting infrastructure models that connect field measurements with engineering knowledge.
Operational Modal Analysis
System identification, eigenfrequency tracking and analytical calibration of structural models.
Bridge Monitoring and Reliability
Drive-through monitoring, long-term dynamic data and reliability analysis for asset management.
Structural Pathology Assessment
Practical evaluation of damage, corrosion, deformation and performance loss in existing structures.
Projects
Funded Research and Technology Transfer
2025 - 2028
Funded research
Advanced long-term dynamic monitoring systems for infrastructure condition assessment and reliability analysis
Role: Principal Investigator, together with Prof. Jose Turmo
Spanish Ministry project PID2024-161115OB-C21 developing AI-supported long-term dynamic monitoring systems for infrastructure condition assessment, reliability analysis and decision support.
2026
Climate resilience
Large-scale Assessment of Landslides through the Fusion of InSAR and IoT
Role: Principal Investigator
UPC-funded AI-enabled climate-resilience project using the fusion of InSAR, IoT and connected field data for large-scale landslide assessment.
2025 - 2027
International project
Leveraging Large Language Models for Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges
Role: Principal Investigator in collaboration with Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Chinese MOHRSS Foreign Experts Program project won in collaboration with Tongji University in Shanghai, China, focused on large language models and AI-driven structural health monitoring of bridges.
2023 - 2027
European project
CIRC-BOOST
Horizon project on circular integrated solutions in construction value chains.
2022 - 2026
European university alliance
Unite! University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering
Contributor to Work Package 7.7, developing motivational tracks from Master level to PhD.
2025 - 2027
Technology transfer
Structural verification and construction monitoring consultancy
Industry-facing contracts for railway, station and structural verification projects in Catalonia.
Technology Outputs
Patents and Utility Models
Low-cost monitoring devices, sensor calibration workflows and real-time corrosion monitoring systems.
2025
Low-cost Adaptable Reliable Accelerometer/Inclinometer (LARA)
Safe Creative
Registration ID 2512013893855.
2025
Thermo-InclinoCal, Temperature Drift Calibration & Compensation for MEMS Sensors
Safe Creative
Registration ID 2107203916096.
2021
System and Method for Measuring Response of Structures
European patent EP4050313A1
UPC and University of Castilla-La Mancha.
2025
System and Method for Real-Time Atmospheric Corrosion Monitoring
European patent application EP25382628
UPC and University of Castilla-La Mancha.
Selected Work
Publications and Outputs
Innovative experimental assessment of direct and drive-by monitoring on two truss bridges
Measurement, 278, 121693
Open DOIA novel drive-through approach using multi-sensor placement and its validation on two cable-stayed bridges
Developments in the Built Environment
Open DOIApplication of intelligent low-cost accelerometers for bridge monitoring with a deep learning approach
Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Open DOICost-effective bridge health monitoring via automated operational modal analysis using low-cost adaptable and reliable accelerometers
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
Open DOIFrequency identification of non-beam bridges using vehicle scanning methods: Analytical formulation and experimental validation
Structures
Open DOIBridge Damping Ratio Identification and Variation Analysis Based on Two-Year Monitoring Data Considering Operational Environment Effects
Structural Control and Health Monitoring
Open DOIDevelopment and validation of a novel IoT-enabled electrical resistance system for non-destructive monitoring of atmospheric corrosion in steel structures
Building Materials and Structures
Open DOIDevelopment of an Advanced Multi-Layer Digital Twin Conceptual Framework for Underground Mining
Sensors
Open DOIEigenfrequency analysis using fiber optic sensors and low-cost accelerometers for structural damage detection
Engineering Structures
Open DOIInternet of Things Long-Range-Wide-Area-Network-Based Wireless Sensors Network for Underground Mine Monitoring: Planning an Efficient, Safe, and Sustainable Labor Environment
Sensors
Open DOIEigenfrequency Analysis of Bridges Using a Smartphone and a Novel Low-cost Accelerometer Prototype
Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering
Open DOIEnhancing Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Inclinometers for the Long-Term monitoring of buildings
Journal of Building Engineering
Open DOIEnhancing the Accuracy of Low-Cost Inclinometers with Artificial Intelligence
Buildings
Open DOILow-Cost Sensors Technologies for Monitoring Sustainability and Safety Issues in Mining Activities: Advances, Gaps, and Future Directions in the Digitalization for Smart Mining
Sensors
Open DOILow-Cost Technologies Used in Corrosion Monitoring
Sensors
Open DOILow-cost wireless structural health monitoring of bridges
Sensors
Open DOIA Novel Wireless Low-Cost Inclinometer Made from Combining the Measurements of Multiple MEMS Gyroscopes and Accelerometers
Sensors
Open DOIOperational and analytical modal analysis of a bridge using low-cost wireless Arduino-based accelerometers
Sensors
Open DOIDirect simulation of the tensioning process of cable-stayed bridge cantilever construction
Automation in Construction
Open DOIUsing RPA for performance monitoring of dynamic SHM applications
Buildings
Open DOIA novel data acquisition system for obtaining thermal parameters of building envelopes
Buildings
Open DOIApplication of low-cost sensors for accurate ambient temperature monitoring
Buildings
Open DOICondition level deteriorations modeling of RC beam bridges with U-Net convolutional neural networks
Structures
Open DOIDevelopment of a Low-Cost System for the Accurate Measurement of Structural Vibrations
Sensors
Open DOILow-cost sensors accuracy study and enhancement strategy
Applied Sciences
Open DOINovel plastic hinge modification factors for damaged RC shear walls with bending performance
Advances in Concrete Construction
Open DOIAnálisis de frecuencias propias utilizando sensores de fibra óptica y acelerómetros de bajo costo para la detección de daños estructurales
IX ACHE International Congress, Granada, Spain, June 25-27, 2025
Evaluación de sensores de bajo coste LARA para la monitorización de deformaciones en puentes durante pruebas de carga estática
IX ACHE International Congress, Granada, Spain, June 25-27, 2025
Pruebas de Carga Dinámica en Puentes con Sensores de Bajo Costo: Validación en el Acceso Ferroviario al Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat
IX ACHE International Congress, Granada, Spain, June 25-27, 2025
Low-cost technologies for monitoring timber structures
IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, pp. 1961-1968
Open DOITemperature field simulation method and average temperature prediction on main cables of suspension bridges
IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, pp. 3059-3067
Open DOIPerformance criteria for bridge columns under impact loads
IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, pp. 999-1006
Open DOIData anomaly detection for structural health monitoring based on computer vision and transfer learning
IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, pp. 329-337
Open DOIAdvancing Smart Health Monitoring: A Review of Low-Cost Sensors for Structural Assessment
Procedia Structural Integrity, 64, pp. 693-699
Open DOIEvaluation of Low-cost Adaptable Reliable Accelerometer (LARA) technology
IABMAS 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 2287-2294
Open DOILong-term performance evaluation of low-cost sensors using AI-driven tools
IABMAS 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp. 1515-1522
Open DOILaboratory validation of an Arduino based accelerometer designed for SHM applications
IALCCE 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, pp. 415-421
Improving the resolution and accuracy of low-cost Arduino-based accelerometers
IALCCE 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, pp. 2881-2887
A review on low-cost sensors compatible with open-source platforms used for life-cycle monitoring of civil structures
IALCCE 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, pp. 1685-1692
A novel low-cost inclinometer sensor based on fusion technology for structural health monitoring applications
IALCCE 2023, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, pp. 1729-1736
Experimental verification of a novel accelerometer intended for structural health monitoring of bridges
IABSE Congress Nanjing 2022, pp. 1264-1272
Beneficial effect of combining similar low-cost accelerometer to improve the overall accuracy and noise density
IABSE Congress Nanjing 2022, pp. 1256-1263
Low-cost accurate acceleration acquisition sensor
IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 803-810
Using few accelerometer for improving the resolution and accuracy of low-cost accelerometers
IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1575-1579
Resolution improvement of low-cost MEMS accelerometer by aligning simulations sensors
IABSE Symposium Prague 2022, pp. 1830-1835
Development of an accurate low-cost device for structural vibration acquisition
IABSE Symposium Prague 2022, pp. 218-223
Full review of low-cost electronics implemented in structural health monitoring applications for bridges
IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 980-985
Developing and validation of an inclinometer sensor based on fusion of a magnetometer, an accelerometer and a gyroscope sensor for SHM applications
IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1607-1611
Comparison of different low-cost sensors for structural health monitoring
IABMAS 2020, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 186-191
A comprehensive description of a Low-Cost Angular Data Monitoring System
IALCCE 2020, Shanghai, China, pp. 1388-1392
Practical application of low-cost sensors for static tests
DBMC 2020, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1711-1718
A comprehensive description of a low-cost wireless dynamic real-time data acquisition and monitoring system
DBMC 2020, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 663-668
Evaluation of low-cost angular measuring sensors
RTCEE/RTGEE 2020, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 17-21
Detailed evaluation of low-cost ranging sensors for structural health monitoring applications
RTCEE/RTGEE 2020, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 8-12
Environmental monitoring system based on low-cost sensors
DBMC 2020, Barcelona, Spain, pp. 1679-1686
Open source platforms for monitoring thermal parameters of structures
IABMAS 2020, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 3892-3896
Determination of environmental parameters based on Arduino based low-cost sensors
RTCEE/RTGEE 2020, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 103-108
Bridging Innovation and Resilience through the NORISK Erasmus Mundus Program in European Civil Infrastructure Education
EUCEET 2025 Conference: Teaching Gen Z Civil Engineers, Budapest, Hungary, presented; proceedings pending
Enhancing STEAM Education in Engineering Through the Integration of AI and Smartphone Technology in Teaching Practices
EUCEET 2025 Conference: Teaching Gen Z Civil Engineers, Budapest, Hungary, presented; proceedings pending
Integrating Smartphone-Based Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring in Engineering Education
Transformació Digital de l’Educació a l’Era de la Intel·ligència Artificial: Una Revolució Imparable, pp. 133-139
Open DOIStudy of Iranian engineering educational system
RTCEE/RTGEE 2020, Brisbane, Australia, pp. 168-171