Theses 2026

Oriol Cabanas Tirapu
Irving Brian Becerril Castro
Paula Martínez Cánovas

ORIOL CABANAS TIRAPU
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimerà
TITLE OF THESIS: “EXTENSIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF BAYESIAN SYMBOLIC REGRESSION”
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Marta Ibañes Miguez [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona)
– Dr. Sergio Gómez Jiménez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Esteban Moro Egido [Vocal] (Northeastern University, USA)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Thursday 8 January 2026
TIME: 16.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala de Graus, ETSEQ, and Microsoft Teams
*INTERNATIONAL MENTION

IRVING BRIAN BECERRIL CASTRO
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Ramón Á. Álvarez
TITLE OF THESIS: “DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AND HIGHLY CONTROLLED PLASMONIC MATERIALS”
DEPARTMENT: DQFI
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Miguel Ángel Correa Duarte [President] (Universidad de Vigo, Vigo)
– Dr. Xing Yi Ling [Secretary] (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
– Dr. Eduard Llobet Valero [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Friday 16 January 2026
TIME: 15.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala d’Actes, N5

PAULA MARTÍNEZ CÁNOVAS
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Joan Rosell and Dr. Francesc Medina
TITLE OF THESIS: “ELECTROSPUN LIGNIN-BASED NANOFIBERS AS SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS”
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Francesco di Natale [President] (University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy)
– Dr. Alex Fragoso Sierra [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Sandra Martínez Crespiera [Vocal] (Leitat Technological Center, Terrassa)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Friday 27 February 2026
TIME: 11.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala de Graus, ETSEQ
*INTERNATIONAL MENTION