Ana María Iglesias Maqueda

Positions:

About:

Ana María Iglesias Maqueda is a member of the faculty of the Computer Science Department of Carlos III University of Madrid, since February 2006. She obtained a degree in Computer Science from Carlos III University of Madrid in 1999, and her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) in 2004.

She has been also a member of the Spanish Centre of Caption and Audiodescription (CESyA) since 2005 to 2013, as the person in charge of the captioning and audiodescription database and also as the main researcher in the “accessibility in education” line.

She conducted three postdoctoral research stays at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh – PA- USA) during 7 months in 2005, University of Southampton (Southampton – UK) during 3 months and University of Texas at Austin (USA) during one year.

She has been working in several National research projects on Accessibility, Human-Robot Interaction, Advanced Database Technologies, Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval. Her research interests include Accessibility, Adaptive Intelligent Educational Systems, Information Retrieval, Database Design and Advanced Database Technologies, among others.

Research Lines:

  • Accessibility in Human-Robot & Human-Computer Interaction
  • Advanced Databases
  • Data Integration and Big Data
  • Data Extraction

Awards:

    Researcher Ana María Iglesias

    1. 2023 Queen Letizia National award in Disabilities. Category: Research and Innovation.. “Accessible Interaction between Humans and Electronic Devices”. Ana María Iglesias Maqueda. April 2024

    2. 2022 ONCE award. Category: Best Research work on Social Services and Prevention of Dependency.. TECNOSOCIAL ANDALUCÍA International Professional and Academic Congress. “Robotic assistant for the monitoring of elderly people in intelligent residences (ARMORI)”. Ana Iglesias, Juan Pedro Bandera Rubio and Antonio Jerez Cordoncillo. https://eventos.uma.es/76406/speakers/tecnosocial-2022.html

    3. 2017 ESVI-AL award to best research work on Technologies for the Learning and Accessible Collaboration. II Congreso Internacional Tecnología y Turismo para Todas las Personas. “Improving Interaction in Inclusive Mobile Collaborative Learing Tools: Synchronous Chat Applications”. Rocío Calvo-Martin, Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno.

    4. 2013 Premio Jesús Lorés best paper award accesit. XIV Congreso Internacional de Interacción Persona-Ordenador. Celebrado en el Marco del CEDI 2013. “Chats for all: A user survey to improve chats’ interaction”. Rocío Calvo-Martin, Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno.

    5. 2011 W4A- Web Accessibility Challenge.International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility. “Web educational services for all: the APEINTA project”.Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, Julián Hernández

    6. 2009 FIAPAS award to the best research project in education for hearing disabilities. Spanish confederation of families of persons with hearing disabilities. Proyecto de investigación APEINTA. Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, Julián Hernández

    7. 2008 TAW Award to the most accessible public webpage. XIV Congreso Internacional de Interacción Persona-Ordenador. Celebrado en el Marco del CEDI 2013. Member of the CESyA development and maintenance team (www.cesya.es).http://www.tawdis.net/premios/premiados4.html

        8. Recent Research Papers:

        • Journal papers:

          • Ana Iglesias, Raquel Viciana, José Manuel Pérez-Lorenzo, Karine Lan Hing Ting, Alberto Tudela, Rebeca Marfil, Malak Al-Qbilat, Antonio Hurtado, Antonio Jerez and Juan Pedro Bandera. The Town Crier: a Use Case Design and Implementation for a Socially Assistive Robot in Retirement Homes . Robotics (JCR Q2). 13(4), 61. 2024.

          Jose C. Pulido, Raquel Fuentetaja, Enrique García, Melania García, Vanesa Abuín, José C. González, Ana Iglesias & Fernando Fernández. A Gamified Social Robotics Platform for Intensive Therapies in Neurorehabilitation . Intelligent Service Robotics (JCR Q4). Pp. 1-25 2024.

          Ana Iglesias, Javier García, Ángel García-Olaya, Raquel Fuentetaja, Fernándo Fernández, Adrián Romero-Garcés, Rebeca Marfil, Antonio Bandera, Karine Lan Hing Ting, Dimitri Voilmy, Álvaro Dueñas and Cristinga Suárez-Mejías. Extending the Evaluation of Social Assistive Robots with Accessibility Indicators. The AUSUS Evaluation Framework . IEEE T. on Human-Machine Systems. 51(6), 601-612, 2021.

          Jorge Morato, Sonia Sánchez-Cuadrado, Ana Iglesias, Adrián Campillo, Carmen Fernández-Panadero. Sustainable Technologies for Older Adultsa. Sustainability (JCR Q1). Special Issue on “Sustainable Technology and Elderly Life”.

          Karine Lan Hing Ting, Dimitri Voilmy, Quitterie De Roll, Ana Iglesias & Rebeca Marfil. Fieldwork and field trials in hospitals: Co-designing a robotic solution to support data collection in geriatric assessment. Applied Sciences-Basel (ISSN 2076-3417) – Applied Industrial Technologies. 11(7), 3046, 2021.

          Malak Al-Qbilat, Ana Iglesias & Tony Belpaeme. A Proposal of Accessibility Guidelines for Human-Robot Interaction (2021). Electronics 2021, 10(5), 561-575, 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10050561

          Morato, J., Iglesias, A., Campillo, A. and Sanchez-Cuadrado, S. (2020). Automated Readability Assessment for Spanish e-Government Information. Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management, 6(2), em0137.

          Rocío Calvo, Ana Iglesias & Leonardo Castaño, (2017). Evaluation of accessibility barriers and learning features in m-learning chat applications for users with disabilities. Universal Access in the Information Society (JCR: Impact Factor: 1.302). Vol. 16(3). Pp 593-607.

          Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Javier Jiménez y Pablo Revuelta, (2016). Avoiding communication barriers in the classroom: The APEINTA project. 2016. Interactive Learning Environments (JCR: Impact Factor: 1.674). Volumen: Volumen: 24, no.4, Pp. 829-843. url, fullText.

          Rocío Calvo-Martin, Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, (2014). User-Centered Requirement Engineering for Accessible Chats in m-Learning , January, 2014, Journal of Universal Computer Science (JCR: Impact Factor 0.466), Volumen: 20, no. 7, Páginas: 964-985, url, fullText.

          Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Paloma Martínez, Rocío Calvo-Martin (2014). Evaluating the accessibility of three open-source learning content management systems: a comparative study . 2014. Computer Applications in Engineering Education (JCR: Impact Factor: 0.296). Volumen: Volumen: 22, no.2, Pp. 320-328. url.

          Rocío Calvo-Martin, Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, (2014). Accessibility barriers for users of screen readers in the Moodle learning content management system . Universal Access in the Information Society ( JCR: Impact Factor: 0.475), Volumen: 13(3), Pp. 315-327, url.

          César de Pablo-Sánchez, Isabel Segura-Bedmar, Paloma Martínez, Ana Iglesias, (2013). Lightly supervised acquisition of named entities and linguistic patterns for multilingual text mining. Knowledge and Information Systems Journal (Impact Factor 2011: 2.639), Springer London, ISSN: 0219-1377, Volumen: 35, Número: 1, Páginas: 87-109, url.

          Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Dolores Cuadra, Elena Castro, (2013). Are Accessible Distance Learning Systems Useful for All Students? Our Experience with IMES, an Accessible Web-Based Learning System, International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, December, 2013, Volumen: 8, Número: 2, fullText.

          Rocío Calvo-Martin, Lourdes Moreno, Ana Iglesias, (2012). Requirements elicitation for designing an accessible chat, REICIS. Revista Española de Innovación, Calidad e Ingeniería del Software, April, 2012, Volumen: 8, Número: 1, Páginas: 7-21,

          Lourdes Moreno, Paloma Martínez, Ana Iglesias, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, (2011). Toward an Equal Opportunity Web: Applications, Standards, and Tools that Increase Accessibility, May, 2011, Computer (JCR: Impact Factor (2011):1.470; Q1), IEEE Computer Society, ISSN: 0018-9162, Volumen: vol.44, Issue No. 5 – May , url.

          Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, Elena Castro, Paloma Martínez, Javier Jiménez, Pablo Revuelta, J.M. Sánchez-Pena, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, (2010). APElNTA: Apuesta Por la Enseñanza Inclusiva: uso de nuevas tecnologías dentro y fuera del aula, Revista FIAPAS, Madrid, España, January, 2010, Revista FIAPAS, Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas (FIAPAS), Número: 132,.

          Dolores Cuadra, Ana Iglesias, Elena Castro, Paloma Martínez, (2010). Educational Experiences Detecting, Using and Representing Ternary Relationships in Database Design, IEEE Transactions on Education (JCR: Impact Factor: 1.157) ISSN: 0018-9359. Volumen: 53, Número: 3, Páginas: 358-364, url.

          Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Ricardo Aler, Fernando Fernández, (2009). Learning teaching strategies in an Adaptive and Intelligent Educational System through Reinforcement Learning, Applied Intelligence, Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISSN: 0924-669X (JCR: Impact Factor: 0.988) Volumen: 31, Número: 1, Páginas: 89-106, url.

          Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Ricardo Aler, Fernando Fernández, (2009). Reinforcement Learning of Pedagogical Policies in Adaptive and Intelligent Educational Systems, January, 2009, Knowledge-Based Systems (JCR: Impact Factor: 1.308) ISSN: 0950-7051, Volumen: 22, Número: 4, Páginas: 266-270, url.

          Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Fernando Fernández, (2003). An experience applying Reinforcement Learning in a Web-based Adaptive and Intelligent Educational System, Lithuania, January, 2003, Informatics in Education International Journal, National Academy Press; 2000. ATHENA 5, ISSN: 1648-5831, Volumen: 2, Número: 2, Páginas: 223-240, url.

          Paloma Domingo, Ángel García Crespo, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, Ana Iglesias, (2002). EDU-EX: A Tool for Auto-Regulated Intelligent Tutoring Systems Development Based on Models, Netherlands, Artificial Intelligence Review (JCR: Impact Factor: 0.213), Kluwer Academic Publishers , Volumen: 18, Páginas: 15-32, url.

        • Book chapters:

          • Ana Iglesias, Belén Ruiz-Mezcua, Juan Francisco López, , (2012). New Communication Technologies for Inclusive Education in and outside the Classroom, Book Chapter, January, 2012, Technologies for Inclusive Education: Beyond Traditional Integration Approaches, IGI Global, ISBN: 9781466625303, Páginas: 271-284, url.

          Rocío Calvo-Martin, Ana Iglesias, Lourdes Moreno, (2011). Is Moodle Accessible for Visually Impaired People?, Web Information Systems and Technologies – 7th International Conference, WEBIST 2011 (Revised Selected Papers), May, 2011, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, ISBN: 978-3-642-280, Volumen: 101, Número: 3, Páginas: 207-220, url.

          Lourdes Moreno, Ana Iglesias, Rocío Calvo-Martin, Sandra Delgado, Luis Zaragoza, (2011). Disability Standards and Guidelines for Learning Management Systems: Evaluating Accessibility, Chapter pf Book: Higher Education Institutions and Learning Management Systems: Adoption and Standardization , August, 2011, IGI Global , ISBN: 9781609608842, Páginas: 199-218, url.

          Lourdes Moreno, Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Elena Castro, (2009). PEDACCE: Una plataforma de educación digital y accesible en Web, June, 2009, Accesibilidad a los medios audiovisuales para personas con discapacidad (AMADIS´08), Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad, ISBN: 978-84- 692-2, Páginas: 213-232, url.

          Lourdes Moreno, Ana Iglesias, Juan Manuel Carrero, Paloma Martínez, (2007). Subtitulado y Audiodescripción en páginas Web accesibles, Madrid, España, June, 2007, Accesibilidad a los medios audiovisuales para personas con discapacidad (AMADIS´06), Real Patronato sobre Discapacidad, ISBN: 978-84-690-70, Páginas: 55-72, pdf.

        • Books:

          • Dolores Cuadra, Elena Castro, Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Francisco Javier Calle, César de Pablo-Sánchez, Harith Aljumaily, Lourdes Moreno, Sonia García Manzano, José Luis Martínez Fernández, Jesica Rivero-Espinosa, Isabel Segura-Bedmar, (2013). Desarrollo de Bases de Datos: casos prácticos desde el análisis a la implementación, 2ª Edición Actualizada, January, 2013, RA-MA, url.

          Dolores Cuadra, Elena Castro, Ana Iglesias, Paloma Martínez, Francisco Javier Calle, César de Pablo-Sánchez, Harith Aljumaily, Lourdes Moreno, (2007). Desarrollo de Bases de Datos: Casos Prácticos Desde el Análisis a la Implementación, ESPAÑA, October, 2007, Ra-Ma, ISBN: 9788478978359, Páginas: 569.

        • Keynote speeches:

          • Ana Iglesias, (2025 – planeada). Design of new technologies for all. 6th International Conference on Advancements in Computational Sciences (ICACS’25). University of Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 2025

          Ana Iglesias, (2023). Accessibility barriers in new technologies. 5th International Conference on Machine Learning, Image processing, Network Security and Data Sciences. National Institute of Technology Hamirpur. India. Dec. 2023

          Ana Iglesias, (2019). APEINTA: Apuesta por la Enseñanza Inclusiva: uso de nuevas tecnologías dentro y fuera del aula. X Jornadas Pedagógicas en Tecnología de Innovación Educativa. Universidad Casa Grande. Facultad de Posgrado. Guayaquil (Ecuador). Nov 2019

          Ana Iglesias, (2011). APEINTA: uso de nuevas tecnologías para facilitar el acceso a la educación para tod@s., Hablar de educar. De la Atención temprana a la inserción laboral: Educando desde la diversidad, Madrid, España, April, 2011.

        • Recent Research Conferences:

          • 1. Sastre, A., Iglesias, A., Morato, J., & Sanchez-Cuadrado, S. (2024, March). Is ChatGPT Able to Generate Texts that Are Easy to Understand and Read?. In World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (pp. 138-147)

          Ana Iglesias, Fernando Fernández, Amy Pavel, Malak Qbilat, Mónica Ocaña, Carmen Díaz, José Carlos Pulido. Accessibility Evaluation Of An Assistive Social Robotic Platform For Rehabilitation And Its Improvement By Means Of Haptic Devices. International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies (HCIST’2023).

          A. Cruces, A. Tudela,A. Jerez, A. Iglesias, J.M. Pérez-Lorenzo, R. Viciana-Abad & J.P. Bandera. Functional design of socially assistive robots working in a retirement home. 23rd International Workshop of Physical Agents (WAF’23). In press.

          Elahi, Ehsan, Ana Iglesias, and Jorge Morato. Web Images Relevance and Quality: User Evaluation. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computer Science and Software Engineering. 2022, pp 66-69

          Voilmy, D., Lan Hing Ting, K., Iglesias, A., Marfil, R., Bandera, J. P., Fernandez, F., & De Roll, Q. Robotic Geriatric Assistant: A Pilot Assessment in a Real‐world Hospital. Healthcare Systems: Challenges and Opportunities (2022): 129-144.

          Naranjo-Saucedo, A. B., Dueñas-Ruiz, A., Suarez-Mejias, C., Iglesias, A., Marfil, R., & Bandera, A. CLARC: Robotic Platform to Assist the CGA Evaluation in Elderly Patients. Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society. IGI Global, 2022. 813-835.

          Elahi, Ehsan, Ana Iglesias, and Jorge Morato. Readability of Graphical Contents on World Wide Web (WWW). 2022 17th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI). IEEE, 2022.

          Martín-Calpena, B. Y., Iglesias Maqueda, A. M., & Morato Lara, J. L. (2022). Impact of the Layout on Web Comprehension. ICCHP-AAATE 2022 Open Access Compendium” Assistive Technology, Accessibility and (e) Inclusion” Part I.

          Ana Iglesias, Ignacio Cobián, Adrián Campillo, Sonia Sánchez & Jorge Morato. “Comp4Text Checker: an automatic and visual evaluation tool to check the readability of web pages”. ICCHP 2020. 17th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs. (pp. 258-265). Springer.

          Ana Iglesias, Raquel Viciana-Abad, José Manuel Perez-Lorenzo, Karine Lan Hing Ting, Alberto Tudela, Rebeca Marfil, Álvaro Dueñas, Juan Pedro Bandera. “Towards long term acceptance of Socially Assistive Robots in retirement houses: use case definition,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions (ICARSC), Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 2020, pp. 134-139, doi: 10.1109/ICARSC49921.2020.9096080.

          Adrian Campillo, Jorge Morato, Sonia Sanchez-Cuadrado and Ana Iglesias. “Readability of Spanish e-government information”. CISTI’2020 – 15th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies. (pp. 1-4). IEEE.

          Jorge Morato, Adrian Campillo Santiago, Sonia Sanchez-Cuadrado and Ana Iglesias. “Influence of Term Familiarity in Readability of Spanish e-Government Web Information”. Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2020. Vancouver, Canadá

          Karine Lan, Dimitri Voilmy, Iglesias Ana, Bandera Juan Pedro, Fernandez Fernando, De Roll Quitterie. “Fieldwork and field trials in hospitals: Co-designing a robotic solution to support data collection in geriatric assessment”. Workshop at Smart Health Smart Health International Conference SHEIC 2020. Troyes, France, October 1-2, 2020.

        Recent Research Projects:

        • Public funding:

          • INSIGHT: Inner-Simulation for Epistemic Reasoning in Robotics (Simulación Interna para Razonamiento Epistémico en Robótica) (2023-2026). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento 2022 (PID2022-137344OB-C32).

          ITERA: Integration of Robotic Assistive Technologies in Elderly Care Homes (Integración de Tecnologías Robóticas Asistivas en residencias de personas mayores) (2019-2022). Programme FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020. Call 2018 (UMA18-FEDERJA-074).

          ROSI: Robotic Assistants for Elderly People’s Homes (Asistentes robóticos para residencia de personas Mayores) (Dic 2019-May2020). Programme: “Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación – PAIDI 2020”, Junta de Andalucía (AT17-5509-UMA).

          Estimacion Avanzada Y Multidisciplinar De La Complejidad De La Comprension De Documentos Con Elevado Grado De Consulta (2018-2021). Ministerio De Economía, Industria Y Competitividad (CSO2017-86747-R).

          ECHORD++: European Clearing House for Open Robotics Development Plus Plus. Subproyecto CLARC (2015-2018). Comisión Europea. European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 601116. url: http://echord.eu/pdti/pdti-healthcare/

          GEMMA: Multi-plataform Management System for Audiovisual Advertising Media (GEstor Multiplataforma de Medios publicitarios Audiovisuales) (2010). Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Avanza Competitividad I+D+I). Acción Estratégica de Telecomunicaciones y Sociedad de la Información (TSI-020302-2010-141). Participants: VITEL S.A., CREATIVE IT, XTREAM, Grupo Intereconomía, UC3M. Period: 18 months. Main researcher: Ana Iglesias. Budget: 120.492,10 €

          SAGAS: Advanced Automatic Subtitle Generation System (Sistema Avanzado de Generación Automática de Subtítulos) (2010). Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Avanza Competitividad I+D+I). Acción Estratégica de Telecomunicaciones y Sociedad de la Información (TSI-020100-2010-184). Participants: DAEDALUS, UC3M, RTVE S.A. Period: 18 months. Main Researcher: Lourdes Moreno. Budget: 12.078,82 €

          APEINTA: Commitment to Inclusive Education: use of new technologies inside and outside the classroom (Apuesta Por la Enseñanza Inclusiva: uso de Nuevas Tecnología dentro y fuera del Aula) (2007). Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (Proyectos de I+D 2007). Call “Programa de Estudios y Análisis. Acciones Destinadas a la Mejora de la Calidad de la Enseñanza Superior y de la Actividad del Profesorado Universitario” (Ref. externa: EA2008-0312). Participants: UC3M. Period: 1 year. Main Researcher: Ana Iglesias

          MA2VICMR: Improving access, analysis and visibility of multilingual and multimedia networked content information for the Community of Madrid. (Mejorando el acceso, el análisis y la visibilidad de la información de los contenidos multilingües y multimedia en red para la Comunidad de Madrid) (BD-UC3M) (2010). Programme “Actividades de i+D en Tecnologías 2009-2012 de la Comunidad de Madrid” (S2009/TIC-1542). Participants: UC3M. Period: 4 years. Main Researcher: Paloma Martínez Fernández

          DISUIPA: Development of a customisable platform for public Internet access for people with disabilities (Desarrollo de una plataforma personalizable de acceso público a Internet para personas con discapacidad) (2008). Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade – Avanza I+D (TSI-020302-2008-55). Participants: UC3M. Period: 3 years. Main researcher: Paloma Martínez Fernández

          SOPAT: Personalised and Accessible Guidance Service for Tourism (Servicio de Orientación Personalizada y Accesible para turismo) (2007). Programme: “Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica 2004-2007” (CIT-410000-2007-12). Participants: UC3M y Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Period: 1 year. Main researcher: Francisco Javier Calle Gómez. Budget: 39.700 €

          MAVIR: Improving access to and visibility of multilingual information on the web for the Community of Madrid (Mejorando el acceso y la visibilidad de la información multilingüe en la red para la Comunidad de Madrid (BD-UC3M)) (2006). CAM- Conserjería de Educación. Dirección General de Universidades e Investigación. PROGRAMAS I+D 2005-CAM (S-505/TIC/0267). Participants: CYBERMETRICSLAB-CSIC, HLT&IR-UAM, LABDA-UC3M, GSI-UEM, NLP&IR-UNED, THALES-UPM Y GAVAB-URJC. Period: 4 years. Main researcher: Paloma Martínez Fernández

        • Private funding:

          • Analysis of Plain Language in Public Administration Web Sites. Financed by Ministry of Industry, E.Y., Prodigioso Volcán. Main researchers: Jorge Morato and Ana Iglesias. Period 2 months. 2023.

          Research works at the European project DIH-HERO “SUSTAIN” (8.06/5.58.5900). Financed by Blue Ocean Robotics. Main researcher: Juan Pedro Bandera Rubio. Period 3 months. 2021.

          Evolutionary Maintenance of the Distance Learning Platform in CIE10es (Mantenimiento Evolutivo de la Plataforma de Formación a Distancia en CIE10es) (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022). Financed by: Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare. Participants: UC3M. Period 12 months. Main researcher: Jorge L. Morato Lara.

          Apoyo a la puesta en marcha del “Máster en Gestión y Tecnología del Conocimiento” en La Ciudad Del Saber (2012). Financed by: Agencia Española De Cooperación Internacional(B/7454/07). Participants: UC3M y Universidad de Panamá. Period: 1 year. Main researcher: Agapito Ledezma.

          Adaptation of the “APEINTA” IT Tool to eReader client devices and IP CONNECTIONS (Adaptación de la Herramienta informática “APEINTA” a dispositivos cliente eReader y CONEXIONES IP) (2010). Financed by: FRANCE TELECOM SPAIN S.A. Participants: UC3M. Period: 6 months. Main researcher: Belén Ruiz Mezcua y Ana Iglesias.

          Synchronized subtitling in live television. Proof of concept (2010). Financed by: FRANCE TELECOM SPAIN S.A. Participants: UC3M. Period: 8 months. Main researcher: Belén Ruiz Mezcua.

          BUSCAMEDIA: Towards a semantic adaptation of multi-network & multi-terminal digital media (Hacia una adaptación semántica de medios digitales multired-multiterminal) (2009). Financed by: Daedalus. Subprograma de apoyo a consorcios estratégicos nacionales de investigación técnica (CENIT-E). CEN-20091026. Participants: UC3M, Daedalus. Period: 3 years y 4 months. Main researcher: Paloma Martínez Fernández

          Estudio Analítico de las Funcionalidades Necesarias en los Sintonizadores TDT para Colectivos con Riesgos de Exclusión (2009). Financed by: Red.es. Participants: UC3M. Period: 3 months. Main researcher: Belén Ruiz Mezcua y José Manuel Sánchez Pena

          Propuesta de Estudio de Estado de Accesibilidad Web (2007). Financed by: FEAPS MADRID. Participants: UC3M. Period: 3 months. Main researcher: Paloma Martínez Fernández.

          Centro Español de Subtitulado y Audiodescripción (CESyA) (2005). Financed by: Real Patronato sobre la Discapacidad y CERMI. Participants: UC3M. Period: 7 years y medio. Main researcher: Belén Ruiz Mezcua.

        Supervised Thesis:

        1. Role of Images on World Wide Web Readability . Student: Ehsan Elahi. Tutors: Ana Iglesias y Jorge Morato (Computer Science and Engineering Department). 24th April, 2023.

        2. Accessible Collaborative Learning Environments for Mobile Devices. Student: María del Rocío Calvo Martín. Tutor: Ana Iglesias y Lourdes Moreno (Computer Science and Engineering Department). Mayo de 2017. Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (Excellent). Internacional mention

        3. Accessibility Requirements for Human-Robot Interaction for Socially Assistive Robots. Student: Malak Al-Qbilat. Tutor: Ana Iglesias (Computer Science and Engineering Department). March 2022. Grade: Sobresaliente Cum Laude (Excellent). International mention