José Miguel Horcas Aguilera
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Projects (18)

2026
PLANT (DGP_PIDI_2024_01144)
📆 20 Apr 2026 - 20 Apr 2029 ()
Líneas de productos software para la especialización inteligente de la producción agrícola sostenible
187000.0 € Junta de Andalucía • Conv. 2024. Proyectos de investigación aplicada y desarrollo experimental
(10) David BenavidesPI • José Á. GalindoPI • Megha Bhushan • Mireia Corell González • Francisco José Domínguez Mayo • Antonio Manuel Gutiérrez Fernández • José Miguel Horcas • Alfonso Moriana Elvira • Pablo Neira Ayuso • Miguel Ángel Olivero González
(10) Ana Eva Chacón Luna • Antonio Javier Fernández Domínguez • Rafael Harana Mancilla • Noelia López Durán • Jesús Moreno León • Salvador Muñoz Hermoso • Víctor Hugo Rea Sánchez • David Romero Organvídez • José Manuel Sánchez Ruiz • José Antonio Zamudio Amaya
Research Team
2025
SAVIA (PID2024-159945NB-I00)
📆 01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 ()
SmArt VarIability and confIguration management of highly configurable systems
219000.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2024) «Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento»
(8) Lidia FuentesPI • Mercedes AmorPI • Mónica Pinto • Lawrence Mandow • Inmaculada Ayala • Joaquín Ballesteros • José Miguel Horcas • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
(3) Brian Flores • Pablo Serrano • Alessandro Papadopoulos
Research Team
SAVIA project proposes a smart methodology for software variability and configuration management of highly configurable systems based on an efficient use of AI methods, including LLMs, focusing on two case studies: (i) AI methods and tools; (ii) virtualization and orchestration platforms supporting Cloud, Edge, and IoT (CEI) Continuum. It prioritizes energy efficiency of configurations whenever possible.
DUNE (DGP_PIDI_2024_00092)
📆 01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 ()
DUNE: Variability, Configuration, and Continuous Deployment on Virtualization Platforms for IoT-Edge-Cloud
146000.0 € Junta de Andalucía • Proyectos de investigación por los agentes del sistema andaluz del conocimiento (Conv. 2024)
(8) Lidia FuentesPI • Mercedes AmorPI • Lawrence Mandow • Mónica Pinto • Inmaculada Ayala • Joaquín Ballesteros • José Miguel Horcas • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Research Team
The DUNE project proposes methods and tools for managing a dynamic continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD) pipeline with variability, automating all activities related to the configuration and resource management of applications across the IoT-Edge-Cloud continuum.
2023
TASOVA PLUS (RED2022-134337-T)
📆 01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2025 ()
TASOVA PLUS: Red en nuevas Tendencias en Arquitectura Software y Variabilidad
14500.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MCIN) • Conv. 2022 «Redes de Investigación»
(13) David Benavides (US)PI • Lidia Fuentes (UMA) • Óscar Díaz (UPV) • Rubén Heradio (UNED) • Miguel Ángel R. Luaces (UDC) • Jennifer Pérez (UPM) • Juan Boubeta (UCA) • Elena Navarro (UCLM) • Rafael Capilla (URJC) • Emilio Insfrán (UPV) • Leire Etxeberria (Mondragon) • Carlos Cetina (USJ) • Cristina Vicente (UEx)
Project Staff
🔗 https://tasovaplus.github.io/
TASOVA PLUS is the strategic successor to the TASOVA network, serving as Spain's leading collaborative hub for software engineering. The project focuses on creating advanced technological solutions to manage modern software complexity by integrating software architecture and variability management.
Data-PL (PID2022-138486OB-I00)
📆 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2027 ()
Data-intensive Software Product Lines
115375.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2022) «Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento»
(5) David BenavidesPI • José Á. GalindoPI • Megha Bhushan • Francisco José Domínguez • Pablo Neira
(16) Antonio Javier Fernández • Manuel Giménez • Antonio Manuel Gutiérrez • Hiba Hnaini • José Miguel Horcas • Antonio Germán Márquez • Raul Mazo • Leticia Morales • Salvador Muñoz • Miguel Ángel Olivero • David Romero Organvídez • José Antonio Zamudio • Francisco Sebastian Benitez • Noelia Lopez • Jesús Moreno • José Manuel Sánchez
Project Staff
The project focuses on applying Software Product Line (SPL) engineering to data-intensive systems, specifically managing variability in how data is processed, transformed, and visualized.
2022
METAMORFOSIS (US-1381375)
📆 01 Jan 2022 - 31 May 2023 ()
METAMORFOSIS: Digital Transformation Framework through Software Customization on Data Management, Business Processes, and Security Governance
90000.0 € Junta de Andalucía • Conv. 2020 Proyectos de I+D+i
(10) David BenavidesPI • María Teresa GómezPI • Diana Borrego • Rafael Ceballos • Rafael Corchuelo • Patricia Jiménez • María Luisa Parody • Antonia María Reina • Ángel Jesús Varela • José Á. Galindo
(10) Francisco Javier Busto • Josep Carmona • Alexander Felferning • Eduardo Fernández-Medina • Antonio José García • José Miguel Horcas • Belén Ramos • Hassan Sleiman • Pedro Szekely • Álvaro Valencia
Collaborating Researcher
The objective is to develop a digital transformation framework that automates software customization by integrating advanced data management, process optimization, and cybersecurity governance.
IRIS (PID2021-122812OB-I00)
📆 01 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2026 ()
Stepwise confIguRatIon of virtualized Services for sustainable and adaptive mobile networks
127897.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2021) «Generación de Conocimiento y Retos Investigación»
(8) Lidia FuentesPI • Mercedes AmorPI • Mónica Pinto • Lawrence Mandow • Inmaculada Ayala • Joaquín Ballesteros • José Miguel Horcas • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Research Team
IRIS develops techniques for configuring virtualized services in mobile networks, aiming for sustainable adaptation and energy efficiency through advanced software engineering.
2021
COPERNICA (P20_01224)
📆 05 Oct 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 ()
COPERNICA: Business process collaboration for the good governance of shared services and data
164100.0 € Junta de Andalucía • Conv. 2020 Proyectos de investigación orientados a los retos de la sociedad andaluza
(9) María Teresa GómezPI • David Benavides • Diana Borrego • Rafael Ceballos • José Á. Galindo • Rafael Martínez • Pablo Neira • Antonia María Reina • Ángel Jesús Varela
(10) Don Batory • Paolo Ceravolo • Alexander Felferning • José Miguel Horcas • Salvador Muñoz • María Luisa Parody • José Miguel Pérez • Belén Ramos • Álvaro Valencia • Moe Wynn
Collaborating Researcher
The project focused on creating collaborative business process models to improve the governance and management of shared services and data. It aims to develop technical frameworks that ensure data integrity and efficient cooperation within digital business environments.
2020
RHEA (P18-FR-1081)
📆 01 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan 2023 ()
Rhea: Language and Ecosystem for the Analysis, Derivation, Resolution, and Materialization of Variability Focused on Architecture and Quality Attributes
102388.0 € Junta de Andalucía • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2018) de generación de conocimiento «frontera»
(8) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica PintoPI • Mercedes Amor • Lawrence Mandow • Inmaculada Ayala • Joaquín Ballesteros • José Miguel Horcas • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Collaborating Researcher
The project addresses the challenges of Software Product Lines (SPL), where developers create a family of related software products from a shared set of assets. RHEA's primary goal is to provide a common language and an integrated ecosystem for analyzing, deriving, resolving, and managing this software variability automatically.
2019
OPHELIA (RTI2018-101204-B-C22)
📆 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 ()
Optimización de Servicios Basados en Conocimiento Usando Aplicaciones Basadas en Servicios
147136.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICIU) • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2018) «Retos Investigación»
(9) Manuel Resinas AriasPI • David BenavidesPI • Beatriz Bernárdez • Adela del Río • Amador Durán • José Á. Galindo • Alfonso Eduardo Márquez • Pablo Neira • Joaquín Peña
(5) Margarita Cruz • Irene Bedilia Estrada • José Miguel Horcas • Víctor Hugo Rea • David Romero Organvídez
Project Staff
The objective of OPHELIA is to optimize knowledge-intensive services by automating software product line analysis and improving the technical management of service-level indicators.
MEDEA (RTI2018-099213-B-I00)
📆 01 Jan 2019 - 30 Sep 2022 ()
MEDEA: Methods and tools for deploying eco-efficient applications on the Edge
92565.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2018) «Retos de Investigación»
(8) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica PintoPI • Mercedes Amor • Inmaculada Ayala • Joaquín Ballesteros • José Miguel Horcas • José Antonio Montenegro • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Project Staff
The project focuses on Edge Computing, specifically developing methodologies and software tools to ensure that applications deployed at the network edge are eco-efficient. This involves optimizing energy consumption and resource management in decentralized computing environments.
LEIA (UMA18-FEDERJA-157)
📆 15 Nov 2019 - 30 Mar 2023 ()
LEIA: Efficient Deployment of Augmented Reality Environments at the Edge
40944.33 € Junta de Andalucía • Proyectos Orientados a los retos de la Sociedad Andaluza (Consolidados y Emergentes)
(7) Lidia FuentesPI • Mercedes AmorPI • Mónica Pinto • Inmaculada Ayala • José Miguel Horcas • José Antonio Montenegro • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
(4) Ángel Cañete • Alberto Rodríguez • Pablo Serrano • María Fernández
Collaborating Researcher
The project is associated with research in software engineering, specifically self-adaptive systems, software product lines, and edge computing applied to augmented reality and IoT applications.
2018
TASOVA (TIN2017-90644-REDT)
📆 01 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2020 ()
TASOVA: Network on New Trends in Software Architecture and Variability
10000.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MCIU) • Conv. 2017 «Redes de Excelencia»
Project Staff
🔗 http://tasova.uma.es/
The project aims to consolidate a national network of excellence dedicated to researching new trends in software architectures and variability management, facilitating the development of complex and dynamic systems such as the Internet of Things (IoT).
2016
HADAS (TIN2015-64841-R)
📆 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Oct 2019 ()
HADAS: Tool for Analysis and Development of Sustainable Applications
90266.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2015) «Retos de Investigación»
(7) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica Pinto • Mercedes Amor • Inmaculada Ayala • José Miguel Horcas • José Antonio Montenegro • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Project Staff
The main goal of the project is to develop tools and methodologies for analyzing and reducing software energy consumption, promoting the development of sustainable applications.
2014
MAGIC (P12-TIC1814)
📆 29 Jan 2014 - 21 Jan 2018 ()
Software product lines and multi-agent systems for the self-management of the IoT
163686.5 € Junta de Andalucía • Proyectos de Investigación de Excelencia (Conv. 2012)
(4) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica Pinto • Mercedes Amor • Inmaculada Ayala
(2) José Miguel Horcas • Daniel Jesús Muñoz
Project Staff: Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researcher FPI Fellowship
🔗 https://caosd.lcc.uma.es/magic/
The goal of this project is to enhance software development processes of self-management systems for the IoT using software agents, which facilitates the reconfiguration of interconnected hetoregenous devices.
2013
MAVI (TIN2012-34840)
📆 01 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2015 ()
MAVI: Models, Aspects, and Variability Applied to Self-Adaptation in the Internet of Things
98841.6 € Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), co-funded by FEDER • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2012) «Investigación Fundamental no Orientada»
(4) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica Pinto • Mercedes Amor • Inmaculada Ayala
(1) José Miguel Horcas
Project Staff: Project-funded Research Assistant
The research focused on aspect-oriented software development, software product lines, and managing variability for the dynamic reconfiguration of systems, particularly in the context of pervasive and mobile computing and the Internet of Things (IoT).
2012
INTER-TRUST (FP7-317731)
📆 01 Nov 2012 - 30 Apr 2015 ()
Interoperable Trust Assurance Infrastructure
245376.0 € European Union • 7th framework programme of the European Community for research and technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013)
(4) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica Pinto • Mercedes Amor • Inmaculada Ayala
(3) José Miguel Horcas • Nadia Gámez • Gustavo G. Pascual
Project Staff: Project-funded Research Assistant
🔗 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/317731
The project's primary goal was to develop a dynamic security framework that enabled applications to negotiate, enforce, and adapt security policies dynamically at runtime.
2009
RAP (TIN2008-01942)
📆 01 Jan 2009 - 30 Jun 2013 ()
Automating the process of developing aspect-oriented applications using a model-driven approach
150040.0 € Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) • Proyectos de I+D+i (Conv. 2018)
(5) Lidia FuentesPI • Mónica Pinto • Mercedes Amor • José María Troya • Daniel Garrido
(3) Inmaculada Ayala • Nadia Gámez • José Miguel Horcas
Project Staff: Project-funded Specialist Technician
The goal of the project is the automation of software development using model-driven engineering and aspect-oriented programming to optimize complex systems and IoT environments.