Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA)

The “Fault Tolerant Systems” Group presents its advances at the SARTECO Conference

Researchers Joaquín Gracia Morán, Luis-J. Saiz Adalid and Juan Carlos Ruiz delivered several oral presentations on the development of more reliable, robust and adaptable neural networks for critical environments.

The Fault Tolerant Systems research group from the ITACA Institute at the Universitat Politècnica de València actively participated in the SARTECO 2025 Conference, held in Seville from 25 to 27 June.

This event, organised by the Spanish Society of Computer Architecture and Technology (SARTECO), brought together academic and scientific experts to discuss the latest advances in high-performance computing.

“These conferences foster collaboration and synergies between research groups, while also increasing our community’s visibility and enhancing our chances of transferring technological developments to industry”, said ITACA researchers.

Three oral presentations

During the conference, Joaquín Gracia Morán, Luis-J. Saiz Adalid and Juan Carlos Ruiz delivered several oral presentations focusing on the development of more reliable, robust and adaptable neural networks to critical environments.

Joaquín Gracía Morán, ITACA researcher

“We presented our advances aimed at improving the dependability of neural networks,. We also shared some intelligent fault-tolerance strategies that allow these systems to continue operating correctly in critical contexts such as the automotive or industrial sectors”, noted the Fault Tolerant Systems research group.

Luis José Saiz Adalid, ITACA researcher

This work forms part of the DEFADAS project, which focuses on the development of FPGA-accelerated neural networks with sufficient reliability for critical applications such as automotive systems. It is also linked to the UPV educational innovation project (PIME/24-25/435), aimed at enhancing engineering education through practical experiences with fault-tolerant systems.

Juan Carlos Ruíz, ITACA researcher

Through its involvement, the ITACA Institute group reaffirms its commitment to cutting-edge research and the development of secure, robust solutions for integration into real-world, high-impact systems.

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