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Department of
Crop and Forest Sciences
UdL-IRTA Foundation (UdL)
and (IRTA)
Dept. of Crop and Forest Science,
Office Edifici Principal B 1.19.2
Campus de l'ETSEA
Av. de l'Alcalde Rovira Roure, 191
E-25198 Lleida, Spain
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Last updated: July,
1st 2011
Research
Short
CV
Personal
- Date of birth: 7th August 1974
- Place of birth: Puigcerda, Catalonia, Spain
- Sex: male
- Married
Education
- 2005: PhD at the Department of Statistics and Modelling
Science,
Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland; supervised by Prof. Eric
Renshaw
- 2001: Forest Engineering (master) Universitat de Lleida
(equivalent
to a
master in forestry)
- 1998: Forest Engineering (bachelor) Universitat de Lleida
(equivalent
to a bachelor science degree)
Current position
- UdL-IRTA Foundation researcher at the Department of crop
and forest sciences, University of Lleida (Spain).
- Visiting lecturer at the Technical University of Catalonia
(Spain), years 2008-2011.
Extended CV
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Main
Interests
- Point process theory applied to environmental sciences
- Point sampling theory for marked point processes
- Point processes with associated functional data
- Spatial statistic applied to forestry and agronomy sciences
- Geostatistical tools applied to pest control
- Spatially explicit forest modelling
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Peer
Reviewed papers
- COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2007) Modelling
Forest
Dynamics: A Perspective from Point Process Methods. Biometrical
Journal, 49, (2), 176-196.
- COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2007) On soft- and
hard-particle motions for stochastic marked
point processes. Journal of Statistical Computation and
Simulation,
77 (2),
1091-1121.
- COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2008) Growing and
reproducing
particles evolving through space and time . Metrika.
67,
145-169.
- COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2008) Space-time
dependence
dynamics for birth-death point processes. Statistics and
Probability Letters, 78(16), 2715-2719.
- COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2008) Random and
Gibbsian
particle motions for spatial point processes. Computational
Statistics-Simulation and Computation,
37 (2), 380-395.
- RENSHAW, E., COMAS, C., & MATEU, J. (2009)
Analysis of
forest thinning strategies through the development of space-time
growth-interaction models. Stochastic Environmental Research
and
Risk
Assessment, 23, 275-288.
- COMAS, C., PALAHÍ, M., T. PUKKALA, & MATEU,
J.
(2009) Characterising forest spatial structure through inhomogeneous
second order characteristics. Stochastic Environmental
Research and
Risk Assessment, 23, 387-397.
- RENSHAW, E. & COMAS, C. (2009)
Space-Time Generation of High Intensity Patterns using
Growth-Interaction Processes. Statistics and Computing. 19, 423-437.
- COMAS, C. (2009) Modelling
forest regeneration strategies through
the development of
a spatio-temporal growth interaction model. Stochastic
Environmental Research and
Risk Assessment. 23 (8), 1089-1102.
- DELICADO, P., GIRALDO, R., COMAS, C. & MATEU, J. (2010) Statistics for spatial functional data. Environmetrics. 21, 224-239.
- COMAS, C., MATEU, J. & SÄRKKÄ, A. (2010) A third order point process characteristic for multi-type point processes. Statistica Neerlandica. 64(1), 19-44.
- PORCU, E., MATEU, J. & COMAS, C. (2010) Continuous spatio-temporal dynamics of stochastic processes. Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods. 39, 3472-3484.
- COMAS, C., DELICADO, P. & MATEU J. (2011). A second order approach to analyse spatial point patterns with functional marks. TEST. DOI: 10.1007/s11749-010-0215-1.
- COMAS, C. & MATEU, J.(2011) On the Takacs-Fiksel estimation method for forest field observations. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 25(2), 287-300.
- MEHTÄTALO, L., COMAS, C., PUKKALA, T. & PALAHÍ, M. (2011) Utilizing a small sample of diameters in the prediction of diameter distribution. Canadian Journal of forest research. 41, 750-762.
- COMAS, C., MATEU, J. & DELICADO, P. (2011) On tree intensity estimation for forest inventories: some statistical issues. Biometrical Journal. 53(6): 994-1010.
- COMAS, C., AVILLA, J., SARASUA, M.J., ALBAJES, R. & RIBES-DASI. (2012) Lack of anisotropic effects in the spatial distribution of Cydia pomonella pheromone trap catches in Catalonia, NE Spain. 34, 88:95.
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Books and monographs
- COMAS, C.
(2005) Modelling Forest Dynamics Through the Development of Spatial and
Temporal Marked Point Processes. University of Strathclyde Ph.D.
- MATEU, J., ALBERT, M., COMAS, C.,
ORTS, V., PERNIAS, J.C. & PORCU, .E (2009) Stochastic
processes for spatial econometrics. Monograph-book, Editorial Netbiblo,
I.S.B.N. 978849745412-4.
- COMAS, C.
& MATEU, J. (2010): Autoría de voces Estadística espacial,
Estadística no paramétrica y Simulación en: Palomo, R.J. (Coord.
Gral.): Enciclopedia de Economía, Finanzas y Negocios, Editorial CISS
(Grupo Wolters
Kluwer), Madrid, 2010. ISBN (obra completa). 978-84-9954-062-7. D.L. M-6250-2010, 12.000 páginas (20 tomos).
- MATEU J. & COMAS, C. (2010): Autoría de voces Entropia y Empírico en: Palomo, R.J. (Coord. Gral.): Enciclopedia de Economía, Finanzas y Negacios,
Editorial CISS (Grupo Wolters Kluwer), Madrid, 2010. ISBN (obra
completa). 978-84-9954-062-7. D.L. M-6250-2010, 12.000 páginas (20
tomos).
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Submitted papers
- No submited papers so far.
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Proceeding papers
- COMAS, C. & MATEU, J. (2006) Space-time
dynamics of
reproducing
cells. Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA3) (Eds.) A. Militino, L. Ugarte, B.
González-Ramajo and T. Goicoa, 113-116. ISBN: 84-9769-139-3.
Depósito-Legal: NA-2114-2006.
- MATEU, J., COMAS, C., PORCU, E. & LOPEZ,
J.A. (2006).
Probability mapping in cluster spatial processes. Computational
and
analytical solutions through copulas. Lecture Series on Computer and
Computational Sciences , Vol. 7 (ICCMSE 2006). (Eds.) T.Simos
and
G. Maroulis, 376-379. ISBN: 90-04-15542-2.
- COMAS, C., MATEU, J., PALAHÍ, M. & PUKKALA,
T.
(2007)
Modelización forestal através del desarrollo de procesos
puntuales. Cuadernos de la Sociedad Española de Ciencia
Forestal, 23.
- COMAS, C., DELICADO, P. & MATEU J. (2008)
Analysing
spatial point patterns with associated functional data. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4) (Eds) Cocchi, D. Mateu J., Montes F.
Otranto,
E. and Usai, A. Editorial demotratica Sarda (Italy).
ISBN:
88-6025-098-6.
- DELICADO, P. GIRALDO, R., COMAS, C. BRONER, S.
& MATEU
J. (2008) Spatial Statistics for Functional Data. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4) (Eds) Cocchi, D. Mateu J.,
Montes F.
Otranto, E. and Usai, A. Editorial demotratica Sarda (Italy). ISBN:
88-6025-098-6 .
- COMAS, C. MATEU, J. & DELICADO, P. (2008)
Shape of
sample plots for homogeneous point processes. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4) (Eds) Cocchi, D. Mateu J., Montes F.
Otranto,
E. and Usai, A. Editorial demotratica Sarda (Italy).
ISBN:
88-6025-098-6.
- COMAS, C., DELICADO, P. & MATEU, J. (2009).
Efecto de
la forma y el tamaño de las parcelas de muestreo en patrones
puntuales homogeneos. Proceedings of the XXXI Congreso
Nacional de
Estadística e Investigación Operativa (SEIO-2009).
Editum Publicaciones. ISBN: 978-84-691-8159-1. Depósito Legal:
MU-292-2009.
- MATEU J., COMAS, C.
& CALDUCH, M.A. (2010) Testing for spatial stationarity in point
patterns. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop
on Spatio-Temporal Modelling (METMA5) (Eds) González-Manteiga, W.,
Crujeiras, R.M., Martinez-Calvo, A., Febrero-Bande, M.,
Fernandez-Casal,
R., Ginzo-Villamayor, M.J. and Pateio-Lopez, B. Publisher Unidixital.
ISBN: 978-84-934272-8-3. Depósito Legal: C 1990-2010.
- COMAS, C.,
MATEU, J. y Delicado, P. (2010) Definición e ilustración de un nuevo
estadístico para analizar patrones puntuales con
marcas funcionales. Proceedings
of the XXXII Congreso Nacional de Estadística e Investigación
Operativa (SEIO-2010) (Eds.) Costa, J., Fernandez R., Presedo, M.A.
y Vilar J.M., Editorial Orbigraf. ISBN: 978-84-693-6152-8.
Depósito Legal: C 2913-2010.
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Workshops and conferences
- RENSHAW, E. & COMAS, C. (2005) Space-time
generation of
high-intensity patterns using growth-interaction processes. Conference
on stochastic
geometry and
its applications, Octubre, Bern (Switzerland). - COMAS C. (2006) Application of marked point processes
to
forest thinning strategies, Spatial
and Spatio-temporal Modelling in Biology, Ecology and Geosciences,
August 21-25, Smögen Workshop (Sweden).
- COMAS, C. & MATEU, J. (2006) Space-time
dynamics of
reproducing
cells. Proceedings of the International Workshop on
Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA3), Pamplona, (poster).
- COMAS, C., MATEU, J., PALAHÍ, M. & PUKKALA, T.
(2007) Modelización forestal a través del desarrollo de
procesos puntuales. II
Reunión
del Grupo
de Modelización de la SECF, 9-11 de Mayo, Jarandilla de
la Vera, Cáceres, Spain.
- COMAS, C., DELICADO, P. & MATEU J. (2008)
Analysing
spatial point patterns with associated functional data. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4), 24-26 September, Alghero, Sardinia
(Italy).
- COMAS, C. MATEU, J. & DELICADO, P. (2008) Shape
of
sample plots for homogeneous point processes. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4), 24-26 September,
Alghero, Sardinia
(Italy).
- DELICADO, P. GIRALDO, R., COMAS, C. BRONER, S. &
MATEU
J. (2008) Spatial Statistics for Functional Data. Proceedings
of the International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal
Modelling (METMA4), 24-26 September,
Alghero, Sardinia
(Italy).
- COMAS, C. MATEU, J. & DELICADO, P. (2009)
Efecto de la
forma y el tamaño de las parcelas de muestreo en patrones
puntuales homogéneos. XXXI Congreso Nacional de
Estadística e Investigación Operativa (SEIO), Febrero,
Murcia.
- MATEU J., COMAS, C.&
CALDUCH, M.A. (2010) Testing for spatial stationarity in point
patterns. International Workshop on Spatio-Temporal Modelling (METMA5).
30th June to 2nd July, Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (poster).
- COMAS, C.,
MATEU, J. y DELICADO, P. (2010) Definición e ilustración de un nuevo
estadístico para analizar patrones puntuales con marcas funcionales.
XXXII Congreso Nacional de Estadística e Investigación Operativa
(SEIO-2010), Septiembre, A Coruña (Spain).
- COMAS, C.,
DELICADO, P. & MATEU, J. (2011). A new second order function to
analyse spatial point patterns with functional marks.
8th International Conference on Computational Management Science
(CMS 2011). 28-30 April, University of Neuchatel (Switzerland).
- COMAS, C.,
BONET, J.A. & PALAHÍ, M. (2011). On tree dentry
estimation for forest inventories: a case study in the Central
Catalonia, North-East of Spain. The 12th congress of the European Ecological Federation (EEF). 25-29 September, Ávila (Spain).
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Projects
- Evaluación de riesgos y siguimiento de impactos de maíces transgénicos en artrópodos no diana (AGL2011-23998). Ramon Albajes.
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