15:10 - 15:25 Analysis of Postgraduate Research Trends Using Machine Learning for Strategic Mission Assignment, Karen Ailed Neri Espinoza
Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:00 – 13:10 |
Opening
Welcome and introduction to the workshop Organizing committee |
| 13:10 – 14:10 |
Invited Talk 1
Why Neural Networks are so Powerful? Dr. Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela (CIC–IPN) 45 min talk + 15 min Q&A |
| 14:10 – 15:10 |
Invited Talk 2
AI Frontiers in Mexico: Talent, Infrastructure, and Governance
for Intelligent Applications
Dr. Miguel González-Mendoza (ITESM) 45 min talk + 15 min Q&A |
| 15:10 – 16:00 |
Papers
Contributed papers – oral presentations
15:25 - 15:40 AI-Based Agricultural Supervision Model for Crop Condition Optimization under Systemic Sustainability Constraints, Victor Martin Maldonado Benitez 15:40 - 15:55 Cycling Smart in Mexico City: A Bi-Objective Routing Approach for Student Path Optimization under Environmental and Safety Constraints, Luis Fernando Villagomez Canela |
| 16:00 – 17:00 |
Invited Talk 3
Mobile Robot Behaviors Derived with Genetic Algorithms Dr. Jesús Savage-Carmona (UNAM) 45 min talk + 15 min Q&A |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Break Coffee break |
| 17:30 – 18:30 |
Invited Talk 4
Decision Making with Conflicting Criteria: From Math
Programming to Memetic Algorithms
Dra. Adriana Lara-López (IPN) 45 min talk + 15 min Q&A |
| 18:30 – 19:30 |
Panel
Discussion panel and Q&A Moderator: Dra. Gina Gallegos-García Panelists: Dr. Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela, Dr. Miguel González- Mendoza, Dr. Jesús Savage-Carmona, Dra. Adriana Lara-López |
| 19:30 – 20:00 |
Closing
Open discussion and closing remarks Organizing committee |
Invited Speakers
Dr. Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela (CIC–IPN)
Full-time Professor and Director of the Center for Computing Research at the National Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, artificial neural networks, image analysis, pattern recognition, robotics, and metaverses.
Dr. Miguel González-Mendoza (ITESM)
Associate Professor and Research Scientist in Computer Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey, specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has supervised more than 50 graduate theses and coordinated Mexican and European research projects. He is a former President of the Mexican Society for Artificial Intelligence and a Level II member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.
Dr. Jesús Savage-Carmona (UNAM)
Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, UNAM. Founder of the Bio-Robotics Laboratory, where he leads research on human–machine interfaces (speech and vision), service robots, and their simulations in virtual environments. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington.
Dra. Adriana Lara-López (IPN)
Full Professor at ESFM, IPN. Her research focuses on applied mathematics, multi-objective optimization, bio-inspired algorithms, and data-driven decision making. She has authored more than 40 international publications and received distinctions including two IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation Outstanding Paper Awards and the Mexico City Engineering Prize.
Organizing Committee
Dr. Ponciano J. Escamilla-Ambrosio (CIC–IPN), Chair
Professor and Researcher at the Centro de Investigación en Computación (CIC), IPN, holding a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, UK. He has authored over 120 scientific publications (h-index ~20, >1,500 citations) across topics including sensor fusion, Kalman filtering, and adaptive systems. As a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNII Level II), he leads research in IoT resilience, cybersecurity, and citizen science initiatives in Mexico. His group has developed IoTsecM, a UML/SysML extension for modeling security in IoT systems, published in IEEE Access. Prior to CIC–IPN, he held research associate positions at the University of Bristol, collaborating on autonomous systems and multi-sensor data fusion. At IPN, he supervises students across AI, robotics, and signal processing domains, bridging theoretical models with field deployments in embedded systems. He also serves as Senior Member of IEEE and is active in national AI, robotics, and cybersecurity communities in Latin America.
Dra. Gina Gallegos García (CIC–IPN)
Senior researcher and head of the Cybersecurity Laboratory at CIC–IPN, with expertise in cryptography, security protocols, and electronic voting systems. She is a member of Mexico’s National System of Researchers (SNII Level I). Her work includes lightweight cryptographic schemes for IoT and embedded devices and contributions to privacy schemes in mobile and body-area networks. She has coauthored publications on anonymity, privacy in location-based services, and WBAN authentication schemes. Her leadership in securing embedded systems is widely recognized in national cybersecurity circles.
Dr. Miguel González-Mendoza (ITESM)
Associate Professor and Research Scientist in Computer Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey, specializing in machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has supervised more than 50 graduate theses and coordinated Mexican and European research projects. He is a former President of the Mexican Society for Artificial Intelligence and a Level II member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.