About me
I was born in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. Besides doing research I like o broad of diverse stuff, like salsa dancing, camping, reading (mainly science fiction), movies, listening music, etc.
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Education
- PhD. Automatic Control and Systems Engineering. 2003. University of Shefiield.
- MSc. in Electrical Engineering (Honours). 2000. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
- BSc. in Mechanical Electrical Engineering. 1991. National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
Sheffield, UK.
Thesis: Intelligent adaptive multisensor data fusion using hybrid architectures. PDF.
Mexico City, Mexico.
Thesis: Development and test of a new method to perform the defuzzification process in fuzzy control systems. (in Spanish)
Mexico City, Mexico.
Thesis: Fuzzy control of the back burners of a combined cycle power station.
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Work Experience
- General Director of Innovation and Development
September 2011 - March 2013
Ministry of the Interior
Mexican Federal Government, Mexico.
Establishment of policies to perform top scientific research in order to foster the innovation, modernisation and technological development of the institution; through the methodological collection of information, the operation of research laboratories and the establishment of links with higher education and research institutions. Supervision of the development of research projects in the fields of electronics, mechanics, robotics and computer science to meet the technological demands of the institution. Supervision of more than 50 professionals among engineers, MSc and PhDs.
- Research Associate
February 2010 - August 2011
Department of Electronics
National Institute for Astrophysics Optics and Electronics, Mexico.
The main topic of my research was in sensor fusion and applications. I taught the next subjects in the Master of Electronics program: Sensors and Actuator, Intelligent Systems, Sensor Fusion. Supervision of PhD and MSc students.
- Research Associate
August 2008 - March 2010
Department of Computer Science
University of Bristol, UK.
Research in the area of multisensor data fusion integrating GPS, INS, UWB and Visual SLAM.
- Research Associate
July 2003 - July 2008
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol, UK.
Research in the area of feature extraction, pattern recognition and sensor fusion for structural health monitoring of rotor-head components.
- Lecturer and Research Assistant
1996-1999
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Faculty of Engineering.
Research in the area of Neuro-Fuzzy systems
Teaching the next subjects: Digital design, Analogue electronics, Digital design laboratory, Electronics laboratory.
- Outside-plant Engineer
1993-1996
IMTSA, subsidiary of the Mexican Telephone Company (TELMEX).
Duties included adapting telephone networks projects on paper into the real situation on site for both copper and fibre optic based networks. Supervising 10-50 people of private companies (contractors) and approving construction of metropolitan telephone networks performing a series of electrical and optical tests. I was part of the team which coordinated, conciliated, and supervised the induced works in the TELMEX telephone metropolitan network generated by the construction of the Mexico City Subway, Line B.
- Research student
1991-1993
Institute of Electrical Research (IIE), Mexico.
Developing a fault detection and recovery algorithm for several electronic cards part of the acquisition and control system SAC-III.
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Honors and Awards
- Inclusion in the Student Paper Program of the Fifth Information Fusion Conferences. Award: I received travel expenses, waived conference registration fees, and free admission to one of the conference tutorials, July 2002.
- Scholarship granted by the National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT to cover the full cost of Doctorate Studies in the UK. Based on Academic Merits. September 1999.
- Honours MSc degree, National Autonomous University of Mexico, January 2000.
- First Place in the area of neural networks and fuzzy systems with the work: "New method to develop the defuzzification process in fuzzy control systems" in the SOMI XIII Instrumentation Conference, Ensenada, Baja California; Mexico, October, 1998.
- Scholarship granted by the National Council of Science and Technology CONACYT to cover the full cost of Master Studies. Based on Academic Merits. September 1997.
- Third Place in the area of fuzzy systems with the work: "Fuzzy Control of the Back Burners of a Combined Cycle Power Station" in the Second International Workshop Mexico - US on Neural Networks Sian Ka'an 97, Ensenada, Baja California; Mexico, October, 1998.
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Invited talks
- Short course Kalman filters and simultanoeus localisation and mapping at the 'Universidad Veracruzana', within the Faculty of Physics and Artificial Intelligence. November 3-5, 2010.
- Seminar Sensor fusion and applications at the 'Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Atlixco', Puebla, Mexico. October 20, 2010.
- Seminar Sensor fusion: techniques and applications at the 'Universidad Veracruzana', within the Faculty of Physics and Artificial Intelligence. June 4, 2010.