KALENIA MÁRQUEZ-FLOREZ
Aix-Marseille University, France
Mechanical Engineer, National University of Colombia; MSc. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Colombia; PhD. in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, National University of Colombia and in Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain (In co-supervision).
Her research has focused on computing methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering; Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology; Theoretical biology; Computational models; Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology. She is currently part of the Bioinspired Conception Research Group.
She has written about a dozen articles, highly referenced in Google Scholar, on topics such as: Morphological changes of physeal cartilage and secondary ossification centers in the developing femur of the house mouse; A comparison of the contact force distributions on the acetabular surface due to orthopedic treatments for developmental hip dysplasia; Load distribution on the radio-carpal joint for carpal arthrodesis; Theoretical distribution of load in the radius and ulna carpal joint; and Method to calculate angular measures of the distal radial articulation.
CONFERENCE: COMPUTATIONAL MODEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND FORMATION OF SYNOVIAL JOINTS.
OSCAR SANJUÁN MARTÍNEZ
International University of La Rioja, Spain
Dr. Oscar Sanjuan has a degree in Computer Science from the Pontifical University of Salamanca, where he also earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering, and he is Ph.D in Computer Science from Oviedo University. He has also been a Technology Advisor for “Vector Information Technologies”, a Spanish company dedicated to the development of highly qualified IT projects in the area of Internet and fleet tracking systems. He has been Area Director of Software Engineering at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, lecturer and researcher at the University of Oviedo and Assistant Professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid. Currently, he is Director of Engineering at CenturyLink. He has published more than 100 articles in prestigious national and international journals and conferences. He has also given more than 30 seminars and conferences in Europe and Latin America on Software Engineering. His research areas are Software Engineering, Software Agents, and Emerging Development Techniques in Video Game and Entertainment Software.
CONFERENCE: DEVOPS AND THE MODERNIZATION OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPEMENT: THE FUNDAMENTAL PILLAR OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
MOHAMED RAWIDEAN MOHD KASSIM
Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic SystemsMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia
He received his B.Sc. (Hons) degree in the Computer Sciences (1987) from National University of Malaysia, and his M.Sc. in Interacting Systems Design (1993) from Loughborough University of Technology, United Kingdom. He obtained his Six Sigma Black Belt in 2009 from Motorola University.
He has worked for almost 30 years in MIMOS (Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia. MIMOS is the government applied and industrial R&D arm in IT and microelectronics. He is currently a manager in the Technology implementation department. His research area is Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Internet of Things (IoT), real-time systems and multimedia.He is an IEEE Senior Member. He was the IEEE Computer Society Malaysia Chapter Chair from 2002 to 2013. He is also a member of the Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) for Monash University Malaysia and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL).
He has about a dozen patents registered on wireless sensors, sensor networks and applications.
CONFERENCE: APPLICATIONS OF WSN IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS
DAVID FERNÁNDEZ RIVAS
University of Twente, The Netherlands
David Fernandez Rivas (BS: 2004; MS: 2006 in Nuclear Engineering, Higher Institute of Science and Technology in Havana, Cuba) obtained his PhD at the University of Twente in 2012.
He is a research affiliate at the Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America, since 2017.
Since 2014, he has focused his research on biomedical projects such as improving the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), with acoustic excitation of bubbles in biofluids such as sputum; and the development of rapid microsensors to diagnose bacterial infection in exacerbations of COPD.
However, his cutting-edge research has focused on needle-free fluid injection, a project that has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) within the framework of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. He holds a patent for this system, and in March 2021 he received the Engineer of the Year award in the Netherlands.
His articles have received close to 2,500 citations in Google Scholar, especially during the last two years.
CONFERENCE: LIGHT, BUBBLES AND INJECTIONS
ALBERTO CABALLERO RUIZ
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
The Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology (ICAT)
Alberto Caballero-Ruiz received the B.E. degree in electronic engineering, and the M.E. and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has been part of the team in the creation and operation of the National Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing, 3D Digitization and Computed Tomography (MADiT) which is based at the ICAT in Mexico City.
His research work has been focused on manufacturing systems and micromechanics particularly in the field of instrumentation and characterization.He has participated in the development of some novel devices and applications using additive manufacturing techniques, such as a microdrive for the study of neuronal activity in rodents and the development of soft actuators for digestive simulators. His current research interests include Additive
manufacturing applications, instrumentation, soft robotics and micropositioning systems for neural recording in small animals.
He has articles on Google Scholar with a citation close to 550. His work was the winner of the TECNOS Prize, awarded by the government of Nuevo León for the direction of the best technological thesis.
CONFERENCE: SOFT ACTUATORS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SIMULATORS
JULIÁN BRAVO CASTILLERO
The Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, in the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Systems (IIMAS), The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico University of Havana, Cuba
Degree in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Havana, and Bachelor of Pedagogical Sciences from the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Havana. MSc. And PhD. in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Havana, Cuba.
His research focuses on the mathematical modeling of special materials and their properties, in order to achieve applications in ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging, hydrophone design, among many other products.
However, in 2020, he develops dynamic models to simulate the behavior of the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba and the danger of recurrence. The results show that under certain conditions new outbreaks may appear, which is why epidemiological measures need to be kept in force.
He is currently working as a researcher at UNAM in Mérida, Yucatán. He has been a guest editor of the International Journal of Solids and Structures, Stanford University, United States. He has publications with a citation close to 3,000 in the Google Scholar system
COFERENCE: MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF VARIOUS-SCALE DEPENDENT MEDIA AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
WALTER HUMBERTO CURIOSO VILCHEZ
Continental University, Peru
(Biomedical Informatics Division, University of Washington, School of Medicine, United States)
Surgeon; Master in Public Health and PhD. in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Washington.
He is currently the Vice Chancellor for Research at the Continental University in Peru. He is an Affiliate Associate Professor in the Division of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He serves as President of the Health Information and Communication Technology Committee of the Medical College of Peru, and he is a member of the Expert Committee on Digital Health of the World Health Organization.
He is an international consultant on Information and Communication Technologies in Health, Telemedicine, Telehealth and Public Health for institutions such as the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) – United Nations, the Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), the US National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
He has published more than 120 highly cited scientific articles in Google Scholar.
CONFERENCE: TELEHEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
YESID ALEXIS VILLOTA NARVÁEZ
University of Stuttgart, Germany(Institute for Modelling and Simulation of Biomechanical Systems)
Physicist, National University of Colombia. MSc. in Physical Sciences, University of the Andes, Colombia. PhD. in Engineering from the University of Stuttgart (co-tutelage of the National University of Colombia).
His research is focused on the electrical properties of macrophages; the statistical analysis of non-Markovian processes in ionic currents; the analysis of mechanical systems in nanosatellites (reaction wheels and non-viscous dissipation); finite element analysis of the mechanical behavior for active and passive response of the skeletal muscle; the dynamic modeling of biological (cellular) systems related to muscular adaptation activated by mechanical stimulation.
He has written about Video analysis–based estimation of bearing friction factors; Power Consumption Based on a Four Reaction Wheels in a Pyramidal Configuration; and Cooperativity and correlations in macrophage ion channel regulation
CONFERENCE: TOWARDS A MULTISCALE MODEL OF SKELETAL MUSCLE ADAPTATION
MARTIN MICHÁLEK
Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia
(Centre for Functional and Surface Functionalized Glass)
PhD, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia. MSc. in Materials Engineering, Alexander Dubcek University in Trenčín.
He is currently the Head of the Department of Biomaterials at the Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín
His research is focused on determining properties for ceramic materials; Ceramic compounds; Advanced ceramic materials; Bioactive vessels. Due to this work, he has developed international projects on biocomposite materials for tissue regeneration
He has published in European journals, reaching nearly 100 citations in a very short time.
CONFERENCE: MULTIFUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC GLASS COMPOSITES FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS BASED ON SOL-GEL AND CO-PRECIPITATION PROCEDURESOR
CHRISTIAN SILVA
National University of Colombia
(CELLINK Life Sciences, sweden)
Mechatronic Engineer, MSc. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Colombia; PhD candidate from the National University of Colombia.
Researcher with extensive experience in the field of biomechanics and 3D printing.
His research focuses on prosthetic design and bioprinting. His main lines of work are bio-inspired biomechanical modeling; the kinetic and kinematic simulation of human movement; robotic assistance with 3D printed prosthetics; and the rehabilitation of people using technology to create connecting interfaces between synthetic systems and biological systems.
He currently works as a Product Manager at CELLINK Life Sciences.
He has written on Mechanical and cosmetic design of a hand partial prosthesis; modeling of human walking with lower limb prosthesis using dynamic simulation tools
CONFERENCE: 3D PRINTING OF BIOMATERIALS AND LIVING CELLS IN THE FUTURE OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.
LUIS JOYANES AGUILAR
Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain
Degree in Physical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, with a Degree in Electronics; Bachelor of Military Higher Education specialty of Artillery (Lieutenant Colonel job in the Reserve) by the General Military Academy of Zaragoza. PhD. In Computer Science Engineering from the University of Oviedo; PhD. In Sociology from the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
He is currently a Professor of Computer Languages and Systems at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
His research focuses on: software engineering, computer systems, information systems, programming languages and the information society. Also there is work related to cloud computing; big data; data and business analytics (business analytics, analytics) and data science (data science); technological innovations; web 2.0, social media; Knowledge management; Internet of things; Cyber society; Cloud and big data security; and cybersecurity.
In addition to participating and organizing international conferences in the areas of Computer Science and Social Sciences, he is president of the International Symposium on Software Engineering and Information Systems (SISOFT). He currently chairs the Free Software R&D Foundation of Spain (FIDESOL) and is a member of the “Agustín Millares” Institute of Library Science and Documentation of the Carlos III University of Madrid. He is an Honorary Member of ALI (Association of Computer Science Graduates).
CONFERENCE: DATA SCIENCE
MICHAËL GRIMSBERG
Lund University, Sweden
(Department of Chemical Engineering)
Chemical Engineer, MSc. in Chemical Engineering from Lund University.
He is currently the head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lund University.
He has worked on different issues of education; as well as the development of some engineering courses
Also, he has developed program and course level strategies in Sustainable development; Integration of numerical methods in engineering education; key concepts in an engineering course; as well as understanding and learning in introductory courses for technology level students in Europe.
CONFERENCE: USING VIRTUAL LABS TO TEACH REACTION ENGINEERING
HAYK MNATSAKANYAN
(Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School,USA)
Polytechnic University of Valencia(UPV), spain
Industrial Technical Engineer in Chemistry and Bachelor of Biotechnology, PhD. from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV, Spain).
He is currently a Postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School.
His early research focused on the study of the interface between cells and biomaterials, manipulating the properties of the extracellular matrix to direct the behavior of stem cells. Subsequently, it would be guided by the study of the potential of ions to control the behavior of stem cells as an alternative to cytokines for tissue engineering. And, currently, the main line of work is focused on finding new therapeutic strategies for glioblastoma, one of the most lethal cancers. The goal remains the understanding of signaling in biological systems in order to design strategies to control them.
CONFERENCE: ROLE OF IONS IN STEM CELLS SIGNALLING
ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ
(Amazon Web Services -AWS-, Colombia)
Doctorate in Engineering, with a focus on HPC for Weather Forecasting. Senior Software Architect with experience in Big Data environments using Data Sciences tools and techniques.
Currently, he is the senior architect for Big Data at AWS, using Linux management and compiled processes with open source GCC, Intel ICC, Ifort, pgi and MPI, especially for profiling applications.
He has developed new high availability architectures based on open source software with JBoss, Glassfish and Apache Tomcat, optimizing computing platforms for high performance and implemented scientific programs using OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, OpenCL and OpenACC, and other frameworks and parallel languages.
CONFERENCE: BI MODERNIZATION STAGES USING CLOUD DATA SCIENCE PLATFORMS WITH INTEGRATED DASHBOARDING AND NOTEBOOKING SOLUTIONS
WILFRIDO A. MORENO
University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
He received his B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida.
He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at USF and a founding member of the Nanotechnology Research and Education Center (NREC) in the US. His current research interest is oriented towards system integration by providing “off-the-shelf” hardware/software solutions to industrial applications in the areas of Digital Signal Processing, Communications, Industrial Controls, Microelectronics, Biomedical Engineering and Multimedia Solutions including Voice and Video over IP applied to Distance Learning Solutions.
He is the director for the Ibero-American Science and Technology Educational Consortium at USF, (USF-ISTEC). He has more than 120 highly cited articles and publications in different fields.
CONFERENCE: TRENDS OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE ROLE THAT ENGINEERING EDUCATION MUST PLAY
ENRIQUE RODRÍGUEZ DE LA COLINA
Autonomous Metropolitan University, Iztapalapa (UAMI), México
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1696-3349
https://www.cantab.net/users/e.rodriguez-colina.03/
He obtained his Ph.D. Degree in the Engineering Dept. of the University of Cambridge, U.K. in 2009. He received the Masters in Computer Science and the B.Eng. in Electronic Communications from UAM in 2003 and 1995 respectively. He was research associate at the University of Girona, Spain, in the Broadband Communications and Distributed Systems Group.Currently, he is Researcher and Lecturer at the Electrical Engineering Dept. of the Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM), role played in the last decade. He was coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Information Sciences and Technologies at the same university. He is currently a member of the Conacyt ( National System of Researchers).His current research interests are in wireless communications, e.g. cognitive radio networks, inter-satellite links and wireless sensor networks. Founder of the projects and leader of the research groups: SDR-UAMI, Cognitive Radio for Critical Mission, UAMI Community IntraNet and MOSYNETI, project winner of the FRIDA Award – LACNIC, 2020.http://comunitaria.izt.uam.mx:8052/
CONFERENCE: SYSTEMS BASED ON SOFTWARE-DEFINE RADIO (SDR) SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY
TERRENCE L. CHAMBERS
Universidad de Louisiana, Lafayette. EEUU
Mechanical Engineer, and PhD. In Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University, USA.He currently holds the Donald & Janice Mosing BORSF Chair in Mechanical Engineering, and directs the Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Energy (EESE) at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.Professor and Director of the Louisiana Solar Technologies Applied Testing and Research Laboratory (START); he has served as Associate Dean of Engineering at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette-; He has taught for almost 20 years, and has directed the Department of Mechanical Engineering on an interim basis.His research interests include alternative energy, virtual reality, optimization, and artificial intelligence.He is the author of more than 60 publications and has received a large amount of resources in externally funded research grants; along with numerous grants from industry and state agencies such as: NSF, DOE, NASA, USDA, and ED.
CONFERENCE: HOUR-AHEAD FLOATING PV POWER GENERATION FORECASTING USING MULTIVARIATE ICEEMDAN-SE-GRU MODEL