Cognitive Systems for the Energy Efficiency Industry

Juan-Ignacio Latorre-Biel graduated in industrial engineering from the University of Zaragoza and holds a PhD from the University of La Rioja, with an Extraordinary PhD Prize. Since 2006, he has been a lecturer at the Department of Engineering of the Public University of Navarre in the degree Technical Industrial Engineering, specializing in Mechanics with advanced studies in Industrial Design, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design Engineering. He has tutored 69 final-year undergraduate projects for these qualifications and co-supervised three doctoral theses at the UPNA and the University of La Rioja. In 2016, he received the UPNA’s Award for Teaching Excellence. He is a researcher at the Institute of Smart Cities and his research interests center on mechanical design, life-cycle and energy efficiency analysis, Industry 4.0, and modeling, simulation, and optimization. He received the award for the best Ph.D. thesis on modeling and simulation from the Spanish Committee of Automation in 2012 and the best paper award at the 2009 European Modeling and Simulation Symposium and the 2nd International Food Operations and Processing Simulation Workshop in 2016. He has made 68 contributions at more than 40 national and international conferences and published 32 papers in peer-reviewed journals, of which 18 have been JCR-indexed. He has sat on the programme and/or organizational committees for 15 international conferences.

Francisco J. Flor-Montalvo is a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of La Rioja, Spain. He also serves as the Director of Gerente at Double Cork S.L.U. He obtained his master's in Science, Technology and Water Management at the University of Salamanca in 2009 and received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of La Rioja in 2017. His research keywords include energy, environmental science, engineering, computer science, TQM, PLS, SEM, human resources, social assessment, social sustainability, elderly, and physical activity.

Mercedes Pérez-Parte (Ph.D. Doctor) is currently working as a Professor at the Universidad de La Rioja (Spain), Mechanical Engineering. Her research area is Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering. Her Skills and Expertise include Microstructure, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Optimization, Virtualization, Photovoltaics, Simulation, Production, Graphics, and Modeling and Simulation.

Julio Blanco received a Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering from the University of the Basque Country, Spain. He has been the Director of the Chair of Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Management at University of La Rioja. He currently works as a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering.