I am Ignacio Diaz-Cano, PhD from the University of Cadiz in Manufacturing, Materials and Environmental Engineering, specializing in Industrial Robotics. I developed my doctoral thesis at Navantia S.A., with an
industrial doctorate mention. My thesis dealt with the possibility of automating the welding process in shipbuilding. I have been at the University since 2008 as a professor and since 2017 also as a researcher. I have published several articles in high-impact journals, as well as participated in some conferences. My publications are related to robotics, as well as deep learning and machine learning, acquiring a considerable number of citations for each of the works carried out. I am also a reviewer for the MDPI publishing house, where I have reviewed more than thirty articles in the last two years, which makes me see research from another point of view. In addition to my work with this publisher, I serve as a reviewer for other prominent publishers, including Elsevier and IEEE.
He commenced his academic career at the University of Cádiz, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering. He subsequently completed a Master's
degree in Manufacturing Engineering, specializing in Industrial Quality Engineering. Concurrent with the completion of his studies, he began to collaborate with the Applied Robotics Research Group (TEP 940) of the University of Cádiz through the provision of research grants. Subsequently, he has participated in various research contracts with the same group, contributing to research projects funded at the national and European levels. The activities conducted in these projects are aligned with the fields of industrial design and manufacturing applied to robotics. Currently, he is affiliated with the University of Cadiz, completing his doctoral studies in Manufacturing Engineering and serving as a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design.
Upon completion of his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Technical Engineering with a specialisation in Industrial Electronics at the University of Cadiz, the researcher proceeded to undertake a Master's degree in Electronics, Signal Processing and Communications at the University of Seville. Thereafter, he joined the Microsystems Group of the Department of Electronic Engineering. He contributed to a number of research projects, including those related to photovoltaic micro-plants, lab-on-chip fabrication for biomedical applications, and the development of the optical system of picosatellites. Subsequently, he was awarded a pre-doctoral contract for the project 'Microlab-on-Chip for Production of Radiopharmaceuticals for PET Diagnostics', which focused on the miniaturisation of Lab-on-chip devices. This research resulted in several scientific publications, a patent related to the adhesion of substrates with thermoplastics and a PhD degree. Subsequently, he joined the Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Cadiz. Currently, he is Professor in the area of Computer Architecture and Technology at the University of Cadiz, where his current fields of research focus on robotics, machine learning and computer vision.
