Noel García-Díaz was born in the state of Colima, Mexico, in 1975. He is a research professor at the National Institute of Technology of Mexico, Colima campus, in Colima, Mexico. He has been a member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico since 2023, with a level I degree. He obtained his PhD in Information Technology in 2014 from the University of Guadalajara. His areas of interest are machine learning techniques and prediction models applied to disease detection and classification. Dr. García-Díaz is responsible for the ITCOL-CA-3 Intelligent Computing Technologies Academic Research Group and, since 2018, has been recognized as a Desirable Profile PRODEP by the Ministry of Public Education. Since 2021, he has been considered for refereeing scientific articles for the IEEE Latin America Transactions journal
Leonel Soriano Equigua received aB.S. degree from the University of Colima, in 1999, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the CICESE Research Center, Baja California México, in 2000 and 2011, respectively. All degrees are in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering. From 2014 to 2018, he was the Director of the College of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colima. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Colima, a Senior Member of the IEEE, a member of the IEEE Communication Society, and a member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico. His research interests include MIMO wireless communications, neural networks applied to wireless sensor networks, RF and antenna design.
Walter A. Mata-López obtained his PhD in Socioformation and Knowledge Society from Centro Universitario CIFE in Mexico in 2019; a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Colima; a Third Cycle Advanced Studies Diploma in Advanced Software Development Methods and Techniques from the University of Granada, Spain; and his Computer Systems Engineering from the Technological Institute of Colima. He is currently developing his doctoral thesis in Educational Technology on behalf of the Centro Escolar Mar de Cortés. He has been working since 1997 as a Research Professor at the University of Colima, attached to the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. He belongs to the Automation and Embedded Systems Academic Group, working in the research area of Embedded Systems and Intelligent Algorithms. He has published more than 50 articles in conferences and indexed journals of recognized prestige. His research covers topics such as automation, embedded systems programming, technology-mediated active learning, and the design of innovative tools for personalized education.
Juan García Virgen degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Colima in 1990. His master's degree from the University of Colima in 1998. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Research, with a focus on Education, at the Instituto de Educación Superior (IES) in Colima, Colima. All his degrees are in the field of Computer Science and Systems Engineering. From 1998 to January 2024, he worked at the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Colima, in the Systems Department. He also worked at the Faculty of Telematics at the University of Colima from 2019 to 2022. His research interests include emerging technologies, intelligent systems, neural networks applied to sensor networks, and Artificial Intelligence.
Jesús Emmanuel Brizuela Ramírez received the B.Eng. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Colima, in 2017. From 2017 to 2021, he worked as a fiber optic and copper installation supervisor at Grupo Carso. From 2021 to 2023, he served as a mobile quarry equipment supervisor at Grupo Holcim. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Computational Systems at the Instituto Tecnológico Nacional de México, Campus Colima, where he is in the fourth semester. His research focuses on the development of a pH classification system in Stevia plants using artificial neural networks and computer vision, aiming to integrate artificial intelligence into the agricultural sector. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computer vision, and their applications in agriculture and industrial automation.
