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Education
Education
~ 2012-2015 Ph.D. in Automation, Embedded Systems and Robotics
~ 2012-2015 Ph.D. in Automation, Embedded Systems and Robotics
HEUDIASYC Lab 7253 CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, Université de Technologie Compiègne, France.
Ph.D. thesis: Autonomous Navigation and Teleoperation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Monocular Vision.
~ 2010-2012 M.Sc. Electric Engineering option Mechatronics
~ 2010-2012 M.Sc. Electric Engineering option Mechatronics
Research Center CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City (top score).
~ 2005-2010 B.S. Mechatronics Engineering + Specialty in Robotics
~ 2005-2010 B.S. Mechatronics Engineering + Specialty in Robotics
Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes, Mexico (graduated with honors).
Experience
Experience
~ 15 years (2010-present) Research in autonomous robots.
~ 15 years (2010-present) Research in autonomous robots.
Conception and development of state-of-the-art techniques for robotics, with real-time embedded applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Reseach areas.
~ 6 years (2018-2024) CONAHCYT Researcher, Center for Research in Mathematics CIMAT AC, campus Zacatecas, Zacatecas Mexico.
~ 6 years (2018-2024) CONAHCYT Researcher, Center for Research in Mathematics CIMAT AC, campus Zacatecas, Zacatecas Mexico.
~ 1.5 years (2016-2017) Post-Doctoral Fellow. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
~ 1.5 years (2016-2017) Post-Doctoral Fellow. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, NJ, USA.
Autonomous navigation and control of an aerial/underwater vehicle, the first of its kind. "Naviator Project", supported by Office of Naval Research (ONR).
~ 1 year (2018) Post-Doctoral Fellow. French-Mexican Laboratory on Computer Science and Control LAFMIA-UMI 3175, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City.
~ 1 year (2018) Post-Doctoral Fellow. French-Mexican Laboratory on Computer Science and Control LAFMIA-UMI 3175, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City.
Teaching
Teaching
Graduate:
"Computer Vision and Visual Servoing". Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Authomatic Control, CINVESTAV-Guadalajara, Mexico 2025.
"Robotics". Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Authomatic Control, CINVESTAV-Guadalajara, Mexico 2025.
"Modeling and Control of Robotics Systems". Ph.D. in Computer Science and Masters in Science in Robotics MCR. CIMAT, Mexico, 2021-2024.
"Control II: Visual Servoing". Masters in Science in Robotics MCR. CIMAT-Zacatecas, Mexico, 2022-2024.
"Computer Vision". Masters in Software Engineering. CIMAT-Zacatecas, Mexico, 2019.
"Introduction to Deep Learning". Masters in Software Engineering. CIMAT-Zacatecas, Mexico, 2020.
"Robotics". Masters and Specialty in Robotics . Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes, Mexico, 2019-2022.
"Mobile Robotics". Masters and Specialty in Robotics . Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes, Mexico, 2019-2022.
"Autonomous navigation using computer vision''. Ph.D. and M.Sc. in autonomous navigation systems, LAFMIA-UMI 3175, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, 2018.
Computer Skills
Computer Skills
OS: Linux, Windows
programming: C/C++, Python, Java, asm, Git, Qt, ArduPilot
ROS
scientific: Matlab, Simulink
vision: OpenCV, PTAM
CAD: SolidWorks, Catia
typography: LaTeX, Office
Languages
Languages
Spanish (native) English (proficient) French (proficient) Portuguese (intermediate) German (beginner) Italian (beginner)
Journals (JCR): 19 International Conferences: 19 Book chapters: 1 Citations (Scopus): >1037
Directed Thesis
Directed Thesis
Postdoctoral Fellows:
Postdoctoral Fellows:
PhD. Miguel Salvador Soriano García, "Vision based autonomous landing in urban environments". 2024-present.
Graduated:
Graduated:
Ph. D. Hector Tovanche Picón, "Semantic Segmentation for UAVs Autonomous Landing", Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez UACJ, 2021-2024.
M.Sc. Marichelo García Venegas, “On the safety of vulnerable road users by cyclists detection and tracking using deep learning”, Masters in Software Engineering, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2018-2020.
M.Sc. Luis Angel Pinedo Sánchez, “Vibrations analysis for rolling bearings wearing detection using deep learning”, Masters in Software Engineering, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2018-2020.
M.Sc. Javier Antonio González-Trejo. "Crowd analysis with Deep Learning". Masters in Software Engineering, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2019-2021.
Ongoing:
Ongoing:
Ph.D. Abdiel Mercado. "Modeling , control and online identigfication of humanid robots", Ph.D. in Electric Engeneering, CINVESTAV Guadalajara. 2022-present.
Ph.D. Gerardo Ortega Flores, "Quaternion based Networks for movements classification in EEGs", Ph.D. in Electric Engeneering, CINVESTAV Guadalajara. 2022-present.
Ph. D. Miguel Angel García Sánchez, "Pose estimation by magnetic field measurements in nanosatelites", Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas UAZ. 2021-present.
M.Sc. Jesús Alejandro Loera Ponce, "Autonomous landing in populated environments", Master in Science with orientation in Robotics MCR, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2022-2024.
M.Sc. Lamberto Vazquez Soqui. "Aerial Transportation Control with Multiple Drones with Optimal Tension Distribution", Master in Science with orientation in Robotics MCR, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2023-present.
M.Sc. Eric Rafael de la Rosa Ramirez. "Autonomous landing in a moving platform", Master in Science with orientation in Robotics MCR, CIMAT-Zacatecas. 2023-present.
M.Sc. José Ángel Martínez Garnica. "Visual Control of Multi-Agents Aerial Transportation Systems", Masters in Science, Automatic Control, CINVESTAV-Guadalajara, 2025-present.
M.Sc. Octavio Polo Montoya. "Modelling and Control of a Bipedal Robot with Trekking Poles", Masters in Science, Automatic Control, CINVESTAV-Guadalajara, 2025-present.
M.Sc. Emmanuel Larralde Ortíz, "Can we build 3D city models with Vision Transformers?", Master in Computer Science, CIMAT, 2025-present.
Awards
Awards
National Research System level I (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores SNI-I), Mexico, 2018-present
Ph.D. grant given by the Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche (MESR), France, 2012-2015
M.Sc. grant given by the national council of science and technology CONACYT, Mexico, 2010-2012
Silver Medal in Mexican Mathematics Olympiad, 2004
Winner in the Mexican Children's Knowledge Olympiad, 1999
1st place, Mexican Robotics Tournament, autonomous drones challenge, 2023.
Projects
Projects
Current:
Current:
Autonomous landing in populated environments, a crucial aspect for urban deployment of drones. Founded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Principal Investigator, 2024-2026.
Finished:
Robotics and Virtual Reality, Cátedras CONACyT, Mexico, 2018-present
NAVIATOR: Development of the first aerial/underwater multi-rotor drone. ONR, USA, 2015-2017
Detection and Monitoring of Crowds to avoid Massive COVID-19 Contagions using Deep Learning", Project leader. Technological Projects AIA, México, 2020-2021
ROBOTEX: French National Robotics Platform, France, 2012-2015
LABEX: Laboratory of Excellence MS2T, France, 2012-2015
SEARCH: Aerial Exploration System for Search and Cartography in Hostile Environments, France, 2012-2015
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Prague, 2021
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Canada, 2019.
International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), Miami, 2017
IFAC World Congress, South Africa, 2014
Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), France, 2013.
European Control Conference (ECC), Switzerland, 2013.
Latin American Control Conference (CLCA), Peru, 2012
Session Chair
Session Chair
Outdoor competition chair, 16th International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Competition (IMAV) 2025, Puebla, Mexico.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Prague, 2021. Co-chair
European Control Conference (ECC), Switzerland, 2013. Co-chair
Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), France, 2013. Co-chair
Editorial Activities
Editorial Activities
2025 IROS workshops Associate Editor
2025 LARS Associate Editor
Peer-Reviews
Peer-Reviews
Journals:
(5) IEEE Transactions on Robotics (T-RO)*
Expert Systems with Applications (ESWA)*
ISA Transactions*
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (TAES)*
(2) IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine (RAM)*
IEEE Open Journal of the Computer Society*
International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control*
Aerospace Science and Technology*
Ocean Engineering*
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters*
Automatica*
IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (TASE)*
(9) IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L)
Control Engineering Practice
(4) International Journal of Intelligent Robotic Systems (JINT)
(2) Machine Vision Applications
Bionic, Journal of Bionic Engineering
*top 15%
Conferences:
ICRA, International Conference on Robotics and Automation
CDC, IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
IROS, International Conference on Intelligent Robots and systems
ACC, American Control Conference
RSS, Robotics, Science and Systems
ECC, European Control Conference
MED Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation
ICUAS, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems
RED-UAS, Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems
CLCA, CCE
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