Industrial Optimization

• Implementation of advanced technologies such as explainable artificial intelligence, digital twins, and machine learning to improve production processes.
• Seeks to maximize operational efficiency, reduce errors, minimize downtime, and enhance product quality.
• Advanced simulation and optimization in virtual environments enable more accurate decision-making, anticipation of failures, and risk reduction before implementing changes in the physical environment.

Intelligent Connectivity

Intelligent Connectivity encompasses the use of 5G networks, Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, and blockchain to create a connected industrial ecosystem where systems and devices exchange data in real time. This improves decision-making, optimizes supply chains, and ensures greater traceability and data security. Intelligent connectivity allows for more precise control of production processes, more efficient logistics, and robust protection against cyber threats, ensuring that the industry can operate safely and nimbly.

Sustainable Production

Sustainable Production involves integrating production models that minimize environmental impact through efficient resource use and the adoption of eco-friendly practices. This includes the circular economy, which promotes material reuse and waste reduction, and the use of renewable energies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Sustainability also implies a commitment to energy efficiency, lowering the carbon footprint, and promoting cleaner, more responsible manufacturing processes.

Karina Valenzuela Burbano

She is a Computer Systems Engineer from the University of Guayaquil, has a MSc in Computational Informatics from the same university and other MSc in Telecommunications from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil. Currently is Teacher, Knowledge Manager, Research Support Manager and Curricular Support Manager at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering of the University of Guayaquil.

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Pilar Macías Suárez

She is a graduate journalism from the Universidad Laica Vicente Rocafuerte de Guayaquil. Currently, she is an assistant secretary of faculties at University of Guayaquil.

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Ingrid García Torres

Ingrid García Torres holds an MSc Computer Education from the University of Guayaquil, has experience in university and secondary teaching, and in research areas, which allowed her to generate knowledge and contribute to development of your discipline.

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Pedro Castro Verdezoto

He is an Industrial Engineer graduated from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, with a Master’s degree in Renewable Energies from the University of Zaragoza and a Master’s degree in Energy Systems Planning from the State University of Campinas, where he concluded his Doctoral studies. He has experience in energy efficiency projects, energy planning, bioeconomy and waste utilization; working mainly developing input-output models, general equilibrium models and LEAP model.

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Ericka Oyague Bajaña

She has a degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, with extensive learning capacity in infrastructure, mobile communications, networking or the development of technological projects. She has a master’s degree in technology, systems and communications networks, and a PhD in telecommunications both from Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia (UPV).

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Ángel García Gutiérrez

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Gilda Taranto Vera

Engineer in Statistics and Computer Science from the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral-Ecuador, she has a Master’s degree in advanced multivariate data analysis and Big Data from the University of Salamanca-Spain, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Applied Multivariate Statistics at the University of Salamanca-Spain. She is a research professor at the University of Guayaquil-Ecuador. Her research focuses on data analysis, employing Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques.

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Luis Tello Oquendo

José Vicente Villardón 

Ph.D. from the University of Salamanca, Spain. He is a member of the Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca, specializing in statistics and operations research. Having supervised more than 22 doctoral theses and led various research projects, he is the author of several statistical packages on the CRAN for R. He serves as the director of the Master’s program in Advanced Data Analysis and Big Data at the University of Salamanca, and has over 80 published scientific papers.

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Sheng Zhang

Ph.D. in Environmental and Resource Economics, he is an associate member at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University. Dr. Zhang’s research interests focus on the roadmap for sustainable development in ecological manufacturing and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Marina Recalde

Ph.D. in Economics with a specialization in energy and environmental economics. She conducts academic and consulting activities in the field of renewable energy policies and strategies for climate change mitigation. Researcher at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council).

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Vicent Pla

He graduated as an Engineer and obtained a Master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering, and holds a Ph.D. from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain. In 1999, he joined the Department of Communications, UPV, where he is currently a Professor. His research interest includes primarily in the area of modeling and performance analysis of communication networks. During the past few years, most of his research activity has focused on traffic and resource management in wireless networks. In these areas, he has published numerous papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and has been an active participant in several research projects.

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Javier Sanchis Sáez

He received his undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, in 1993 and 2002, respectively. He is a Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering and Control at the same university. With over 15 years of experience, he applies soft computing methods to engineering problems, particularly in process control and optimization. Specializing in control engineering and industrial automation, he has taught internationally in Finland, Poland, Ecuador, and Germany.

Franklin Samaniego

PhD in Automation, Robotics and Industrial Informatics from the Universitat Politècnica de València. Research interests in Mobile Robotics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Artificial Intelligence. Professor at the University of Guayaquil, Guayaquil – Ecuador.

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Jose Armando Hidalgo Crespo

Mechanical Engineer, specialized in Thermofluids (Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, and Heat transfer) field from ESPOL university in Ecuador, with a Master of Science on Project Management for Environmental and Energy Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Nantes, France, and in possession of a Doctorate in Environmental Sciences and Technologies from University of Coruna in Spain. Three years of Industrial work experience, and eight years as university professor at local universities of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Researcher since 2018, with 32 articles (12 journal papers) published, 17 of them as first author. His research areas are Circular Economy, Waste Management, Structural Equation modeling, Psychographic theories and Behavior, Waste-to-Energy, Sociodemographic Family Analysis, Partial-least-square regression and ordinary least square regression, Lifecycle Assessment, Carbon footprint, and product-as-a-service. His doctoral research subject was the design of Circular Design models for solid and liquid waste in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. He is in a post-doctorate in the Laboratory G-Scop from the Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, on the design of design method for product-as-a-service offers for electrical and electronic equipment as part of an ERA-MIN project entitled: “Scaling up a Circular Economy Business Model by new design, Leaner Remanufacturing, and Automated Material Recycling Technologies”.

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Javier de la Hoz-M 

He is a Fisheries Engineer graduated from the Universidad del Magdalena, in Santa Martha, Colombia with a master’s degree in Applied Statistics from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia. PhD with Cum Laude thesis in Applied Multivariate Statistics from the University of Salamanca, Spain. His field of interest is in Marine and Coastal Research.

Hugo Sánchez-Reyes 

Ph.D. in Earth Sciences in 2019 from the University Grenoble Alpes (UGA). He specializes in Earthquake Sources and Active Seismology, mainly focus on monitoring Seismogenic Faults and Active Volcanoes. He applies and develops new machine learning techniques to unveil the physical processes behind earthquakes. He actively contributes to the development of programming codes and tools in Inversion Theory Applied to Geophysical problems. His research enhances the understanding of earthquake sources and how this better understanding can effectively estimate seismic hazards in densely populated and vulnerable areas.

Since 2022, Dr. Hugo S. Sánchez-Reyes has worked as a researcher at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), specifically at the Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), affiliated with the University of Grenoble Alpes in France. Currently, he is responsible for two distinct projects: 1) Improving the Peruvian Seismic Catalog using Artificial Intelligence (IPSCAI) and 2) Conducting a Detailed Study of Active Seismicity in the Colca Valley (EFASAP, an acronym in French). These projects are carried out as part of an international collaboration between UGA-IRD and the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP). In addition to his research, Dr. Sánchez-Reyes actively supervises master’s and Ph.D. students and collaborates as a peer reviewer for high-impact international journals, including the Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) and Geophysical Journal International (GJI).

Henry Ramiro Carvajal Mora

Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer, he was the best graduate from ESPE in 2009. Master and PhD in Electrical Engineering in Telecommunications and Telematics at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. He has several scientific publications in high-impact journals and international conferences. Director of research projects in wireless mobile communications and 5G mobile networks.

He is a senior member of the IEEE in the United States, a reviewer of important scientific journals from the publishers IEEE, Elsevier, Springer, John Wiley, and Sons, among others. He is currently a teacher-researcher in the Telecommunications Engineering program at the University of Las Américas (UDLA).