Center for Intelligent Computing and Robotics (CICR)

1. Center for Intelligent Computing and Robotics (CICR)

2. Introduction The Center for Intelligent computing and Robotics (CICR) is focused to do research and development of systems related with artificial intelligence, informatics and robotics looking that students and researchers make relevant enterprises of their research to improve the technological development of our region and country. CICR

3. Research Areas Research groups and labs: • Optimization and Logistics • Robotics and Optimization • Context Intelligence • Software Engineering CICR

4. Infraestructure Intelligent Computing Lab Design and Experimental Class project Robotic Manipulator exercise CICR

5. Infraestructure Robotics and Automation Lab Control Systems Design Project Autonomous Vehicle Project CICR

6. Center for Intelligent Computing and Robotics Research Chairs Optimization and Logistics Robotics Context Intelligence

7. Research Chair Optimization and Logistics • Goals: Application of Evolutionary Computation, Neural Networks, Simulated Annealing, and related technologies to Logistics and Optimization problems • Projects: • Cutting stock and packing problems • Routing and distribution problems • Forecasting problems • New and improved algorithms that require less user intervention • New and improved algorithms to for very large problems CICR

8. Research Chair Robotics • Goals: Design and integrate electromechanical devices with electronic components like sensors and controllers including intelligent software in the context of unmanned vehicles for land , air and water. • Projects: • Heterogenous Robots for Emergency Support • Navigation and Control of scale airplanes and helicopters • Analysis, Architecture, and Fusion Methods for Vehicle Automation • Navigation using 3-D Inertial Sensing, • Local and global teleoperation and control CICR

9. Research Chair Context Intelligence • Goal: Develop innovative technology oriented towards distributed knowledge handling, both in the open internet and inside organizations, using the "Intelligent Agents" paradigm. Projects :- Topics as semantic contexts- Knowledge distribution and management- Robot and agent coordination (Robocup)- Coordination in Interactive Intelligent Games- Natural Language and Agents- Urban Traffic Management- Location-based tracking and analysis with RFID CICR

10. Projects Google/TecInnovationCell Goals: • DevelopprojectsthatsupportGoogle’smission, “Organizetheworld’sinformation and makeituniversallyaccessible and useful” Project: • Remote Detection and Pre-Diagnosis of Microcalcification Clusters in Mammograms CICR

11. Projects PDLib: Personal Digital Library PDLib is part of the Research Chair on Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing. The project has been supported previously by grants from CONACyT and CUDI. Objetives: PDLib proposes a universally available personal digital library system. In PDLib we integrate research on mobile computing, personalized services, database services and wireless communication. CICR

12. Projects Remote Detection and Pre-Diagnosis of Microcalcification Clusters in Mammograms • Center for Intelligent Systems Prototype for Remote Detection and Pre-Diagnosis of Cancer in Mammograms • Goals: Interface for Remote Detection of Cancer Classifier based on Evolutionary Neural Networks Formation of New Databases CICR

13. Projects Combinations of Evolutionary Computation and Similar Techniques for Cutting and Packing Problems, and Data Mining in Image Databases Investigation on the Application of Evolutionary Computation-based Techniques for solving Optimization Problems such as Cutting and Packing Problems, and related issues for Data Mining in Image Databases • Goals: Improvement of existing algorithms Enhancement of the area of Hyper-heuristics Development of Evolutionary Neural Networks Formation of Human Resources (Graduate Students) CICR

14. Faculty Dr. Rogelio Soto Director rsoto@itesm.mx • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington (1990) • National Research Council, SNI I • Most important projects: • Neuro-Fuzzy Temperature Control System for Reheat Ovens in Steel Production, APM • Intelligent control in manufacturing systems (CONACyT-NSF) • Real Time Expert System for Direct Reduction Process Expert System for diagnostics in the reduction process (HYLSA) • Expert System for Diagnostic of Failures in Production of Glass Containers, VITRO • Robotics Research Chair • Research Group in Intelligent Control and Fuzzy Systems CICR

15. Faculty Dr. Ramon F. Brena ramon.brena@itesm.mx • Full professor at the Center of Intelligent Systems • head of a research group in Distributed Knowledge and Multiagent Systems • PhD from the INPG, Grenoble, France • research and publication areas include Intelligent Agents and Multiagent Systems, Knowledge management, representation and distribution, Semantic Web, and Artificial Intelligence in general • Member of the ACM, belongs to the SNI.   • Projects and Research interest: Quantitative Semantics for the Internet, Multiagent-based urban traffic handling, Intelligent Social Networks, RFID Intelligent systems and Pervasive Intelligence. CICR

16. Faculty Dr. Manuel Valenzuela valenzuela@itesm.mx • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama (1989) • Visiting professor at NASA (Johnson Space Center, Houston) • Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, SNI I • Most important projects: • Scheduling of the Annealing Area (HYLSA) • Genetic Algorithms for Scheduling (CONACyT) • Automatic Teller Machines Forecasting (Bancomer) • Television Ratings Forecasting (TVAzteca) • Demand Forecasting (TVAzteca)   • Optimization and Logistics Research Chair • Research Group in Nature Based Systems at the CICR CICR

17. Faculty Dr. Olivia M. Barrón obarron@itesm.mx • Ph.D., ITESM, Monterrey Campus, México, Artificial Intelligence, May 2003 • Mexican Society on Artificial Intelligence Member • Coordinator of the Artificial Intelligence Certificate for undergraduate students • Research professor at Inventiveness and Innovation in Engineering Chair • Collaborator of the initiative for the international positioning of the Mexican software industry trough the use of TSPSM • Visiting researcher at the Engineering Design Research Center, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 • National researcher apprentice membership at the Mexican National Researchers System (SNI) from 1998 to 2001 • Nomination as “International Educator of the year 2004” by the International Biographical Center at Cambridge, England CICR

18. Faculty Dr. Horacio Martínez hma@itesm.mx • PhD Iowa State University, EU (1993). • Professor at the Control Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science Departments. • Member, Nature Based Systems Optimization Grant. • Member, National Researcher System, CONACyT SIN I. • First Place, Rómulo Garza Aawrd for R & D 2004. • Projects: • Rating Forecast Intelligent Systems (TV Azteca). • Advertising Time Demand Forecast (TV Azteca). • Waste Minimization in Paper Cutting (COPAMEX). • Cash Flow Forecast System for ATMs (BBVA Bancomer). • Performance Optimization in Ad-Hoc Networks (CONACyT). • LabRIM: Robotics and Manufacturing Integrated Lab (CONACyT, Sun Microsystems). • Intelligent Observer (CONACyt). • Operational Cost Optimization in the Steel Making Industry (AHMSA). • Model and Parameter Optimization for Warehouse Inventory Control (GAN - AHMSA). CICR

19. Faculty Jose I. Icaza jicaza@itesm.mx • PhD Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada • Has worked at Bufete Industrial and the Electrical Research Insitute, Mexico; Ventek Computer Systems in England; Wordplex Corporation in the United States; and AES Data Limited in Canada • Has coordinated projects sponsored by Google, Hewlett Packard, MIT and several industrial groups in Monterrey • Heads the research chair in Organization and Access of Internet Information, co-sponsored by Google Inc. • Earned the “Premio a la Labor Docente” (Teaching award) of Tecnológico de Monterrey. CICR

20. Faculty Dr. Leonardo Garrido leonardo.garrido@itesm.mx • Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence, Tecnológico de Monterrey, 2001. Research Scholar at Carnegie Mellon University for three years. • Associate professor, Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Monterrey, since 1993. • Intelligent Systems M.Sc. Program Coordinator. • SNI Researcher Level I (Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, CONACYT).   • Member of several professional associations, such as: AAAI, ACM, IEEE and SMIA. • Member of the Research Chair “Distributed Knowledge Technologies and Intelligent Agents”. • He has received the ITESM award in Teaching and Research "Premio a la Labor Docente y de Investigación”, 2006. • He has also received the ITESM Teaching Certificate: "Certificado en el Rediseño de la Práctica Docente Nivel A“, 2005. CICR

21. Ph.D. in Informatics, specialization in Artificial Intelligence, Tecnológico de Monterrey, with research stay at the University of Edinburgh (UK) (1998) Teaching experience in the Departments of Intelligent Systems, Computer Science, Basic Computing, Mathematics, Knowledge Systems, and Industrial Engineering, in the Virutal University, and certified in the Program of Teaching Skills (PDHD), Level A Responsible of Research and Application Projects sponsored by Cydsa, Conacyt and Google, and member of the team of the Research Chair on Evolutionary Optimization Associate Director of Graduate Studies and Director of Doctoral Programs in Campus Monterrey. He has been Coordinator of the MSc Program in Intelligent Systems, the Doctoral Program in Artificial Intelligence, and the Doctoral Program in Information Technologies and Communications Member of CONACyT National Researcher System (SNI), Level I Received the Rómulo Garza Award 2007 (3rd Place) for Research and Development, and recognized as the Best Professor of the Center for Intelligent Systems in 2004 IEEE and AAAI Member Dr. Hugo Terashima terashima@itesm.mx Faculty CICR

22. Faculty Dr. Juan Carlos Lavariega Jarquín lavariega@itesm.mx Profesor-Investigador • Doctoral Degree in Computer Science(PhD) from Arizona State University (1999).Master Degree in Computer Science from ITESM Campus Monterrey (1990) • Co-chair of the research initiative on Wireless technology and mobility • Associate Professor, ITESM Campus Monterrey. Teaches courses in databases and Software Engineering. • Certified as Profesional PSP developer by Software Engineering Institute • Certified as PSP Instructor by Software Engineering Institute • His research interests include specification methods in software engineering, databases systems, OO databases, digital libraries, web services and mobile computing. • Founder member and current coordinator of RABID (Red Abierta de Bibliotecas Digitales) • He is a member of ACM (SIGMOD), IEEE Computer Society and CONACyT SNI-I   CICR

23. Faculty • Dr. Lorena G. Gómez Martínez • lgomez@itesm.mx • Education:B.S, and MS degree in Computer Science from ITESM in 1986 and 1990 Ph.D. in Computer Science from Arizona State University (USA) in 2002. • Member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the Computer Science Honor Society. • Areas of Expertise:Databases,Data integration Datawarehousing, Business Intelligence and Software Engineering. • Current Projects:PDLib Personal Digital Library ProjectProximity Marketing CICR

24. PhD in Informatics, ITESM 2003 He works at ITESM since 1989 and has been professor at ESFM (IPN) and FCFM (UANL)   He has been involved with the use of technology for teaching and learning since the last years of 80’s. Research areas: multimodal optimization, optimization in design, and e-learning. Intelligent Logistics Reseach Group Dr. Eduardo Uresti Charre euresti@itesm.mx Research professor Faculty CICR

25. Faculty • Dr. Miguel Angel Pérez Guardado • maperez@itesm.mx • Ph.D. ITESM Campus Monterrey, México 2003. MS Purdue University • Profesor and Researcher at ITESM since 1991. • He teaches courses in the areas of Information Systems, IT strategy, project management, software planning and audit systems • Participant and consultant in projects for FEMSA, Volkswagen México, Oxxo, and IBM México. • Visiting research fellow at University of Texas at Ausitn. • Member of ACM • He has published articles in areas related to groupware, distant learning and group knowledge • He is part of the Social Computing group at ITESM CICR

26. Foto Alejandro Parra-Briones aparra@itesm.mx • Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Science at the University of Kansas (May 2008 EDOG). • Profesor and Researcher at ITESM since August 2002. • Research assitant at tthe University of Kansas. • Consultant in information security for local companies. • Expositor at several seminars mainly in networking and secuiryt areas. • He is part of the cybersecurity research team leaded by Dr. Nolazco. • Currently he is working in development of applications of high performance networking for NIC Mexico. • He has published articles in several congresses related to Real-Time OS and networking Faculty CICR

27. Contact • Dr Rogelio Soto Director Cetec South Tower 5th Floor ITESM, Campus Mty Ph: (+52-818) 328-4197 Fax: (+52-818) 328-4189 CICR