Education
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca,Mexico
Ph.D. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (CANDIDATE) Jan. 2012-Jan. 2016
- Got the CONACYT Scholarship given to promising students in the country to develop Scientific and Technological talent.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca,Mexico
M.ENG. IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Sep. 2009-Sep. 2011
- Laude Honours
- Got the CONACYT Scholarship given to promising students in the country to develop Scientific and Technological talent.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca,Mexico
B.ENG. IN COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONICS 2004-2009
- Major in Computer Science
- Minor in Digital Instrumentation
Skills
Programming Python, C/C++, MATLAB, VHDL, LabVIEW
Framework Tensorflow, Keras, Pandas, Scikit-learn, OpenCV
DevOps Docker, Jenkins
Embedded Platform NVIDIA AI devices, FPGA (Xilinx, Altera), Microchip (16F, 18F), TI MSP430, NI RIO and SmartCameras, RaspberryPi
OS Windows, Ubuntu, Linux Debian Distro, Mac OSX
Languages Spanish, English
Experience
Continental AG
Querétaro,México
SENIOR STAFF AI ENGINEER R&D May. 2021
- Research and analysis of Explainability (XAI) methods.
- AI validation prototypes by using XAI.
- Set up development and test environments using containers.
Continental
Querétaro,México
SENIOR AI ENGINEER R&D Jun. 2018-May. 2021
- Research and analysis of algorithms for AI optimization and inference acceleration.
- Review, testing, and benchmarking new Hardware and Frameworks for inference acceleration.
- Set up development and test environments using containers.
MayLabs
León,México
CO-FOUNDER & DEVELOPER Feb. 2016 – Oct. 2017
- Development and manufacture of Optical Drivers for The Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to get the lectures of Smart Meters.
- Research and analysis of algorithms for Quant Trade for IQ Capital.
- Development of Courses for a Code Bootcamp.
- I was in charge of the pitch, the project planning, and negotiate with the clients.
Graduate Research, Lab-STICC Université de Bretagne Sud (Prof. Phillipe Coussy)
Lorient, France
INTERSHIP Sep. 2015-Jan. 2016
- Research in Interactive Segmentation Algorithms to improve tracking application on FPGA.
- Implement those algorithms by using HLS tools such as VIVADO (Xilinx) and GAUT.
Pinwintool
Salamanca, Mexico
CO-FOUNDER & DEVELOPER Feb. 2015-Jan. 2016
- Development and manufacture of two Project Pingüino boards.
- Design workshops and tutorials using those boards to promote STEM careers.
- Development Interfaces with C/C++, LabVIEW, MATLAB.
- We won funding from SUM incubator to kick start a startup venture.
- I was in charge of the pitch, made the project planning, and negotiate with the clients.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca, Mexico
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Apr. 2011-Dec. 2014
- Linear Algebra, Probabilistic and Statistics, MySQL, LabVIEW, Bussines on IT, Electrical Circuits, Digital Circuits courses.
- 10th Summer Research Program for Professors.
Universidad De Guanajuato
Salamanca, Mexico
INTERSHIP Jun. 2011-Aug. 2011
- Implement algorithms of machine learning for Object Detection in FPGAs for mobile robotics.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca, Mexico
STAFF TECHNICIAN Jan. 2011-Dec. 2014
- Staff technician responsible for The Digital Signal Processing Lab, I provided support to bachelor, graduate students, and researchers on micro-controllers, Visible Light Communication, SCADA, computer vision, and Neural Networks mobile robotics.
IEEE student branch Guanajuato
Salamanca, Mexico
PROFESSOR 2011-2012
- Teaching basics of LabVIEW for SCADA, the courses were practical on 20 hours to develop a small SCADA using the mic input or the DAQ boards of NI. The graduate students of the mechanical department were the leading group on these courses.
Graduate Research, LAAS-CNRS (Prof.MichelDevy)
Toulouse,France
INTERSHIP Sep. 2010-Jan. 2011
- Benchmark HLS tools by their efficiency on resources of the FPGA.
- Implement algorithms of machine learning for Object Detection for mobile robots.
Universidad de Guanajuato
Salamanca,Mexico
INTERSHIP Jun. 2009-Aug. 2009
- Development of an access control system base on FPGAs and RFID.
Honors & Awards
INTERNATIONAL
2007 Competitor, 6th IEEE Latin American Contest of Robotics for students and the RoboCup Open Latin America. Monterrey, Mexico
DOMESTIC
2006 9th Place, Category: Lego, Mexican Robotic Competition Second Edition Mexico City, Mexico
2005 2nd Award, Experimental Physics competition
Publications
- ORTIZ-LÓPEZ, E.; LÓPEZ-RAMIREZ, J.L.; IBARRA-MANZANO, M.A., “Calibración del Sensor Kinect”, Congreso Internacional de la Ciencia de Sistemas 2013. Memoria Técnica. Memoria Técnica, 143–148. 3-4 Oct. 2013. ISBN:978-607
- ORTIZ-LÓPEZ, E.; IBARRA-MANZANO, M.A.; ANDRADE-LUCIO, J; ALMANZA OJEDA, D. “Control de acceso usando FPGA y RFID.” Acta Universitaria, Norteamérica, 22, sep. 2012. Vol 22, No 6 (2012), ISSN:2007-9621, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.15174/au.2012.415
- Ortiz-Lopez, E.; Ibarra-Manzano, M.A.; Andrade-Lucio, J.A.; Cervantes, J.G.A.; Ibarra-Manzano, O.G., “Implementation and Test of Appearance-Based Vision Algorithms Using High-Level Synthesis in FPGA”, Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference (CERMA), 2011 IEEE , vol., no., pp.143,148, 15-18 Nov. 2011
doi:10.1109/CERMA.2011.3,URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6125820&isnumber=6125796
Program Committees
2009 Board & Staff member, 2009 IEEExpo Salamanca,Mexico
2008 Board & Staff member, 2008 IEEExpo Salamanca, Mexico
2009 Volunteer Staff, Children and Youngs in the science of the state of Guanajuato CONCyTEG Guanajuato,Mexico
2008 Volunteer Staff, Children and Youngs in the science of the state of Guanajuato CONCyTEG