Curriculum

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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-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