Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2009
• M.S. in Artificial Intelligence, University of Veracruz, Mexico, 2000
• B.S. in Computer Science, University of Veracruz, Mexico, 1996

Areas of Interest:

• Multi-Agent Systems
• Bio-Inspired Systems
• Context and Situation Awareness
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Artificial Intelligence in Education and Intelligent Tutoring Systems

Summary of Previous Employment:

• Jun 2009 – Jun 2011, Postdoctoral Research Engineer, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering company, Annandale, NJ
• Aug 2008 – May 2009, Research Assistant (Negotiation Networks project), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Jan 2007 – Aug 2008, Teaching Assistant (Instructor), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Jun 2006 – Dec 2006, Research Assistant (ACTAR Project), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Jun 2004 – May 2006, Research Assistant (JIDOKA Project), University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• Jan 2002 – Apr 2002, Instructor, Master in Artificial Intelligence, University Of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Sep 2001 – Jan 2002, Instructor, College of Statistics and Information Technology, University Of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Apr 1998- May 2002, Software Engineer and Team Leader, Department of Artificial Intelligence, University Of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Jan 1997 – Apr 1998, Software Engineer and Systems Analyst, Biological Research Institute, University Of Veracruz, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
• Sep 1996 – Dec 1996, Software Engineer and Systems Analyst, Municipal Government, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico