Professional Background

 

Education

 

Ph.D. in Computer Science (1998). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

M.S. in Computer Science. (1994) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

B.S. in Computer Science (1989). Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico.

 

Employment

 

Assistant Professor (2002-Present). Department of Computer Science, University of Houston.

Professor (2007-Present). Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV), Guadalajara, Mexico.

Research Staff Member (1998-2002). IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.

Adjunct Assistant Professor (2001). Fordham University, NY.

Research Assistant (1996-1997). Dept. of Agriculture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

System's Engineer (1990-1991). IBM Mexico.

 

Awards

 

Excellence in Research Award (2005). Dept. of Computer Science, University of Houston.

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2005). National Science Foundation.

Best Paper Award (2003). 14th European Conference on Machine Learning.

Invention Achievement Award (2001). IBM Research.

Fulbright scholarship (1991-97). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Valedictorian (1989). Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico.