Education

  • Ph.D. in Bioengineering
    University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2005.
    Ph.D. thesis: Ellipsoidal Head model and Reduced-rank Beamforming for EEG/MEG Source Estimation.
    Advisor: Prof. Arye Nehorai.

  • M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), 2000.
    M.Sc. project: Estimating Conductivities and Dipole Source Parameters with EEG Arrays.
    Advisor: Prof. Arye Nehorai.

  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
    National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), 1997, Graduated with Honors.
    B.Sc. thesis: Control and Automation of a Cerebral Blood Flow Simulator.
    Advisor: Francisco Javier Cárdenas Flores.

Experience

  • Assistant Professor
    Center of Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) at Monterrey, Mexico
    June 2006 - present
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
    Department of Computer Systems Engineering and Automation (DISCA-IIMAS-UNAM)
    March 2005 - May 2006
  • Research Assistant
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - UIC
    August 2003 - December 2004
  • Graduate Assistant
    Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology - UIC
    August 2002 - August 2003
  • Teaching Assistant
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - UIC
    August 2001 - May 2002
  • Mathematics Instructor
    Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) - UIC
    June 2001 - July 2001
  • Student Manager
    Confederation of Latin American Students (CLAS), Tutoring Services - UIC
    August 2000 - August 2001
  • Mathematics Tutor
    Confederation of Latin American Students (CLAS), Tutoring Services - UIC
    January 1999 - August 2000
  • Lecturer
    Department of Basic Sciences, College of Engineering - UNAM
    March 1997 - August 1998
  • Research Assistant
    Department of Computer Systems Engineering and Automation (DISCA-IIMAS) - UNAM
    March 1997 - August 1998 

Honors and Activities

  • Research Fellow of the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico, 2006 - 2008
  • Postdoctoral Fellow of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , 2005 - 2006
  • Member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) since 2005
  • UIC Chancellor's Student Service Award, 2000 and 2001
  • President, Confederation of Latin American Students, 2001 - 2002
  • Student Fellow of the National Council for Science and Technology of Mexico, 1998 - 2004
  • Fulbright Fellowship, Foreign Graduate Program, 1998 - 2001