The following is a summarized version of my curriculum vitae. A detailed version is available in PDF upon request.
Employment and career
| Aug 2024 |
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present |
Tenured Full Professor Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales |
| Apr 2019 |
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Aug 2024 |
Full Professor Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales |
| Oct 2011 |
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Apr 2019 |
Associate Professor Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales |
| Aug 2009 |
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Oct 2011 |
Assistant Professor Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
| Jul 2010 |
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Jan 2011 |
Head of the Department Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
| Aug 2008 |
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Aug 2009 |
Auxiliar Professor Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
| Aug 2008 |
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present |
Tenure-track teaching and research position, full time and exclusive dedication Department of Informatics and Computing Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
| Feb 2007 |
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Aug 2007 |
Research Fellow Information and Communication Theory Group (Currently Pattern Recognition & Bioinformatics) Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
Education
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales:
| Aug 2005 |
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Dec 2008 |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Doctoral student in Engineering - Automatics |
| Oct 2008 |
Doctoral thesis: Generalized dissimilarity Representations for Pattern Recognition Supervisor: Prof. César Germán Castellanos-Domínguez |
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| Aug 2003 |
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Jun 2005 |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Master's student in Engineering - Industrial Automation |
| May 2005 |
M.Eng. Thesis in Industrial Automation: Selección efectiva de características wavelet en el reconocimiento automático de bioseñales Supervisor: Prof. César Germán Castellanos-Domínguez |
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| Feb 1998 |
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Jun 2003 |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Undergraduate student in Electronic Engineering |
| May 2003 |
Undergraduate thesis in Electronic Engineering: Clasificación de Arritmias Cardíacas usando Transformada Wavelet y Técnicas de Reconocimiento de Patrones Supervisor: Prof. César Germán Castellanos-Domínguez |
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands:
| Feb 2006 |
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Apr 2006 |
Visiting Ph.D. student Information and Communication theory Group (Currently Pattern Recognition & Bioinformatics) Supervisor: Dr.ir. Robert P.W. Duin |
Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Cuba:
| Nov 2002 |
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Dec 2002 |
Visiting undergraduate student Centro de Estudios de Electrónica y Tecnologías de la Información Supervisor: Prof. Rubén Orozco Morales |
Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora (Colseñora), Manizales:
| Dec 1997 | Secondary School Diploma | ||
| Feb 1992 | - | Nov 1997 | Student of Secondary School |
| Feb 1987 | - | Nov 1991 | Student of Primary School |
Sabbatical leaves
During my career at Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales, I have been granted with two sabbatical leaves (of one year each). The following are the corresponding periods and main activities that I carried out during the sabbaticals.
| Aug 2025 |
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Aug 2026 |
• Preparation of narrated lectures based on the book "Solución de problemas con algoritmos y estructuras de datos usando Python". This audiovisual material is aimed to be used as asynchronous support, in our Moodle platform, for the course on Data Structures • Short stay at the Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli studi di Verona, for ongoing research cooperation with Prof. Manuele Bicego |
| Feb 2017 |
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Feb 2018 |
• Spanish translation of the book "Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using Python" by Brad Miller and David Ranum. This book is used as main reference for my courses on Data Structures • Short stay (Sep 27 to Dec 4) at the Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli studi di Verona, for ongoing research cooperation with Prof. Manuele Bicego |
Distinctions, awards and scholarships
| Aug 2013 |
Faculty Meritorious Academia Annual Faculty and University Distinctions Universidad Nacional de Colombia - de Manizales |
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| Sep 2011 |
Faculty Meritorious Research Annual Faculty and University Distinctions Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
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| Dec 2008 |
Meritorious doctoral thesis Generalized dissimilarity representations for pattern recognition Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
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| Feb 2007 |
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Aug 2007 |
Research grant TU Delft Grants program Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands |
| Aug 2005 |
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Aug 2008 |
Scholarship for doctoral studies "Estudiantes sobresalientes de postgrado" scholarship program Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| Aug 2003 |
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Aug 2005 |
Scholarship for master's studies "Académicos en formación" scholarship program Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
| May 2003 |
Meritorious undergraduate project Clasificación de arritmias cardíacas usando transformada wavelet y técnicas de reconocimiento de patrones Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales |
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| Feb 1998 |
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Dec 2002 |
Scholarship for undergraduate studies "Bachilleres por Colombia" scholarship program Colombian Petroleum Company (ECOPETROL) |
| Feb 1998 |
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Dec 2002 |
Forgivable loan for undergraduate studies Loan program for Andrés Bello Distinguished secondary-school graduates Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad (ICETEX) |
| Dec 1997 |
Andrés Bello Distinction. National category Andrés Bello Distinctions for secondary-school graduates Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education (ICFES) |
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| Dec 1997 |
Andrés Bello Distinction. Departmental category Andrés Bello Distinctions for secondary-school graduates Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education (ICFES) |
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| Dec 1997 |
Andrés Bello Distinction. Municipal category Andrés Bello Distinctions for secondary-school graduates Colombian Institute for the Promotion of Higher Education (ICFES) |
Memberships and professional service
Memberships:
Reviewer for journals:
- Pattern Recognition
- Pattern Recognition Letters
- Pattern Analysis and Applications
- Soft Computing
- International Journal of Power and Energy Systems
- Advances in Data Analysis and Classification
- Ingeniería y Ciencia - Universidad EAFIT
Member of journal editorial committees:
- Editorial Committee, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture: Apr 2012 - present
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Manizales - Tecnológicas: Jan 2009 - Dec 2009