Research

Building computing that thinks, adapts, and serves

From autonomic web services to deep-learning models that classify dinosaur teeth and granitic rocks — three decades of research across continents.

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Research interests

Artificial Intelligence Autonomic Computing Big Data Computer Vision Data Science Dynamic Software Product Lines Machine Learning Model-Driven Software Development Natural Language Processing Service-Oriented Architectures Software Product Lines
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Projects

  • 2022 — Present

    Director, Center for Innovation and Research in Computing (CIRC)

    Leader of multiple research and development projects at Southern Adventist University's CIRC, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students through publishable, end-to-end research. The publications resulting from these projects are available in the Publications section.

  • 2020 — 2021

    Data Science Applied to Geochemical Data (Postdoc)

    Sponsored by the Faith and Science Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ($36,100 USD). Conducted in collaboration with the Geoscience Research Institute and Loma Linda University.

  • 2018

    Strategic Data Platform — NAD

    Project leader on a data strategy initiative for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Prototyped a platform to build and manage divisional strategic plans across multiple levels.

  • 2017

    NAD Data Science Project

    Project leader on a data science engagement for the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

  • 2015 — 2019

    Intensive Data Science Projects, Universidad de Montemorelos

    Project leader across multiple applied data science engagements with students and external partners in Mexico. The publications resulting from these projects are available in the Publications section.

  • 2015 — 2017

    SMART ADAPT (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain)

    Researcher in TIN2013-42981-P: Adaptive Software Development in an Intelligent World — Technological Challenges in Model-Driven Engineering. The publications resulting from these projects are available in the Publications section.

  • 2011 — 2013

    EVERYWARE (Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain)

    Researcher in TIN2010-18011: Building Adaptive Software for Integrating People, Services and Things using Models at Runtime. The publications resulting from these projects are available in the Publications section.

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Software products & prototypes

Products

  • Asia-Pacific International University, Thailand · June 2005 – July 2007 · IT Services Department
    Developed the Dorado Project, a multi-layered web application integrating several departments.
  • Orbitel S.A. E.S.P. (UNE), Colombia · July 2003 – December 2003
    Managed the development lifecycle of a software system for monitoring company-wide quality and productivity.

Prototypes

  • Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain · October 2010 – present
    Developing the Model-based Reconfiguration Engine for Web Services (MoRE-WS).
  • Universidad de Montemorelos, Mexico · January 2008 – December 2021
    Coordinated the development of several prototypes built by engineering students. The publications resulting from these projects are available in the Publications section.
  • Assumption University, Thailand (Master's Thesis) · January 2008
    Applied an aspect-oriented framework to a software product line of help desks.
  • Universidad EAFIT — Software Engineering Research Group · 2001 – 2003
    Developed several tools based on UML, Java, XML, and related technologies.