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Resume (Curriculum Vitae)
Responsibility: Chair of Cybersecurity Master Program MCY at INSTITUTO
TECNOLOGICO Y DE ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES DE MONTERREY at Monterrey, México (ITESM)
Academics:
1. Chemical & Industrial Engineering May 1988
ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico
2. Master Degree in Science, specialty Computer Science, August 1991.
ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico
3. Doctor in Science, specialty Informatics, May 2004.
ITESM Campus Monterrey, Mexico
Languages:
Language Reads Writes Speaks
English 100% 100% 100%
French 50% 30% 50%
German 50% 30% 50%
TOEFFL: 663
Areas
of Interest or Specialization:
a. Data Science and Predictive Analytics
b. High-Performance Computing
c. Stochastic Processes
d. Chaotic Systems and Theory
e. High-Performance Computing
f. Performance Modelling of High-Performance Computing Infrastructure
g. e-Learning (Interactive Simulation, Educational Models, Education in
Science and Mathematics)
h. Computer Graphics and Computer Animation
i. Distributed Multimedia and Computer Networks Modelling
j. Human-computer user interface design and implementation
k. Visual programming software design
Resume:
Raul Ramirez-Velarde finished a Chemical & Industrial Engineering degree in
May de 1988 at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM),
Campus Monterrey, Mexico. He finished a Master Degree on Science with
specialty in Computer Science in July 1991. He has been full time professor
at ITESM since August de 1991. He reached Associate Professor Level in 2003.
He finished a Ph.D. degree at ITESM in February 2004 in Information
Technology with specialty in Multimedia Distributed Systems.
Raul Ramirez has done research in collaborative distributed systems,
information technology architecture and infrastructure engineering, computer
graphics and animation, and networked multimedia. He has also been
consultant to several important firms such as Cemex, Vitro, MacroPro,
Photosoft, Cerveceria Cuahtemoc, Elektra, and several agencies of Nuevo Leon
provincial government. Also, he is part of the Technical Committee for the
development of the Preliminary Results Program for the Provincial Voting
Commission (SIPRE, CEE) and of the Technical Committee for the Development
of Electronic Vote for the same commission.
He is a member of the National Accreditation Council for Information
Technology (CONAIC) and part the directorate board of the National
Association of Information Technology Institutions (ANIEI).
In January of 1993, he was awarded the first place of the "Award to
Educational Innovation 1992".
Currently, Dr. Ramirez is doing research in modelling chaotic systems under
uncertainty, creating novel learning experiences for engineering students,
performing data science analysis and optimization with scalable algorithms,
and modelling network based multimedia services.
Appointments and Memberships:
• Chair Master Program in Cybersecurity
• Coordinator Master Program in Science in Information Technology (until Dec
2009)
• Member National Accreditation Board in Informatics and Computing
• Member Steering Committee National Association of Institutions of
Education in Information Technology (ANIEI)
• Member National Research System SNI (Until Dic 2008)
• Member Technical Committee for Preliminary Results Program of State
Electoral Commission
• Member IEEE
• Member ACM
Original Developments and Contributions:
- Book Technological Advances in Collaborative Learning
https://www.crcpress.com/Technological-Advances-in-Interactive-Collaborative-Learning/Alexandrov-Velarde-Alexandrov/9781466502086
- NOVUS Project: Learning Analytics: Do Learning Activities Matter? Course
evaluation methodology is established. Critical learning activities are
identified.
- Gyaan, an automated content generation system from collaborative
development based on Elgg social community
o http://dotlrn.mty.itesm.mx/gyaan/
- RedWiki, a computer networking encyclopedia (using MediaWiki)
o http://dotlrn.mty.itesm.mx/redwiki/index.php/Especial:Categories
- E-LANE/ECDL, on-line multimedia learning materials to understand
information technology
o http://dotlrn.mty.itesm.mx/ecdl/
- CursoRedes, on-line multimedia learning materials to understand networking
technology
o http://dotlrn.mty.itesm.mx/cursoredes
- Several Learning Communities based on Content Management Systems
- Pareto Fractal Flow and Gamma Fractal Noise models to characterize network
traffic based on Chaos Theory
- Educational Model, Instructional Design Guide and Digital Learning
Materials Development Guide for Internet based learning
- Sustainability Model for information society based information technology
projects (such as e-learning, e-commerce, e-gouverment, etc.)
- Efficiency, Competencies and Capabilities Maturity Model to guide
information technology adoption in traditional organizations
- Newt, a visual programming languages simulation to teach algorithms
- Function Lab, and interactive software to visualize graphed equations
- Root Finder, an interactive software to understand root-finding methods
- Matrix, an interactive software to understand matrix operations
- A Journey into the Walkthrough Computer, a collection of 3D animations and
virtual worlds to understand how computers work
Lectures:
- High Performance Computing
- Information Security
- Stochastic Processes
- Computer Graphics
- Numerical Methods
- Operations Research
- Computer Networks I, II and III
- Operating Systems I and II
- Distributed Systems
- Distributed Systems Administration (Linux)
- High Performance Environments
- Stochastic Modelling
- Design of Operating Systems
- Numerical Methods
- Linear Algebra
- Distributed Systems
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Animation
- Digital Video Editing
- Virtual World Design
- Peripheral Equipment Programming
- C/C++ Programming and Simulation
- Parallel Programming
Master’s Degree Thesis Advised:
1. Técnicas de Diseño de Software Educativo Utilizando Hyper Text Markup
Language. Adelina Aguirre Ruiz. Junio de 2000. Maestría.
2. Desarrollo de un Sistema de Administración de Sistemas Distribuidos y
Redes Locales basado en SMTP y CORBA. Rodrigo Hernández Burad. Julio de
1999. Maestría.
3. Producción Científica de Medios como Parte del Proceso de Diseño
Instruccional. Guillermo Valente Gomez Carpio. Diciembre de 1999. Maestría.
4. Auditoría de Seguridad en el Comercio Electrónico. José Cab Gutiérrez. A
Junio del 2000. Maestría.
5. Modelo de Transición de Negocio Tradicional a E-Business para la
Industria del Comercio al Detalle. Jesus Rivera Sánchez. Mayo de 2001.
Maestría.
6. Diseño e Implementación de un Simulador de una Red de Enrutadores CISCO
que Emula Comandos de Control y Configuración. Silvia Alvarez Zúniga.
Diciembre del 2001. Maestría.
7. Una Herramienta de Plataforma Abierta de Configuración de Conmutadores.
Marcos Saucedo Vértiz. Diciembre de 2003. Maestría.
8. Diseño de una Arquitectura Parcial para la Comunicación de un Entorno
Virtual en 3D con un Servidor Web. Jorge Varguez Canul. Diciembre de 2003.
Maestría.
9. Metodología para Diseñar y Establecer un Entorno e-Salud Tomando en
Cuenta las Operaciones, Aplicaciones e Infraestructura Tecnológica Necesaria.
Raúl E. Sáenz Urrutia. Junio de 2005. Maestría.
10. Modelo de Migración de IPv4 a IPv6 para la Red del Sistema ITESM. Jesús
Piña Saldaña. Diciembre de 2005. Maestría.
11. Arquitectura genérica de un servicio de datos dependiente de la
localización. Sara Oropeza Hernández. Mayo de 2007. Maestría.
12. Aplicación de Descubrimiento y Autoconfiguración de Servicios de
Impresión con BlueTooth Basado en IP. Arturo Garza Elizondo. Diciembre de
2008. Maestría.
13. Video on Demand Design with Fractal Flows Using Principal Component
Analysis. Martin Roderus, alumno del programa Master of Science in Network
and Centered Computing High-Performance Computing de la Universidad de
Reading. Marzo de 2008. Maestría.
14. Modelo de Escalabilidad para Control de Inventarios usando una Gran
Cantidad de Dispositivos Móviles. Roberto Ramírez Antúñez. Mayo de 2009.
Maestría.
15. Application of Web 2.0 for Collaborative Tools to Share Learning
Objects. Jabbar Fahad Mohammed Abdul, alumno del programa Master of Science
in Network and Centered Computing High-Performance Computing de la
Universidad de Reading. Marzo de 2009. Maestría.
16. A Proposal of an Intelligent Agent for Automatic Learning Content
Sequencing Adapted on the Basis of Competencies. Luis de Marcos Ortega,
alumno del programa doctoral de la Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Junio
2009. Maestría.
17. Load-Balancing Long-Tailed Self-Similar Jobs in Computational Grids.
Rommel León Sansores. Mayo de 2011. Maestría.
18. Wireless Video-on-Demand Delivery, Kathya Alvarado Montejo. Mayo de
2011.
19. SIP Based Highly Redundant Model for Virtual Machine Migration in Data
Centers, Arturo Garza Elizondo. Mayo de 2012 Maestría.
20. Determinación del Número de Transmisiones de Video Simultáneo (SD y HD),
Así como la Medida de Desempeño del Mismo por Redes Inalámbricas Empleado
Diseño Experimental, Luis Armando Mercado Campos. Abril 2013. Maestría.
21. Analítica Sobre Tiempo de Respuesta de SAP utilizando PCA, Abraham
Delgado Vaquera. Mayo de 2016. Maestría.
PhD Thesis Advised:
22. Model of Video on Demand Service Provisioning on Multiple Third Party
Cloud Storage Services, Carlos María Barba Jimenez. Abril 2016. Doctorado.
23. WebVE: A Framework for Collaborative 3D Application Development. Lorena
Martínez Elizalde, Alumno de doctorado DCT. Mayo de 2012. Doctorado.
Program Committee Presidency:
Workshop on Grid and Collaborative Technologies. 2007, 2008 y 2009.
Conferencia Internacional de Informática y Computación, 2007, 2008.
Organizing Committee Presidency:
Congreso Iberoamericano de Informática CITA, Marzo 2006, Monterrey, N. L.
Conferencia Internacional de Informática y Computación, Octubre 2008,
Monterrey, N. L.
Review Committee Member:
1. Revista Computación y Sistemas
2. Journal Web Intelligence and Agent Systems (WIAS)
3. Journal Concurrency and Computation
4. Journal Journal of Computational Sciences
5. Journal Journal Network and Computer Applications
6. Workshop Bridging the HPC Tallent Gap with Computational Science Research
Methods, ICCS 2014, 2015, 2016
7. Workshop Solving Problems with Uncertainties, ICCS 2013, ICCS 2014, ICCS
2015, ICCS 2016
8. Conferencia Internacional de Informática y Computación ANIEI, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
9. Conference Web Based Communities, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016
10. Conference High-Performance Computing, 2007
11. Workshop Internacional de Software Educativo, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013
12. International Conference on Computational Sciences, 2013 to present.
Seminars Given:
• High-Specialty Certificate in Data Science, October 2020
• Inferential Statistics (Universidad Tecnologica y Pedagogica de Colombia –
UPTC), October 2018
• Data Science with Principal Component Analysis (Universidad Tecnológica
Metropolitana del Estado de Chile), August 2016
• Data Science with Principal Component Analysis (Institute National Des
Telecomunications, Sud Paris), June 2016
• Data Science with Principal Component Analysis (Universidad Complutense de
Madrid), June 2016
• Big Data and Data Science (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, España), June
2015
• Big Data and Data Science (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), June 2015
• Big Data and Data Science (Centro de Supercomputo de Barcelona, España),
June 2015
• CCNA3.1 (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, España), June 2013
• Fractales y Autosimilitud, Universidad Autónoma de Sonora, October 2013
• Collaborative Learning, Univeristy of Reading, December 2010
• Web Services Security (Madrid, España, Erasmus Mundus), June 2008, 2009 y
2010
• Security and Smart Cards (Madrid, España, Erasmus Mundus) , June 2008,
2009 y 2010
• Security and Smart Phones (Madrid, España, Erasmus Mundus) , June 2008,
2009 y 2010
• Internet Payment Systems (Madrid, España, Erasmus Mundus) , June 2008,
2009 y 2010
• Mundos Virtuales en Internet (Madrid, España), June 2009
• CISCO Semestres 1, 2 y 3 (Alcalá de Henares, España), June 2009
• Self-similarity and Fractals
• Multimedia Networking
• Digital Video
• Wireless Technologies
• PHP Programming
• 3D Computer Graphics
• 3D Computer Animation
• Digital Audio and Video Post Production
• CISCO Networking Academy – Semester 1
• CISCO Networking Academy – Semester 2
• TCP/IP and Computer Networks
• UNIX Environment Networks (NIS & NFS)
• Multiplatform UNIX Server Administration
• Introduction to UNIX
• Performance Analysis of UNIX Systems
Relevant projects:
1. NOVUS Project: Learning Analytics: Do Learning Activities Matter? Course
evaluation methodology is established. Critical learning activities are
identified. Budget: 105,000.00 Pesos (ITESM).
2. Google Productivity Cell: Capacity Planning of Highly-Available,
Highly-Reliable, Highly- Scalable and High-Performance Information
Technology Infrastructure Using Self-Similar Models and Principal Component
Analysis. August 2007 to August 2008. Budget: $75,000.00 Dólares (Google).
3. Diseño de un Servidor de Video Digital Inalámbrico. January 2008 to
December 2008. Budget: $100,000.00 Pesos (ITESM).
4. E-LANE (Europe Latin America New Education). October 2003 To March 2007.
Budget: €2,748,307.00 Euros. Budget ITESM: €232,564.50 Euros (@LIS-Europe
Aid).
5. RICOTEL (Red Iberoamericana de Cooperación en Telemática). August 2002 to
May 2006. Budget: €150,000.00 10 partners (CYTED).
6. SOLITE (Software Libre de Teleformación). October 2007 to December 2011.
Budget: €40,000.00 12 partners (CYTED).
7. Taller sobre Tecnologías de Cómputo Colaborativo y Cómputo Grid. June
2008 to May 2009. Budget: $200,000.00 Pesos (CONACYT).
Awards:
a.
First place in "Educational Innovation at ITESM 1992"
b. Academic
Stay Scholarship Award Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, June 2016
c. Academic
Stay Scholarship Award Supercómputo de Barcelona, June 2015
d. Academic
Stay Scholarship Award Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, June 2014
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