Education:

PhD in Industrial & Systems Engineering. Piscataway, NJ. July, 2007.

MS in Industrial & Systems Engineering. Piscataway, NJ. January, 2005.

MS in Industrial Engineering. Celaya, Gto. MX. June, 2002.

Bachelor of Science in Biochemical Engineering. Zacatepec, Mor. MX. January, 2000.

Research Interests:

Replacement analysis - Development of optimization algorithms to systematically and optimally upgrade systems considering aging components. Applications are in the area of power systems, telecommunications, among others.

System risk and reliability analysis - Development of mathematical models to more accurately estimate the system reliability considering systems that show different levels of degradation. Applications are in multi-state network reliability, network optimization, etc.

Reliability modeling of power systems - Development of mathematical models to determine the reliability of electricity transmission and distribution systems (ETDS). Transmission expansion planning using renewable sources of energy.

Data mining and pattern recognition - Development and application of new algorithms to classify and anticipate future undesirable system outcomes, and the identification of actions to be taken to minimize the system risk. Applications are in telecommunications, power systems and transportation infrastructures.