Professional Background
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science (1998). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- M.S. in Computer Science (1994). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- B.S. in Computer Engineering (1989). Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México.
Employment
- Associate Professor (2002-present). Department of Computer Science, University of Houston.
- Joint Associate Professor (2021-Present). Department of Physics, University of Houston.
- Adjunct Associate Professor (2020-2021). Department of Statistics, Rice University.
- Research Staff Member (1998-2002). IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.
- Adjunct Assistant Professor (2001). Fordham University, NY.
- Computer Engineer (1990-1991). IBM México.
Awards, Distinctions
- Vicepresident Astroinformatics (2017-2020). International Astrostatistics Association (IAA).
- Excellence in Research Award (2005). Dept. of Computer Science, University of Houston.
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2005). National Science Foundation.
- Best Paper Award (2003). 14th European Conference on Machine Learning.
- Invention Achievement Award (2001). IBM Research.
- Fulbright scholarship (1991-97). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Valedictorian (1989). Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México.