Systems, Smart Technologies and Innovation for Society

Juan Pablo Salgado-Guerrero is Vice-Rector of Research at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS). He obtained his PhD degree in Economics and Innovation for Sustainable Development at Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Italy, been recognized for the best doctoral tesis on June 4th, 2018, during the “IUSS Day” ceremony. He has also a Master’s Degree in Innovation for Business Development, from Tecnológico de Monterrey, México, and graduated Mechanical Engineer with mention in Machine Design at UPS. He was Secretary of Liaison with the Internationalization Collective at UPS; Secretary of Human and Economic Development of the Municipality of Cuenca, Ecuador; Manager of the City of Sciences. Coordinator of Public Policy at the City Council in the areas of Social and Economic Development, Culture, Education, Health, and Tourism; Executive Representative of the Mayor and President of the Directories of Public Companies; Advisor to the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy; Member of the Trust “Por Cuenca” with private companies and the Chamber of Industries of the city of Cuenca since March 2020. He has also been Delegate of the Rector of UPS in the Consortium of Universities of the City of Cuenca for the Cuenca del Futuro Project; Representative of the Rector and Coordinator of the University Council of Library of UPS. Member of the Executive Council and General Coordinator of the I International Congress “University, Development and Cooperation”. Member of the executive council of the III International Congress “University, Development and Cooperation”. Co-organizer of the Engineering Congress “Engineering Education in Ecuador”. Member of the Council of Publications at UPS. Member of the Board of Directors of the REDU (Network of Ecuadorian Universities for Research). President of the Scientific Committee of the International Congress on Scientific Research and Production and Publishing. Delegate of the Mayor of Cuenca to the Chair of Citizenship. Chair of the Accredited Universities of Cuenca. Main Member of the Network of International Relations and Cooperation of the Ecuadorian Universities. Manager of the Research Agreements with the Universities of Ferrara, Pavia and Florence (Italy). Financial Management with International Banks and Financial Research Organizations and agreements with the University of Economics of Vienna-Austria. Member of the Advisory Mission for the formation of the Salesian Universities in India-Province of Tamil Nadu-Chennai. Member of the Basin Committee of the Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Member of the Dialogue Table of the Project of Academic Cooperation with Ecuadorian Universities and the European Union VERTEBRALCUE.  Professor Hector Rene Vega-Carrillo has a large experience in research and teaching in nuclear sciences. Vega-Carrillo´s research interests include experimental and computational spectrometry and dosimetry of neutrons and gamma-rays, design of subcritical nuclear reactors using uranium and thorium. He has published more than 200 papers in scientific journals, more than 40 books and more than 400 papers in scientific meetings. Since 2005 Vega-Carrillo has been the International Scientific Committee Chairperson of the International Symposium on Solid State Dosimetry (ISSSD). Has been invited professor in universities in Mexico, Spain, Colombia, and Peru. Since 1981 was faculty member at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, he is liaison officer by Mexico at the Nuclear Energy Agency and was co-founder of the Irradiation and Dosimetry Mexican Society (SMID, AC). Professor Vega-Carrillo is member of the editorial board as managing editor of Applied Radiation and Isotopes and member of the editorial board of Radiation Physics and Engineering. Gonzalo F. García-Fernández, Ph.D., is an Assistant professor and researcher at Technical University of Madrid (UPM) in nuclear technology, radiation protection, transport of radiation with Monte Carlo codes, proton therapy centers, and application of ionizing radiation in healthcare facilities, to students of graduated and Master courses. He is Industrial and Mechanical Engineer, MSc in Science and Nuclear Technology, and Doctor Industrial Engineer in Nuclear Technology from Technical University of Madrid (UPM). Previously, since 1995 he developed his professional career as project manager working in international projects of infrastructures, hospitals and healthcare services, roads, energy efficiency, radiation protection, research, and education. He has professional accreditations in efficiency and sustainability (CEM), management (IESE-PADE), project management (PMP), and chartered industrial and mechanical engineer. He has published approximately 30 scientific papers, 3 books, and has participated in more than 60 scientific and technical international meetings. Vladimir Espartaco Robles-Bykbaev (Senior Member, IEEE) received the degree in computer science from Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador, in 2006, the M.S. degree in Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, and Digital Imaging from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Vigo, Spain, in 2016. Since 2012, he has been an Principal Professor with the Computer Science Department, UPS. Since 2016 he collaborates as head of the smart technologies area at the UNESCO Chair on Support Technologies for Educational Inclusion at the UPS. His research interests include the application of artificial intelligence techniques for improving the educational inclusion of children, youth and older adults as well as the rescue, and preservation of cultural heritage of Andean people.

Part I: Industry.- Numerical study through CFD of the behavior of a centrifugal fan for dust extraction systems.- Optimization of the stamping process of oven sides panels for domestic cooking through finite element modeling.- Topological optimization of swing arm for electric motorcycles.- Micromechanical modeling of biobased sisal polylactic acid compounds.- A Proposal of a Fair Voting Ensemble Classifier Using Multi-Objective Optimization.- Physical-Chemical Characterization of Cocoa Oil Subjected to an Accelerated Fermentation Process.- Control system for a cacao drying process: case study cylindrical dryer.- Comparative study of multivariate statistical methods for predicting the academic performance of students at the University of Guayaquil.- Calculation of the efficiency of an electromagnetic coil according to the induction resistance of the pot.- Development of a Control System for a Biomechanical Prosthetic.- The Impact of Intranet Use on Internet Sales During COVID-19: A Study of Companies in Ecuador.- Embedded Systems for Tracking and Detection of Pets through an IoT Network.- Mobile Application for Online Procedures in the Municipality of San Miguel de Ibarra.- Assessment of decommissioning cost of proton therapy centers depending on the shielding material in the building process.- Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network (VANET).- Part II: Infotelecom.- Use of leaderboards to gamified drive student performance as a motivational strategy in VLE environments.- Microlearning as a learning consolidation strategy for the university blended learning modality in a VLE.- Physical and Organoleptic Evaluation of 12 Cocoa Clones (Theobroma cacao L.) of National Type, in Cocoa Liquor - A Study from Ecuador.- External factors and socioeconomic influence on users acceptance of online payments.- Proposal of evaluation cases for the standardization of the validation activities of neutron unfolding codes.- Function and Management Emulation of CEDIA Backbone: The Ecuadorian Advanced Network Updated From IPv4 to IPv6.- Implementation of an Intelligent Platform for Sustainable Urban Water Consumption Management: A Case Study of Digital Transformation in Zaruma City, Ecuador.- Governmental portal of the National Transit Agency of Ecuador: Web usability aspects and user satisfaction aimed at the elderly..- Development of a Web Application for evaluating corporate social responsibility practices.- Performance evaluation of an internet-of-things platform based on open-source.- Development and evaluation of an intelligent chatbot for the management of citizen procedures in the GAD San Miguel de Ibarra.- Software for Speech Therapy Support Through PECS Oriented to Digital Learning Environments For Children With Moderate ASD.- Development of a Brain-Computer Interface to Control Finger Movements of a Robotic Hand.- Proposal of an Agile Approach based on Scrum for Managing Continuing Education Programs.- Development of a Compact Synchrotron Proton Therapy Center Model for Monte Carlo-Based Radiation Protection Studies.