Carlos Calderon Cordova

Country: Ecuador

Education: PhD or Doctorate

Affiliation: Technical University of Loja

Domain of Research: Machine Vision,Artificial Intelligence,Electronics,Artificial Intelligence,Autonomous Robots,Digital Circuits,Electronics,Human-Robot Interaction,Intelligent Systems,Internet of Things,Mobile Robots,Neural Networks,Robotics,SCADA,Sensing and Sensor Networks

Biography: Carlos Calderon-Cordova (Senior Member, IEEE) is currently the Director of the CONSYS-UTPL Research Group and the Coordinator of the LERAP-UTPL Prototyping and Innovation Laboratory. His areas of expertise are digital transformation of industry, industrial robotics, automatic control, and Industrial IoT. He is author of 43 Scientific Publications Indexed in Scopus/Web of Science. He has also generated nine international Patent Applications. He has given keynote conferences and presentations at 49 national and international scientific events. Prof. Calderon has received important honors and awards, the following are highlighted: “Best Academic Inventor” National Award from CEDIA, Ecuador, in 2020, 2022 and 2024, "Honorable Mention of the 2021 SIGHT Volunteer of the Year" Recognition (IEEE, USA), in 2021, and “Ecuador Innova” Honor (Vice Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador), in 2014. He was the Chair of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Ecuador, in 2023. He was the Chair of IEEE SIGHT Ecuador (2020-2021) and the Co-Founder and the Executive President of the Technology-based company KRADAC (2010-2021).