Hi, I'm Luis
I'm a Civil Engineer graduated from the University of Guanajuato (UG) in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México.
During those studies I participated in a couple of
international academic programs at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) , USA as an undergraduate student - in 2015, and at
Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden as a graduate student - in 2017, to enhance my capabilities exploring other
scientific and engineering areas, places and ideas, by taking
courses related to stochastic processes, stochastic optimization algorithms, The Finite Element Method
and Structural design. In 2019 I obtained my Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering with a Thesis work about optimization
design of reinforcing steel for concrete columns through an original mathematical numerical approach developed at
the Aula CIMNE-UG
Later, in 2020, my professional carreer and research continued with a Master's program in Science
of Structures at the Autonomous University of Queretaro (UAQ), in which I could learn a lot more in the area of
computaitonal mechanics, numerical methods, engineering software development and optimal/sustainable design
of civil infrastructure projects and structures, mainly of reinforced concrete. In 2022 I obtained my Degree
in Master of Science (Structures). It was during these studies when
I realized that I wanted to do Research for the rest of my life, and from this point on my carrer was divided
into two main paths: research and industry.
Research
Right after my Master's studies at the Autonomous University of Queretaro I went to the CIMAT (Centro de
de Investigación en Matemáticas - Research Center in Mathematics) in Guanajuato city, Mexico, to continue my carrer path in the Graduate Department of
Computational Science by learning more about Prorgramming, Algorithms, Parallel Computing, Numerical methods and Data Science. During these studies I could develop a research work
related to optimization algorithms based on Combinatorial-Mathematics for the design of asymmetrical rebar in rectangular columns, which then led to additional research
works related to optimization design of Irregular reinforced concrete buildings.
In 2023 I was accepted at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) for my PhD studies in Civil Engineering
with focus in Scientific Computation. Here at the HKUST I focus in the area of Machine Learning, Structural Reliability and Numerical modelling for
structural design and optimization.
Industry
Even though research is my priority when referring to my professional carrer I keep on involving myself in infrastructure projects
in the private industry along with my father and my brother as a company. We perform structural designs, topographyc surveys, construction plans and budgets.
I usually come across with very interesting ideas by doing these sort of works. Thus, it is vital for me now to always be linked to the industrial sector
somehow to enhance my research topics and scope.