Who We Are

Dr. Franchesca González Olivardia

Dr. Franchesca González Olivardia

Researcher and Professor, Coordinator of the AirES Group

Graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at UTP. Experience as a Junior Engineer in a consulting firm dedicated to the design of energy sector projects. In 2015, she was awarded the Monbukagakusho Scholarship from the Embassy of Japan in Panama to study at Osaka University, where she obtained a master’s and doctorate degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy, specializing in computational modeling of air pollution and ventilation in urban areas. She is currently a scientific researcher at CINEMI, teaches classes at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, and is the coordinator of the AirES research group. Her current projects are in the research line of emissions inventory, computational modeling using CFD, and monitoring of air pollution in urban areas.

Dr. César De Jesús Pinzón Acosta

Dr. César De Jesús Pinzón Acosta

Professor and Researcher, Director of the AirES Group

Mechanical Engineer. PhD in Engineering Philosophy, focused on research into AI-based manufacturing processes. Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at UTP and principal investigator of the project, funded by SENACYT, “Advanced system for the detection of defects in manual welding using artificial intelligence”. Co-investigator in projects for estimating atmospheric emissions from ships, development of the inventory of atmospheric pollutant emissions in Panama City. Student Scientific Advisor of the project “Development of a machine vision tool for the recognition and detection of defects in manual welding with coated electrodes”. He is currently a member of the Theoretical Computational and Applied Mechanics (MetCap) laboratory and Coordinator of JIC-FIM 2024.

Dr. Edmanuel  Gaspar Cruz

Dr. Edmanuel Gaspar Cruz

Researcher and Professor, Member of the AirES Group

PhD in Computer Science, University of Alicante (Spain). Master’s Degree in Higher Education. Double Master’s Degree in Communication Technology from the University of Wales and CESTE University Center, Zaragoza (Spain).

As a result of his research, he has managed to publish his results in high-impact scientific journals.

His current areas of interest are: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Networking and Computer Science.

ACADEMIC COLLABORATORS

Dr. José Rangel

Dr. José Rangel

Elydenis Pérez

Elydenis Pérez

Amsley Medina-Castillo

Amsley Medina-Castillo

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS

Ing. Angela Vargas

Ing. Angela Vargas

Researcher at the National University of Colombia

Dr. Tomohito Matsuo

Dr. Tomohito Matsuo

Professor and researcher at Osaka University, Japan

Akira Kondo

Akira Kondo

Retired Professor and Researcher at Osaka University, Japan

Shimadera Hikari

Shimadera Hikari

Professor at Osaka University, Japan

Sarawut Thepanondh

Sarawut Thepanondh

Professor at Mahidol University, Thailand

Heekwan Lee

Heekwan Lee

Professor at Incheon National University

Dr. Rodolfo Sosa Echeverría

Dr. Rodolfo Sosa Echeverría

Researcher at National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

Rodrigo Jiménez

Rodrigo Jiménez

Professor, National University of Colombia, Colombia

STUDENT COLLABORATORS

Marlon Torres

Marlon Torres

Environmental Engineering

Roxana Salazar

Roxana Salazar

Environmental Engineering

ALUMNI

Tomás Guardia

Tomás Guardia

Bachelor's student in Energy and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Cristian Rodríguez

Cristian Rodríguez

Master of Science student, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Liliana Ardines

Liliana Ardines

Bachelor's student in Industrial Mechanical Engineering

Alexandra Aparicio

Alexandra Aparicio

Bachelor's student in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering

Amsley Medina

Amsley Medina

Bachelor's student in Environmental Engineering

Ana Valdés

Ana Valdés

Industrial Mechanical Engineering Student

Joseph Asprilla

Joseph Asprilla

Industrial Mechanical Engineering Student

Irma Hernández

Irma Hernández

Technical Assistant on Environmental Issues

Gabriela Hernández

Gabriela Hernández

Industrial Mechanical Engineering student.

Ángela Williams

Ángela Williams

Bachelor's student in Environmental Engineering

Abraham Bonilla

Abraham Bonilla

Maritime and Port Operations Student

Miguel Hidalgo

Miguel Hidalgo

Student of Computer Systems Engineering

Elydenis G. Pérez Vásquez

Elydenis G. Pérez Vásquez

Student of the Master's Degree in Data Analytics

Diana Hernández

Diana Hernández

Master's student in Environmental Engineering

Yessica Flores

Yessica Flores

Bachelor's Degree in Maritime and Port Operations

Luis Meléndez

Luis Meléndez

Bachelor of Science in Naval Engineering

Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios en Ciencias, Ingeniería y Tecnología AIP
Centro de Investigación e Innovación Eléctrica, Mecánica y de la Industria