Prof Dr. Erik Ortiz Guerra | MAC protocols | Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr. Erik Ortiz Guerra, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas, Cuba

Erik Ortiz Guerra is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in telecommunications and electronics. Born on July 5, 1984, in Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba, Erik earned his Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering degree with a gold medal from the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas in July 2008. He continued his academic journey at the same institution, completing a Master’s degree in Telematics in March 2011, followed by pre-doctoral training at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Brazil, from July 2013 to February 2014. Erik attained the pinnacle of his academic career with a Doctor of Technical Sciences in Telecommunications from his alma mater in November 2015, subsequently becoming a Full Professor in the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications in January 2019. Throughout his career, Erik has been deeply involved in various cutting-edge research projects, including initiatives focused on Smart Water management, Internet of Things (IoT) education, and digital transformation in engineering education. His contributions underscore his commitment to advancing technology and education in Cuba and beyond.

Professional Profile

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EDUCATION

Graduated with a gold medal as Telecommunications and Electronics Engineer from the Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. (July 2008)
Master’s degree in Telematics from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. (March 2011)
Pre-doctoral training at the Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil. (July 2013 – February 2014)
Doctor of Technical Sciences in Telecommunications from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. (November 2015)
Full Professor. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas. (January 2019)

RESEARCH PROJECTS PARTICIPATION

Smart Water management to improve water balance control and environment preservation in hydrographic basins (September 2023 – September 2025). VLIR Project between Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. Coordinator for the Cuban part.
Cooperation to Learning Internet of Things, CooL-IoT (2021-2022). DAAD Project between Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba and Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Coordinator for the Cuban part.
Member of the sectoral project of the Ministry of Higher Education (MES) related to the introduction of new methodologies for teaching in Cuban higher education (2019-2023).
Member of the international project funded by AUF, “Digital Transformation for Engineer Training” (2020-2022).
Member of the business project “Smart Waters” (2020-2023).
Dynamic Spectrum Allocation for Modern Communications (DIRAC). PHC Carlos J. Finaly Project between Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba and Sorbonne University, Paris, France. January 2019 – December 2020. Coordinator for the Cuban part.
Analysis and design of cognitive radio networks. CAPES-MES Project. Central University “Marta Abreu” of Las Villas, Cuba and Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Brazil. (September 2012 – July 2015). Project member.

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