Referee for the SPIE Optical Engineering Journal (2009).
Referee for the International Journal of Quantum Information (2009).
Referee for the 8th Mexican International Conference of Artificial Intelligence MICAI-09 (2009).
Referee for CONACyT (SINECYT-RCEA),
my duty being the evaluation of applied science and technology-oriented research projects (2009).
Guest editor of the journal
Mathematical Structures in Computer Science,
for a special volume on Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Cryptography
(2009).
Referee for the 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE 2009). CINVESTAV and IEEE.
Referee for Ergo Sum, an interdisciplinary scientific journal of Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico (2008).
Program Committee member of the Third International Quantum Interaction Symposium. German Center for Artificial Intelligence, Saarbruecken, Germany (2008-2009).
Program Committee member of 5th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computing Science and Automatic Control (CCE 2008). CINVESTAV and IEEE.
Referee for the Mexican Conference on Computer Science 2008 (Encuentro Nacional de Computación ENC 2008). Mexican Society of Computer Science.
Session Chair of the Quantum Computation and Microelectronics Session at the 38th ITESM Congress on Research and Innovation (ITESM, 2008).
Jury member of the Espacio Entrepreneurship Award organised by Televisa (Tampico, Mexico, 2008).
Referee for the 19th Mexican Competition of Computer Science Theses (INEI, 2006)
Referee for the 37th ITESM Congress on Research and Innovation (ITESM, 2006).
Services as BSc, Msc and PhD examiner
Dec 2009. BSc thesis proposal examiner. Manuel Hernández-Gómez. Topic: Introduction to Quantum Computation. School of Actuarial Sciences, Anahuac University.
May 2009. MSc thesis proposal examiner. Pablo Vera-González.
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México - Valle de Chalco (UAEM-VC), México.
Oct 2008. Pre-doctoral examination (PRS viva, in Oxford University parlance). Ernesto Liñán-García. Topic: Advanced Simulated Annealing for Protein Folding.
ITESM-Cuernavaca, México.
Lectures and Talks
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Aug 2010. Adiabatic Quantum Computation and NP-completeness: quantum algorithms and massive simulation in classical computer clouds.
3rd International Workshop on Physics and Computation. Nile river, Egypt.
Jul 2010. Quantum Image Processing. 3rd School on Imaging Science (ECImag'2010),
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Patagonia, Argentina.
Jan 2010. Processing Images in Entangled Quantum Systems. 40th ITESM Conference on Research and Innovation. Monterrey, NL, México.
Jan 2010. Discrete Quantum Walks and Quantum Image Processing. 40th ITESM Conference on Research and Innovation. Monterrey, NL, México.
Jan 2010. Introduction to Quantum Computation. ESIME-Culhuacán, IPN.
Nov 2009. Quantum technology for the development of Mexico.
Consejo Ciencia y Tecnología de Yucatán (CONCYTEY)
and Consejo de la Industria de la Tecnología de la Información de
Yucatán (CITI), México.
Oct 2009. Sombrero Adiabatic Quantum Computation.
Centro Nacional de Metrología (CENAM), México.
Oct 2009. Quantum technology for the development of Mexico.
Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Ecatepec e ITESM-CEM.
Organized by COMECyT, México.
Oct 2009. Commentator in the presentation of the book
Convergencias y divergencias en la izquierda política mexicana, authored by Dr Marco Antonio González Pérez.
ITESM-CEM.
Sep 2009. Sombrero Adiabatic Quantum Computation.
Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares,
UNAM, México.
Aug 2009. Sombrero Adiabatic Quantum Computation.
Oxford University
Computing Lab, UK.
Jul 2009. Investigación y práctica de la ingeniería.
Universidad Politécnica del Valle de Toluca, México.
Jun 2009. Panorama mundial de estudios sobre ingeniería y tecnología.
COMECyT and Instituto de Administración Pública del Estado de México, México.
May 2009. Massive Computation and Non-Conventional Models of Computation,
my initial contribution to the symposium
Grand Challenges in Computer Science and Information Technologies, organized by the Computer Science and Information/Communication
Technologies Umbrella of CONACyT. Monterrey, México.
Apr 2009. Introduction to Quantum Computation and
Quantum algorithms for Protein Folding.
First Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Protein Folding.
INAOE, México.
Mar 2009. Introduction to Quantum Computation.
Fourth International Conference on Information and Telecomunications Technologies.
Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México.
Mar 2009.
Member of a multidisciplinary panel (science, business, philosophy and psychoanalysis), in which we discuss different approaches
to recognize the nature and uses of uncertainty in our fields, as well as discussing methods for coping with it. MBA Program,
ITESM-CEM.
Jan 2009.
Science and Technology for politicians, or how to use S&T to create a prosperous society.
International seminar for the development of political campaigns.
The Washington Center and
www.loscandidatos.com. Maria Isabel Sheraton Hotel, Mexico City.
Jan 2009.
How to use a computer to learn about Nature.
Introductory talk for high school students interested in reading for first degrees on computer science and bioinformatics.
ITESM-CEM.
Nov 2008.
Introduction to Quantum Walks.
Physics Department of Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Mexico City, Mexico.
Oct 2008.
Sombrero Adiabatic Quantum Computation.
LI Congreso Nacional de Física, Zacatecas, Mexico, pp. 124, ISSN 0187-4713 (2008).
Sep 2008.
Introduction to Quantum Computation. Popular science talk
(Poster).
Cultural Center 'La68', Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Sep 2008.
Quantum Adiabatic Algorithms and their use in bioinformatics and NP-complete problems.
45th anniversary of the Mathematics Division, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
Sep 2008.
Introduction to Quantum Computation and Quantum Walks.
45th anniversary of the Faculty of Mathematics of Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
May 2008.
Quantum walks and quantum bioinformatics. Slides
Powerpoint97 and
pdf. Handouts
1,
2, and
3.
Link to Perdomo et al's paper on quantum adiabatic algorithms for protein folding.
Talk delivered at
US Navy Center for Applied Research in Artificial Intelligence Seminar Series.
May 2008.
Science and Technology in Mexico. Talk delivered at
the Washington Center (USA) for young politicians.
Apr 2008.
Introduction to Mexican Literature.
Talk for MIT students who will do internships in Mexico during the summer of 2008.
Apr-May 2008. Introduction to Computer Science and Quantum Walks. Series of three lectures for members of Aspuru-Guzik group, Harvard University.
Jan 2008. Discrete Quantum Walks and Quantum Image Processing. 38th ITESM Conf. on Research and Innovation. Monterrey, NL, Mexico
(abstract in Proceedings, ISBN 968-891-124-0).
Jan 2008. Quantum Walks with Entangled Coins. 38th ITESM Conference on Research and Innovation. Monterrey, NL, Mexico
(abstract in Proceedings, ISBN 968-891-124-0).
Dec 2007. Quantum Computing and its applications in Bioinformatics. Center for Biotechnology, ITESM-MTY.
Dec 2007. Introduction to Quantum Computation and Quantum Cryptography. Departments of physics and computer science, ITESM-MTY.
Nov 2007. Scientific research and its impact in society. Audience: undergraduate students interested in starting a career in science. ITESM-CEM.
Jul 2007. Introductory lectures to Quantum Computation (18 hrs).
2nd Mexican Summer School on QC & QI.
Tecnologico de Monterrey.
May 2007. Quantum Algorithms for Bioinformatics Research.
(slides here).
Faculty of Sciences-UMDI Sisal, UNAM.
Mar 2007. Creativity and Science. Talk for High School students at ITESM-CEM.
Jan 2007. Mathematical and Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. Foro Psicoanalítico Mexicano.
Nov 2006. Introduction to Quantum Computation and Quantum Information
(slides here).
Condumex Centre for R&D, Queretaro, Mexico.
Oct 2006. Introduction to Quantum Computation. Net Day II, ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
Jun 2006. Introduction to Discrete Quantum Walks
(slides here).
Faculty of Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Mar 2006. Introduction to Quantum Computation
(slides here).
University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico.
Feb 2006. Brief comment on scientific research and its impact on the development of Mexico. Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Oct 2005. Life in Oxford as international student. International Office, University of Oxford.
Jun 2005. Quantum Walks with Entangled Coins
(slides here).
QUOXIC. Merton College, University of Oxford.
May 2005. Introduction to Quantum Walks. Talk for a non-specialised audience
(slides here).
Keble College, Univ. Oxford.
Mar 2005. Introduction to Quantum Walks. University College London, UK.
Jan 2005. Introduction to Quantum Walks. University of Yucatan, Mexico.
Mar 2003. Quantum Computation for Computer Scientists. University of Yucatan, Mexico.
Apr 2003. Quantum Mechanics and Image Processing.
(slides here).
SPIE Conference. Florida, USA.
Mar 2000. Introduction to Robotics. ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
Sep 1998. Computer Technology and Social Development in Mexico. ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
Sep 1994. Internet and Ethics in the Development of Mexico. ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
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Articles in the Press written by me for the general public and students.Topics: scientific tasks as well as social and academic matters (articles here have been written in Spanish.)
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Dec 2009.
What is Internet? Local and
COMECyT (in construction) links.
De veras,
a science popularization magazine aimed at children edited by COMECyT.
Apr 2008.
What is quantum computation and what is it for? Local and
ITESM (page 14) links.
Integratec Ed. 78 Apr-Jun08,
The Sistema Tecnologico de Monterrey Alumni newsletter.
Apr 2008.
Quantum Walks: definitions and algorithms. Local
and CINVESTAV links.
Special volume fully dedicated to Quantum
Computation and Quantum Information.
CINVESTAV's official magazine
(peer-reviewed, by invitation). ISSN 1870-5499.
Aug 2007.
Quantum Computing at Tecnologico de Monterrey.
ITESM-CEM newsletters for Alumni (Gaceta), and students & staff (Signo).
Jul 2007.
2nd Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
ITESM-CEM International Students Office newsletter.
Jul 2007.
Doing a PhD at Oxford University. Local and
ITESM (page 12) links.
(in Spanish).
Integratec Ed. 75 Jul-Sep07,
The Sistema Tecnologico de Monterrey Alumni newsletter.
Jul 2007.
On Literature and the Reconstruction of Social Fabric.
Tecnologico de Monterrey newsletter for students and staff (Tecleos).
Apr 2007.
4th LA Grid Summit at ITESM-CEM.
Tecnologico de Monterrey newsletter for students and staff (Signo and Cronica Intercampus).
Mar 2007.
Second Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
ITESM-CEM Alumni newsletter (Gaceta Ex-A-Tec)
Feb 2007.
Second Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
ITESM-CEM newsletter for students and staff (Tecleos).
Jan 2006.
What is Quantum Computation? Part II.
Local link and
The Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Mexican newspaper Milenio.
Jan 2006. What is Quantum Computation? Part I
Local link
and The Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Mexican newspaper Milenio.
Jul 2005.
Why should we teach and do Science in Mexico?
Local link and
The Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Mexican newspaper Milenio.
May 2005. Quantum Computation and the Advancement of Mexico. In
Spanish and
English.
ITESM-CEM Alumni newsletter and The Mexican Academy of Sciences.
Nov 2004.
The Mexican Student Society in the United Kingdom.
ITESM-CEM Alumni newsletter (Gaceta).
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Book Reviews
From March to November 2009, I was a regular writer for the on-line magazine Updated, in which I published several books reviews and articles.
Unfortunately, Updated has ceased to exist but I would like to share with you all my writing (all documents here are in Spanish):
La princesa del Palacio de Hierro, by Gustavo Sainz (Mar 2009).
The Diagnosis, by Alan Lightman (Apr 2009),.
Saturday, by Ian McEwan (May 2009).
The life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, several authors (Jun 2009).
Dos Horas de Sol, by José Agustín (Jul 2009).
La contracultura en México, several authors (Aug 2009).
La voluntad y la fortuna, by Carlos Fuentes (Sep 2009).
The Emotional Lives of Animals, by Marc Bekoff (Oct 2009).
Abril Rojo by Santiago Roncagliolo (Nov 2009).
Reviews published in ITESM-CEM Alumni newsletter (Gaceta Ex-A-Tec) from April 2005 to October 2008.
All documents in this section have been written in Spanish.
Noticias del Imperio (Oct 08),
A Tenured Professor (Jul 08),
Linked (May 08),
¿Olvida usted su equipaje? (Mar 08),
Los sueños de Einstein (Ene 08),
La terca memoria (Nov 07),
A Distant Shore (Sep 07),
DNA: The secret of life (July 07),
Palabras y Sangre (May 07),
El Fin de la Guerra Fría y el Salvaje Nuevo Mundo (March 07),
No será la Tierra (Jan. 07),
La invasión (Oct 06)
[cited by Scarletta Press,
local link]
El tren pasa primero (May 06),
Aires de familia (March 06),
My life as a quant (Jan 06),
Slow Man (Nov 05),
The curious incident of the dog in the night-time (Sep 05),
The Millenium Problems (July 05),
Surely you are joking, Mr. Feynman! (May 05),
Revelado Instantáneo (April 05).
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Organisation of Conferences, Summer Schools, Keynote Lectures and Workshops
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Jun 2010. Coorganiser of the
Third Mexican Summer School on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
ITESM-CEM and
Aspuru-Guzik Group,
Harvard University.
Jun 2009. Organiser of the First Workshop on Quantum Computation and Bioinformatics. ITESM-CEM.
Nov 2008. Coorganiser of
Tercer coloquio sobre tendencias actuales de la computación en México.
Poster. ITESM-CEM, UAEM, UAN.
Aug-Dec 2008. Lectures on the History of Science. ITESM-CEM.
Aug 2008. Quantum Adiabatic Algorithms. Speaker: Dr Marco Znidaric (University of Ljubljana). ITESM-CEM.
Dec 2007. Second quantum retreat for undergraduate students held at Meztitla, Morelos. ITESM-CEM.
Summary of activities (Spanish).
Jul 2007. Second Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
Poster and
website links in
Spanish and
English.
ITESM-CEM and the University of Leeds, UK.
May 2007. First quantum retreat for undergraduate students held at Meztitla, Morelos. ITESM-CEM.
Summary of activities (Spanish).
Jun 2005. Transitions to Democracy in Mexico. Speaker: Dr. Sergio Aguayo. Canning House, UK.
Nov 2004. Mexico-UK Relations. Keynote speaker: H.E. Juan José Bremer, Mexican Ambassador to the UK.
Keble College, Oxford University.
Jul 2004. 1st Mexican Summer School on QC.
Summary of activities (Spanish).
May 2004. Second Mexican Conference of Graduate Students in the UK. London School of Economics.
Feb 2004. Democracy in Mexico. Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, former Major of Mexico City. Keble College,
University of Oxford.
Oct 2003. Conference on Fiscal Federalism in Mexico. Keble College, University of Oxford.
Jun 2003. First Mexican Conference of Graduate Students in the UK. Keble College, University of Oxford.
About the conference,
timetable, and
summary by Patricia Almaguer-Kalixto, MSc.
May 2003.
Colloquium on new Mexican literature.
Modern Languages Faculty, University of Oxford.
Article published in Mexican newspaper Reforma.
Jul 1999. International summer school on Robotics. University of Oxford and ITESM-CEM.
Oct 1994. International autumn school on Space Automation and Robotics. Johnson Space Center, NASA.
Oct 1992. International Conference on Robotics. ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
Apr 1991. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence. ITESM-CEM, Mexico.
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Articles in the Press about my work
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Nov 2009.
Articles from newspapers Diario de Yucatán, Notisureste,
Senderos del Mayab, Generación 21, and
Yucatán a la mano,
about my keynote lectures delivered at Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY) and
Consejo de la Industria de la Tecnología de la Información de Yucatán (CITI).
Program funded by The Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología de Yucatán (CONCYTEY), México.
Jan 2009.
Communication (page 8) about
my book Quantum Walks for Computer Scientists
on The Brick,
Keble College Alumni Newsletter.
Jul 2007.
Electronic communication
from the Mexican Academy of Sciences promoting the Second Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
Feb 2006.
Article about a meeting organised by the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Mexican newspaper El Universal.
Aug 2005. About my achievements in the UK. Alumni magazine Keble College, Oxford.
Jun 2005. About my achievements in the UK. Alumni magazine of Oxford University.
May 2005. About my achievements in the UK. Alumni magazine of ITESM, Mexico.
Apr 2005. About my role, among others’, in the foundation of the Mexican Student Society in the UK. Dr Octavio Paredes, former president of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (2004-2006). Mexican newspaper Milenio.
Oct 2004. About the First Mexican Summer School on Quantum Computation. Newsletter of the Mexican Embassy to the UK.
Oct 2003.
Article (Spanish, English)
written by most famous Mexican intellectual Dr Carlos Fuentes about my role, among others’, in the foundation of
the Mexican Student Society in the United Kingdom, and about Mexican investment for the development of Quantum Computation.
Mexican newspaper Reforma.
May 2003. Article about the colloquium on Mexican literature I organized at Oxford University.
Mexican newspaper Reforma.
Oct 1994. Advertisements for the International Congress on Robotics I co-organised (1994).
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Interviews
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Nov 2009. Interviewed about information technology, quantum computing, and the development of quantum technology in Mexico.
Consejo de la Industria de la Tecnología de la Información de Yucatán (CITI)
and The Consejo de Ciencia y Tecnología de Yucatán (CONCYTEY), México.
Oct 2009. Interviewed (pages 24-26)
by Guadalupe Gutiérrez, head of the Science Difussion and Popularization Department of COMECyT, for
Reconocer magazine, the newsletter of State of Mexico Government,
about reseach on quantum computation, research groups on quantum computing in Mexico, and the research topics undertaken by members of my group.
Apr 2009. Interviewed (pages 24-25)
by Guadalupe Gutiérrez, head of the Science Difussion and Popularization Department of COMECyT, for
Orbita magazine, COMECyT's newsletter,
about reseach on the foundations and applications of quantum computation.
March 2009.
Interviewed
by The Mexican Academy of Sciences,
about quantum computation, the development of economic activities and products based on quantum computing, and
the Third Mexican Summer School on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
April 2008. Interviewed by José Gordon, head of the TV program
La oveja eléctrica,
TV channel 22 (México),
in my capacity as visiting professor at Aspuru-Guzik group, Harvard University.
July 2007. Mexican radio station 88.9 FM. Interviewed about basic concepts on Quantum Computation,
the potential economic impact of QC in the Mexican economy, the Second Summer School on Quantum
Computation and Quantum Information, and the Mexican Network of QC and QI scientists.
July 2007. Mexican radio station 107.9 FM. Audio clip about the Second Mexican Summer School
on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information.
July 2007.
Interview
(page 1 and
page 2)
published by the Mexican newspaper El Centro,
about the Second Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
July 2007.
Interviewed by
Mexican newspaper Reforma about Quantum Computation in Mexico.
July 2007.
Interviewed by
Mexican newspaper Reforma about the 2nd Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
July 2007.
Interviewed
(Local and
AMC links) by
the Mexican Academy of Sciences about Quantum Computation and
the 2nd Mexican Summer School on QC and QI.
March 2007. Interviewed by Signo, ITESM-CEM Neswletter for students and staff.
August 2005. Interviewed by The Times Higher Education Supplement, The Times, UK.
July 2005. Interviewed by EXP, a leading business magazine for young entrepreneurs (grupo Expansion).
May 2005. Interviewed by Mexican Wave, a leading website about Mexico in the UK.
May 2005.
Interviewed
by
La Jornada,
a leading Mexican newspaper.
May 2005.
Interviewed
by the
Mexican Academy of Sciences.
May 2005. Interviewed by ITESM-CEM alumni newsletter as an outstanding alumnus of my former university.
April 2005. Achievements during my time as graduate student in the UK. Interviewed by the British Council.
January 2005.
Interviewed
by Casanchi, a Spanish on-line newspaper on popular science.
April 2004.
Interviewed in my capacity as president of the
Mexican Student Society in the United Kingdom.
Cultural magazine of the University of Mexico.
May 2003. TV interview on events organised by the Oxford University Mexican Society. TV6, Oxford, UK.
June 1992. On robotics and its use in industry. Radio station VIP, Mexico City.
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Participation in alumni, undergraduate and graduate student societies
Nov 2007 - Dec 2008. General Secretary of the Mexican chapter of Oxford University Alumni Society.
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Feb 2005 - Dec 2005. Vice President of Tecnologico de Monterrey Alumni Society in the UK.
Oct 2003 - Sep 2004. President of the
Mexican Student Society in the United Kingdom.
Apr 2003 - Sep 2003. Vice President of the
Mexican Student Society in the United Kingdom.
Feb 2002 - Jan 2005. President of the
Oxford Mexican Society.
Jul 2001 - Jun 2003. President of
Keble College MCR,
the graduate student body of
Keble College,
University of Oxford.
Sep 1991 - Jun 1993. President of the Computer Science Foundation at ITESM.
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Computer Languages and Packages
Operating Systems. MACOS, UNIX, Linux and Windows. Languages. C, HTML and SQL. Software. Matlab, Mathematica, Office.
Hobbies
Literature, Writing, History, Politics, Psychoanalysis, Bodybuilding, Scouting and outdoor activities (Challenge Course Certificate by Adventure Experiences, Inc.).
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