{"id":2154,"date":"2024-01-12T02:53:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T07:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citis.ups.edu.ec\/?page_id=2154"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T03:40:39","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/citis.ups.edu.ec\/es\/committees\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Conferencistas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2154\" class=\"elementor elementor-2154\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988b85b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"988b85b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cc951e elementor-headline--style-highlight elementor-widget elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"6cc951e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_b61ae3e_2154\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPh.D. Serge Muyldermarns\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">Universidad Libre de Bruselas | Departamento de Ciencias Biol\u00f3gicas Aplicadas<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-26b95e7\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Serge-Muyldermans\" aria-label=\"Research Gate\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab 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investigaci\u00f3n sobre los nanocuerpos, peque\u00f1as prote\u00ednas con un enorme potencial en el diagn\u00f3stico y tratamiento de diversas enfermedades, herramientas ideales para desarrollar terapias m\u00e1s eficaces y personalizadas, se unir\u00e1 a nosotros como ponente principal de la sesi\u00f3n: Tecnolog\u00edas para la salud y el bienestar en CITIS XI 2025. El profesor Muyldermans, de la Universidad Libre de Bruselas, es una figura destacada en el campo de la salud y la biotecnolog\u00eda. Sus contribuciones han revolucionado la forma en que entendemos y tratamos las enfermedades.\n\nEn su conferencia, el profesor Muyldermans compartir\u00e1 los \u00faltimos avances en la investigaci\u00f3n de nanocuerpos relacionados con el diagn\u00f3stico precoz de enfermedades (detecci\u00f3n temprana de c\u00e1ncer, enfermedades neurodegenerativas y otras patolog\u00edas) y el desarrollo de nuevos f\u00e1rmacos e inmunoterapia.\n\nNo se pierda esta oportunidad \u00fanica de escuchar a uno de los principales expertos mundiales en salud y biotecnolog\u00eda y conocer de primera mano c\u00f3mo los nanocuerpos est\u00e1n transformando el futuro de la medicina.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-26b95e7\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Serge-Muyldermans\" aria-label=\"Research Gate\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab 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https:\/\/citis.ups.edu.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/s200_julio_elias.normey-rico-12x12.jpeg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-info has-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ekit-team-modal-title\">Ph.D. Julio Normey-Rico<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ekit-team-modal-position\">Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina | Departamento de Automatizaci\u00f3n y Sistemas<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulio Normey-Rico, un reconocido experto mundial en control de sistemas y su aplicaci\u00f3n en energ\u00edas renovables, se unir\u00e1 a nosotros como ponente principal sobre energ\u00edas renovables e industria en CITIS XI 2025. El profesor Normey-Rico, de la Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, es una figura destacada en ingenier\u00eda y sostenibilidad energ\u00e9tica. Su investigaci\u00f3n ha contribuido significativamente al desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras para optimizar la generaci\u00f3n y el consumo de energ\u00eda limpia en diversos sectores industriales.\n\nEn su conferencia, el profesor Normey-Rico profundizar\u00e1 en estrategias de control avanzadas para maximizar la eficiencia de los sistemas de generaci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda renovable, como la e\u00f3lica y la solar. Tambi\u00e9n explorar\u00e1 c\u00f3mo estas tecnolog\u00edas pueden integrarse de manera \u00f3ptima en los procesos industriales, reduciendo los costes y minimizando el impacto medioambiental.\nNo se pierda esta oportunidad \u00fanica de escuchar a uno de los l\u00edderes en el campo de la energ\u00eda sostenible y aprender de primera mano c\u00f3mo las tecnolog\u00edas de control est\u00e1n transformando la industria y promoviendo un futuro energ\u00e9tico m\u00e1s limpio y eficiente.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6199d6b\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Julio-Normey-Rico\" aria-label=\"Research Gate\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab 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El Dr. Franco Cruz, de la Universidad de Nebraska, explorar\u00e1 el impacto del medio ambiente en la salud humana. Presentar\u00e1 sus hallazgos sobre c\u00f3mo los factores ambientales, como la contaminaci\u00f3n y el estr\u00e9s oxidativo, pueden influir en la progresi\u00f3n de las enfermedades neurodegenerativas. Es una figura destacada en el campo de las ciencias biom\u00e9dicas, y su investigaci\u00f3n ha abierto nuevas v\u00edas para comprender las enfermedades de Alzheimer y Parkinson.\n\nAdem\u00e1s, hablar\u00e1 de las implicaciones de estos hallazgos para el desarrollo de nuevas estrategias de prevenci\u00f3n y tratamiento y para la promoci\u00f3n de pol\u00edticas p\u00fablicas que fomenten un entorno m\u00e1s saludable.\n\nNo se pierda esta oportunidad \u00fanica de escuchar a un experto de talla mundial y aprender de primera mano c\u00f3mo la investigaci\u00f3n puede influir directamente en la salud p\u00fablica, la sostenibilidad y el medio ambiente.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6199d6b\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Rodrigo-Franco-5\" aria-label=\"Research Gate\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab 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https:\/\/citis.ups.edu.ec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/01\/pablo_paredes_2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"profile\" href=\"javascript:void(0)\" data-mfp-src=\"#ekit_team_modal_53bda98_2154\" class=\"ekit-team-popup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPh.D. Pablo Paredes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\">University of Maryland | Institute for Advanced Computer Studies<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ekit-team-social-list\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-repeater-item-6199d6b\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Pablo-Paredes-10\" aria-label=\"Research Gate\">\n\t\t\t\t<i 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Studies<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-team-modal-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPablo Paredes, un reconocido investigador internacional en inteligencia artificial y aprendizaje autom\u00e1tico, se unir\u00e1 a nosotros como ponente principal para el tema de Inteligencia Artificial y Redes Digitales en CITIS XI 2025. El Dr. Paredes, de la Universidad de Maryland, es una figura destacada en inform\u00e1tica. Su investigaci\u00f3n ha impulsado significativamente el desarrollo de algoritmos de aprendizaje profundo y su aplicaci\u00f3n en diversas \u00e1reas, desde la visi\u00f3n por computadora hasta el procesamiento del lenguaje natural.\n\nEn su conferencia, el Dr. Paredes explorar\u00e1 las \u00faltimas tendencias en inteligencia artificial y su impacto en la sociedad. Presentar\u00e1 sus hallazgos sobre el desarrollo de modelos de lenguaje cada vez m\u00e1s sofisticados y su potencial para revolucionar la forma en que interactuamos con las computadoras. 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