JURADO ZAMARRIPA, FRANCISCO

Francisco Jurado received his B.Sc. degree in electronic engineering in 1996 and his M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering in 2001, both from Instituto Tecnológico de La Laguna (México). He received his D.Sc. degree at Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV) del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (I.P.N.) Unidad Guadalajara (México) in 2010. He carried out a research stage at Università Degli Studi Di L' Aquila, L' Aquila, Italy, in 2008, participating in the Non Linear Control of Dynamic Systems and Applications Project under the frame of the M.A.E. Scientific Cooperation Program between Italy and Mexico. He is currently Professor-Researcher at Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM)/Instituto Tecnológico de La Laguna, Torreón, México. He has been recognized as having a desirable PRODEP profile since 2012. He is a member of the CONACYT's Accredited Assessors Record (RCEA-CONACYT), evaluating national research projects since 2013. He is also a member of the National System of Researchers (SNII) at Level II from SECIHTI (Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación). He has been distinguished as State Honorific Researcher by the Government of the State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, and the Science and Technology State Council (COECYT). He has been awarded with the Galardón a la Excelencia Educativa Edición Cusco 2026 by the OIICE (Organización Internacional para la Inclusión y Calidad Educativa), Perú. He is also a recipient of a Doctor Honoris Causa conferred by OIICE. He has been distinguished with the Orden Dorada Magisterial award by OIICE. He is an IEEE member, AIAA member, AMRob member, RICCA member, and OIICE member. He has served as a TPC member for international conferences. He has also served as a reviewer of many prestigious scientific journals. His main research interests are in nonlinear control design, intelligent control, and control of distributed parameter systems.