LOPEZ SANCHEZ, IVAN ALONSO

Ivan Lopez-Sanchez received the B.E. degree (with honors) in aerospace engineering from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Tijuana, Mexico, in 2016, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees (Cum Laude) in digital systems from the Digital Technology Research and Development Center of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN-CITEDI), Tijuana, in 2019 and 2023, respectively.

From 2022 to 2023, he was a Senior Lecturer with CETYS Universidad and the Universidad Tecnológica de Tijuana. He was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar with the Biomechatronics and Intelligent Robotics Lab, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA, from 2023 to 2025. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology Sciences, UABC. His research interests include the design and control of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), underactuated systems, wearable robotics, and adaptive neural network-based control for biomechatronic and electromechanical applications.

Dr. Lopez-Sanchez was a recipient of the Presea Lázaro Cárdenas in 2023, the highest honor bestowed by the IPN for scientific achievement and academic performance. He is a member (Candidate level) of the National System of Researchers (SNII), Mexico.