Research and Development Team
Advancing intelligent systems, embedded technologies, autonomous platforms, and applied artificial intelligence.
Luis Eduardo Garza Castañón
Luis E. Garza-Castañon is an electronic systems engineer with doctoral-level specialization in artificial intelligence, as well as extensive experience in automation, control engineering, robotics, and embedded systems. His professional trajectory combines industrial practice, academic leadership, and advanced research in intelligent systems and autonomous technologies.
His research work has focused on machine learning, autonomous vehicles, fault detection and diagnosis, computer vision, image processing, and advanced control applications. Throughout his career, he has led and contributed to numerous research and technology development projects involving intelligent control strategies, real-time embedded platforms, and autonomous mechatronic systems.
With a strong background in scientific research and technological innovation, he has authored a large body of journal articles, conference papers, and technical publications in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, and advanced industrial systems. His work has contributed to the advancement of applied AI methodologies for both industrial and research-oriented environments.
Currently, he participates in the development of intelligent technological solutions focused on automation, autonomous platforms, and applied artificial intelligence systems.
Some Publications
1) Control Based on the Koopman Operator: A Comprehensive Review. Durán Siguenza J. F., Minchala Avila L. I., Garza-Castañón L. E., Zhang H. Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 362, Issue 18, December 2025, 108256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfranklin.2025.108256.
2) Intelligent Motion Control to Enhance the Swimming Performance of a Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle Using Reinforcement Learning Approach. Algarín-Pinto J.A., Garza-Castañón L.E., Vargas-Martínez A., Minchala-Ávila L.I., Payeur P. IEEE Access, Vol. 13, pp. 37128-37146, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3544482.
3) A Hybrid Algorithm for Optimized Task Allocation and Coordination among Multiple Specialized Robots. Budiman A., Payeur P., Lanteigne E., Garza-Castañón L.E. IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, August 28 - September 1, 2024, Bari, Italy.
4) Design and Real-Time Implementation of a Cascaded Model Predictive Control Architecture for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Borbolla-Burillo, P.; Sotelo, D.; Frye, M.; Garza-Castañón, L.E.; Juárez-Moreno, L.; Sotelo, C. Mathematics 2024, 12, 739. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12050739.
5) Particle Tracking and Micromixing Performance Characterization with a Mobile Device. Naula Duchi, Edisson A., Héctor Andrés Betancourt Cervantes, Christian Rodrigo Yañez Espinosa, Ciro A. Rodríguez, Luis E. Garza-Castañon, and J. Israel Martínez López. Sensors 23, no. 24: 9900. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23249900
6) Design of Modular Underwater Vehicle Biomimetic Hull Towards Onboard Lab-On-a-Chip Devices. Edisson A. Naula Duchi, Brian I. Chávez Viveros, Santiago Pérez Burciaga, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, and J. Israel Martínez-López. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research Vol. 12, No. 5, September 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijmerr.12.5.324-331.
7) Robust Nonlinear Trajectory Controllers for a Single-Rotor UAV with Particle Swarm Optimization Tuning. Portillo, P.; Garza-Castañón, L.E.; Minchala-Avila, L.I.; Vargas-Martínez, A.; Puig Cayuela, V.; Payeur, P. Machines 2023, 11, 870. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines11090870.
8) Adapted D* Lite to Improve Guidance, Navigation and Control of a Tail-Actuated
Underwater Vehicle in Unknown Environments. Juan A. Algarín-Pinto, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Adriana Vargas-Martínez, Luis I. Minchala-Ávila. IEEE Access, Vol. 11, pp. 64629 – 64650, June 26th 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3289719.
9) An explorative study of search algorithms applied to the gain scheduling in PID controllers. Michael A. Criollo, Luis I. Minchala-Avila, Luis E. Garza-Castañón. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Control, Decision, and Information Technologies (CoDIT), July 3-6, 2023, Rome, Italy.
10) On the Design of Atmospheric and Water Pollution Sensors for Deployment over Unmanned Vehicles. Lydia A. Garza-Coello, Luis A. Garza-Elizondo, Luis E. Garza-Elizondo, Edisson A. Naula-Duchi, Alfa Budiman, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Pierre Payeur, José I. Martínez-López. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering (RTESE'23), Ottawa, Canada – June 04 - 06, 2023. https://doi.org/10.11159/rtese23.120.
11) Dynamic Sensor Nodes Distribution with Coordinated Autonomous Vehicles for Environment Pollution Monitoring and Modeling. Alfa Budiman, Wenbo Wu, Edisson A. Naula-Duchi, Patricia Portillo Jiménez, Hanifeh Imanian, Pierre Payeur, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Abdolmajid Mohammadian, Eric Lanteigne. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering (RTESE'23), Ottawa, Canada – June 04 - 06, 2023. https://doi.org/10.11159/rtese23.122.
12) Classification of Gait Anomalies by Using Space-Time Parameters Obtained with Pose Estimation. Stalin Benenaula, Milton Damian Trelles, Luis Eduardo Garza-Castañón and Luis Ismael Minchala. International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control (IJICIC) Volume 18, Number 6, pp. 1913-1927. December 2022. https://doi.org/10.24507/ijicic.18.06.1913.
13) Modeling, Trajectory Analysis and Waypoint Guidance System of a Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle Based on the Flapping Performance of Its Propulsion System. Juan Antonio Algarín-Pinto, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Adriana Vargas-Martínez, Luis I. Minchala-Ávila. Electronics 2022,11, 544, special issue Path Planning and Control for Robotics. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11040544.
14) Equidistributed Search+Probability based Tracking Strategy to Locate an Air Pollutant Source with Two UAVs. Andrés F. García-Calle, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Luis I. Minchala-Avila. IEEE Access, Vol. 9, pp. 118168-118180, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3099425.
15) Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Parallel Mechanism Used in the Propulsion System of a Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle. Juan Antonio Algarín-Pinto, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Adriana Vargas-Martínez, Luis I. Minchala-Ávila. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 4909. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114909, special issue Robots Dynamics: Application and Control.
16) Manufacturing of Stereolithography Enabled Soft Tools for Point of Care Micromixing and Sensing Chambers for Underwater Vehicles. Naula, E. A., Rodríguez, B. L., Garza-Castañon, L. E., & Martínez-López, J. I., Procedia Manufacturing, 53, 443–449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2021.06.047
Luis Alberto Garza Elizondo
Alberto Garza is an electronic engineer with graduate-level training in artificial intelligence and embedded systems. His experience focuses on the development of computer vision, machine learning, and electronic design solutions for automation and robotics applications.
Throughout his career, he has worked on projects related to compact neural networks, lifelong learning, and signal processing on resource-constrained hardware platforms. His interests include the design of biologically inspired artificial intelligence architectures and the implementation of efficient algorithms in embedded systems.
Currently, he contributes to the development of technologies focused on autonomous perception, intelligent instrumentation, and applied artificial intelligence systems.
Some Publications
1) On the Design of Atmospheric and Water Pollution Sensors for Deployment over Unmanned Vehicles. Lydia A. Garza-Coello, Luis A. Garza-Elizondo, Luis E. Garza-Elizondo, Edisson A. Naula-Duchi, Alfa Budiman, Luis E. Garza-Castañón, Pierre Payeur, José I. Martínez-López. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of Recent Trends in Environmental Science and Engineering (RTESE'23), Ottawa, Canada – June 04 - 06, 2023. DOI: 10.11159/rtese23.120.
2) Aerial social force model: A new framework to accompany people using autonomous flying robots. A. Garrell, L. Garza-Elizondo, M. Villamizar, F. Herrero and A. Sanfeliu, 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2017, pp. 7011-7017, doi: 10.1109/IROS.2017.8206627.
3) Shade Detection in an Industrial Photovoltaic System with Deep Neural Networks. Navarrete-García, C., Garza-Castañón, L., Vargas-Martínez, A., Garza-Elizondo, L. A. Proceedings of the Congreso Nacional de Control Automático, AMCA, Monterrey, N.L., October 4-6, 2017, pp. 677-682.
4) Aixware XSafeZone Challenge: Experiencia de una Semana i Verdaderamente Retadora. Garza-Castañón, L., Vargas Martínez, A., Garza Elizondo, L. E., Garza Elizondo, L. A., Memorias del 5º Congreso Internacional de Innovación Educativa (CIIE) 2018, Monterrey, N.L., Diciembre 2018, pp. 1432-1437. ISSN: 2594-0325.
5) Esquema de colaboración empresa-academia para el desarrollo de competencias de TIs en alumnos de Ingeniería. Garza-Castañón, L., Vargas Martínez, A., Garza Elizondo, L. E., Garza Elizondo, L. A., Memorias del 4º Congreso Internacional de Innovación Educativa (CIIE) 2017, Monterrey, N.L., Diciembre 2017, pp. 2330-2338. ISSN: 2594-0325.