Tenured Professor

Hernán

Porras Díaz

School of Civil Engineering

Photo of Professor Hernán Porras Díaz, School of Civil Engineering, UIS.

Rector UIS

Directora Grupo de
Investigación GED

DATOS DE

Contacto

hporras@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 2425

General

Description

Professor Hernán Porras Díaz specializes in statistics and numerical methods applied to the management and planning of infrastructure projects, process optimization, GIS, and remote sensing. His interests include public management, data science, and building information modeling. He holds a Ph.D. in Telecommunications and a Master’s Degree in Technology Management. Member of the GEOMÁTICA research group.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Telecommunications


    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 1989

  • Master’s Degree in Technology Management


    Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, 1994

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science


    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 1987

  • Civil Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1981

Rector of UIS

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CONTACT

Information

hporras@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 2425

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Models for Infrastructure Project Management
  • Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
  • Process Optimization Models
  • Control Systems
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Three-Dimensional Modeling
  • Automated Systems for Field Data Capture

OFFICE

Hours

Mondays to Fridays

7:00 a.m. – noon.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Campus Central, Rectoría

RESEARCH

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Cum Laude Distinction in Undergraduate and Doctoral Studies


  • Gold Button from UPB (Founder Category)


  • Luis Enrique Aramburo Bolaños Engineering Award for a Lifetime Dedicated to Engineering


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