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SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

John William
VÁSQUEZ CAPACHO

The professor John William Vasquezis presented to the general public and the educational community.

Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of GED
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

jwvascap@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1600

GENERAL

Biography

John William Vásquez Capacho is a Senior Researcher and Evaluator for Minciencias, specializing in the field of electronics. He is a dynamic and innovative individual with strong research and knowledge management skills, who is passionate about fostering collaboration between universities, companies and government agencies to drive innovation. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Universidad de los Andes and the University of Toulouse/France. He also holds a Master’s degree in Automation from the Politecnico de Valencia, Spain. He is an Electronics Engineer from the Universidad del Valle and an Electronics Technologist from the Unidades Tecnológicas de Santander.

He is an expert in fault diagnosis and safety in industrial processes and boasts 20 years of experience in both the industrial and academic sectors, where he has designed and implemented R&D projects in fields such as mechatronics, industrial automation, control, and robotics. In 2016, he received the Colombian Innovation Award from ECOPETROL – INNPULSA.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • PhD in Engineering


    Universidad de los Andes, 2018

  • Electronic Engineer


    Universidad del Valle, 2021

Director of Postgraduate Office

Director of
GED Research Group

CONTACT

Information

jwvascap@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1600

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Industrial automation

  • Fault diagnostics

  • Discrete event systems

  • Alarm management

  • Artificial intelligence applied to industrial process monitoring

  • Computer networks

OFFICE

Hours

Monday

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

Tuesday

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

UIS Campus Central, Edificio Laboratorios Pesados, Escuela de Ingeniería de Sistemas e Informática

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Ecopetrol Innovation Award


    INNPULSA, Colombia, 2016

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