Dr. Alejandro Arbelaez received his PhD in computer science from University of Paris XI for his work on applying learning-based techniques to solve combinatorial problems. After finishing his PhD, he worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo (2011-13) and University College Cork (2013-16). He is currently a Lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Technology at University College Cork. Dr. Arbelaez is the author of more than 40 research papers in prestigious conferences, journals, international workshops, and 2 two chapters in prestigious books in the field of artificial intelligence.
Dr. Laura Climent is a Lecturer in the Computer Science department at University College Cork. Before she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Insight Centre for Data Analytics in the University College Cork in Ireland. She obtained her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Universitat Politècnica de València. Dr. Climent’s research interests are within the area of Combinatorial Optimisation and Decision Analytics, including among others sustainability problems and problems with uncertainty. Specifically, she is interested in:Constraint Programming, Mixed Integer Linear Programming and Metaheuristics. Also, their combination with Data Mining and Machine Learning techniques.
Dr. Ignacio Castineiras graduate with a PhD in Computer Science from Complutense University of Madrid in 2014 for his work on multi-paradigm declarative programming systems. After completing his PhD he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at University College Cork (2014–2015). The main goal of the postdoc was to develop a scalable decision support tool to optimise the workload allocation of single and distributed Data Centers for the EU project GENiC (Globally optimised Energy Efficiency Data Centers). Since September 2015, he works as a Lecturer at the Computer Science Department in CIT.
César Loaiza is a PhD student in Computer Science at University College Cork. Also, he holds a master degree (M.Sc.) in Informatics and Telecommunications from Universidad Icesi (Cali, Colombia) and an engineering degree in Software Systems from Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia). He has four years of experience in projects that include the whole design and implementation of big data and data analytics systems, web development, and solving computationally complex problems. César's research interest includes Distributed Algorithms, Machine Learning, Network Science, and Metaheuristics.
Padraigh Jarvis graduated from Cork Institute of Technology in 2019 with a MSc in Artifical Intelligence and a BSc in Software Development. Since then he has published a paper at an international conference and spent a year working in a research role for a aerospace company. Here he discovered intrest in the use of Artifical Intelligence while he worked on a horizon 2020 project, he also further developing skills in constrant programming, graph-problem optimization, and general software development. Currently a PhD student at University College Cork, Padraigh's research intrests focuses on constraint programming, machine learning, and hybrid reasoning.