Nicanor Quijano

Universidad de los Andes

Carrera 1Este # 19A-40, Edificio Mario Laserna

Departamento de Ingenier a El ctrica y Electr nica

Bogot, Colombia

Tel: (57)-1-3394949, Ext 3631

Cel: (57-313-***-****

Email: abph6s@r.postjobfree.com

Web * : http://wwwprof.uniandes.edu.co/~nquijano/

Objective

To pursue a successful career as a professor and researcher in the field of Controls, Signal

Processing, and Systems Biology that would utilize my technical, professional, and personal

skills.

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio,

USA

Major: Controls and Signal Processing

Thesis: The Ideal Free Distribution: Theory and Engineering Application

Advisor: Kevin M. Passino

Graduated: Dec 06

M.S. in Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Major: Controls and Signal Processing

Thesis: Experiments and technologies for decentralized temperature control

Advisor: Kevin M. Passino

Graduated: Dec 02

B.S in Electronics Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot, Colombia

B.S. Project: Simulador digital para control y evaluaci n de procesos industriales

Advisor: Asdr bal Espitia

Graduated: Oct 99

Awards & Honors

Nomination for best B.S. Project, Aug. 1999, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot -

Colombia.

Best design project in the category of microcontrollers, Expoelectr nica, Nov. 1998,

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot -Colombia.

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Experience

Assistant Professor (Universidad de los Andes)

Jan 07 present

Currently I am an assistant professor at the Departamento de Ingenier a El ctrica y

Electr nica, Universidad de los Andes, Bogot, Colombia. I am teaching courses in Feedback

Control Theory, Nonlinear Systems, and Intelligent Control.

I am the director of the research group in control and automation, GIAP.

Graduate Research Associate (The Ohio State University)

Jul 01 Dec 06

In my PhD I worked in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department with Professor

Kevin M. Passino. In my research we focused on how to use biomimicry of the evolution of

the Ideal Free Distribution (IFD) for constructing distributed feedback control systems. The

main research areas used were Evolutionary Game Theory, Optimization Theory, and

Stability Analysis. Also, we worked on a physical experiment that helps as a testbed for the

implementation of the theory.

In my M.S. thesis, I worked with Professor Kevin M. Passino on a Uniform Planar

Temperature Control over a Network. The experiment consists of 16 individually

controlled zones. The idea is to regulate the temperature to be uniform across the grid using

centralized and decentralized controllers. Some of the applications are temperature control in

industry and control over the internet. Also, I developed some of the Real-Time Control

System (RCS) features in LabVIEW and dSPACE, including experimental demonstrations.

This project was funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

During the Wi 02 and Sp 02 quarters I worked with Professor Kevin M. Passino to develop

hardware experiments operation manuals, and a complete set of laboratory exercises for

ECE758 Control System Implementation Laboratory.

I worked with Alvaro E. Gil and Professor Kevin M. Passino on the design, development and

test of experiments for hierarchical, decentralized and networked dynamic resource

allocation, scheduling, and control. Control strategies have already been implemented in three

testbeds: multizone temperature control, balls-in-tubes, and electromechanical arcade. These

testbeds are used in laboratory courses such as ECE758 and for research.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (The Ohio State University)

During the Au 06 I was the Teaching Assistant for ECE209 (Circuits and Electronics

Laboratory) and ECE561 (Digital Circuits Design).

During the Sp 06 I was the Teaching Assistant for ECE351 (Systems I) and ECE352

(Systems II).

During the Wi 05, Su 05, and Su 06 I was the Teaching Assistant for ECE557 (Control

Systems Technology Laboratory).

During the Sp 02, Sp 04, and Sp 05 I was the Teaching Assistant for ECE758 (Control

System Implementation Laboratory).

During the Wi 02 I was the Teaching Assistant for ECE682P (Experimental Biomimicry for

Distributed Control).

Traffic Engineer (Capitel-Telecom, Bogot -Colombia)

Aug 00 Dec 00

Analyzed and suggested solutions for the local telephone network in Bogot .

Instructor (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot -Colombia)

Aug 99 Dec 00

I was the sole Instructor for classes on Dynamic Systems and Circuits Theory II.

Teaching Assistant (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogot -Colombia)

Jan 96 Aug 99

I was the Teaching Assistant for several classes such as: Dynamic Systems, Circuits Theory

II, Analog Communications, Control Systems I, Calculus, and Complex Variables.

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineer Assistant (British Petroleum Exploration Colombia,

Bogot, Cusiana, Cupiagua-Colombia) Aug 97 Jan 98

This work was part of an internship, and the idea was to help the electrical and

instrumentation engineer to acquire some data from the oil wells, organize and study Piping

and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and to assist with the foreign engineers that came

from USA and Europe.

Publications

Journal Papers

1. Jorge Finke, Nicanor Quijano, and Kevin M. Passino, Emergence of Scale Free Networks

from Ideal Free Distributions, Europhysics Letters, Vol. 82, April 2008.

2. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, Honey Bee Social Foraging Algorithms for

Resource Allocation: Theory and Application, Submitted for journal publication, IEEE

Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part B, 2007.

3. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, The Ideal Free Distribution: Theory and

Engineering Application, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part B,

Vol 37, No. 1, pp154-165, February 2007.

4. Nicanor Quijano, Burton W. Andrews, and Kevin M. Passino, Foraging Theory for

Multizone Temperature Control, IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, Vol. 1, No.

4, pp. 18-27, November 2006.

5. Nicanor Quijano, Alvaro E. Gil, and Kevin M. Passino, Experiments for Dynamic

Resource Allocation, Scheduling, and Control, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 25,

No. 1, pp. 63-79, Feb. 2005.

Conference Proceedings

1. Eduardo Ram rez-Llanos and Nicanor Quijano, "E. Coli Bacterial Foraging Algorithm

Applied to Pressure Reducing Valves Control", Submitted to the IEEE American Control

Conference, 2009.

2. Pablo a ez and Nicanor Quijano, "Honey Bee Social Foraging for Urban Traffic Control",

Submitted to the IEEE American Control Conference, 2009.

3. Catalina Caro, Eduardo Mojica-Nava, and Nicanor Quijano, "Carnot Cycle and Hybrid

Systems: Modeling and Analysis", Submitted to the IEEE American Control Conference,

2009.

4. Mojica-Nava E., Meziat R., Quijano N., Gauthier A., Rakoto-Ravalontsalama N., "Stability

Analysis of Switched Non-linear Systems Using Dissipation Inequalities", To appear

IEEE Control Decision Conference, Canc n, Mexico, 2008.

5. Mojica-Nava E., Meziat R., Quijano N., Gauthier A., Rakoto-Ravalontsalama N., "Optimal

Control of Switched Systems: A Polynomial Approach", In Proceedings of the IFAC World

Congress 2008, Seoul, Korea.

6. E. Ram rez y N. Quijano, "Control Adaptivo E.Coli Aplicado a la Regulaci n de Presi n en

una Red de Distribuci n de Agua Potable", In Proceedings of the IV Colombian IEEE

Workshop on Robotics and Automation, 2008, Cali, Colombia.

7. P. a ez y N. Quijano, "Forraje Social en Control de Tr fico Urbano", In Proceedings of

the IV Colombian IEEE Workshop on Robotics and Automation, 2008, Cali, Colombia.

8. J.L.Ram rez, N. Quijano, C.F.Rodr guez, "Modelos Bio-inspirados para Labores de

Vigilancia e Inspecci n", In Proceedings of the IV Colombian IEEE Workshop on Robotics

and Automation, 2008, Cali, Colombia.

9. C. Caro, N. Quijano, y E.Mojica-Nava, "Sistemas H bridos y el Ciclo de Carnot Modelo y

An lisis", In Proceedings of the IV Colombian IEEE Workshop on Robotics and

Automation, 2008, Cali, Colombia.

10. A. Sierra y N. Quijano, "Teor a del Forraje y sus Aplicaciones para el Control de

Temperatura Multizona", In Proceedings of the IV Colombian IEEE Workshop on Robotics

and Automation, 2008, Cali, Colombia.

11. Andr s D. Pantoja and Nicanor Quijano, "Modeling and Analysis for a Temperature System

Based on Resource Dynamics and the Ideal Free Distribution," in Proceedings of the

American Control Conference, 2008., 2008. p.3390 - 3395.

12. Jorge Finke, Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, "Ideal Free Distribution Growing on

Networks," in Proceedings of the American Control Conference, 2008. IEEE, 2008. p.159

164.

13. Nicanor Quijano, Modelado y An lisis de un Sistema Feedforward Basado en la

Distribuci n Ideal Libre," Proceedings of the Colombian Workshop on Robotics,

Automation, and Control, Cartagena, Colombia, 2007.

14. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, Honey Bee Social Foraging Algorithms for

Resource Allocation, Part I: Algorithm and Theory, Proceedings of the 2007 American

Control Conference, pp. 3383-3388, July 11-13 New York City, NY, 2007.

15. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, Honey Bee Social Foraging Algorithms for

Resource Allocation, Part II: Application, Proceedings of the 2007 American Control

Conference, pp. 3389-3394, July 11-13 New York City, NY, 2007.

16. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, Optimality and Stability of the Ideal Free

Distribution with Application to Temperature Control, Proceedings of the 2006 American

Control Conference, pp. 4837-4842, June 14-16 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2006.

17. Nicanor Quijano and Kevin M. Passino, Resource Allocation Strategies for Multizone

Temperature Control, Proc. of 2nd IFAC Symposium on System, Structure and Control,

Oaxaca, M xico, December 2004.

Books

Theodore Pavlic, Burton W. Andrews, Nicanor Quijano, Jorge Finke, Brandon J. Moore, Kevin

M. Passino, Thomas A. Waite, Foraging Theory for Engineering

Skills

Engineering tools: MATLAB/Simulink, LabVIEW, dSPACE, LaTeX.

Programming Languages C, PASCAL, Code Composer

Hardware: dSPACE 1104 controller board, DAQ LabVIEW, Microcontrollers PIC, Dallas

DS5000, Atmel 8052, and Intel 8051.

OS: Win Xp.

Languages: Fluent in Spanish, English, and French, written and oral.

Presentations and Short Courses

1. Plenary talk Universidad de Nari o, Pasto, May 2008.

2. Plenary talk at the II Jornada IEEE Ingenier a Electr nica, Control, y Auomatizaci n,

Universidad Tecnol gica de Bol var, Cartagena, April 2008.

3. Plenary talk at the I ISA Show Andino, Corferias, Bogot, October 2008.

4. Carlos Cotrino, Nicanor Quijano, and Luis David Prieto, Coloquio Sobre Control

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, One day technical talk Bogot, Sept. 2005 about Game

Theory and Stability.

5. Kevin M. Passino, Nicanor Quijano, and Jorge Finke, Bio-Strategies for Optimization,

Control, and Navigation; Stable Multiagent Systems and Distributed Control, Two two-

day short courses, both done in Cali and Medell n, Colombia, July 24-Aug. 1, 2004. In

Cali we had around 30 students, and in Medell n we had around 60 students. I was

responsible for 30% of the lectures in the course, where we gave some examples in the

areas of Foraging Theory and Stability Analysis. I gave a talk on the Ideal Free

Distributions for Distributed Control, and also I gave an overview of the International

Educational Laboratory Development for Feedback Control Engineering and Automation

program. This program has a strong emphasis on very low-cost designs that do not sacrifice

educational goals for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

6. Nicanor Quijano, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and Universidad Aut noma de Bogot,

Aug. 2004. One day technical talk about Ideal Free Distributions for Distributed Control,

and an overview of the International Educational Laboratory Development for Feedback

Control Engineering and Automation program. At the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana I

had around 80 students, and at the Universidad Aut noma I had around 30 students.

7. Samuel Duque, Nicanor Quijano, Oscar Useche, Simulador digital para control y

evaluaci n de procesos industriales during Expoproyectos, Bogot, Colombia, September

29 1999.

Relevant Courses

College Teaching in Engineering, Intelligent Control, Linear Systems Theory, Nonlinear

Systems, Nonlinear Control Systems, Estimation Theory, Adaptive Control, Digital Signal

Processing, Design of Feedback Control Systems, Optimal Control, Hierarchical and Distributed

Control Lab, Probability Theory, Random Variables Theory, Microprocessor Interfacing

Techniques, Communication Networks, Real Analysis, Evolutionary Ecology, Stochastic Control.

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