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Jose Aguilar

Jose Aguilar received the B. S. degree in 1987 (Universidad de Los Andes-Venezuela), the M. Sc. degree in 1991 (Universite Paul Sabatier-France), and the Ph.D degree in 1995 (Universite Rene Descartes-France). He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Houston (1999-2000). He is full Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela; member of the Mérida Science Academy and of the IEEE CIS Technical Committee on Neural Networks. Also, currently he is Prometeo Researcher at the Technical University of Loja (UTPL) and Yachay-EP, Ecuador. He has published more than 400 papers and 9 books, in the field of parallel and distributed systems, computational intelligence, science and technology management, etc. Dr. Aguilar has been a visiting research/professor in different universities/laboratories, coordinator or inviting research in more than 20 research/industrial projects, and supervised more than 40 M.S. and Doctoral theses.

Publications

An Extension of the MiSCi Middleware for Smart Cities Based on Fog Computing

In a Smart City is required computational platforms, which allow environments with multiple interconnected and embedded systems, where the technology is integrated with the...

Social Media and Free Knowledge: Case Study – Public Opinion Formation

Mass media (e.g., TV) and social media (e.g., Facebook) have a large utilization nowadays; they are becoming an integral part of our life. This chapter describes the...

Societal Benefits of Freely Accessible Technologies and Knowledge Resources

Open access to information resources and technology can have a profound impact on the economic development of a region as well as society in general. In recent years, reaction...

Social Media and Free Knowledge: Case Study – Public Opinion Formation

Mass media (e.g., TV) and social media (e.g., Facebook) have a large utilization nowadays; they are becoming an integral part of our life. This chapter describes the...

An Incremental Functionality-Oriented Free Software Development Methodology

This chapter presents a methodology used as reference model for a free software factory that is part of the National Centre for Free Technologies in Venezuela. This centre is...

An Incremental Functionality-Oriented Free Software Development Methodology

This chapter presents a methodology used as reference model for a free software factory that is part of the National Centre for Free Technologies in Venezuela. This centre is...