Julio Cesar Rodriguez Cervantes

• Focus: Bearing-only formation control strategies for quad-rotor systems, contributing to advancements in multi-agent coordination.
• Designed and analyzed novel distributed control algorithms to enhance the autonomy and robustness of UAV swarms.
• Developed high-fidelity simulations in MATLAB and Python to validate theoretical control models and algorithm performance.
• Engineered a custom experimental platform with ROS 2, Gazebo Ionic, and an ESP32-Drone for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation of control strategies.
• Conducted real multi-quadrotor flight experiments to validate the bearing-only controllers and estimators in hardware; a journal article with these results is in preparation.
• Funded by SECIHTI (Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación).

• Thesis: Designed formation controllers for Quad-Rotor-type multi-agent systems, achieving precise control and coordination among multiple drones.
• Developed and tuned controllers for multiple aerial mobile nano-robots, optimizing performance and behavior across a range of operating scenarios.
• Built a ROS-based platform enabling coordination and communication among multiple vehicles for research and development.
• Set up Git repositories for version control, ensuring efficient collaboration and code management throughout the project.
• Funded by CONACYT (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, now SECIHTI).

• Professional internship (dic. 2020 – jun. 2021): developed the control subsystem for a two-degree-of-freedom cooperating table for an arc welding robot, optimizing motion trajectories and coordination with the robot.
• Designed, assembled, and integrated the control cabinet; programmed the cooperative table positioning control system and implemented communication protocols with a Fanuc ARC Mate 100iC welding robot.

Teach undergraduate courses at the Health Sciences Academy, across the Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology Engineering, and Pharmaceutical-Biotechnology Engineering programs. Course load evolves each term:

• Fall 2025: Kinetics and Dynamics; Analog and Digital Electronics; Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits.
• Spring 2026: Kinetics and Dynamics; Analog and Digital Electronics; Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits; Advanced Programming; Power Electronics.
• Fall 2026 (current): Precalculus; Physiological Modeling; Image Analysis and Processing; Differential and Integral Calculus; Analog and Digital Electronics; Kinetics and Dynamics; Advanced Programming.

Across three semesters, designed course materials and labs spanning circuit theory, embedded/analog systems, mechanics, and programming for engineering undergraduates.

• Supported spare-parts warehouse operations (inbound and outbound), including material reception, storage, and preparation, using SAP for inventory management.
• Involved in the installation and configuration of LGV (Laser Guided Vehicle) robots and conveyor systems.

• Collaborated with the CFE-Andritz-Hydroproject and CFE-Andritz-Seisa consortia on the repowering and modernization of the “Peñitas” and “Angostura” hydroelectric power plants.
• Oversaw contractual work schedules to ensure compliance with deadlines.
• Managed additional and extraordinary works, including reworks and incident handling.
• Oversaw inbound shipments at the warehouse and tracked material delivery at the construction site.
• Monitored personnel attendance records and man-hours worked per activity.
• Reconciled contractual schedules with stakeholders.

• Designed and taught Differential Equations and Integral Calculus courses for Mechatronics Engineering and Chemical Engineering students.

• End-to-end application of Meta's Segment Anything Model 3 to computer vision segmentation workflows.