He earned a Ph.D. in Electronic Sciences (Ciencias de la Electrónica) from Universidad del Cauca in Colombia; an M.Sc. in Information and Communications Sciences (Ciencias de la Información y las Comunicaciones) from Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas in Bogotá, Colombia; a Specialist degree in Telematics Networks and Services (Redes y Servicios Telemáticos) from Universidad del Cauca; and a Specialist degree in Pedagogics for the Improvement of Autonomous Learning (Pedagogía para el Desarrollo del Aprendizaje Autónomo) from Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia in Colombia. He is a Computing Engineer at the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia in Tunja, Colombia. His professional focus includes smart environments, ubiquitous and adaptive systems, the Internet of Things, and the field of Telematics as a whole.