Oscar Octavio Gutierrez-Frias received a B.S. degree in Mechatronics from the Professional School of Engineering and Advanced Technologies, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (UPIITA-IPN), in 2003; an M.S. degree in Computing Engineering from the Computing Research Center, National Polytechnic Institute, in 2006; and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Sciences from CIC-IPN, in 2009. Since 2011, his research focuses on the control of nonlinear systems, underactuated systems, robotics, and automation.