Leonardo Javier Montiel-Arrieta received his M.S. degree in Technology Information and Communications from the Polytechnic University of Pachuca of Hidalgo State, Mexico, in 2017. He is currently a Ph. D. student of Science in Engineering with an Emphasis on Systems Analysis and Modeling at the Autonomous University of Hidalgo State. His current research interests include modeling, simulation, and optimization of cutting problems with metaheuristics approaches.