Juan Contreras-Castillo holds a B.S. in computer systems from the University of Colima, Mexico (1996), an M.Sc. in computer sciences (1998) and a Ph.D. in telecommunications from Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada, México (CICESE, 2003). He is currently a tenured professor of computer sciences in the School of Telematics at the University of Colima. His research interests include wireless sensor networks and vehicular ad hoc networks. He is currently a National Researcher Level 1 with the Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnología e Innovación in México.