Francisco Beltran-Carbajal received a BS in electromechanical engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Zacatepec (Mexico) and his PhD in electrical engineering (mechatronics) from the Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politecnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN) in Mexico City. He is currently a titular professor in the Energy Department at Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Unidad Azcapotzalco, in Mexico City. His main research interests are vibration control, rotating machinery, mechatronics, parametric identification, and automatic control of electromechanical and electronic systems and industrial processes.