Cristian Valencia-Payan received the B.S. degree in Physical Engineering from the Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Cauca, Colombia, in 2012, the M.Sc. degree in Telematics Engineering from the same university in 2018, and the Ph.D. degree in Telematics Engineering, also from the Universidad del Cauca, in 2023. He is currently a full-time professor and researcher with the Department of Telematics at the Universidad del Cauca. His current research interests include computer vision, remote sensing, multisensor data fusion, blockchain technology, e-health, smart farming, Digital Twins, and IoT sensors.