Luis Eduardo Urban Rivero is currently an associate professor at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) in Mexico City. He received his bachelor's of science degree in computer engineering from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco Campus, and subsequently earned both his master's of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in optimization from the same university. His primary research interests lie in the fields of optimization, operations research, heuristics, and graph theory, with a particular focus on developing efficient algorithms for complex combinatorial problems. Throughout his academic career, he has combined teaching and research, contributing to various projects that apply mathematical programming and metaheuristic techniques to real-world industrial and logistical challenges.