Prof. Torres-Ruiz received his PhD and Master’s in Computer Science from the National Polytechnic Institute. In 2002, he completed a research fellowship at the National Center for Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2013, he completed the research fellowship at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a member of the National System of Researchers from the Mexican Government. Currently, he is a full professor at the Computing Research Center, IPN, particularly in the Intelligent Geospatial Information Processing Laboratory. Prof. Torres-Ruiz received the Research Award from the National Polytechnic Institute in 2008 and the Banamex Award. In 2016, he received an honorable mention in the National Civil Protection Award, granted by the Mexican President. He received the "Best Graduate Thesis in Cartography, Geodesy, and Geographic Information" award in 2017, granted by the Pan American Institute of Geography and History of the Organization of American States for his supervision of a graduate thesis. Prof. Torres-Ruiz is a member of various scientific associations and serves as an associate and guest editor for several international journals. His research focuses on urban computing, smart cities, and artificial intelligence, focusing on geographic information science and healthcare. He has published approximately 200 scientific articles in different journals and conferences and has supervised 80 theses at the undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels.