J. Carlos Paredes Rojas is a Mechanical Engineer, Master of Science in Energy Systems and Doctor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. He has a postdoctoral stay in Alternative Energies at the Institute of Robotics and Industrial Informatics of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Systems Engineering at the IPN. His main lines of research: efficient use of energy, mechanical design, alternative energies and Automotive Technologies.