In 1993, Raúl F. Vázquez received his Civil Engineering Diploma (Universidad de Cuenca (UC), Ecuador). In 1997, he obtained an MSc degree in Water Resources Engineering from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KULeuven) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. In 2003, he received his PhD in Engineering (KULeuven). He has conducted research/professional activities in countries such as Ecuador, Belgium, France, Germany, the USA, and Spain. He has partially or completely supervised several MSc and PhD students in Ecuador, Belgium, France, and Spain. He has produced over 40 publications in scientific journals and was the Head of the Research Directorate (DIUC) of the UC from May 2010 until February 2012.