Walter Fuertes currently works at the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE in Sangolquí, Ecuador. He is a full professor (lecturer-researcher) in the School of Computer Science, where he received an engineering degree in Computer Systems in 1995. Later, he received his Master's with a science degree in Computer Networking, from the Escuela Politécnica Nacional in Quito, Ecuador, in 1999 and the Ph.D. (Hons.) degree in Computer Science and Telecommunications engineering from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain in 2010. Since 2006, he has actively participated in several research projects focused on the application of virtualization technologies, data sciences, and cybersecurity. His research interests include the management of distributed environments, network security, cybersecurity, the applied research of virtualization technologies, and serious games.