Education | Academic and Research Experience | Publications | Presentations | Course Work | Areas of Interest | Skills | Projects | Licences | Professional Memberships | Honors

Education

• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (In Progress) University of Central Florida
• M.S. in Computer Engineering (2009) University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Magna Cum Laude (2006) University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus

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Academic and Research Experience

• 2010-present. Network Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Puerto Rico,
• 2009-present. Graduate Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sience, Univ. of Central Florida,
• 2009-present. Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sience, Univ. of Central Florida,
• 2009-present. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sience, Univ. of Central Florida,
• 2006-2009. Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
• 2006-2009. Instructor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
• 2006-2009. Teaching Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
• 2008. Paper Reviewer, Global Communications (Globecom) Conference 2008

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Publications

• H. M. Lugo-Cordero, A. Fuentes-Rivera, R. K. Guha, E. I. Ortiz-Rivera, "A Cognitive Approach to Load Balancing in Green Houses", IEEE Power and Energy Society General 2011, Detroit, MI, USA, July 2011.
• H. M. Lugo-Cordero, A. Fuentes-Rivera, R. K. Guha, E. I. Ortiz-Rivera, "Particle Swarm Optimization for Load Balancing in Green Smart Homes", IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2011, New Orleans, LA, USA, June 2011.
• H. M. Lugo-Cordero, "Wireless Mesh Networks: Service Oriented Design and Channel Optimization", Master's Thesis at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, defended on November 25, 2008.
• H. M. Lugo-Cordero, K. Lu, D. Rodriguez, S. Kota, "A Novel Service-Oriented Routing Algorithm for Wireless Mesh Network", in Proc. IEEE Milcom 2008, San Diego, CA, USA, November 2008.
• Y. Qian, K. Lu, B. Rong, H. Lugo, and D. Tipper, "An Optimal Key Management Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE Milcom 2007, Orlando, FL, USA, Oct. 2007.

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Presentations

• "A Novel Service-Oriented Routing Algorithm for Wireless Mesh Network", in Proc. IEEE Milcom 2008, San Diego, CA, USA, November 2008.
• "An Optimal Key Management Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE Milcom 2007, Orlando, FL, USA, Oct. 2007.

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Course Work

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Areas of Interest

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Skills

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Projects

• 2011. University of Central Florida. Enhancing and scaling SORA for Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks.
• 2011. University of Central Florida. Development of Gradlog, an online system for Graduate Teaching Asisstant and Annual Review processes.
• 2010. University of Central Florida. Development of a speaker identification software, based on neuroevolution and features (i.e. audio/visual) extraction.
• 2010. University of Central Florida. Development of layered model for Service Oriented Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Networks, using a Software Engineering approach.
• 2009. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of Smart Home Prototype.
• 2009. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of Local Service Network.
• 2008. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of SORA (Service-Oriented Routing Algorithm).
• 2007. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of CHANET, a simulation of a protocol using multiple channel selection and network coding.
• 2006. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of a neural network for an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) in a computer network.
• 2006. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of a prototype for registration automation process of graduate students.
• 2005. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of an electronic store website.
• 2005. University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of a robot car that followed the user.
• 2005. Commoca Inc., Mayagüez, PR. Development of an Audio Driver prototype for Commoca’s VoIP phone.
• 2005. Commoca Inc., Mayagüez, PR. Automation of tests done to Commoca’s VoIP phone using Java, bash scripting and tera term scripting.
• 2004. Microsoft Alliance at University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Development of a PocketPC surveillance system with pictures and streaming, presented in multiple languages.

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Licences

• October 2006. Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE)
• April 2006. Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)
• Residential Wiring
• Basic and Intermediate PLC programming
• On-going trainings:
• CISCO Certified Network Administrator (CCNA)
• Comp TIA A+
• Comp TIA Network+

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Professional Memberships

• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Communications Society
• Computer Society
• Control Society
• Tau Beta Pi-The Engineering Honor Society
• Golden Key International Honor Society

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Honors

• Obtained a grant for participing in the MILCOM2008 conference
• Obtained a grant for participing in the MILCOM2007 conference
• Finished Bachellor in Science with Magna Cum Laude
• Obtained the Pentium Core Duo from the IEEE Student Chapter

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