UP Campus: Guadalajara

Jesús Gómez Romero-Bórquez holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus. He currently serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Engineering and Architecture, and is a professor and researcher at the Animation Academy. His work bridges academic research and professional practice in immersive technologies and interactive media, with an emphasis on electroencephalography, virtual reality, and mixed reality.

Research Areas

• Immersive technologies (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality)
• Human-Computer Interaction in Virtual Environments

Hervin Fernández Aceves is a historian and medievalist, a postdoctoral researcher at the Universidad Panamericana , and a professor and researcher at El Colegio de Jalisco. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Leeds, a master’s degree in Comparative History and Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies from Central European University, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration from UNAM. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at the British Academy in Rome and at Lancaster University.

His research focuses on the social and political history of the medieval Mediterranean, particularly rural societies, serfdom, and power structures. He also works with prosopography, digital humanities, and network analysis applied to historical sources, and studies the connections between the global Middle Ages and the formation of New Spain’s societies.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has published books with internationally renowned academic presses, such as Bloomsbury and Brill, as well as numerous articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Mexico. He is also the editor-in-chief of the scholarly journals *Letras Históricas* and *Esfera Pública*.

Research Areas

• Social, Political, and Cultural History of the Medieval Mediterranean
• Digital Humanities, Prosopography, and Network Analysis Applied to Historical Sources
• Connections Between the Global Middle Ages and the Formation of New Spain Societies

Lucy Acedo studied philosophy at the Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City campus, and earned her doctorate from the University of Navarra. She also earned a master’s degree in educational sciences at the University of Navarra’s Rome campus and began her studies toward a Licenza in Theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome. She recently earned her doctorate in Sacred Theology from that university.

He has several publications in Philosophy, Educational Sciences and Theology. He is especially interested in the relationship between Philosophy and Theology, and -within the latter- Sacramental Theology, as well as the educational lines of both sciences, how these supreme sciences can be taught, and how the unity of knowledge is achieved from any discipline.

Among his major publications are “Immanent Divine Activity,” in which he seeks to demonstrate the limits of human reason regarding God’s intelligence, based on St. Thomas Aquinas’s commentaries on Aristotle’s works. It is part of his doctoral dissertation in philosophy. And “Union with Christ in the Sacraments. St. Thomas’s Contribution in the *Contra Gentiles* to Sacramental Theology,” a complete dissertation published by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and recently released as a book by Editorial NUN.
She has served on the Higher Council and the Rector’s Council of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross ( Universidad Panamericana), has been Chair of the Theology Department, and is currently a research professor at the Guadalajara campus of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross ( Universidad Panamericana). She leads the International Research Group on Leonardo Polo’s Contributions to Theology.

Research Areas

• Sacramental Theology
• Access to God Through Philosophy
• Philosophy of education

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s degree in Government Accounting from the Guadalajara campus of the National School of Public Administration ( Universidad Panamericana ) in 2000 and 2011, respectively.
For 20 years, she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses, primarily in accounting and finance, within the School of Business and other schools at this institution.
She has also ventured into the field of financial education and personal finance management, conducting workshops for students, faculty, and external organizations. Additionally, she actively participates in raising awareness of these topics through the media.
During her tenure as General Coordinator and Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, she served for three years as vice president of the Social Responsibility Committee at the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF).

Research Areas

• Personal Finance

Roberto Carlos Ramírez is an engineer with a multidisciplinary background in engineering, innovation, and the humanities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering, a master’s degree in Innovation Business, and a Ph.D. in Applied Engineering from the University of Navarra (Spain).

His professional experience includes working with companies in the technology sector, as well as an outstanding academic career at the Universidad Panamericana , where he has served as a professor, researcher, and coordinator. He has received training in teaching and instructional methodology, and is a member of the National System of Researchers.

His interests include robotics, electronic systems, and the development of technological solutions with practical applications.

Research Areas

• Robotics
• Embedded systems
• IoT

Professor and researcher Ramón Alejandro Briseño Martínez, a native of Juanacatlán, Jalisco, Mexico, holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of Guadalajara (2024). He currently serves as a professor and researcher in the Department of Engineering at the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus, and is a member of the National System of Researchers (Level 1).

His main areas of research are urban mobility, health, and education, in which he applies artificial intelligence and data science techniques to analyze information and propose innovative solutions to social problems.

In addition, he has professional experience in areas such as computer networks, ERP systems, and software development (.NET, web, and mobile), as well as in project management using agile methodologies and cloud-based version control tools.

Research Areas

• Mobility
• Education
• Health
• Data science
• Artificial Intelligence