Professor Leonardo Valdivia Parga received the degrees of Master in Telecommunications and PhD in Applied Engineering from the University of Navarra in 20014 and 20017, respectively. During his M.S. and Ph.D. studies, he received the CONACYT Study Abroad Scholarship for his academic performance.
Since 2017 he works at Universidad Panamericana in Guadalajara (Mexico), where he has been Research Professor in the Faculty of Engineering. He is currently a member of the National System of Researchers, level 1. Graduated from the PhD with Cum Laude mention, he has participated in more than 10 industry-related projects during the last 4 years, winning the award designs Mexico in 2020 and 2021 to the project with the greatest technological impact. He has more than 30 publications in scientific journals indexed in Scopus. His research interests are: blockchain applications, safety critical systems, wireless networks and railroad systems.