Biography

Dr. Ing. Garcia-Gabin  was born in Barquisimeto Venezuela in 1969. He received the Electrical Engineering degree and the Master of Science in Automation degree from University of The Andes, Merida, Venezuela, in 1994 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Seville, Seville, Spain in 2002. He held a post-doctoral position at the University of Seville in 2006. Since 1994 He has held teaching and research positions at University of The Andes, Venezuela. He has stayed in several industries as a process control engineer and has been in consultancy work, as well as lecturing on short courses for companies.  He had supervised 3 engineering thesis, 2 master thesis and currently is supervising 2 PhD thesis. 


Awards

Hybrid Control: Taming. Heterogeneity and Complexity of Networked Embedded Systems, Network of excelence research awards [Hybrid Control Benchmark Award (2007)].

Outstanding Researcher Award: Candidate (99/02). Ministery of Science and Technology –Venezuela.
Outstanding Researcher Award: nivel I (03/05). Ministery of Science and Technology –Venezuela.
Outstanding Researcher Award: nivel I (04/06). Ministery of Science and Technology.

Outstanding Researcher Award (03/05). CDCHT –University of The Andes.
Outstanding Researcher Award (05/07). CDCHT –University of The Andes.

Teaching awards (2004). University of The Andes.

PhD Scholarships 1998 - 2002. FONACIT – Venezuela.