Work Experience

Education

Grants and Awards

  • Sept 2019
    Microsoft AI Research Grant
    I received a $18,000 Azure grant to support my work on glacier mapping.
  • 2017, 2018
    UTEP Graduate School Travel Grant
    I was selected to receive a UTEP Graduate School Travel Grant for $850 to attend IEEE IGARSS 2017, Dallas Forth Worth and CVPR 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • 2016, 2017
    Good Neighbor Scholarship 2016-2017, 2017-2018
    I was selected by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Good neighbor Scholarship for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018. All Western Hemisphere international students in all the schools across Texas were eligible.
  • 2015-2016
    Anita Mochen Loya Graduate Fellowship
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    Award from the College of Engineering as the most outstanding applicant to the PhD in Computer Science program
  • 2014
    Summa Cum Laude Honor
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    Summa Cum Laude, B.S. Telematics Engineering
  • 2010
    Diploma de Máxima Excelencia 2008-2009 Award
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    Award from the President of Dominican Republic. 18 students received this award in the all country. I was in charge of the speech on behalf of the students.