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Department of Computer Science CINVESTAV-IPN    Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional #2508    Colonia San Pedro Zacatenco Delegación Gustavo A. Madero C.P. 07360, México, D.F., México    (+52) 55 5747 3800 x 4241    (+52) 55 5747 3757    smendoza@cs.cinvestav.mx

Dr. Sonia G. Mendoza Chapa Full-Time Researcher since 2007 Academic Coordinator (2018-2022) SNI Level 1 (2011-2023)

Education

• PhD in Computer Science, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France
• MSc in Computer Science, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F., Mexico
• BSc in Computer Science, Instituto Tecnológico de Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

Research Interests

• CSCW and Groupware
• Internet of Things
• Human-Computer Interaction

Last Publications

2020-2021 Journal Papers and Chapters

• Sonia Mendoza, Andrés Cortés-Dávalos, Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, and Dominique Decouchant, "An architecture for collaborative terrain sketching with mobile devices", In Sensors, Special Issue: Recent Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, 21(23):7881, MDPI, November 2021, eISSN 1424-8220, DOI: 10.3390/s21237881


• Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, Sonia Mendoza, José Fidel Urquiza-Yllescas, José Rodríguez, and Amilcar Meneses-Viveros, "Towards a Set of Heuristics for Evaluating Chatbots", In IEEE Latin America Transactions, Volume 19, Issue 12, pp. 2037-2045. DOI: 10.1109/TLA.2021.9480145


• Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, José Fidel Urquiza-Yllescas, and Sonia Mendoza, "Measuring Anticipated and Episodic UX of Tasks in Social Networks", In Applied Sciences-Basel, Special Issue User Experience for Advanced Human-Computer Interaction, 10(22):8199, MDPI, November 2020, eISSN 2076-3417, DOI: 10.3390/app10228199


• Erika Hernández-Rubio, Amilcar Meneses-Viveros, and Sonia Mendoza, Chapter 7: "Mobile Distributed User Interfaces", In Mobile Computing, IntechOpen, May 20th, 2020, pp. 109-122, ISBN: 978-1-78984-940-0, Print ISBN: 978-1-78984-939-4, eBook (PDF) ISBN: 978-1-83880-550-0, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.86563

2020 Conference Papers

• Sonia Mendoza, Manuel Hernández-León, Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, José Rodríguez, Dominique Decouchant, and Amilcar Meneses Viveros, "Supporting Student-Teacher Interaction Through a Chatbot", In Learning and Collaboration Technologies. Human and Technology Ecosystems - 7th International Conference, LCT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference (HCII 2020), Part II, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 12206, Springer, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19-24, 2020, pp. 93-107, ISBN 978-3-030-50505-9.


• Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, Sonia Mendoza, Beatriz A. González-Beltrán, Amilcar Meneses Viveros, and José Rodríguez, "The Man in the Besieged Castle: Heuristic Evaluation of Home Security Systems", In HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust - Second International Conference, HCI-CPT 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference (HCII 2020), Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series Vol. 12210, Springer, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19-24, 2020, pp. 250-260, ISBN 978-3-030-50308-6.

My articles in DBLP, ACM Author Profile and SCOPUS
Citations to my articles in Google Scholar
Research ID: G-4038-2014

Patents

• Anallely Olivares Toledo and Sonia Mendoza, Patent number: 352343, Title: "Sistema y método para coordinación y sincronización de actividades en un entorno colaborativo", Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial, Date of issuance: October 13, 2017, Expiration date: June 27, 2033.

Projects

• "Development of an intelligent chatbot to assist the teaching/learning process in educational and technological subjects". Project manager: Dr. Sonia Guadalupe Mendoza Chapa. Participants: MSc Luis Martín Sánchez-Adame, Dr. José Guadalupe Rodríguez García, and Dr. Amilcar Meneses Viveros. Number of project 120. Funding source: SEP-CINVESTAV. Amount: $396,505 MXN (Aprox. $19,413.50 USD). Period: from January 1 2019 to March 31 2021.

Program Committee Member

• The IEEE Pervasive Computing and Communication (PerCom 2021) Conference (PerCom Demos)
• The 2021 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2021)
• The 27th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (CollabTech 2021)
• The 2020 IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on Web Intelligence (WI 2020)
• The 26th International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (CollabTech 2020)

PhD students

1. Guillermo Monroy Rodríguez
Thesis title: "Digital companion architecture centered on chronic patient using wearables and a pervasive infrastructure"
Period: August 2021 - December 2023
2. José Fidel Urquiza Yllescas - Co-advisor Dr. José Guadalupe Rodríguez García
Thesis title: "Generic prototype to assist the teaching/learning process in middle school students"
Period: January 2020 - January 2024

MSc students

1. Saturnina Jiménez García - Advisor: Dr. Luz María García García, Co-advisor: Dr. Sonia G. Mendoza Chapa
Thesis title: "The electronic passport. A comparative analysis between OECD countries: United States, Canada and Chile"
Maestría en Gobierno Electrónico, Universidad de la Sierra Sur, Oaxaca.
Period: August 2021 - August 2022

Alumni (PhD in Computer Science)

1. Luis Martín Sánchez Adame - Co-advisor Dra. Beatriz Adriana González Beltrán
Thesis title: "Epistemology of Anticipated User Experience: Task, User and Heuristic Approaches"
Thesis defense: November 30, 2021
Current situation:
2. Alberto Beltrán Herrera
Thesis title: "Fitting and Classification of Human-made Objects, Using Automatic Sketching Techniques and Geosemantic Restrictions" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 22, 2019
Current situation: CEO of Kuruchu Soft, Mexico city
3. Andrés Cortés Dávalos
Thesis title: "A Framework for Collaborative Editing of 3D Objects Using Augmented Reality" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 28, 2017
Current situation:
4. Ivonne Maricela Avila Mora - Co-advisor Dr. Adriano de Luca Pennacchia
Thesis title: "A Methodology based on the Analysis of Intensities in Magnetic Resonance Images for the Detection of Scars in the Cerebral Cortex" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: January 22, 2014
Current situation: Data Science Senior Associate at MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital Internacional), Monterrey, NL, Mexico
5. Gabriela Sánchez Morales - Co-advisor Dr. Dominique Decouchant
Thesis title: "XARE: A Development Framework for Context-Aware Groupware" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 16, 2013
Current situation: Lecturer at Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico
6. Elvia Kimberly García García
Thesis title: "Ascertaining the Availability of Shared Resources in Ubiquitous Collaborative Environments"
Thesis defense: December 11, 2013
• Second Place in the 2014 National Competition of PhD Thesis in Artificial Intelligence organized by SMIA
Current situation: Scientific Researcher at Siemens, San Francisco CA, USA

Alumni (MSc in Computer Science)

1. Víctor Hugo Espinoza Sixtos - Co-advisor Dr. José Guadalupe Rodríguez García
Thesis title: "Support for teacher-student interaction through a chatbot"
Thesis defense: November 23, 2021
Current situation:
2. Juan Antonio Leyva García - Co-advisor Dr. Hugo Jair Escalante Balderas
Thesis title: "Automatic segmentation of muscle tissue in computerized tomography in L3 with deep learning"
Thesis defense: December 16, 2020
Current situation:
3. Angel Isaac Rodríguez Cosme - Co-advisor Dr. Cuauhtemoc Mancillas López
Thesis title: "Architecture for a reporting system based on Blockchain and cloud technologies"
Thesis defense: November 24, 2020
Current situation:
4. Manuel Hernández León - Co-advisor Dr. José Guadalupe Rodríguez García
Thesis title: "Development of an Intelligent Chatbot, Study Case: Teachers and Students in Secondary School" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 20, 2019
Current situation:
5. Adrián Josué Ramírez Díaz - Co-advisor Dr. José Guadalupe Rodríguez García
Thesis title: "Design and implementation of low-cost service robots for seniors" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: November 30, 2018
Current situation:
6. Ismael González Martínez
Thesis title: "Conceptual Framework for Context Management in Groupware" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 8, 2017
Current situation: Administrative Support at Centro Nacional de Transplantes (CENETRA), Mexico city
7. José Luis Ortigosa Flores - Co-advisor Dr. Dominique Decouchant
Thesis title: "Management of Shared and Distributed Resources for Web Collaborative Work" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 8, 2017
Current situation: Java Developer at Grupo Salinas, Mexico city
8. Diana Méndez García - Co-advisor Dr. Beatriz Adriana González Beltrán
Thesis title: "A Model for the Design of Multi-modal User Interfaces" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: May 18, 2017
Current situation: Head of the Systems Development Department at Archivo General de la Nación, Mexico city
9. Erik Alejandro Reyes Lozano
Thesis title: "Multi-platform Support for Collaborative Workspaces Running on Arrays of Mobile Devices" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 14, 2016
Current situation:
10. Luis Alfonso Marín Mota - Co-advisor Dr. Dominique Decouchant
Thesis title: "3D Mapping of Interior Locations Using Multiple MAVs (Micro Aerial Vehicles)" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 7, 2016
Current situation: Lecturer at Escuela Superior de Cómputo IPN, Mexico city
11. Luis Martín Sánchez Adame
Thesis title: "Coherence Heuristics for the Design of Meta-user Interfaces" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 23, 2016
Current situation: PhD Student at the Department of Computer Science, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico city
12. Reinaldo Rodríguez Palacio
Thesis title: "Reading and Writing Computing Support for Children with Down Syndrome" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 16, 2015
Current situation: Senior IOS Developer/Senior Consultant at Capgemini, Mexico city
13. César Adrián Ordaz Santiago
Thesis title: "Toolkit for the development of Leap Motion-based Multi-user Interaction Supports" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 8, 2015
Current situation: Technological Innovation Manager at ACOB Tecnología de Datos, Mexico city
14. Marco Antonio Castro Hernández
Thesis title: "Transitions from Individual to Collaborative Work by Plastic Remodeling and Redistribution Techniques" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 2, 2014
• First Place in the 2015 XXVIII National Competition of Thesis in Computer Science organized by ANIEI
Current situation: Application Developer at Logyt, Mexico city
15. Damián Isaid Arellanes Molina - Co-advisor Dr. Dominique Decouchant
Thesis title: "RASupport: Flexible, Bio-inspired, Auto-configurable and Multi-agent Support for Resource Aggregation in Collaborative P2P Systems" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: November 28, 2014
• Second Place in the 2015 National Competition of Master Thesis in Artificial Intelligence organized by SMIA
Current situation: PhD student at the University of Manchester, Manchester UK
16. Salma Leonor Velasco Pérez - Co-advisor Dr. Elvia Kimberly García García
Thesis title: "A Semantic Matchmaking Algorithm for Locating Resources in Collaborative Environments" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: November 28, 2014
Current situation: MDM Technical Leader at IBM, Mexico city
17. Eric Abraham Vargas Flores
Thesis title: "Face-to-Face Collaboration Using Arrays of Mobile Devices" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 6, 2013
Current situation: Software Engineer at Youtube, San Francisco CA, USA
18. Jesús Salvador Martínez Delgado
Thesis title: "Multimodal Support for Filtering Information in Groupware Systems" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 5, 2013
Current situation: Leader of the Database Development Department at General Direction of Governmental Statistics, Security and Justice of INEGI, Mexico city
19. Michael Iván Romero Gama
Thesis title: "Xare-F2F: A Framework for Developing Adaptive Applications for Face-to-Face Collaboration" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: November 6, 2013
Current situation: Android Developer at TV Azteca, Mexico city
20. Laura Elizabeth Granados Hernández
Thesis title: "Integrating communication, production and coordination spaces into a cooperative environment" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 14, 2012
Current situation: Programmer Analyst at Banamex, Mexico city
21. José Eduardo Girón Camacho - Co-advisor Dr. César Torres Huitzil
Thesis title: "Mobile Mechanism for Plastic Adaptation of Multi-platform Graphical User Interfaces" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 29, 2012
Current situation: Deputy Director of Computer Security at Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, Mexico city
22. Alberto Beltrán Herrera - Co-advisor Dr. Adriano de Luca Pennacchia
Thesis title: "Marduk: Sixth Sense Technology System for Mobile Devices" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 24, 2012
• First Place in the 2012 XXV National Competition of Thesis in Computer Science organized by ANIEI
Current situation: CEO of Kuruchu Soft, Mexico city
23. Genaro Saucedo Tejada
Thesis title: "Library for Maintaining Shared Data Consistency on Mobile Devices" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 13, 2011
Current situation: BIOS Engineer at Intel Corporation, Zapopan, Guadalajara, Mexico
24. Herón Arzáquel Anzures Reyes - Co-advisor Dr. Adriano de Luca Pennacchia
Thesis title: "Platform for Multi-User Contextual Applications in Nomadic Environments" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 15, 2011
Current situation: Software Engineer II at Microsoft, Redmond, WA, USA
25. Anallely Olivares Toledo - Co-advisor Dr. Adriano de Luca Pennacchia
Thesis title: "Architecture for Supporting Use Context of Groupware Systems" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 7, 2011
Current situation: Java Developer (Senior) at Globant, Mexico city
26. Tanibet Pérez de los Santos Mondragón
Thesis title: "Mechanisms for Locating Resources in the Environment Close to the Collaborator" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: August 26, 2011
• First Place in the 2011 Best Software Award Academic Competition organized by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Current situation: Lecturer at Escuela Superior de Cómputo IPN, Mexico city
27. Madai Navarrete Castro
Thesis title: "Management of Workflows Organized by Autonomous Areas for Ubiquitous Environments" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 25, 2010
Current situation: Software Engineer at DGCM S.A. de C.V., Mexico city
28. Abel Cortazar May
Thesis title: "Gradual Presentation of Group Awareness Information" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 17, 2010
• First Place in the 2010 XXIII National Competition of Thesis in Computer Science organized by ANIEI
Current situation: Computer Technician at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Cunduacan, Tabasco, Mexico
29. Roberto Enrique Alberto Lira
Thesis title: "Semi-plastic Adaptive Remodelation Mechanism for Collaborative Interfaces" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: January 26, 2010
Current situation: Lecturer at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Cunduacan, Tabasco, Mexico
30. Víctor Alberto Gómez Pérez
Thesis title: "Interaction Support for Nomadic Users Collaborating within Autonomous Areas" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: December 9, 2009
Current situation: Lecturer at Universidad de la Sierra Sur, Oaxaca, Mexico
31. Gabriela Sánchez Morales
Thesis title: "Mixte Semi-plastic Redistribution: The Case Study of a Shared Whiteboard" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 5, 2009
• First Place in the 2009 XXII National Competition of Thesis in Computer Science organized by ANIEI
Current situation: Lecturer at Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico
32. Daniel Cruz García
Thesis title: "Design and Deployment of a Flexible Cooperative Agenda within an Unreliable Environment" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: February 4, 2009
Current situation: Lecturer at Escuela Superior de Cómputo IPN, Mexico city
33. Javier Solís Angulo
Thesis title: "Adaptable Distribution Architecture for Web Collaborative Systems" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: January 29, 2009
Current situation:
34. Elvia Kimberly García García
Thesis title: "Shared Resource Availability within a Collaborative and Ubiquitous Environment" (in Spanish)
Thesis defense: January 23, 2009
Current situation: Scientific Researcher at Siemens, San Francisco CA, USA

Courses 2022 (MSc level)

• Master's Thesis Seminar II (January-April 2022)
• Groupware (May-August 2022)

Collaborators

1. Dr. Beatriz Adriana González Beltrán
Associate professor at the Department of Systems - UAM-Azcapotzalco, Mexico city

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Last update: February 26, 2022