

Center for Research in New Information Technologies
Description
The Center for Research in New Information Technologies (CINTI) is a research unit oriented toward the study and development of new information technologies, focused on creating innovative solutions that optimize the use of distributed computing resources and address complex problems in today’s digital environment.
Research Areas
Emerging computational technologies: service-oriented and web architectures, multi-core systems, Cloud Computing, IoT and Big Data.
Artificial Intelligence: development of intelligent and adaptive solutions using neural networks, genetic algorithms and agent-based modeling.
Institutional Focus
CINTI integrates scientific research, technological development and practical application, strengthening the technical capabilities of the university community and contributing to the positioning of UPB in the international scientific community. Likewise, it develops software projects that require highly specialized components.
Institutional Profile
Creation date: February 2010
Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-002/2010
Unit Director

Alex Stephan Villazón Torrico
Full-time faculty member
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Recognition

Global Online Lab Award - GOLC (Helsinki, Finland - February 2024)
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Geographically Distributed Remote Laboratory for Photovoltaic Energy Efficiency Studies Based on Altitudes.

Full Paper Award Winner (Helsinki, Finland - February 2024)
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Enhancing Accessibility for Real-Time Remote Laboratories: A Web-Based Solution with Automated Validation and Access Control.

The AOSA Ten Years Most Influential Paper Award (Tokyo, Japan - March 2023)
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DiSL: A Domain-specific Language for Bytecode Instrumentation.

Plurinational Science and Technology Award (Tarija, Bolivia - September 2019)
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Low-cost 3D-printed smartphone-based inverted laser fluorescence microscope.

Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Sucre, Bolivia - November 2018)
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Intelligent street lighting system with energy efficiency based on embedded technologies and sensor networks.

Plurinational Science and Technology Award (La Paz, Bolivia - September 2017)
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Development of a low-cost reader for the “ELISA” technique (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).

Plurinational Science and Technology Award (La Paz, Bolivia - November 2016)
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Low-cost fluorescence microscopy based on mobile and embedded systems for the diagnosis of infectious diseases: focus on Chagas disease.









