Education

• Post-Doctoral Position, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. USA, 2008-2009.
• Ph. D Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. USA, 2001.
• MSEE Electrical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE. USA, 1998.
• Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela, 1995. Summa Cum Laude
• High school Electronic Technician, Technical Industrial School ``Manuel Antonio Pulido Méndez" Mérida, Venezuela, 1987.

Research Interests

• Compressive Sensing
• Signal Processing for Communications
• Biomedical Signal Processing
• Statistical Signal Processing
• Image and Video Processing: compression, filtering, denoising and enhancement.

Professional Experience

• Titular Professor. Department of Electrical Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Oct. 2011 - Presente.
• Associate Professor. Department of Electrical Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Oct. 2006 - Sep. 2011.
• Aggregate Professor. Department of Electrical Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Oct. 2002 - Sep. 2006.
• Visiting Lecturer. Computer Science Department. University of Buenos Aires. Jul. 2004.
• Assistant Professor. Department of Electrical Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes Mérida, Venezuela. Oct. 1998 - Sep. 2002.
• Research Assistant. ECE-University of Delaware, Newark, USA. Septiembre 1996 - Julio 2001.
• Tenure track position. Department of Electrical Engineering. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela. Mar. 1995 - Jul. 1996.
• Undergraduate Practical Training. Venezuelan Petroleum company (PDVSA). Jul. 1994 - Jan. 1995.
• Teaching Assistant
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, ULA, May 1993 - Jun. 1994
  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, ULA, Jan. 1991 - May 1993
• Lecturer for Adult Education. Santa Barbara High School, Mérida, Venezuela. Jan. 1988 - Jun 1988.

Professional Societies and Activities

• IEEE Senior Member.
• IEEE member of Signal Processing Society and Communications Society.
• Technical Committee Chair: IV Venezuelan Biomedical Engineering Conference.
• Member of Mérida State College of Engineering.
• Member of University of Los Andes's Professor Association (APULA).

Extended CV: José Luis Paredes Q. Currículum Vitae