13th International Conference Of Technological Innovation


14-16 october, 2026

Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña, Colombia
Faculty of Engineering

Wednesday, October 14


TIME ACTIVITY
07:30 am - 08:00 am Opening remarks by Edwin Edgardo Espinel Blanco, Ph.D., Director of Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander Ocaña

Remarks by the event coordinator and dean of the Faculty of Engineering, PhD. Dewar Rico Bautista

Remarks by the Mechanical Engineering Program Director, MSc. Wendy Lorrayne Rodríguez Durán
08:00 am - 09:00 am Carlos Mauricio Ruiz Diaz, PhD
Universidad de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
Presentation: "New frontiers in intelligent monitoring of multiphase flow systems in offshore applications"
09:00 am - 10:00 am Marcio Mesquita, PhD
Federal University of Goiás – UFG, Brazil
Presentation: "Engineering and agriculture of the future: The convergence of mechanical engineering and agricultural sciences for smarter, more sustainable production"
10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK
10:15 am - 11:15 am Yuhan Arley Lenis Rodas, PhD
Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Colombia
Presentation: "Biomass + Solar Energy: A path toward the energy transition"
11:15 am - 12:15 pm Lina Marcela Hoyos Palacio, PhD
Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Colombia
Presentation: "Development of knee articular cartilage"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm End of the Morning Session
02:00 pm - 03:00 pm Sebastián Meneses Munera, MSc
Institución Universitaria Pascual Bravo, Colombia
Presentation: "Nanotechnology for reducing friction and wear in diesel engines: development and experimental evaluation of lubricants modified with functionalized carbon nanotubes"



Thursday, October 15


TIME ACTIVITY
08:00 am - 08:15 am Palabras de la directora del Plan de estudios de Ingeniería de Sistemas, MSc. María Fernanda Camargo Trigos
08:15 am - 09:15 am Homero Javier Velastegui Izurieta, MSc
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Presentation: "IPv6 network architecture and operation"
09:15 am - 10:15 am Gina Paola Maestre Góngora, PhD
Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Presentation: "From data to value: How data products drive data-driven organizations"
10:15 am - 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am - 11:30 am Fernando Enrique Ortiz Rodríguez, PhD
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (UAT), México
Presentation: "Impact and transformation of artificial intelligence in higher education institutions"
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Pablo Hernando Ruiz Melenje, PhD
Universidad del Cauca, Colombia
Presentation: "Beyond code: Software process engineering in the age of AI"
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm End of the Morning Session



Friday, October 16


TIME ACTIVITY
08:15 am - 08:30 am Palabras de la directora del Plan de estudios de Ingeniería Civil, Esp. Maira Alejandra Vergel Moncada
08:15 am - 09:15 am Marco Enrique Quiroz Valeria, PhD(c)
Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
Presentation: "Hydrodynamic processes in river and coastal systems under natural hazards: analysis and modeling from a civil engineering perspective"
09:15 am - 10:15 am Iván Darío Serrano Arrieta, PhD
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Presentation: "Technological innovation for sustainable mobility"
10:15 am - 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am - 11:30 am José Agustin Vallejo Borda, PhD
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, México
Presentation: "Incorporating subjectivity into sustainable infrastructure design"
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Antonio Preziosi Ribero, PhD
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Colombia
Presentation: "Interdisciplinarity and recursiveness in research: Expanding applied research in engineering"
12:30 pm - 12:40 pm End of the Morning Session