Dr. Guillermo Palacios
UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA, Spain
Guillermo Palacios was born in Zaragoza (Spain) in 1972. He received a B.S, M.S. (‘96) and PhD. (‘09) degrees in Telecommunication Engineering from University of Zaragoza – Spain. Following experience as a software engineer in several firms, he joined Teruel Polytechnic School of Engineering in 1998. Since then, he has been with the department of Electronic Engineering and Communications, University of Zaragoza, where he is currently an Associate Professor. Dr. Palacios is the recipient of a “Prometeo Researching Grant” awarded by the Ecuadorian government. He has also been a visiting faculty in the Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Concerning researching activities, he has authored and co-authored several book chapters and numerous articles in scientific journals and international conferences. He also has coordinated several R&D projects and has also participated as a member of scientific committees in different workshops and conferences. Dr. Palacios’ research interests include virtual rehabilitation techniques applied to the recovery of neurodegenerative disorders human computer interfaces and any kind of information technology designs to improve quality in engineering education.