About

Irvin Dongo, PhD, is Director of the Research Center in Electronics and Telecommunications at Universidad Católica San Pablo (UCSP), Peru. He is also Head of the Department Research Line and Coordinator of the Master’s Program in Internet of Things. His academic and research work integrates artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, human-robot interaction, semantic web technologies, security, machine and deep learning, IoT, computer vision, and data science. He has held research appointments at UCSP and ESTIA in France, led funded research projects, and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in programming, distributed systems, network services, big data, and security and privacy.

Experience

Director, Research Center in Electronics and Telecommunications

Universidad Católica San Pablo · January 2025 – Present

Leads the research center in electronics and telecommunications and oversees strategic academic and scientific development in the department.

Head of the Department Research Line · May 2024 – Present

Coordinates the department’s research agenda and supports the development of institutional research initiatives.

Coordinator, Master’s Program in Internet of Things · July 2022 – Present

Oversees the academic coordination of the IoT master’s program at UCSP.

Graduate Program Lead, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering · July 2022 – December 2024

Managed postgraduate academic activities and contributed to program administration within the department.

Principal Investigator and Researcher

UCSP and ESTIA · 2019 – Present

Leads and collaborates on research projects in semantic web technologies, human-robot interaction, computer vision, machine learning, and distributed intelligent systems.

Principal Investigator, Semantic Distributed Repository Project · August 2023 – April 2025

Led the ProCiencia-funded project on a semantic and distributed repository for low-resource devices and rapid response in urban tourism centers.

Associate Researcher, ESTIA · March 2020 – Present

Conducts research in computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning.

Researcher, Knowledge Representation and Robotic Group (KRR), UCSP · December 2019 – Present

Works on projects such as RUTAS, RUTAS 2.0, and semantic repository initiatives focused on semantic web technologies and human-robot interaction.

Principal Investigator, Interface malicieuse, ESTIA · 2019 – 2020

Led a funded project at ESTIA supported by the Bourse Brouillon d’un rêve Pierre Schaeffer program.

University Professor and Lecturer

UCSP, VIU, ESTIA, and Universidad Simón Bolívar · 2018 – Present

Has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in thesis development, programming, network applications and services, distributed operating systems and servers, big data, business intelligence, research methodology, web technologies, and security and privacy.

Full-Time University Professor, UCSP · March 2024 – Present

Teaches Thesis Project I, Thesis Project II, and Programming I in Electronics, Telecommunications, and Mechatronics.

Lecturer in Big Data and Data Science, Universidad Internacional de Valencia · 2021 – 2023

Taught Foundations of Big Data Technology, Massive Data Processing, and Business Intelligence solution design and implementation.

Adjunct Lecturer, ESTIA · March 2018 – February 2020

Taught procedural programming, rapid interface development, computer engineering projects, and web technologies.

Consulting Engineer

Neax S.A.C. · July 2015 – March 2018

Worked on software and architecture development for ERP solutions.

Software Developer and IT Supervisor

SYTELECC S.A.C. and SEM SRL · 2010 – 2012

Held early industry roles in software development, software architecture, and IT supervision in Arequipa, Peru.

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Human-Computer Interaction / Artificial Intelligence

École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA), France · 2018 – 2020

Postdoctoral training focused on machine learning, deep learning, and human-robot interaction, including the projects Rain of Music and Interface malicieuse.

Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France · 2014 – 2017

PhD in Computer Science with a focus on security and semantic web technologies. Dissertation: Semantic Web: Anonymization of RDF Resources.

Master of Science, Computer Systems for Industrial Logistics and Services (SIGLIS)

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, France · 2013 – 2014

Graduate training in computer science with a focus on security and web services technologies.

Engineer Diploma, Computer Science

Universidad Católica San Pablo, Peru · 2013

Engineering degree focused on information retrieval and semantic web technologies.

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Universidad Católica San Pablo, Peru · 2008 – 2012

Undergraduate training in computer science.

Honors & awards

Best Paper Award, 50th Latin American Conference on Informatics (CLEI 2024)

Issued in 2024

Best Research Work, Universidad Católica San Pablo

PEIC Awards · 2024

Best Research Work, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

PEIC Awards · 2024

Best Paper Award, iiWAS 2020

22nd International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services · 2020

Doctoral Scholarship, FINCyT-Innovate

Government of Peru · 2014

Languages

French — Advanced
English — Advanced
Spanish — Native

Irvin Dongo

Irvin Dongo, PhD

Research Associate, Digital Health Research Center

Email: i.dongoescalante@estia.fr

Scopus ID: 56007679300

ORCID: 0000-0003-4859-0428