David Garza Salazar,Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

Dr. David Garza Salazar is the President of Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey in Mexico. He received his B.Sc. in computer science and engineering from Tec de Monterrey in 1985 and obtained a Ph.D. in computer science from Colorado State University in 1996. As a Faculty Member at Tec de Monterrey he has advised multiple theses, has been author of multiple journal/conference and book articles, and worked as consultant in different

industry projects. He twice received the Distinguished Faculty Award. He has also been the Director of Research and Graduate Programs in Information and Communication Technologies; Dean of the Division of Computing, Information and Communications; and Dean of the School of Engineering and President of Campus San Luis Potosi.

Dr. Garza Salazar is a member of professional societies and organizations such as: ASEE, IEEE,ACM, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi. He has served in different conference committees. He is Chairof the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), an initiative created with the support of AmericanAssociation of Engineering Education and International Federation of Engineering Education Societies. He has been a Member of the following boards and councils: San Pedro-Nuevo Leon Technology Innovation Council, the Council for the Software Industry Development of Nuevo Leon, the Microsoft Research Committee of the Latin American region, Mexican Council of Exterior Commerce in San Luis Potosí, and San Luis Potosí’s Science and Technology Council in San Luis Potosí among others.