Miguel Ángel Padilla-Castañeda obtained in 2012 the Doctorate in Innovation Technologies and Robotics with Honors, by the Sant ‘Anna Superior School in Pisa, Italy, as well as the Master’s Degree in Computer Science and Computer Engineering, both with Honorable Mentions by UNAM, in 2001 and 2000 respectively.

He is Associate Researcher C of ICAT-UNAM, linked to the Bioinstrumentation Group and the Technological Research and Development Unit (UIDT) of ICAT-UNAM at the Hospital General de México “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga ”. From 2013 to 2014, he was a Postdoctoral Visiting Researcher at the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (PERCRO) of the Santa Anna School in Pisa, Italy, working in the areas of virtual reality, robotics and haptics in neuroscience and rehabilitation.

He has coordinated various national projects and participates in European projects (PRESENCCIA, VERE and WEARHAP).

He is co-author of 13 articles in indexed international journals, more than 35 articles in international conferences, 3 book chapters. He currently supervises 5 doctoral theses, 4 master’s theses and 1 bachelor’s. He has supervised 9 master’s theses, 12 bachelor’s theses, and several completed social services. He has been a professor of the subjects of Computer Organization and Computer Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering, UNAM. He is a tutor of the Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science and Engineering and Postgraduate Studies in Electrical Engineering, UNAM, where he has taught courses on Haptic Systems and Virtual Reality, Virtual Simulation in Biomedicine, Simulation and Biomechanical Analysis, as well as Biodesign and Innovation.

He has been a visitor at the University of Granada, Spain in 2000; the University of Salento, Italy in 2007 and 2008; the University of Pisa, Italy in 2012 and 2018; the Rehabilitation Institute of the University of Toronto, Canada in 2013; and the Francisco José de Caldas District University, Colombia in 2017.

• Biomedical Imaging;
• 3D Visualization and Simulation in Medicine;
• Computer Assisted Surgery;
• Robotics,
• Haptic Systems and Human-Computer Interaction;
• Virtual Reality in Neuroscience and Medicine;
• Biosignals and Biomechanics;
• Systems of Medical Assistance and Rehabilitation.

• High fidelity surgical simulator for the planning and reinforcement of capacities in neurosurgery for the care of cerebral vascular disease. SECTEI CDMX 219/2019.
• Research in biomechanical and neuromechanical methods for the evaluation of motor dysfunction in patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions. PAPIIT-UNAM, TA10092

• Tutor and member of Tutorial Committees of the Computer Science and Engineering Graduate Program (PCIC), UNAM.
• Tutor and member of the Tutorial Committees of the Electrical Engineering Postgraduate Program (PIE), UNAM
• Member of the tutoring committees of the Doctorate in Health Sciences, UNAM.
• Teaching of Master’s courses Haptic Systems and Virtual Reality, Virtual Simulation in Biomedicine, Biomechanical Simulation and Analysis, Biodesign and Innovation.
• Direction of 2 completed PhD theses and 3 in process.
• Direction of 9 Master’s theses completed and 4 in process.
• Direction of 12 completed Bachelor theses and 1 in process and Social Services of the careers of Computer Engineering, Electronics, Mechanics, Mechatronics and related areas.

• S. Teodoro-Vite, L. T. De Paolis*, M.A. Padilla-Castañeda, C.F. Domínguez-Velasco, S. Muscatello, A.F. Hernández-Valencia. An Augmented Reality Platform with Hand Gestures-based Navigation for Applications in Image-Guided Surgery: Prospective Concept Evaluation by Surgeons. Accepted in International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 2020.

• Jonathan R. Torres, Karen P. De Los Ríos, M.A. Padilla. Time-Frequency Representation-Based Transfer Learning Model for Cardiac Arrhythmias Diagnosis. Computing in Cardiology CinC 2020, September 13-16, 2020. Rimini, Italy.
• Teodoro-Vite S, Pérez-Lomelí JS, Domínguez-Velasco CF, Hernández-Valencia AF, Capurso-García MA, Padilla-Castañeda MA*. A High-Fidelity Hybrid Virtual Reality Simulator of Aneurysm Clipping Repair With Brain Sylvian Fissure Exploration for Vascular Neurosurgery Training. Simulation in Healthcare. 2020 Jul 22. doi:10.1097/SIH.0000000000000489
• E. Gutierrez-Herrera*, C. Sánchez-Pérez, A. Perez-Garcia, M.A. Padilla-Castaneda, W. Franco, J. Hernández-Ruiz. Endogenous fluorescence dissimilarity assessment of four potential biomarkers of early liver fibrosis by preservation media effect. Journal of Fluorescence. 2020. doi:10.1007/s10895-019-02484-z
• S. Teodoro-Vite, I. Tello, C.F. Domínguez-Velasco, J. Alatorre, J.S. Pérez-Lomelí, V. Alcocer-Barradas, M.A. Padilla-Castañeda*. An Augmented Reality Based Application with Haptic Feedback for Ventricular Puncture Procedures in Neurosurgery. EuroVR 2019, October 23-25, 2019. Tallin, Estonia.
• S. Heredia-Pérez, K. Harada, M. Padilla-Castañeda*, M. M. Marinho, J. Márquez-Flores, M. Mitsuishi. Virtual Reality Simulation in Robotic Neurosurgery: Evaluating Dynamic Motion Scaling in a Master-Slave System. Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 2018 Aug 16:e1953. doi: 10.1002/rcs.1953
• S. Teodoro-Vite, C. Fabián Domínguez-Velasco, A.F. Hernández-Valencia, J.S. Pérez-Lomelí, and M.A. Padilla-Castañeda*. Virtual Simulation of Brain Sylvian Fissure Exploration and Aneurysm Clipping with Haptic Feedback for Neurosurgical Training. 5th Int. Conf. On Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics (Salento AVR 2018). Otranto (Lecce), Italy, June 24-27, 2018
• M.A. Padilla-Castañeda*, E. Sotgiu, A. Frisoli, et al. An Orthopaedic Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation Method of the Forearm in Virtual Reality Physiotherapy. Journal of Healthcare Engineering, vol. 2018, p. 20, 2018. doi.org/10.1155/2018/7438609
• Pérez-García, A., Arroyo-Valerio, A.G., Zaldivar-Fujigaki, J.L., Bustos-Esquivel, M.A., Gastelum-Strozzi, A., Padilla-Castañeda, M.A., Reding-Bernal, A., Kershenobich, D., Hernández-Ruiz, J. * (2017). Young adult binge drinkers have immunophenotypic changes in peripheral polymorphonuclear cells and monocytes, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1-10
• Miguel A. Padilla-Castaneda, Elonora Castelani, Antonio Frisoli, Massimo Bergamasco and Enrica Santarcangelo. Hypnotizability and the position sense: proprioceptive localization of the hand. Archives Italiennes de Biologie: A Journal of Neuroscience, 153, 1, 2015.

• BACSIM (Brain Advanced Computer Surgery Simulator). Hybrid surgical simulator combining virtual reality and patient models for training and planning surgical procedures in neurosurgery
• InerTia. Human movement monitoring system using inertial sensors for the evaluation of fine movements of the spine, hip, limbs and hands in patients with musculoskeletal and neuromotor conditions
• Transsphenoidal brain tumor resection simulator using virtual reality and haptic feedback
• Instrumented manikin for training neurological trigeminal nerve block procedures
• Hybrid simulation models combining virtual / augmented reality and 3D printing for applications in teaching, training and planning of medical and surgical procedures.
• Augmented reality viewing and navigation platform for surgical planning applications
• Robotic systems for orthopedic rehabilitation of the arm in physical therapy by virtual reality and serious video games
• Neuromuscular disorders classification software using surface EMG signals and machine learning
• Physiological signal processing algorithms using time-frequency multispectral analysis

PHD

• Sergio Teodoro Vite. Aneurysm repair simulation using virtual reality for medical training in cerebrovascular microsurgery. Postgraduate in Computer Science and Engineering, UNAM
• Fabián Ituriel García Flores. Development and validation of a digital image processing method to evaluate fat mass, fat-free mass and total muscle mass in an adult population between 20 and 40 years of age, from Mexico City. Doctorate in Medical and Health Sciences, UNAM
• Adriana Martínez Hernández. Evaluation of motor disability patterns by analyzing the time-frequency characteristics of kinesthetic signals and electromyography. Postgraduate in Electrical Engineering, UNAM
• Jonathan Roberto Torres Castillo. Characterization of neuromuscular disorders using quantitative electromyographic techniques. Postgraduate in Electrical Engineering, UNAM.
• César Adrián Velasco Domínguez. Hybrid simulation scheme based on patient-specific computational models in neurosurgery. Postgraduate in Computer Science and Engineering, UNAM.

MASTER

• Elnaz Araghizadeh. Mobility patterns during walking in the elderly based on accelerometry and time-frequency analysis. Postgraduate in Electrical Engineering, UNAM.
• Yoás Ramírez Graullera. Development of serious games for neurorehabilitation of patients with cerebrovascular disease. Postgraduate in Computer Science and Engineering, UNAM.
• Gustavo Pacheco Santiago. Analysis of surface EMG signals based on the Hilbert-Huang transform for the recognition of hand gestures. Postgraduate in Electrical Engineering, UNAM.
• Daniel Vargas Castro. Simulation of resection of brain tumors for training in neurosurgery. Postgraduate in Computer Science and Engineering, UNAM.

BACHELOR DEGREE

• Luis Arturo Morales Bautista. Development of a parallel mechanism of a robot with two degrees of freedom for rehabilitation of the upper extremities. Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNAM

• Dr. Iván Alejandro Gutiérrez Giles. Guest Postdoctoral Researcher. Virtual Computing Center CViCom-UNAM

• Bioinstrumentation
• http://www.percro.org/