Andres Torres Garcia

Andres Torres Garcia
University of California, Merced | UCM · Department of Computer Science and Engineering

master's student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)

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Introduction
I am a master's student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Merced. My research interests lie in Robot Algorithms, Motion Planning, Artificial Intelligence and Human-Robot Interaction.
Skills and Expertise
Additional affiliations
February 2014 - July 2014
Netica Research and Technology
Position
  • Robotics Teacher
Description
  • Taught robotic classes at five public high schools which were located in poor neighborhoods of metropolitan Guadalajara, Mexico and in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico.
June 2013 - August 2013
The University of Arizona
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Created five virtual environment to test the effectiveness of a Multiple Object Tracking Algorithm using MOTA and MOTP (multiple object tracking precision) metrics.
August 2011 - December 2011
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Created a dynamic 2D map of the environment using a Kinect sensor in the Vision Laboratory. Came up with ideas on how to guide the visually impaired user through the 2D map. The project name was called Smart Guide.
Education
June 2013 - August 2013
The University of Arizona
Field of study
  • Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
August 2006 - May 2013
Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Field of study
  • Computer Systems Engineering

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Publications (2)
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Nowadays, trash has become a problem in the society and the ecosystem due to the way people get rid of it. Most of garbage is buried or burnt or even kept in places to which it does not belong. Big volumes of garbage thrown away and the methods used to store it cause air, water, and soil pollution. Fortunately, people can count on other methods to...
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Nowadays, trash has become a problem in society and to the ecosystem by the way it is gotten rid of. Most of the garbage gets buried or burned and even thrown away in places where it doesn't belong. With high proportions of garbage that are thrown away, and the methods used to store them, causes air, water, and soil pollution. Fortunately, people c...

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