J. Marcos Moreno Vega

J. Marcos Moreno Vega

Universidad de La Laguna
Tenerife, Spain

Full Professor (Catedrático)


Bio

J. Marcos Moreno Vega is a Full Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Systems at Universidad de La Laguna, with over 2,873 citations to his research work. He holds a degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science from Universidad de La Laguna.

He is the leader of the “Computación Inteligente y Ciencia de Datos” (Intelligent Computing and Data Science) research group and belongs to the Intelligent Computing Group at Universidad de La Laguna. His research has been dedicated to the design, implementation and evaluation of heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms for logistics problems, particularly in port logistics applications.


Research Focus

Metaheuristics: His primary research focuses on the design and implementation of heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms for combinatorial optimization problems, with particular emphasis on logistics applications.

Port Logistics: He has extensive expertise in applying optimization techniques to maritime logistics problems, including container terminal optimization, berth scheduling, and container transshipment operations.

Artificial Intelligence: His work spans various AI techniques applied to decision support systems and data processing, with applications in maritime and logistics domains.


Education

  • PhD in Computer Science - Universidad de La Laguna
  • Degree in Mathematics - Universidad de La Laguna

Leadership & Teaching

  • Leader - Computación Inteligente y Ciencia de Datos research group
  • Teaching Focus - Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Data Processing
  • Principal Investigator - Several teaching innovation projects
  • Co-author - “Heuristics in optimization” textbook

Key Publications

  • Co-author of research articles in international journals: Journal of Heuristics, Fuzzy Sets and Systems, BMC Bioinformatics, Expert Systems with Applications, Applied Soft Computing, IEEE Transaction on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, and Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Extensive work on maritime logistics and container terminals
  • Co-directed four doctoral theses, including two in data mining

Professional Activities

  • Member of program committees and organizing committees for AI and heuristics conferences
  • Reviewer for multiple international conferences
  • Principal investigator of research projects on heuristic techniques in optimization

Interests

Metaheuristics | Port Logistics | Artificial Intelligence | Maritime Logistics | Combinatorial Optimization