Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

       2014-2015

 

2014-2015 Executive Board:

President
Martín Candanedo G.
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA

President Elect
Jaime Bonilla Rios
GEDC-LAC, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX

Past President
Roberto Lorán Santos
Universidad del Turabo, PR

Executive Director and Secretary
María Mercedes Larrondo Petrie
Florida Atlantic University, US

VP of Meetings
Adriana Cecilia Páez Pino
Universidad de Santo Tomás, CO

VP of Finance
Iván Enrique Esparragoza
The Pennsylvania State University, US

VP of Graduate Education
Sergio Mujica López
Universidad Finis Terrae, CL

VP of Research
Humberto Ramón Álvarez Alvarado
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA

VP of e-Education
Amparo Camacho Díaz
Universidad del Norte, CO

VP of Faculty Development and Student Exchange
Victor Hugo Medina
U. Distrital ‘Francisco José de Caldas’, CO

VP of PreK-16
Ismael Pagán-Trinidad
Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR

VP of Public Relations, Fund Raising, Promotions and Publicity
Cecilia Alejandra Paredes Verduga
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

VP of Publications
Carlos Arturo Rodríguez Arroyave
Universidad EAFIT, CO

VP of Membership
Peter Charles Backhouse Erazo
Universidad del Bío Bío, CL

VP of Accreditation
Mariana Archibold de McPherson
CONEAUPA & U. Tecnológica de Panamá, PA

Asstistant VP of Accreditation
Amparo Camacho Díaz
Universidad del Norte, CO

Regional VPs /Deans Council Co-Chairs
CA: Diana Cárcamo Rodríguez
U. Tecnológica Centroamericana, HN
Caribbean: William Ernesto Camilo Reynoso
Universidad APEC, DO
South America: Mayra D’Armas Regnault
UNEXPO Antonio José de Sucre, VE
North America: Jaime Bonilla Rios
GEDC-LAC, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX

At Large Members:
Ferley Medina Rojas
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, CO
José Mario Ojeda Cedeño
Fund. Tecnológica Antonio de Arévalo, CO
Richard Antonio Aló
Jackson State University, USA
María Denise Rodríguez
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

 







 

THE TWELFTH LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

"Excellence in engineering to enhance a country's productivity"

Guayaquil, Ecuador

July 21 - 24, 2014

 

Hosted By:

ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL (ESPOL), EC

 


LACCEI Award Medal for Academic Merit

Awarded to:  Jose Carlos Lourenço Quadrado, PhD
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL)

Portugal

 

Conference Proceedings
Table of Content of Refereed Full Papers

Author Index
Country - University Index

General Conference Chair

Cecilia Paredes Verduga, PhD., Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

Conference Chair

María Denise Rodríguez Zurita, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

 

Technical Chairs:

Refereed Papers Chair:
Humberto Alvarez, PhD - Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panamá
Extended Abstracts Chair:
Carlos Rodriguez Arroyave, MS - Universidad EAFIT, Colombia
Student Competitions Chair:
Adriana Páez Pino, MS - Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia

Conference Technical Co-Chairs:
Co-Chair: María Mercedes Larrondo Petrie, PhD - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, US
Co-Chair: Edwin Francisco Forero García, MsC. - Univerdidad Santo Tómas, CO
Co-Chair: Victor Hugo Medina, PhD. - Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, CO
Co-Chair: Harvy Correa Herrera, Eng. - LACCEI Inc, US

Adan Vega, PhD (PA)

Fredy Vicente Huayta Socantaype, MsC (PE)

Katherine Chiluiza, Eng (EC)

Adriana Cecilia Páez Pino, MsC (CO

German Andrés Mendez Giraldo, PhD (CO)

Kleber Barcia, PhD (EC)

Alamgir Choudhury, PhD (US)

Giovana Garrido, MsC (PA)

Laura O. Amavizca V., MsC (MX)

Alberto Restrepo, M. (CO)

Guillermo Soriano, Eng (EC)

Lenin Freire Cobo, Eng (EC)

Alejandro Valencia Arias, M. (CO)

Haci Baykara, Eng (TR)

Licia Pietrosemoli , M. (VE)

Alessia Uboni, Eng (US)

Hector Fabian Guarnizo Mendez, Eng (CO)

Liliana Capacho, PhD (VE)

Ana Catalina Treviño Gonzalez, Eng (MX)

Hermando Camacho, M. (CO )

Luis Rodriguez, PhD (CO)

Andres G. Abad, PhD (EC)

Hilarion Muñoz Contreras, PhD (MX)

Luis Ernesto Blanco Rivero, MsC (CO)

Andrés G. Fuentes Covarrubias, M.C. (MX)

Humberto Álvarez, PhD (PA)

Marco Sanjuan, Eng (CO)

Angel Ramirez, PhD (EC)

Iván Esparragoza, PhD (US)

Marco Velarde, Eng (EC

Aris Castillo de V., MsC (PA)

Iveth Moreno, Eng (PA)

Marcos Buestan, Eng (EC

Carlos Andrés Torres Pinzón, PhD (CO)

Jaime Giraldo, Eng (CO)

María Cristina Sanchez Romero, M. (MX)

Carlos Helguero, Eng (PE)

Jaime Vitola Oyaga, Eng (CO)

Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez Aroca, Eng (VE)

Carlos Mera, MsC (EC)

Javier Bermudez, Eng (EC

Maria Elena Murrieta, Mag. (EC)

Carlos Monsalve, PhD (EC)

Javier Sanchez Galan, Eng

Maria Granda, Eng

Carlos Rodriguez Arroyave, M. (CO)

Javier Enrique González Barajas, Eng (CO)

Maria J. Escalona, PhD (ES)

Carlos Rodriguez, Eng (EC)

Jhon Edgar Amaya, PhD (VE)

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, PhD (US)

Cecilia Guerra, PhD (PA)

Jhon Edison Villarreal Padilla, M. (CO)

Martha Garcia Saenz, MsC (US)

Cesar Augusto Pedraza Bonilla, PhD (CO)

Jorge Abad Moran, Eng (EC)

Maytee Zambrano, Eng (PA)

Cristian Arias, Eng (EC)

Jorge Alfredo López Jiménez , Eng (CO)

Miguel Him, Eng (PA)

Dalton Noboa, Eng (EC)

Jorge Arturo Pineda Jaimes, Eng (CO)

Miguel Mejía, PhD (PE)

Daniel Milne, Eng

Jorge Arturo Pelayo López, M. (MX)

Nilda Yanguez Cervantes, Eng

Davis Montenegro Martínez , MsC (CO)

Jorge Duque Rivera, Eng (EC)

Nuvia Gisela Martez de Miranda, PhD (PA)

Demian Gutierrez, Eng (VE)

Jorge Hurel, Eng (EC)

Olga Aguilar, Eng (EC)

Deyka García, Eng (PA)

Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez, Eng (CO)

Patricia Gallego Torres, Eng (CO)

Diego Alexander Tibaudiza Burgos, PhD (CO)

Jorge Rodriguez, Eng (PA)

Paul Herrera, PhD (EC)

Dora Elia Hernández Narváez, Eng (MX)

Jorge Tito Izquierdo, PhD (US)

Reynado Alvarez Luna, Eng

Dorindo Cardenas, PhD (PA)

Julio Mario Daza Escorcia, M.Sc (CO)

Rubén Javier Medina Daza, M. (CO)

Edgar Izquierdo, PhD (EC)

José Luis Diaz Arevalo , Eng (CO)

Sandra Vergara, Eng

Edistio Yoel Verdecia Martínez, Eng (CU)

José Luis Villa R., PhD (CO)

Sofia Lopez, Eng (EC)

Eduardo Orces , Eng (EC)

Juan Antonio Barros, Eng

Tyronne Alonso Mejía Gutierrez, Eng (CO)

Edwin Desintonio, Eng (EC)

Juan Antonio Enriquez Hernandez, Mag. (MX)

Vanessa Salazar, Eng (EC)

Edwin Francisco Forero García, MsC (CO)

Juana Ramos Chue de Perez, PhD (PA)

Victor Hugo Medina Garcia, PhD (CO)

Eleicer Ching, Eng (PA)

Julio Rivera, Eng (FR)

Victor Medina, PhD (CO)

Eric Roberto Jeltsch Figueroa, PhD (CL)

Julio Mario Daza Escorcia, MsC (CO)

Xavier Ochoa, Eng (EC)

Fernando Merchan, PhD (PA)

Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez, M.Sc (CO)

Yarissa Palma, Eng (PA)


Proceeding Editors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University, US
Humberto Alvarez, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA
Carlos Rodriguez Arroyave, Universidad EAFIT, CO
Adriana Cecilia Páez Pino, Universidad Santo Tomás, CO

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Humberto Alvarez, Carlos Rodriguez Arroyave (Eds.),

Excellence in engineering to enhance a country's productivity:
Proceedings of the 12th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology,
Guayaquil, Ecuador, 21-24 July 2014,
Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI Inc),

Boca Raton, Florida, US, 2014. 

ISBN-10 0-9822896-7-7, ISBN-13 978-0-9822896-7-9



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