Biography
David Elizondo is a Professor in Intelligent Transport Systems at the Department of Computer Technology at De Montfort University (Directions from Train Station to DMU). After completing his BA in Computer Science from Knox College , Galesbourg, Illinois, USA, he worked as a software engineer/lab manager for a latinoamerican agronomical research and teaching institute based in Costa Rica ( CATIE ). This institute, through a Swiss project, sponsored him to do a MS in Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Computing of the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. After this he obtained a PhD in computer science from the University of Strasbourg , France in cooperation with the Swiss Dalle Molle Institute for Perceptual Artificial Intelligence (IDIAP). He then worked for Neuvoice, formerly Neural Systems, a spin off company of the University of Plymouth , UK. As a senior researcher he worked in the development of an intelligent monitoring system for the petroleum industry. This system was based on neural network techniques. Later, he worked as a software architect for ACTERNA, an international company which supplies software/hardware solutions to telecom companies. He was part of the team developing QMS, a quality of service management system for leased lines. In parallel to this work, he was a part time lecturer at the University of Plymouth where he taught database, and data structures and algorithms.
Academic Qualifications
- 08-13: French Qualification: University Full Professor Qualification by the Conseil National des Universités (CNU)
- 98-08: French Qualification: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR)
Projects and Grants
- Commercial
- Machine learning techniques towards banana optimization. Large International Banana Producer.
Work Experience
- 11-Present: Principal Lecturer in Computer Science, De Montfort University, Leicester
- 03-11: Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, De Montfort University, Leicester
- 00-03: Senior Software Architect, ACTERNA, Plymouth