Concurrent Engineering
Introduction
Arturo Molina Gutiérrez is a Mexican scientist, researcher, and academic.
Biography
Arturo Molina (Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca in 1964), is a Mexican engineer and researcher specialized in computer systems, manufacturing and advanced materials. He completed a bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering and a master's degree in Computer Science at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Monterrey campus. He subsequently obtained a doctorate in Mechanics from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, as well as a doctorate in Manufacturing Systems (Production Engineering) from Loughborough University, in England.
He was founder and director of the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing at the Tecnológico de Monterrey. He serves as chief technology officer (CTO) of the company IECOS. [1].
Academy
Arturo Molina is a professor of the doctoral program in Engineering Sciences at the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterrey (ITESM). Between 2003 and 2004 he was a visiting professor and researcher in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, with the support of the UC MEXUS-CONACYT program.
Since 2013, he has taught the course Rapid development of innovative products for emerging markets through the Coursera platform,[1] with which he has participated in the training of more than 55,000 students from more than 118 countries.[2].
Scientific research lines
Arturo Molina Gutiérrez's research areas include concurrent engineering, life cycle engineering, information models for design and manufacturing, as well as the use of digital technologies applied to the design and manufacturing of materials, products, processes, manufacturing systems and supply chains.
His scientific work as a research professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey has validated his inclusion in the list of the 2% of the best scientists in the world prepared by Stanford University. His academic production records more than 368 publications, with 3705 citations (excluding self-citations), while Google scholar counts more than 11,000. Between 2013 and 2024 it achieved a Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWI) of 1.71 and an h-index of 33.