Summary
David Elizondo is a professor and director with over a decade of experience blending academic research and practical software engineering in intelligent transport systems and artificial neural networks. He holds a PhD from the University of Strasbourg and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Georgia, underpinning a career that spans applied research, telecom software architecture, and industrial monitoring systems. Early work in agronomic research in Costa Rica and later roles developing neural-network-based fault detection for the petroleum industry give him uncommon cross-sector experience applying AI to real-world operational problems. As a software architect at Acterna he helped build quality-of-service management tools for telecoms, and he now leads an educational software company alongside his professorship at De Montfort University. Colleagues know him for translating deep technical theory into deployable systems and for mentoring students across databases, algorithms, and AI. He is based in Leicester and brings a pragmatic, research-led approach to solving complex engineering challenges.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
DEA, Computer Science, DEA, Computer Science at University of Montpellier
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Strasbourg
University of Georgia
BA, Computer Science, BA, Computer Science at Knox College