Summary
Jorge López is an experienced software engineering leader and academic with over a decade in application development and teaching, currently directing the Information Technology program at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. Trained to PhD level in Software and Systems from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, he blends research rigor with practical skills in Java, C#, GWT and RESTful architectures. In recent years he has focused on semantic technologies—OWL, RDF, Jena—and the intersection of Semantic Web, Linked Open Data and Web Services to enable smarter, interoperable applications. He also researches social network analysis and recommender systems, bringing data-driven insights to educational and collaborative platforms. As a long-standing faculty member and engineer at UTPL, he combines curriculum leadership with hands-on development and mentoring. Based in Loja, Ecuador, he pairs deep technical specialization with a commitment to applying open semantic standards in real-world academic and institutional contexts.
13 years of coding experience
Ingeniero en Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Ingeniero en Sistemas Informáticos y Computación at Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Software y Sistemas, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Software y Sistemas at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid