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Dr. Lorena Siguenza-Guzman

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Lorena Siguenza-Guzmán is an Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Cuenca (Ecuador), where she currently serves as a faculty member and researcher. She holds an Engineering degree in Computer Science from the University of Cuenca, a Master’s degree in Telematics from the University of Azuay (Ecuador), and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from KU Leuven (Belgium). Her doctoral research focused on resource allocation and budgeting in libraries. She also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Developing Decision Support Models for Purchase Policies at KU Leuven.

She has extensive experience in academic leadership and university governance, having previously served as General Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Cuenca and as the first female Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. In addition to her academic roles in Ecuador, she is a visiting professor at KU Leuven. In addition, she teaches at both master’s and doctoral levels in programs related to Computer Science and Engineering.

At the undergraduate level, she has taught courses including Degree Project I and II, Research Methodology, Scientific Communication, Combinatorial Optimization, Introduction to Simulation, Algorithmic Strategies, Basic Computing, and Professional and Regulatory Responsibility in Computer Science Engineering.

At the postgraduate level, she has been a professor in the Special Degree Units (2019 and 2021), the Master’s in Strategic Management of Information Technologies, the Master’s in Engineering Sciences for Water Resources Management, the Master’s in Industrial Management, and the Master’s in Sustainable Development and Circular Economy. Her postgraduate teaching includes Research Methodology and Degree Project supervision. At the doctoral level, within the Ph.D. in Applied Computer Science, she teaches Scientific Communication and Empirical Methods in Computer Science.

Since 2008, she has actively participated as both director and team member in numerous national and international research projects, including the VLIR-IUC Project Institutional Change to Strengthen Research and Education, the Erasmus+ Project Building Capacity to Use Learning Analytics to Improve Higher Education in Latin America (LALA), and the VLIR-TEAM Project Enhancing the AGRi-fOod Supply Chain towards Industry 5.0 (AGRO5) in the Ecuadorian Andes.

She has authored more than 70 publications in indexed scientific journals and was recognized as one of the top 20 female researchers in Ecuador (1973–2023). Her research interests include Optimization, Process Management, Industrial Sustainability, SMEs, Automation, Data Science, Learning Analytics, and Library Management. She is a frequently invited speaker at international conferences and actively collaborates with multidisciplinary research teams worldwide.

Her work continues to bridge technology, sustainability, and education, promoting innovation and data-driven decision-making in academic and research environments.

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Ecuadorian Network or Women in Science (REMCI)

Degrees:

2015
Doctorate
Engineering sciences
2007
Master
Computing and Information Technology
2004
Undergraduate
Computing and Information Technology

Publications resulting from Research
Calle, B., Sigcha, E., Guaman, R., & Siguenza-Guzman, L. (2021). Occupational Health and Safety for Decision-Making in the Framework of Corporate Social Responsibility: Models, Guidelines, and Indicators. Systems and Information Sciences, 1273, 157–169. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59194-6_14
Colina, E., Peña, M., Morocho, V., & Siguenza-Guzman, L. (2021). Mathematical modeling to standardize times in assembly processes: Application to four case studies. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 14(2), 294–310. https://doi.org/10.3926/jiem.3192
Luzuriaga, A., Siguenza-Guzman, L., Apolo, D., Guaman, R., & Arcentales-Carrion, R. (2021). Modelo genérico de procesos para empresas de ensamblaje como estrategia de evaluación comparativa para la toma de decisiones. RISTI – Revista Iberica de Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informacao, E42, 579–592. http://www.risti.xyz/issues/ristie42.pdf
Rodas S., Siguenza-Guzman L., Llivisaca J. (2021) Lean Manufacturing for Optimizing Operational Processes in a Bicycle Assembly Line. In: Botto-Tobar M., Montes León S., Camacho O., Chávez D., Torres-Carrión P., Zambrano Vizuete M. (eds) Applied Technologies. ICAT 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1388. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71503-8_9
Sigcha, E., Martinez-Moscoso, A., Siguenza-Guzman, L., & Jadan, D. (2021). PESTEL Analysis as a Baseline to Support Decision-Making in the Local Textile Industry. Systems and Information Sciences, 1273, 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59194-6_13
Sucozhañay, G., Cabrera, F., Sucozhañay, D., Guaman, R., Siguenza-Guzman, L., & Vanegas, P. (2021). Toward a Sustainability Balanced Scorecard for Managing Corporate Social Responsibility: A Conceptual Model. In M. V. García, F. Fernández-Peña, & C. Gordón-Gallegos (Eds.), Advances and Applications in Computer Science, Electronics and Industrial Engineering (pp. 279–298). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4565-2_18
Apolo, D., Guaman, R., Colina-Morles, E., Luzuriaga, A., & Siguenza-Guzman, L. (2020). Análisis de Tiempos Estándar en Empresas de Ensamble como insumo para la toma de decisiones. RISTI (Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies), E28, 779-790. http://www.risti.xyz/issues/ristie28.pdf
Broos, T., Hilliger, I., Pérez-Sanagustín, M., Htun, N. N., Millecamp, M., Pesántez-Cabrera, P., Solano-Quinde, L., Siguenza-Guzman, L., ... & De Laet, T. (2020). Coordinating learning analytics policymaking and implementation at scale. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(4), 938-954.
Valdivieso-Donoso, R., Ayabaca, F., & Siguenza-Guzman, L. (2020). Costing model based on time invested by activity for technological services in Higher Education Institutions: A case study. RISTI (Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies), E25, 308–321. http://www.risti.xyz/issues/ristie25.pdf
Vedernikova, O., Siguenza-Guzman, L., Pesantez, J., & Arcentales-Carrion, R. (2020). Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing in the Assembly Industry. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 14(4), 2020, 3-23. http://dx.doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v14i4.2
Sánchez, S., Tigre-Ortega, F., Rosero-Mantilla, C., Sánchez, C., Tubón-Nuñez, E., Morales, L., Siguenza-Guzman, L. & Lema, F. (2026). Distribution of Facilities with a Focus on Industry 5.0: Case Study in Agro-Industries in the Ecuadorian Andes. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1532. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98890-5_37
Vega, E., Tubón-Núñez, E., Tigre-Ortega, F., Siguenza-Guzman, L., Córdova, P. (2026). Review of the Principles of Industry 5.0. and Proposal for the Utilization of By-products of the Tea Industry. In: Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1532. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98890-5_39
Anthony Garces, L., Flores-Siguenza, P., Siguenza-Guzman, L., Maresca, P., Guamán, R. (2026). Sustainable Optimization of Industrial Plant Layouts: A Systematic Review of Methodologies, Tools, and Indicators. In: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 467. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-12983-3_39
Villa-Avila, E., Ochoa-Correa, D., Arévalo-Cordero, P., Jurado, F., & Siguenza-Guzman, L. (2026). Real-time photovoltaic smoothing with supercapacitors: Low-complexity supervisory selection of conventional filters. Electric Power Systems Research, 254, 112696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2025.112696