CV

Education

• M.S. in Software Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, 2025-2027 (expected)
• B.S. in Electronic Engineering, Universidad de Ibagué, 2016-2020
• Technical Degree in Systems, Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), 2014-2015

Work Experience

• Software Engineer III B

  Ubidots

  Sep 2021 - Present

  • Backend development for continuous improvement and new features on the Ubidots platform
  • Code quality assurance through unit testing and code reviews
  • Propose and implement methods to streamline code production and improve backend team quality
  • Location: Medellín, Colombia

• Supervisor

  Kiwibot

  Oct 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Robot Operator
  • Location: Medellín, Colombia

Skills

• Backend Development: Python, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL
• DevOps & Tools: Linux, Git, Docker, Open Source Development
• Robotics & IoT: ROS, Arduino, Embedded Systems
• Data Science: Applied Data Science, Python for Data Analysis

Certifications

• NASA Open Science - NASA (2024)
  • ID: 6c75b718-5147-42a8-b4da-9aa187b9ed26
• DS4A / Colombia 6.0 - Correlation One (2022)
  • ID: 36f65e74-f864-47d3-85b5-e26ce27d0d8d
• Arduino Certification - Arduino (2022)
  • ID: e8126a70-5464-4fbf-8042-61d85a88b47e
• Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization - The Linux Foundation (2021)
  • ID: 196b3a0b-8d79-4c81-9c1c-89aeed4ad998
• Google IT Automation with Python - Google (2020)
  • ID: 5d94babd-da1d-49d2-8f03-3fe0af5c3083

Honors & Awards

• ESA Space Medicine Project Participation - European Space Agency (2024)
  • Non-neoplastic effects of ionising radiation on the CNS - Systematic Threat Analysis of Radiation from Space (STARTS)
• Honorable Mention - Pale Blue Dot: Visualization Challenge - NASA, UNVIE, UNOOSA (2024)
  • Climatic Dynamics in Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
• IEEE EDS Summer School - Design, Characterization, and Fabrication of Integrated Circuits - IEEE EDS (2024)
  • Three-day workshop at Universidad Galileo, Guatemala City, Guatemala
  • Scholarship recipient for lectures, laboratories, and hands-on training in IC design and fabrication
  • Topics: Digital IC design, Verilog, verification, synthesis, and optimization (Synopsys/Academia)
• IEEE EDS Summer School - Design, Characterization, and Fabrication of Sensors and ICs - IEEE EDS (2023)
  • Three-day workshop at INAOE, Puebla, México
  • Scholarship recipient for lectures, laboratories, and research experience
  • Topics: IC design, Sky130 open-source tools, democratizing IC design (Synopsys/GeorgiaTech/Andes)
• 2nd International Moon Day - Telerobotics - Mission Control Canada (2023)
• 4th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge - JAXA, NASA, UNOOSA (2023)
  • Programming free-flying robots (Astrobee and Int-Ball) in the International Space Station
• HILTI SLAM Challenge - HILTI (2021)
  • Advanced mapping and localization algorithms
• Academic Excellence - Outstanding Undergraduate Work - Universidad de Ibagué (2021)
• Mathworks Minidrone Competition Colombia - Mathworks (2019 & 2020)
  • Team leader and finalist
• Mercury Robotic Challenge Latinoamérica - CUN (2019)
  • Team leader - Explorer robotic platform
• ACIS/REDIS National Programming Marathon - ACIS (2018)
• Honorable Mention Semester 2016A - Team Galileo - Universidad de Ibagué (2015)
• Recognition of Excellence - SENA (2015)

Publications

A Comparison of LiDAR Odometry and Mapping Techniques

H. F. Murcia and C. F. Rubio, "A Comparison of LiDAR Odometry and Mapping Techniques," 2021 IEEE 5th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control (CCAC), Ibague, Colombia, 2021, pp. 192-197, doi: 10.1109/CCAC51819.2021.9633299.

Service and Leadership

• Citizen Scientist - European Space Agency (ESA)

  May 2023 - Present

  • Classification of scientific research to assess risks of space radiation on astronauts’ central nervous system
  • Contributing to the safety of future space exploration

• Citizen Science Volunteer - SciStarter

  Dec 2022 - Present

  • Science and Technology initiatives

• UNV Online Volunteering - United Nations Volunteers

  Jul 2021 - Present

  • Social Services and community support

• Student Branch Chair - IEEE University of Ibagué

  Feb 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Leadership of IEEE student chapter activities and initiatives

• Student Branch Member - IEEE University of Ibagué

  Mar 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Active participation in Science and Technology events