Jenny Alexandra Cifuentes Quintero

Jenny Alexandra Cifuentes Quintero is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Quantitative Methods, School of Engineering (ICAI), Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid. She holds a PhD in Automation and Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering from a double degree program between National University of Colombia and INSA Lyon, France. Her research focuses on pattern recognition, deep learning, and machine learning applications in energy systems, biomedical engineering, and data science.

• Education: PhD in Automation and Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering (double degree: National University of Colombia & INSA Lyon, France)
• Research: Energy Systems Modeling, Pattern Recognition, Medical Gesture Analysis, Data Science, Urban Mobility

Her recent publications span deep learning, energy systems, biomedical signal processing, and interpretable AI. Key trends include surgical gesture classification, renewable energy forecasting, and neural network interpretability. She has received recognition for her work on wind power forecasting (Best Paper, IREC 2022) and contributes as a reviewer for journals like IEEE Access and IEEE Transactions on Biomedical and Health Informatics.

• Scientific Awards: Best paper on wind energy forecasting (IREC 2022)
• Mentorship: Directed Master thesis by Mora, E. (2021)
• Research Grants: Participated in projects for Endesa Medios y Sistemas S.L. (2022) and Enel Iberoamérica S.R.L. (2021)