معرفی
Sandra Cespedes is an Assistant Professor at Concordia University's Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering within the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science. She previously held roles as an Associate Professor and Head of Research at NIC Chile Research Labs, Universidad de Chile, and maintains an honorary Adjunct Professorship at Universidad Icesi, Colombia. She is also an Associate Researcher at the Advance Center of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Chile.
Education:
- B.Eng. (Telematics Engineering) and Specialization (Management of Information Systems), Universidad Icesi, Colombia (2003, 2007)
- Ph.D. (Electrical and Computer Engineering), University of Waterloo, Canada (2012)
Research Interests:
Her research focuses on wireless networks, IoT, vehicular communications, and satellite networking. Key areas include:
- Design of protocols for constrained IoT devices
- Vehicular safety systems and cooperative communication
- Direct-to-satellite IoT (DtS-IoT) architectures
- Rural connectivity solutions
Publications:
Her recent work explores satellite IoT protocols, vehicular network optimization, and distributed hypothesis testing. Notable contributions include MAC protocol design for satellite IoT and safety message dissemination in VANETs.
Teaching:
At Concordia, she teaches undergraduate courses like Data Communications and Computer Networks and Embedded Systems, and graduate courses such as Computer Networks and Protocols. Previously, she taught wireless networking and IoT development at Universidad de Chile.
