IoT Lab - TEC

22/08/2025

Play, inspire, connect and discover. Game on! 🎮👾

"Digital perception and some milestones of innovation in hardware for video games" by Prof. Sergio Camacho

https://venturecafemonterrey.org/event/mty-gaming-capital/
https://venturecafemonterrey.org/sessions/synergy-nights-recorrido-iot-sensors/

05/07/2025

*** Technology for the Planet: How are Transforming ***

We are pleased to share our latest article published in (MDPI), in which we propose an innovative approach for the sustainable management of through the development of a Digital Twin applied to the Morroa aquifer in Colombia. This work highlights the potential of digital twins as prescriptive tools for environmental decision-making, directly contributing to SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation.

What does our approach include?
📡 to measure water levels, pH, dissolved oxygen, and temperature in real time.
🛰️ and NDVI-based vegetation cover analysis to assess recharge capacity.
🧠 Optimized control models using (PSO) and (LSTM) to predict future aquifer behavior under different .

What did we achieve?
✅ Determining the optimal extraction rate to maintain and extend the aquifer’s lifespan.

Read the full open-access article here: https://doi.org/10.3390/w17131973



*** Tecnología para el Planeta: Como los están Transformando la del ***

Nos complace compartir nuestro más reciente artículo publicado en la revista Water (MDPI), en el que proponemos un enfoque innovador para la gestión sostenible de , mediante el desarrollo de un gemelo digital aplicado al acuífero Morroa, en Colombia. Este trabajo destaca el potencial de los gemelos digitales como herramientas prescriptivas para la toma de decisiones ambientales, con una contribución directa al ODS 6: Agua limpia y saneamiento.

¿Qué incluye nuestra propuesta?
📡 para medir en tiempo real niveles de agua, pH, oxígeno disuelto y temperatura.
🛰️ y análisis de cobertura vegetal (NDVI) para evaluar la capacidad de recarga.
🧠 Modelos de control optimizados con (PSO) y (LSTM) para prever el comportamiento futuro del acuífero bajo distintos .

¿Qué logramos?
✅ Determinar la tasa de extracción óptima para conservar el y prolongar la vida útil del acuífero.

Consulta el artículo completo en acceso abierto: https://doi.org/10.3390/w17131973

14/06/2025

We proudly congratulate Eng. Edwin Hernández Animas for successfully defending his Master's Thesis and earning the degree of Master of Science in Engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey. His thesis, titled:

"Efficient Analysis and Compression of Urban Green Areas in RGB Drone Imagery Using the OSAVI Index",
was unanimously approved by a distinguished Thesis Committee comprised of research professors from the Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias.

Edwin’s work addresses a key challenge in : how to monitor, analyze, and store data from drone-based imagery of green areas more efficiently without compromising quality.

Highlights of his research include:
• Demonstrating that (Optimized Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index) is more robust than (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) in urban environments for vegetation monitoring.
• Proposing an efficient masking technique that segments drone images based on OSAVI, enabling and reduced storage size while preserving spatial resolution.
• Showing that masked image sizes correlate strongly (r = 0.98) with actual , optimizing for urban monitoring systems.
• Enhancing tree inventory algorithms, achieving results 48.9% closer to the real tree count and yielding meaningful classification metrics: Precision 0.54 | Recall 0.53 | F1-score 0.53 (Friedman Test p-value = 0.046).

Environmental, social, and ecological benefits of monitoring vegetation coverage in Urban Green Spaces (UGS):
• UGS help mitigate urban heat island effects and promote biodiversity.
• Access to green spaces has been associated with lower stress levels and improved public health.
• UGS serve as crucial refuges for urban flora and fauna, enhancing ecological balance.

Congratulations, Edwin! Your contribution supports and reinforces the role of and environmental in building .

PD. Kudos to our best drone pilot so far!!!

20/02/2025

We proudly congratulate Daniel H. Solano Teran, IoT Lab PhD candidate, on his second publication as first author. His research, "ASSURED assessment of droplet-based microfluidics: a benchmark for its future development", was published by Springer Nature in (Nov. 2024). This Q2 journal, indexed in WoS/Scopus with a CiteScore of 5.2, integrates academic and industrial expertise in design, materials, and manufacturing of microsystems and their components, advancing the economically viable production of reliable, high-performance, and eco-friendly . Congratulations, Daniel!

We thankfully acknowledge the support of and / for the doctoral scholarship granted to DHST.

Over the past 30 years, microfluidic systems have enabled new designs and scaled-down devices, such as point-of-care devices for first-line healthcare and lab-on-a-chip systems. The main advantages of microfluidic technology are miniaturization, which provides low operating energy, increased portabi...

09/10/2024

🚚📦 In the world of IoT-based supply chain transportation, reducing data loss, optimizing travel time, and improving energy efficiency are crucial challenges. These factors can be impacted by variables like data volume, logging processes, and communication issues during transit.

A new study introduces an adaptive data logging algorithm designed to address these challenges using a cost-effective IoT node. This innovation enables real-time data collection and remote display through a web interface, enhancing monitoring capabilities in dynamic environments.

🔬 Key findings:
Data loss indoors: 5.24%
Data loss outdoors: 55.34%, increasing to 82.76% via the web interface
Data volume reduction by 74%, lowering processing and power needs

The prototype was tested in both controlled and outdoor environments, focusing on environmental and GPS data collection. Despite some data loss, the results validate the prototype and show promise for future development of advanced IoT models in transportation systems.

By integrating IoT technology, the team hopes to improve travel time predictions, vehicle speed monitoring, and overall supply chain efficiency. 🌍✨
This research lays the groundwork for future innovations and opens doors for more efficient, tech-driven supply chain solutions. 🚀

➡️ If you wanna read more about it, take a look at the full article: https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/8815

ℹ Latam Transactions, October Issue (2024)

02/10/2024

We are proud to congratulate M.Sc. José Yael López-Hernández, an IoT Lab alumnus, on the publication of his master’s thesis research, "Implementation of an Adaptive Data Logging Algorithm in Low-Cost IoT Nodes for Supply Chain Transport Monitoring," in the IEEE Latin America Transactions. This Q2 journal, indexed in WoS/JCR and Scopus with a CiteScore of 3.5, highlights emerging topics in Computing, Energy, and Electronics across Latin America. We also extend our gratitude to and for their support through the master’s scholarship awarded to JYLH.
[FULL-TEXT] https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/8815
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TLA.2024.10705972

14/06/2024

We are delighted to extend our sincere congratulations to Eng. Alan Assad, a distinguished member of the IoT Lab, for conducting his Public Thesis Defense yesterday and earning the degree of Master of Science in Engineering from the Tecnológico de Monterrey. His thesis, titled "Effect of different agricultural ecosystems of the north-eastern Mexican territory on power degradation of radio frequency waves on LoRa-based communication applications," received unanimous approval from a Thesis Committee composed of researchers from both the Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias and the Engineering Center.

This research advances efficient and sustainable deployment in , empowering farmers to optimize crop yields and foster practices for the future.
* Insights gained emphasize the significance of environmental considerations in communication architecture design for smart farming applications.
* Measurement of energy consumption across spreading factors determines optimal sensor deployment strategies, which are vital for sustainable farming practices.
* The coverage maps derived from experiments provide actionable guidance for sensor placement in agricultural landscapes, facilitating effective monitoring of soil properties, moisture levels, crop health, and environmental conditions

05/12/2023

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Eng. Juan Francisco David de la Fuente Bustos, a valued IoT Lab member, for successfully conducting his Public Thesis Defense today, earning the degree of Master of Science from the Tecnológico de Monterrey. His thesis on "Development of algorithm and architecture design of Camera-Radar perception system for Agriculture & Construction machinery" received Unanimous Approval from a Thesis Committee comprised of researchers from both the Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias and the Engineering Center.