0. Education
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain). Informatics (Artificial Intelligence) Ph.D.(94-97)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) Graduate studies in Mathematics (Logic) (77-81)
Universidad Anáhuac (Mexico). Actuarial Science (71-75)
1. Main Professional Activities:
(09.94- ) Visiting Researcher. IIIA-CSIC. (Barcelona)
Research in Artificial Intelligence. Ph D. dissertation on "FishMarket" (intelligent agents, electronic auctions, communication formalisms, non-classical logics, philosophical speculation).
(02.89-08.94) Director National Informatics Policy. INEGI (Mexico)
Definition, negotiation and implementation of the national policy in Informatics. Supervision of major governmental projects in Informatics (conceptualization, planning, procurement, follow-up). Constitution of, and participation in collegiate bodies (government, experts, industry, users, academia). Legal and normative framework. International representation. Organization of events, publishing, lecturing.
(09.88-01.89) Private Practice (Mexico)
* Consultant. Bytec-Organización Autrey. (AI-based inventory management for the largest pharmaceutical wholesale distributor)
* Partner. Intellitec. AI-based developments and consulting.
* Partner. Licores Exóticos. Production and distribution of spirits.
(08.86-09.88) Researcher. IBM Scientific Center (Mexico).
Head AI Research Group. Research and development in Logic Programming, Applied Logic and Knowledge Based Systems (self-correcting KB; Box-Jenkins modelling of Statistical Time-series; Credit Assignment; Stock trading; end-user support-dispatch services, ...). In-house training, customer support.
(09.83-03.89) Academic Positions. Various institutions (Mexico)
* Universidad Anáhuac. (School of Actuarial Science and School of Computer Science) Professor. Head of Math. Dpts. (Logic, Higher Algebra, Research Seminars, Actuarial Practice) (83-86)
* UNAM (National University, Faculty of Sciences, Dpt. of Comp. Sc.) Invited Professor: Applications of Non-classsical Logics to AI. (89)
* ITESM (Monterrey Tech. Inst.) Lecturer: Diploma on Expert Systems (89)
* CINVESTAV-IPN (National Polytechnical Institute, Center for Advanced Studies. Dpt. of Computer Science). Invited Professor: (Logic and Logic and DataBases). (83-86)
(03.83-09.83) Head Programmer. Technodigital Corp. (Palo Alto Ca.)
Design and deployment of prototype system for software distribution via satellite. (Two rgd pats: idea, cryptography-compression)
(07.81-03.83) Academic Positions. Various institutions (Mexico)
* UAM-Iztapalapa (Metrop. Aut. Univ.; Div. of Humanities, Grad. Prgm. in Logic and Foundations of Math.) Professor. (Model Theory, Infinitary Combinatorics, Logic) (81-83).
* Universidad Anáhuac (School of Actuarial Science). Invited Professor. (Higher Algebra) (82-83)
2. Other Activities:
* OECD (DCC Technical Workshops and expert meetings) Mexican Delegate (94). Invited participant (95, 96)
* COGIT (UNIDO Advisory Council on Informatics) Invited member. Bi-anual policy review meetings (91, 93)
* CALAI (Comité Latinoamericano de autoridades informáticas) Mexican Delegate (89,91,93). Agenda, regional projects, international funding. Bilateral and multilateral collaboration.
* Sociedad Mexicana de Inteligencia Artificial. President (89-91). Vice-president (86-89). Founding member. Annual Congresses, research, education, funding.
* Comité Iberoamericano de Inteligencia Artificial.. Mexican Delegate (88-92). Founding member. Bi-annual congress.
* Council of Presidents of North American Actuarial Associations (Canada, USA, Mexico). Member (1992-94) Adscription of Mexico to the Council. Signing of a "Working Agreement" between all member organizations. Study, negotiation and instrumentation of professional isssues derived from NAFTA: Mutual official recognition of academic credentials, code of professional conduct, standards of practice and agreements on transborder practice.
* Colegio Nacional de Actuarios (Mexico) President (91-93). Vice-president of the Advisory Council (89-91), Counselor (Informatics) (87-89). Secretary of the Board (82-85).
* Editorial Limusa. Editorial advisor, Mathematics and Computer Science (89-92)
* Addison-Wesley Latinoamericana. Editorial Advisor on Computer Science. Technical Reviews. Translations (87-89)
* Comité Pro-damnificados del Terremoto (1985 Mexico City Earthquake emergengy relief task-force, and foundation). Head Information and Planning. Founding member.
* Federation of Student Societies. (Universidad Anáhuac) President (72-73). Student organization, politics, social service, culture, sports.
3. Selected Publications:
Noriega P. "Agent mediated auctions: The Fishmarket Metaphor" Ph.D. Thesis. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Full text with pictures: (PDF 2MB); (gzipped.Ps. 9.6MB).
Noriega P."El Comercio Electrónico Intermediado por Agentes. O cómo una inesperada versión de la Prueba de Turing abre nuevas oportunidades de negocio" LANIA, Newsletter (en prensa)(PDF); (Ps.)
Pablo Noriega y Carles Sierra "Subastas y Sistemas Multiagente" Revista Iberoamericana de Inteligencia Artificial (en prensa) (PDF); (Ps.)
Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar, Francisco J. Martín, Pablo Noriega, Pere Garcia, and Carles Sierra "Towards a Test-bed for Trading Agents in Electronic Auction Markets" (AIComm, in press) (PDF); (gz.Ps)
Pablo Noriega, Carles Sierra and Juan Antonio Rodríguez "The Fishmarket Project. Reflections on Agent-mediated institutions for trustworthy E-Commerce" Position Paper Workshop on Agent Mediated Electronic Commerce (AMEC-98; Seoul) (PDF); (Ps.)
Pablo Noriega, Carles Sierra, Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar. "Fishmarket: Una Lonja Electrónica para Internet". (Nota de prensa) (PDF).
Juan A. Rodríguez-Aguilar, Francisco J. Martrín, Pablo Noriega, Pere Garcia, Carles Sierra."Competitive Scenarios for Heterogeneous Trading Agents" (Agents'98). (Ps.), (PDF).
Carles Sierra, Jennings N., Noriega P., Parsons S. "A framework for Argumentation Based Negotiation" (ATAL97) Intelligent Agents IV (M. P. Singh, A. Rao and M. J. Wooldridge, eds). Springer-Verlag LNAI 1365 (1998) pp 177-192 (Z.Ps.).
Carles Sierra, Pablo Noriega. "A formal framework for accountable agent interactions" (Extended Abstract) in BISFAI '97. The Fifth Bar-Ilan Sympossium on Foundations of Artificial Intelligence. June 16-18, 1997. Ramat-Gan Israel. Abstracts. pp 23-24.
C. Di Napoli, M. Giordano, M. Mango Furnari, C. Sierra, P. Noriega, "A PVM Implementation of the Fishmarket Multiagent System." (IIIA-RR-96-27).
Rodríguez, J.A., Noriega, P., Sierra, C. & Padget, J., "FM96.5 A Java-based Electronic Auction House" (IIIA-RR-96-20). Published in (B. Crabtree, program chair) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Practical Appllications of Intelligent Agents and Multi-agent Technology. PAAM97. Practical Applications Co. Ltd. London. pp 207-224.
Noriega, P. & Sierra, C.,"Towards Layered Dialogical Agents" (IIIA-RR-96-19). Published in Proceedings of the ECAI'96 Workshop Agents Theories, Architectures and Languages. ATAL'96. Budapest, pp. 69-81. Also in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. Springer Verlag, num. 1193. pp 173-88.
Noriega, P., Sierra, C., Martín, F & Rodríguez, J.A., "Agent-Based Institutions for Heterogeneous Agents". (IIIA RR-97-07) .
P. Noriega, C. Sierra, M. Giordano, R. Lopez de Mantaras, F. Martin and J.A. Rodriguez. A Fish Market Metaphor. A Proposal for Structured Multi Agent Negotiation Environments. (IIIA RR-96-17).
Noriega, P., Elementos para una caracterización formal de los Diálogos. LANIA; Technical Report 95-N1,2 (1995).
Noriega, P., N.Duch, "De Inteligencia Artificial y Estulticia Natural". Butlletí de L'ACIA. (Spain) N.3, Primavera; pp.9-13 (1995).(Ps.)Primera Parte: Las Intuiciones Fundamentales (Ps.), Segunda Parte: La Intención es lo que cuenta (Ps.)
Noriega, P., "Learning, from a logical point of view." in Rudomín et al. (eds.) "Neuroscience: From Neural Networks to Artificial Intelligence" Springer Verlag (RNNC-4); pp. 340-58 (1993). (Ps.)
Noriega, P, E. González, "Retórica Dialéctica y Cambio de Creencias. Un nuevo punto de vista sobre la justificación de las teorías del debate". ITAM, Mx. Estudios, N. 5; pp. 49-59 (1987)
Garza Galindo, R., C. Cueto, P. Noriega, "Heurísticas visuales en CEST". Memorias de la V Reunión Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial. México pp. 197-206 (1987)
Noriega, P., C. Cueto, L.M. Rodríguez, I. Gutiérrez "Towards a consultant in Time-Series Analysis". Proceedings of the International Conference on Leading-edge Technologies in the Developing World. Lisbon (1986)
IT-Policy
Grupo Consultivo de Política Informática. "Elementos para un Programa Estratégico en Informática". INEGI. Mexico (1994). (html).
Noriega, P. "On Software Export Opportunities for Developing Countries": UNIDO, Working Papers of the Consulting Group in Information Technologies. Vienna (1993) (Ps.).
Noriega, P. "The Mexican IT Market: Regulatory Environment and Business Opportunities". in Informatics in the Americas. UCSD. La Jolla (1993) (Ps.).
Noriega, P. "La Política Informática Nacional". INEGI. Boletín de Política Informática XV, N.1, pp. 4-11 (1992) (Ps.).
Noriega, P. "Software Policy and Strategies (Reflexions from a Mexican perspective)" UNIDO, Papers of the Consulting Group in Information Technologies (COGIT). Vienna (1991) (Ps.).
Varia
Noriega, P. La Informática como Arte Poética. Fundació Pere Vergés. Barcelona, 1997 (Ps.)
Noriega, P. "El Códice de Santa María Asunción. Un ejemplo de Sistema Catastral de Origen Prehispánico en el Valle de México". Arqueología Mexicana Vol II, N.8 pp74-9 (1994).
A slightly revised version "Reflexiones Pragmáticas en torno al desciframiento del Códice de Santa María Asunción" was printed in Butlletí de l'ACIA. Hivern 95-96. Num 6. pp. 7-16. (Ps.)
Armoghan, M, P. Noriega, "The Role of the Actuary in Mexico". The Actuary. Journal of the Institute of Actuaries (U.K.) (April 1994) pp 23-4
Noriega, P., Rodríguez, L.M., "The Actuarial Profession in Mexico". Society of Actuaries International Section News. N.1 pp7-13. (1992) (Ps.)
Noriega, P. Comentarios en torno a la Enseñanza de la Matemáticas. Foro de Consulta Popular sobre los Nuevos Libros de Texto Gratuito. Secretaría de Educación Pública. MX.1992. (Ps.).
Noriega, P, J. Fernández, "A multidimensional approach to documentation of complex APL systems" Proceedings SIGDOC-83, ACM (1984)
4. Memberships
Academia Mexicana de Informática. Miembro de Número.
Sociedad Mexicana de Ciencias de la Computación.
Sociedad Mexicana de Inteligencia Artificial
Asociació Catalana d'Intel.ligència Artificial
Colegio Nacional de Actuarios
5. Distinctions
Presidential Medal. Most Distinguished Student: Actuarial Sciences. 1975
Born in Mexico City, Sept. 6, 1953
Married to Amalia Duch Brown
Two Children: Pablo (1980), Santiago (1984)
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Campus U.A.B.; Bellaterra
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