Jesús Fernández Lozano
Dr. J. Jesús Fernández Lozano
Profesor Titular de Universidad
Tel: 951952246 E-mail: jfl@uma.es
Despacho: 2.134
Portal de investigación (Universidad de Málaga)
SHORT CV:
Profesor Titular de Universidad in Systems Engineering and Automation since 2009. Ingeniero Industrial (Universidad de Málaga, 1997) and Doctor Ingeniero Industrial (Universidad de Málaga, 2002).
My scientific career focuses on aiding humans in challenging or risky tasks, initially through the development of surgical robots during my doctoral work and later expanding to mechatronic and connected systems. I have contributed to the development of industrial systems (goniophotometer, combined cycle power plant inspection system) and to the design of robots (Auriga I, Alacrane, Rambler, Cuadriga), while advancing robotic integration with technologies like 5G and wireless sensor networks. These efforts have led to collaborations with emergency response units (e.g., Military Emergency Unit, medical units of the Spanish Army or several Firefighter corps) and companies (e.g., Alisys, Vodafone) on numerous realistic field exercises, many of which I coordinated.
This work has resulted in 24 papers in indexed journals, 57 conference presentations and 11 patents (7 transferred to industry). I have led 14 competitive projects (PI in 5, including a European project) and over 30 industry contracts, securing more than €1.6M in funding.
I have organized events such as the European Robotics Forum 2020 and Jornadas de Automática 2024, and I have led Erasmus-funded summer schools with TU Dresden and Brno University. I have served in the Board of Comité Español de Automática, and I have held leadership roles as Subdirector (2004-2012) and Director of the School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Malaga (2012–2017). I contribute to ADRA and One6G initiatives, and serve on the European Robotics Forum Programme Committee, actively involved in shaping the robotics field in Europe and beyond.
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TEACHING IN:
Robots Móviles (Máster en Ingeniería Mecatrónica)
Programación de Robots Industriales (Grado)
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RESEARCH IN:
Robotics and Mechatronics: Proyecto SAR4.0, Proyecto FIRST-ROB, Proyecto TRUST-ROB, Proyecto DIOMEDES, Proyecto CARCIS
Sistemas conectados: Piloto 5G Andalucía, 5GVEC.
Control Inteligente: Proyecto ORPHEO, Proyecto UMA-CEIATECH-18
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PUBLICATIONS:
The following peer-reviewed, indexed publications can be highlighted:
Cantizani-Estepa, J.; Bravo-Arrabal, J.; Fernandez-Lozano, J.J.; Fortes, S.; Barco-Moreno, R.; Garcia-Cerezo, A. J.; Mandow-Andaluz, A. 2022. Bluetooth Low Energy for Close Detection in Search and Rescue Missions with Robotic Platforms: An Experimental Evaluation. IEEE Access. 10, pp. 106169 -106179. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3204272.
Bravo-Arrabal, J.; Fernandez-Lozano, J.J.; Gomez-Ruiz, J.A.; Garcia-Cerezo, A.J. Development and implementation of a hybrid wireless sensor network of low power and long range for urban environments. Sensors, 2021, 21(2), art. 567, pp.1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21020567.
Bravo-Arrabal, J.; Zambrana-López, P.; Fernandez-Lozano, J.J.; Gomez-Ruiz, J.A.; Garcia-Cerezo, A. J. 2022. Realistic deployment of hybrid wireless sensor networks based on ZigBee and LoRa for search and rescue applications. IEEE Access. 10, pp. 64618-64637. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3183135.
Bravo-Arrabal, J.; Toscano-Moreno, M; Fernandez-Lozano, J.J.; Mandow, A.; Gomez-Ruiz, J.A.; García-Cerezo, A. The Internet of Cooperative Agents Architecture (X-IoCA) for Robots, Hybrid Sensor Networks, and MEC Centers in Complex Environments: A Search and Rescue Case Study. Sensors 2021, 21(23), 7843. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21237843.
Martínez J.L., Morales J., Sánchez M., Morán M., Reina A.J., Fernández-Lozano J.J. Reactive navigation on natural environments by continuous classification of ground traversability. 2020 Sensors, 20 (22), art. no. 6423, pp.1-18, DOI: http://doi.org/10.3390/s20226423.
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