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Center for Research in New Information Technology

Description

The Research Center for New Information Technologies (CINTI) is a research unit focused on the study and development of new information technologies, aimed at creating innovative solutions that optimize the use of distributed computational resources and address complex problems in the current digital environment.

Research Areas
  • Emerging computational technologies: service-oriented and web architectures, multi-core systems, Cloud Computing, IoT, and Big Data.

  • Artificial Intelligence: development of intelligent and adaptive solutions using neural networks, genetic algorithms, and agent-based modeling.

Institutional Approach

CINTI integrates scientific research, technological development, and practical application, strengthening the technical capabilities of the university community and contributing to the positioning of UPB in the international scientific community. It also develops software projects that require highly specialized components.

Institutional Information
  • Creation date: February 2010

  • Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-002/2010

Unit Director

Alex Stephan Villazón Torrico

Full Teacher

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Awards
  • Global Online Lab Award - GOLC (Helsinki, Finland - February 2024)
    Organizer/s:

    University of Applied Sciences

    University of Applied Sciences

    Category:

    Experimentos Controlados Remotamente

    Experimentos Controlados Remotamente

    Project:

    Laboratorio remoto distribuido geográficamente para estudios de eficiencia energética fotovoltaica basado en altitudes.

    Full Paper Award Winner (Helsinki, Finland - February 2024)
    Organizer/s:

    University of Applied Sciences

    University of Applied Sciences

    Category:

    Best Paper Award

    Best Paper Award

    Project:

    Enhancing Accessibility for Real-Time Remote Laboratories: A Web-Based Solution with Automated Validation and Access Control.

    The AOSA Ten Years Most Influential Paper Award (Tokyo, Japan - March 2023)
    Organizer/s:

    AOSA, Inc. Steering Committee

    AOSA, Inc. Steering Committee

    Category:

    Most influential paper

    Most influential paper

    Project:

    DiSL: A Domain-specific Language for Bytecode Instrumentation.

    Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Tarija, Bolivia - September 2019)
    Organizer/s:

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Category:

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - First place

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - First place

    Project:

    Low-cost laser fluorescent inverted microscope printed in 3D and based on smartphones.

    Plurinational Prize for Science and Technology (Sucre, Bolivia - November 2018)
    Organizer/s:

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Category:

    Energy and Hydrocarbons - Honor Mention

    Energy and Hydrocarbons - Honor Mention

    Project:

    Intelligent street lighting system with energy efficiency based on embedded technologies and sensor networks.

    Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (La Paz, Bolivia - September 2017)
    Organizer/s:

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Category:

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - First place

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - First place

    Project:

    Development of a low-cost reader for the "ELISA" technique (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay).

    Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (La Paz, Bolivia - November 2016)
    Organizer/s:

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Vice Ministry of Science and Technology

    Category:

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - Honor Mention

    Health and Pharmaceutical Industry - Honor Mention

    Project:

    Low-cost fluorescence microscopy based on mobile and embedded systems for the diagnosis of infectious diseases: focus on Chagas disease.

Projects
EU-BEGP - Modernising Digital Education in Energy Transition for Circular Economy in Latin America
EUBBC-Digital - Europe-Brazil-Bolivia-Cuba Capacity Building Using Globally Available Digital Learning Modules
Development of a low-cost laser spectrofluorometer based on a smartphone spectrometer and embedded systems
Development of a low-cost fluorescence microscopy system, based on mobile and embedded systems with a wireless interface
Modeling of Supply Chain Networks (2018)
Development of low-cost spectrometers based on mobile and embedded systems for measuring chromium in tanneries (2016-2018)
Development of a low-cost fluorescence microscopy system, based on mobile and embedded systems with wireless interface (2016-2018)
Road lighting system with energy efficiency based on smart grid technology (2016-2018)
Information system for solar radiation measurement and monitoring network (2014 - 2016)
Automobile access control system based on image recognition and radio frequency identification - Phase I (2014 - 2016)
Software development for portable LIBS system (2014 - 2015)
Integrated Assessment Model for Tax Administration– IAMTAX (2013 - 2014)
Survey Processing & Analysis Engine – SANG (2012 - 2013)
Investment Monitoring Platform – IMP (2010 - 2011)
Publications and Conferences
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Principal Investigators

Eng. Adriana Nancy Orellana Torrico

Eng. Adriana Nancy Orellana Torrico

Eng. Raúl Angel Zenteno

Eng. Raúl Angel Zenteno

Collaborators

Eng. Adrian Gabriel Villarroel Navia

Eng. Adrian Gabriel Villarroel Navia

Engineer Miguel Carballo

Engineer Miguel Carballo

Andrés Gamboa

Andrés Gamboa

Boris Pedraza

Boris Pedraza

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the private university
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THE BEST SCHOOL OF

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IN BOLIVIA

THE BEST UNIVERSITY

PRIVATE IN BOLIVIA

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THE ONLY UNIVERSITY

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BOLIVIA

the private university
#1 in Bolivia

They certify:

THE BEST SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS

IN BOLIVIA

THE BEST UNIVERSITY

PRIVATE IN BOLIVIA

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THE ONLY UNIVERSITY

WITH 4 STARS IN

BOLIVIA

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Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

JULIO LEÓN PRADO CAMPUS - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved