Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests and extension
Research interests include STEM education and educational technologies, optimization with a focus on multiobjective optimization, numerical analysis and computational methods, function modeling and approximation, and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on machine learning, deep learning, classification, and pattern recognition.
Area of expertise
- STEM Education and Educational Technologies
- Optimization, with a Focus on Multiobjective Optimization
- Numerical Analysis and Computational Methods
- Function Modeling and Approximation
- Surrogate Models
- Approximation Methods
- Predictive Models
- Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Classification and Pattern Recognition
- Data Analysis
Languages
- Spanish: Native language
- English: B2 level
- Portuguese: Working proficiency
Professional Experience
Full Professor, researcher, and extension practitioner at the Costa Rica Institute of Technology since 2011.
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Mathematics
STEAM Education
Enseñanza de la Matemática Asistida por Computadora, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Master, Matemática Aplicada , Universidad de Puerto Rico, sede Mayaguez
PhD, Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE), con énfasis en Tecnologías Electrónicas Aplicadas.
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
- Engineering and Technology
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
My gallery
×
![]()
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Cindy Calderón Arce is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
-
Regulación inmune asociada a la muerte celular en cáncer: Análisis del papel de las células tumorales espectadoras y su implicación en la respuesta a inmunoterapia
Calderón Arce, C. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects With national external funds › Basic and applied research
-
Evaluación de Modelos de Lenguaje de Gran Tamaño (LLM) en la resolución de problemas de Matemática y Física universitaria
Pérez Hidalgo, J. E. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Solis-Ortega, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Calderón Arce, C. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Soto Chinchilla, Y. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
-
SESM V2: Methodological evolution of SESM: toward an adaptive and scalable version through new learning schemes and dimensionality-reduction strategies
Calderón Arce, C. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Alvarado Moya, P. (Institutional academic collaborator), Soto-Quiros, P. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Rojas-Gonzalez, S. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
-
Niñas Supercientíficas fomentando el interés de las niñas en carreras de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEAM)
Alpízar Brenes, G. (Institutional academic coordinator), Campos Rodríguez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Calderón Arce, C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Solis-Ortega, R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Rojas Rojas, L. (Institutional academic coordinator), Fernández Rodríguez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Charpentier Díaz, Y. (Institutional academic coordinator), Valverde Rojas, M. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Ramírez Vásquez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
-
Atta-Bot STEM: Impulsando la educación pública mediante una plataforma robótica desarrollada por el TEC
Calderón Arce, C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Solis-Ortega, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Brenes Torres, J. C. (Institutional academic collaborator), Freer Paniagua, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Trejos Granados, O. (External collaborating researcher ) & Ribera Puchades, J. M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
-
Adaptive Swarm Navigation with Online Multi-Objective Path Optimization using Atta-Bots
Brenes-Torres, J. C., Calderón-Arce, C., Solís-Ortega, R., Blanes, F. & Simó, J., 2026, p. 169-174. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
-
Bioinspired cooperation in a heterogeneous robot swarm using ferrofluid artificial pheromones for uncontrolled environments
Brenes-Torres, J. C., Calderón-Arce, C., Blanes, F. & Simo, J., 31 Jan 2025, In: Bioinspiration & biomimetics. 20, 1, 016004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Distributed Detection Algorithm for Photo-Voltaic Solar Arrays Based on Least Significant Difference Test
Murillo-Soto, L. D., Meza, C. & Calderón-Arce, C., 2025, Smart Cities - 7th Ibero-American Congress, ICSC-CITIES 2024, Revised Selected Papers. Nesmachnow, S. & Hernández Callejo, L. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 31-45 15 p. (Communications in Computer and Information Science; vol. 2394 CCIS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
-
Robótica educativa: Un estudio del estado del arte
Solís-Ortega, R., Calderón-Arce, C., Brenes-Torres, J. C., Chavez-Montoya, C., Mejía, K. L. & Gairaud, J. P. C., 6 May 2025, In: Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnología en Educación y Educación en Tecnología.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Atta-Bot educativo: una aplicación móvil multiplataforma
Translated title of the contribution :Educational Atta-Bot: A Multiplatform Mobile Application Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Datasets
-
Biblioteca computacional PySESM
Calderón-Arce, C. (Creator), Soto-Quiros, P. (Creator) & Alvarado Moya, P. (Creator), Escuela de Matemáticas, 2026
https://github.com/SESM-TEC/PySESM-Final-Commit and one more link, https://github.com/SESM-TEC/PySESM-Final-Commit/blob/main/docs/UsersManual.md (show fewer)
Dataset
-
-