Academic and professional trajectory
Experience
Training in physics, applied mathematics, and mathematics led to research and teaching roles in Mexico and Japan, university leadership at UABC, and applied work spanning biomedical modeling, fluid mechanics, data science, and industrial statistics.
Appointments and employment
A chronological record from current and recent roles through earlier research, teaching, and consulting work.
- January 2026–present
National Researcher (SNII)
UABC affiliation. National Researcher in Mexico’s SNII, affiliated with UABC since January 2026.
- June 2023–December 2025
Full-Time Professor, Rank A — Data Science
UABC. Full-Time Professor, Rank A, in UABC's Data Science Educational Program.
- February 2020–June 2023
Full-Time Professor, Rank A — Applied Mathematics
UABC. Full-Time Professor, Rank A, in UABC's Applied Mathematics Educational Program.
- April 2017–December 2019
Specially Appointed Researcher
Osaka University. Numerical simulation and mathematical modeling for a biomedical JST-CREST project.
- November 2016–March 2017
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University. Postdoctoral research in theoretical and computational fluid mechanics.
- Completed 26 June 2026
Visiting Researcher
Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University. A completed Visiting Researcher appointment, followed by informal research collaboration without an institutional appointment.
- April 2016–March 2017
Teaching Assistant
Fukuoka University. Physical chemistry, academic English, and materials-related modeling work.
- October 2014–September 2015
Teaching Assistant
Kyushu University. Mathematics for engineering.
- August 2011–January 2012
Research Assistant
CIMAT. Real polynomial discrete dynamical systems with biomedical applications.
- October 2005–July 2009
Consultant and Instructor
Lean Sigma Academy. Statistical quality control, Six Sigma, design of experiments, and industrial decision-making.
- August 2017–August 2021
Founding Partner and Academic Director
KUMIAY International, Japan. Founding-partner and academic-direction work for the Japan institution.
- August 2021–present in the career record
Founding Partner and Consultant
KUMIAY International Services of Mexico. Industrial mathematics and scientific computing for the Mexico institution.
Education and research stays
Education
- PhD in Mathematics, Kyushu University, Japan (2016). Thesis: Dynamics of a full-cone atomizing liquid jet.
- MSc in Applied Mathematics, CIMAT, Mexico (2013). Thesis: Stability and Chaos in Real Polynomial Maps.
- BSc in Physics, UABC, Mexico (2006). Thesis: The Effect of Mass Segregation in Globular Clusters.
Research stays
- Visiting research at the Institute of Mathematics for Industry, Kyushu University. Concluded 26 June 2026. The formal visit concluded on 26 June 2026.
- Informal research collaboration, With Prof. Yasuhide Fukumoto. After 26 June 2026. Continued informal research collaboration after the completed IMI visit, without an institutional appointment.
- Research stay, Technical University of Denmark. March 2017. Supported by the Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation.
Leadership and service
- Reelected March 2025
Northwest Regional Coordinator
Mexican Association of Japan Alumni (AMEJ). Reelected Northwest Regional Coordinator after the 2023 election.
- Elected August 2017
Vice President
Association of Hispanic Professionals in Japan. No end date or present-tense status is asserted.
- From February 2025
Coordinator
Ensenada ATP Semiconductor Community. Regional community leadership connecting education, technology, and semiconductor-sector development.
- September 2023–August 2025
Coordinator of Credit-Bearing Outreach Projects
UABC Faculty of Sciences. Coordinated academic outreach projects carrying university credit.
- September 2023–August 2025
Coordinator of Alternative Learning Modalities Committee
UABC Faculty of Sciences. Coordinated work on alternative learning modalities.
- March–June 2023
Coordinator, Undergraduate Program in Applied Mathematics
UABC. Coordinated the undergraduate Applied Mathematics program.
- March 2022–June 2023
Coordinator of Internationalization
UABC Faculty of Sciences. Coordinated internationalization activities.
- October 2020–June 2023
Applied Mathematics accreditation leadership
UABC. Led and supported Applied Mathematics accreditation and reaccreditation, then collaborated on Computer Science and Physics reaccreditation.
- March–June 2021
Technical Advisory Council Member
COTAPREP. Served during Baja California's 2020–2021 local electoral process.
- Elected March 2023
Northwest Regional Coordinator
Mexican Association of Japan Alumni (AMEJ). Elected Northwest Regional Coordinator.
Teaching and supervision
More than ten years
University and professional teaching
Undergraduate, graduate, and professional teaching in numerical methods, applied mathematics, physics, data science, project management, and bilingual or intercultural settings.
Including 2025
Supervision and applied-project support
Supervision, co-supervision, research-project support, and conference or outreach preparation, including wine-region microclimate and physical-characterization projects.
2016–2017
Fukuoka University teaching
Physical chemistry, academic English, and materials-related modeling.
2014–2015
Kyushu University teaching
Mathematics for engineering.
Awards and funding
- Excellent Poster Award — JST-CREST Biodynamics research-group conference (November 2017).
- Excellent Poster Award — Math-for-Industry forum (October 2014).
- MEXT doctoral scholarship — Doctoral studies at Kyushu University (From April 2012).
- Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation research support — Technical University of Denmark research stay (March 2017).
- Competitive biomedical research support — Mathematical methods and computational fluid dynamics for the mucociliary system (November 2020).
Transitions and institutional context
The trajectory moves from physics and industrial statistics into dynamical systems, fluid mechanics, biomedical modeling, and university teaching. UABC appointments progressed from Applied Mathematics to Data Science, followed by recognition as a National Researcher in Mexico’s SNII, with UABC affiliation.
The 2026 appointment at the Institute of Mathematics for Industry ended on 26 June 2026. Later work with Prof. Yasuhide Fukumoto is an informal research collaboration, not a current formal affiliation.
KUMIAY appears here only as institutional career history. It is separate from this personal research site and is not a personal-service channel.