{"id":1051,"date":"2024-11-30T00:55:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T00:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2024-12-01T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T15:42:16","slug":"ieee-best-paper-award-honors-unam-professors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/2024\/11\/30\/ieee-best-paper-award-honors-unam-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE Best Paper Award Honors UNAM Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three distinguished UNAM professors have earned the prestigious <em>Best Paper Award<\/em> from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), headquartered in New Jersey, for their groundbreaking contributions to quantum computing in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The recipients, Boris Escalante Ram\u00edrez and Jimena Olveres Montiel from the School of Engineering and Claudia Zendejas Morales from the College of Science, were recognized for their paper titled <em>&#8220;Forging Paths: Quantum Computing Initiatives in Mexico.&#8221;<\/em> The paper highlights key efforts to advance quantum computing, including establishing the School for Quantum Computing and organizing hackathons and seminars. Their work reflects a collaborative effort involving academics from several institutions, including IPN, BUAP, and Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2023, UNAM\u2019s School of Engineering has made notable advancements in quantum computing education, integrating quantum computers into its infrastructure and introducing a dedicated course on the subject, which has sparked significant student interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recognition motivates us to continue promoting this emerging field and driving meaningful impact within our student community,\u201d said Escalante Ram\u00edrez. Olveres Montiel echoed this sentiment, emphasizing students&#8217; enthusiasm when engaging with cutting-edge technologies.<\/p>\n<p>This award underscores Mexican academics&#8217; commitment to positioning the country as a leader in quantum computing research and innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three distinguished UNAM professors have earned the prestigious Best Paper Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), headquartered in New Jersey, for their groundbreaking contributions to quantum computing in Mexico. The recipients, Boris Escalante Ram\u00edrez and Jimena Olveres Montiel from the School of Engineering and Claudia Zendejas Morales from the College of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sin-categoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1071,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions\/1071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsletter.unam.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}