Richard Molina
Visiting Instructor of Computer Science
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Olin Hall 108
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509-527-5248
Richard started his academic journey studying information technology in his home country. He was intrigued by the applicability of providing solutions to his community through information technology. These new experiences and the hope of making a difference made him decide to continue his graduate education globally to research the different fields of computer science. Richard understood information technology in the industry in China, software engineering and machine learning in healthcare and transportation frameworks in the United Kingdom and France, and human-computer interaction and machine learning in e-learning platforms in the United States.
These new insights shaped his critical thinking to understand cultures, languages, and learning environments and be aware of the multidimensional benefits of computer science for humanity. Richard continues his teaching and research in those fields to amplify minority diversity in the computer science field.
M.S. Computer Science and Applications
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
May 2024
M.S. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Science in Advanced Systems Dependability, Software Engineering and Machine Learning
University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
November 2022
M.S. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Science in Advanced Systems Dependability, Formal Methods for Software Systems
Université de Lorraine, France
November 2022
B.S. Information Technology
Yachay Tech University, Ecuador
August 2019
Richard Torres Molina's research merges at the intersection between software engineering, machine learning, and human-computer interaction. Richard is interested in contributing to sustainable development goals through software and machine learning frameworks in education, healthcare, and sustainable cities. He acknowledges everyone in the computer science field to create a lasting impact on people’s lives and is committed to solving challenges that humanity is facing.
Torres, R., Seyam, M.: The Intersection of Usability Evaluation and Machine Learning in Software Systems, IEEE CogMI 2023, United States (2023).
Torres, R., Bustamante, C., Ríofrio, A., Quinga, F., Guachi, R., Guachi, L.: Brain Tumor Classification Using Principal Component Analysis and Kernel Support Vector Machine. In: H. Yin et al. (Eds.): IDEAL 2019, LNCS, vol. 11872. Springer, Switzerland (2019).
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33617-2_10.
Torres, R., Guachi, L., Guachi, R., Stefani, P., Ortega, F.: Learning Style Identification by CHAEA Junior Questionnaire and Artificial Neural Network Method: A Case Study. In: 1st International Conference on Advances in Emerging Trends and Technologies. Springer, Ecuador (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32033-1_30.
Torres, R., Ríofrio, A., Bustamante, C., Ortega, F.: Prediction of Learning Improvement in Mathematics through a Video Game using Neurocomputational Models. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, pp. 554-559. SciTePress, Czech Republic (2019). https://doi.org/10.5220/0007348605540559.
- 2022 – 2024: Full scholarship offered by the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech for academic excellence.
- 2023: National Science Foundation Travel award for IEEE CogMI 2023.
- 2023: Scholarship for the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference.
- 2020 – 2022: Merit in the program Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Science in Advanced Systems Dependability.
- 2020 – 2022: Erasmus Mundus scholarship offered by the European Commission.
- 2020: Selected as one of the recipients for the Fulbright scholarship (United States) for academic excellence, declined, covid-19.
- 2019: Scholar in Information Technology and Chinese Language at Huawei Seeds for the Future with young innovators from Ecuador, Bulgaria, and Serbia.
- 2019: Best Graduate of the School of Mathematical and Computational Science at Yachay Tech University.
- 2017: School of Mathematical and Computational Science International Travel Internship Abroad Award, Yachay Tech University.
- 2014 – 2019: President’s Scholarship “Eloy Alfaro” for academic excellence in Ecuador.