Antonio Sanchez-Aguilar is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a founding member of LANIA (National Laboratory for Advanced Information Science) in Xalapa, Mexico. His current areas of research are the use of Java in AI and the implications of IT in society.
From 1979 to 2004 he was associated
with Universidad de las Americas in Cholula Puebla, Mexico. He
was professor at the Department of Computer Science and the Department
Business Administration. From 1988 to 2001 he was Vice President
for Academic Support at the same institution. His responsibilities
included the general management of all computing, telephony,
telecommunications, and networking services, as well as library,
video, and radio operations, plus other areas of academic support.
The Computing academic infrastructure project of the university
received a Laurate Nomination from the Computerworld Honors Program
in 2001. He has taught both at the bachelors and the masters
level in the Department of Computer Science and the Department
of Business Administration. He was Academic Chairman, Dean of
the School of Engineering, and Vice President for Academic Affairs
from 1985 to 1989. In 1989 took on the position of Vice President
for Academic Support, He consistently maintained his involvement
with teaching and research while holding his administrative positions.
Previously, he served as project chief and consultant in ITSA
in Mexico City.
Dr. Sanchez holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering from the
Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, as well as a Masters
Degree and a Doctorate in Computer Science from The George Washington
University in Washington DC. He has been invited back twice to
his alma mater, first as a Visiting Lecturer and later as a Visiting
Scholar. He has more than 50 publications in the areas of Client/Server
Administration, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Bases. He served
as President of the Board of LANIA from 2002 to 2008. He served
as President of the SMIA from 1991 to 1993 (Mexican Society of
Artificial Intelligence) and of the SMCC(Mexican Society of Computer
Sciences) from 2001 to 2003. He is member of the Phi Beta Delta
and Upsilon Pi Epsilon societies. He was invited as Distinguished
Scholar in Residence at TCU during 2002-2003.