Antonio Sanchez-Aguilar is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Currently serves as President of the Board of LANIA (National Laboratory for Advanced Informatics) in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. From 1979 to 2004 he was professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Deparment of Business Administration at Universidad de las Americas Puebla. From 1989 to 2001 he was the Vice President for Academic Support at the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. His responsibilities include 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
Since joining the faculty of the University of the Americas in 1979, he taught both at the bachelors and the masters level in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Business Administration. He has been 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 has consistently maintained his involvement with teaching and research while holding his administrative positions. His current area of research is the use of Java and thin client concepts to provide deployment of inexpensive and reliable public computing.
Before joining the university faculty, he served as project chief and consultant in ITSA in Mexico City. He has continuously worked in consulting services for various corporations, such as PEMEX, ININ, DDF and the Mexican bank system.
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 SMIA (Mexican Society of Artificial Intelligence) and of the SMCC (Mexican Society of Computer Science). He is an honorary member of Phi Beta Delta and Upsilon Pi Epsilon. In 2002-2003 was invited as Distinguished Scholar in Residence at TCU.