Received his B.Sc. degree in Physics Engineering (2004) and his M.Sc. degree in Physics (2007) both from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Sciences-Physics from the École Polythecnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland, 2013); he works as a full-time research Professor at Politécnico Colombiano JIC (Colombia). His current research interests involve light interaction with biological tissues and light applications for the agroindustry and sensing.