Mrs. Acosta-Vargas, was born in Ambato-Ecuador on May 3, 1971. Currently, she is studying her Ph.D. (s) in Computer Science, University of Alicante (Spain- Current). She has a Master Degree in Distance Education E-learning, Caribbean International Universities, (Curaçao-2013). She has a Master in Teaching in Institutions of Higher Education, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador-2008). Acosta-Vargas is a Computer Systems and Information Systems Engineer, Escuela Politécnica Nacional (Ecuador-1997).
She works as a teacher-researcher at University of the Americas (UDLA)-Ecuador. She is Vice President ACM Quito-Ecuador Chapter. Currently, she is a member of the research group “Intelligent & Interactive Systems”-UDLA. She was a training consultant in the Ecuadorian Air Force and the Army Corps in Ecuador. She was the head of systems at Foundation ESQUEL-Ecuador. She was the head of electronic commerce at Banco del Pichincha-Ecuador.
Acosta-Vargas has some publications such as books, book chapters and more than 25 publications in journals and conferences indexed, among the most important are:
Acosta-Vargas, P., Jadán-Guerrero, J., Guevara, C., Sanchez-Gordon, S., Calle-Jimenez, T.: Technical Contributions to the Quality of Telerehabilitation Platforms: Case Study-ePHoRt Project. In: Assistive & Rehabilitation Engineering. pp. 1-22. IntechOpen (2019).
Acosta-Vargas, P., Rybarczyk, Y., Pérez Medina, J., González, M., Jimenes, K., Leconte, L., and Esparza D. «Towards Web accessibility in telerehabilitation platforms.» 3rd IEEE ETCM, Ecuador. (2018).
Acosta-Vargas P., Acosta, T. & Luján-Mora, S. Challenges to Assess Accessibility in Higher Education Websites: A Comparative Study of Latin America Universities, in IEEE Access, vol. 6, DOI: 10.1109 / ACCESS.2018.2848978 pp. 36500 – 36508. (2018).
In recent years, she has been involved in web accessibility research, innovation, eLearning and education. Collaborates in the telerehabilitation projects, robust sensors and air quality for the CEDIA network.
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