Cipriano Santos - Faculty

Dr. Cipriano Santos, an expert in mathematical optimization, has a strong record in technical and organizational leadership. He is a Visiting Scholar at San José State University (SJSU) in California. Previously, he was a lead scientist for optimization and machine learning at Gurobi Optimization and senior technical advisor for Recruitology’s machine learning team. Before retiring from Hewlett-Packard (HP) Laboratories, he served as a Distinguished Technologist.

His research blends mathematical optimization and machine learning. Over 27 years at HP, he contributed to applied research projects, creating optimization models and decision-support tools for supply chain management, customer relationship management, and data 
center resource allocation. He also developed workforce planning tools for industries like airlines and healthcare, including dispatcher workload distribution and operating room scheduling.

Cipriano Santos co-founded HP Labs Advanced Prototyping Organization in Guadalajara, Mexico. This program linked top STEM students from leading Mexican universities with HP Labs researchers to build prototypes solving high-impact business challenges.

Cipriano Santos joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Professor in Operations Research and Artificial Intelligence for the School of Engineering and Sciences.

• Ph.D., Operations Research, University of Waterloo
• M.Sc., Operations Research, University of Waterloo
• B.Sc., Actuarial Sciences with a Major in Operations Research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
   

• Over nineteen publications.
• Eighteen patents granted.