He is a full time professor and researcher at the Department of Computer Science, and member of the Center for Studies in Competitiveness.  He holds a Ph.D. degree in Informatics from the University of Rennes 1, France; a M.Sc. degree in Computing, from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, United Kingdom; and a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, with a specialization in Digital Systems, from the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM). His current research interests focus on the Internet of Things, Blockchains, Big Data technologies, and Computer Networks (design, security, and performance evaluation). Dr. Incera has been a visiting professor at UNAM, UAM, U. Anáhuac in México, Telecom-Bretagne in France, and U. of Colorado at Boulder in the USA He received an IBM Big Data Faculty Award in 2013. He has co-authored several books, and more than 60 papers related with ICTs. He is a member of the Advice Council in ICTs (CATIC) at the Dirección General de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones, UNAM. He is also member of the Mexican Informatics Academy (AMIAC), and of the Foundation for the Knowledge and Digital Culture (FUNCO).