- Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, USA
- Bachelor of Physics, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
- Mechanical Engineer, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Felipe Fernández earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), where he specialized in path optimization for 3D printing of composite materials and topology optimization with contact. He completed a postdoc at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), continuing his research in structural optimization. He subsequently completed a second postdoc at the MODEMAT (EPN) mathematical modeling center, focusing on complex fluid models. Currently, he is a professor and researcher at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador). His main areas of interest are the development of computational and numerical methods for structural optimization (topology, shape, and material) and complex fluid modeling. He has taught at several universities in the country and has a patent on the optimal design of 3D printed structures.