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Personal profile
Innovative with successes and failures to tell! Computer and software engineer. Master in Business Administration (MBA). Over the last 10 years, Juan Pablo has led more than 40 innovation and digital transformation projects for national and international companies from multiple economic sectors, combining different methods such as Design Thinking, TRIZ, Lean Startup and Business Model. Passionate about innovation, design and teaching, Juan Pablo is the creator of the virtual course 'Lánzate a la innovación' with more than 60,000 registered around the world through the online course platform edX (https://www.edx .org/) and has led interdisciplinary project teams working for companies in different economic sectors such as Autodesk, Bank of the West, SURA, Grupo Coomeva, BanCoomeva, Philips, Forsa, Protección, Totto and Colombina in collaboration with Stanford University, the University from Swinburne, Indian Institute of Technology, Trinity College Dublin and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Professor of different undergraduate and graduate engineering and design courses, he currently works as leader of the Innovation by Design Program of the SUGAR network at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali.
Education
Master, Master in Administration
Award Date: 17 Aug 2013
Bachelor, Systems and Computer Engineer
Award Date: 17 Oct 2008
Associated academic programs - Cali
- Business Administration
- Architecture
- Communication
- Law
- Visual Communication Design
- Specialization in Software Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Master's Degree in Business Administration
- Master of Business Administration - Barranquilla
- Specialization in Agrarian Jurisdiction and Land Law
- Master's Degree in Software Engineering
- Master of Marketing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Patient acceptability of CITOBOT for cervical cancer screening: A mixed-method study
Arrivillaga, M., Del Mar Torres, M., Neira, D., García-Cifuentes, J. P., Vargas-Cardona, H. D., Rodríguez-López, M. & Bermúdez, P. C., Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 6 June, 11 p., e0325805.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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APARATO TRANSVAGINAL CON MEDIOS BASADO EN INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL PARA MEJORA DEL EXAMEN DE DETECCIÓN TEMPRANA DEL RIESGO DE CÁNCER CERVICAL
García-Cifuentes, J. P. (Inventor), Contreras Pérez, J. D. (Inventor), Arrivillaga, M. (Inventor), Vargas Cardona, H. D. (Inventor), Bermúdez, P. C. (Inventor), Neira Acevedo, D. (Inventor), Torres Bejarano, M. D. M. (Inventor), Morales Quintana, D. (Inventor) & Arizala, B. (Inventor), 08 Aug 2024, IPC No. A61B 1/04, A61B 1/303, A61B 5/00, G16H 30/20, G16H 30/40, G16H 40/67, G16H 50/20, H04N 7/18, A61B 1/00, Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC), Patent No. NC2024/0008763, 30 Jun 2024, Priority date 19 May 2025, Registry No. 29708Research output: Innovation Products › Utility Model Patent
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Artificial intelligence for cervical cancer screening: Scoping review, 2009–2022
Vargas-Cardona, H. D., Rodriguez-Lopez, M., Arrivillaga, M., Vergara-Sanchez, C., García-Cifuentes, J. P., Bermúdez, P. C. & Jaramillo-Botero, A., May 2024, In: International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 165, 2, p. 566-578 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Designing CITOBOT: A portable device for cervical cancer screening using human-centered design, smart prototyping, and artificial intelligence
Arrivillaga, M., Bermúdez, P. C., García-Cifuentes, J. P., Vargas-Cardona, H. D., Neira, D., del Mar Torres, M., Rodríguez-López, M., Morales, D. & Arizala, B., 14 Nov 2024, In: Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 24, p. 739-745 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations -
Women’s critical experiences with the pap smear for the development of cervical cancer screening devices
Arrivillaga, M., Bermúdez, P. C., García-Cifuentes, J. P., Rodríguez-López, M., Neira, D. & Vargas-Cardona, H. D., 07 Mar 2023, In: Heliyon. 9, 3, p. 1 9 p., e14289.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access12 Scopus citations
Projects
- 8 Finished
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Reto de innovación cooperativa digital
Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (Director Consultant)
22/04/24 → 28/08/24
Project: Consultancy
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Diseño del sistema de gestión de la innovación cobo medical
Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (Director Consultant)
12/05/23 → 12/02/24
Project: Consultancy
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Barreras y facilitadores de la adherencia al programa de detección temprana del cáncer de cuello uterino en una red pública de atención primaria en cali, colombia - fase ii
Bermúdez, P. C. (PI), Arrivillaga, M. (CoI), Castrillon Libreros, D. M. (CoI), Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (CoI), Neira Acevedo, D. (CoI), Perez Florez, M. (CoI) & Vargas Rivera , J. A. (Monitor)
01/02/22 → 30/11/23
Project: Research
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Citobot
Arrivillaga, M. (PI), Alvarez Vargas, G. I. (CoI), Bermúdez, P. C. (CoI), Caicedo Borrero, D. M. (CoI), Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (CoI), Jaramillo Botero, A. (CoI), Navarro Chica, C. E. (CoI), Pabon Burbano, M. C. (CoI), Perez Florez, M. (CoI), Torres Bejarano, M. D. M. (CoI) & Vargas Cardona, H. D. (CoI)
17/11/21 → 24/11/25
Project: Research
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Citobot: desarrollo y validación clínica de un sistema portable para el tamizaje de cáncer de cuello uterino
Arrivillaga, M. (PI), Alvarez Vargas, G. I. (CoI), Bermúdez, P. C. (CoI), Caicedo Borrero, D. M. (CoI), Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (CoI), Jaramillo Botero, A. (CoI), Navarro Chica, C. E. (CoI), Neira, D. (CoI), Pabon Burbano, M. C. (CoI), Perez Florez, M. (CoI), Rodriguez Lopez, M. R. (CoI), Torres Bejarano, M. D. M. (CoI), Vargas Cardona, H. D. (CoI), de Sanjose, S. (Ases), Castrillon, D. M. (Asis), Cris Abrahams, N. (Asis), De la Roche Yepes, J. (Asis), Medina Cifuentes, M. (Asis), Ramirez Muñoz, P. A. (Asis) & Navarro Chica, C. E. (Posd)
17/11/21 → 17/11/24
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Pontifical University Javeriana Researchers Illuminate Research in Artificial Intelligence (Designing CITOBOT: A portable device for cervical cancer screening using human-centered design, smart prototyping, and artificial intelligence)
García-Cifuentes, J. P., Bermúdez, P. C., Arrivillaga, M. & Vargas Cardona, H. D.
13/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Prizes
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Finalista 2ª versión Premios CIDESCO a la Innovación Universitaria.
Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Ganador mejor práctica educativa innovadora.
Garcia Cifuentes, J. P. (Recipient), Martinez-Alvarez, A. (Recipient) & Tamura Morimitsu, E. (Recipient), 2019
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